Raffaele Angelillo – Converting e Stratego Group
In packaging, every choice is a path: there are those who follow the tide and those who read the stars. This magazine was created to serve as a compass, not a showcase. Because between pre-press, press and post-press, it’s not just about “getting the colour right”, but getting it right every time, with less waste, fewer restarts and less improvisation.
It is a journey that begins before the first run of the press: in the files, in the profiles, in the shared rules, in the ability to compare two printed graphics as you would two fingerprints-without being fooled by light or habit.
Within these pages, technology is not a fetish: it is a tool. We talk about printing systems and everything that surrounds them, from the “heart” that doses the ink to the stages that engrave, cut, couple and shape, where speed is only useful if it remains within a quality window. The questions are always the same, even as materials, regulations, or markets change: which solution is truly the right fit? Which makes the process more predictable? Which will make you save time and enhance skills instead of consuming them?
We are not only equipped with opinions, we have data: essential maps showing where efficiency jams and which variables can affect quality. It’s not about rankings; it’s about turning “we’ve always done it this way” into “we can do it better”, through shared standards and a common language across departments.
And here’s where the human factor comes into play: increasingly connected factories need curious, young people who are not afraid of both digital and mechanical, but also companies capable of engaging with them and making them grow. In the background, an economy shaken by an unstable geopolitical context imposes quick and informed decisions: every investment is a bet, every stop a cost. AI, in this scenario, is not a magic trick: it is a beacon that helps to foresee waste, suggest set-ups, transform experience into method.
This magazine serves as the captain’s log for an industry looking for smoother sailing: through metrics, benchmarking, and the boldness to decide.” Together, with a clear vision.
