Seven Companies and an In-plant Manager Bring Home Inkjet Summit Awards
The 13th annual Inkjet Summit came to a close Wednesday night, April 16, at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. More than 300 printing industry professionals, consisting of hosted attendees, sponsoring companies, and guests, gathered for two-and-a-half days of education, case study presentations, 1:1 meetings, and peer networking.
The event was a huge success and, as is customary on the final evening of the Summit, six sponsors were presented with the coveted "Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation" awards, and one was named the "Company to Watch Out For" — all chosen by Summit attendees.
To celebrate the hard work of the attendees who participated in panels, sessions, and case studies, one attendee was also honored as the "Overall Contributing Attendee." For the second year in a row, that attendee was from an in-plant. Here are the winners:
- Overall Best Contributing Attendee: Doug Maxwell, director, Brigham Young University Print and Mail
- Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – In-plant: Canon
- Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – Publishing (tie): Muller Martini and Magnum Digital Solutions
- Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – Direct Mail: EMT International
- Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – General Commercial: Komori
- Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – Transaction: BlueCrest
- Company to Watch Out For: Kyocera
For those who didn't attend this year's event, check out our coverage here:
Next year the Inkjet Summit will return to the Lonestar State. It will take place April 27-29, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio. If you didn't attend Inkjet Summit this year, but you are interested in coming next year, you can fill out a form here, or contact David Pesko, at dpesko@napco.com, for more information.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
