Speakers
Bernd Bergmann
Improve Process Analytics and Control GmbH
Europastraße 8
9524 Villach
Austria
Phone: +43 4242 22810
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY HANNOVER GERMANY – DIPLOM INGENIEUR ELEKTROTECHNIK
Electrical Engineering with focus on Image Processing, Pattern Recognition and Knowledge Engineering
EXPERIENCE: GROUP MANAGER VISION SYSTEMS, GRECON 1995 – 1998
Developing vision systems for the solid timber industry & wood based panel industry.
MANAGER SCANTEC, GRECON 1998 – 2007
Responsibility for the development, sales and service of stress grading machines for the solid timber industry and the development of surface inspections systems for the wood based panel industry.
HEAD OF R&D, GRECON 2007 – 2019
Responsibility for the development of the complete range of measurement, vision and X-Ray products of Fagus-GreCon
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, IPAC 2020 –
Thorsten Beinke
Tarkett GDL S.A.
An der Feckel 11
9779 Lentzweiler
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 9492 11-8313
Thorsten Beinke received vocational training as a carpenter and media designer. He is holding a bachelor in media economics from Fachhochschule des Mittelstands, Bielefeld.
From his nearly 35 years’ experience in product- and print-design, Thorsten spend half of it in the flooring business. His functional experience includes all fields in design from print, web to packaging or display. He also worked in sales, marketing and training. Before he joined the flooring industry, Thorsten worked for major companies in telecommunication, advertising and printing.
His employment history (flooring companies) is as follows:
Tarkett GDL S.A., Lentzweiler, Luxembourg, 2011 to present.
Senior design manager
Responsible for LVT and laminate products as well as in-house design development for future digital printing.
Witex Flooring, Augustdorf, Germany, 2005-2011
Creative director
Responsible for communication design, advertising and customer focused retail projects including point of sale presentation and training.
Terhürne, Südlohn, Germany, 2003-2005
Head of advertising
Responsible for communication design and advertising.
Clarissa Blüm
RENOLIT SE
Horchheimer Str. 50
67547 Worms
Phone: +49.6241.303.1286
Clarissa Blüm has been working as a specialist for the “Colour Road” trend service in Corporate Design Management at RENOLIT SE, one of the world’s leading plastic products manufacturers, since 2020.
She is responsible for the conception and implementation of trend materials. Clarissa presents Colour Road at trade fairs and congresses as well as on the RENOLIT website and in social media for both RENOLIT Interior Surfaces and RENOLIT Exterior Solutions.
She is also an adviser to international customers and licensees such as Lifocolor.
She was born in 1995. After finishing her apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT SE she initially worked as an assistant to the Corporate Design Management. In June 2020, she was certified as a “Colour Road” brand ambassador.
Frank de Jonge
My career is dedicated to human and environmental well-being. Circular economy, CO2-reduction, renewable energy, energy efficiency are as important as resource-optimization and selecting the least harmful processes and material for health, life and well-being. Inkjet printing in industrial scale is my passion. Driving new applications in co-operation between end-user, substrate-manufacturer and printer integrator is the future of the printing market. Guiding and supporting the innovators in the printing industry is my speciality. My career started at Olympia, where I started as junior product manager for one of the first laser Printer launched to the European market. I had the opportunity to sell inks and toner from global leaders like Mitsubishi Chemicals, Toshiba, Hitachi and Sensient to a broad number of challenging and exiting digital printing applications from desktop to industrial scale. I managed development and production of inks for industrial printing applications ie. high speed single pass with water-based inks. The highly efficient dryers from adphos ensure reliable evaporation of water and solvents from any printing and coating application.
Naci Güngör
Alim Group
Ömerli Mah. Arefe Sok. NO:21/23
Arnavutköy / İSTANBUL
Phone: +90 212 670 05 18
Mr. Naci Güngör holds a mechanical engineering degree from Middle East Technical University and an M.B.A. degree from Bilkent University. He has an experience of over 30 years in the wood based panel industry and worked for 12 years as marketing and corporate communications manager at Kastamonu Entegre, which is among the top 5 producers globally. He then joined in 2018 Boyut Edgeband company, a member of Alim Group, as director of marketing and corporate communications.
He acted between 2015-2021 as a member of the Forestry Products Consultative Committee in FAO of United Nations, between 2012-2014 as Board Member of Wood Products Exporters Association in Istanbul and still a member of Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) Business Council Executive Committee.
Stefan Höfs
CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH
Kettelerstraße 24
63512 Hainburg
Germany
Phone: +49 6182 9626-30 |
Stefan Höfs, born in 1975, started his professional career in the graphic arts industry in 2006, as service manager at BRS GmbH, a dealer for digital large format printers. 2011 he became product Specialist at Roland DG Germany, where, in cooperation with CGS Publishing International GmbH, he introduced solvent and UV printers as proofing solution in the packaging market. In the following years he took also care of the decorative surfaces market, where he introduced proofing solutions for textures and print on décor paper with special décor inks. 2018 Stefan Höfs became business development manager at Roland DG EMEA, where he was responsible for the industrial sector. His focus during this period was establishing UV flatbed-printers as digital alternative for pad- and screen printing. Also, during this time, he was still connected to the surfacing industry, as speaker for proofing solutions on several congresses. In 2023 he started his new position as business development manager at CGS Publishing International GmbH.
Mike Horsten
Agfa NV
Hendrik Kuijpersstraat
2640 Mortsel
Belgium
Phone: +32 344 44 193
Mike Horsten is the Global Business Manager InterioJet and Head of Textiles at Agfa NV. He and his team support the Business Development and Channel Marketing for interior decoration projects like flooring and surfaces and the development of textiles for the sign and fashion industries
Mike has over 35 years of profound business management experience in the digital print (sign and textiles), finishing, workflow and rip software, travel (aviation) and industrial/commercial industries.
Prior to this role, Mike worked as the Business Manager for HP’s Large Format Graphics Production Division responsible for the HP Latex and HP Stitch product lines in EMEA. Mike joined HP from Mimaki Europe B.V. in 2017, where he held various executive positions including General Manager Marketing EMEA.
Mike was at the forefront of creating a better and greener world for the production of Sign and Graphics and Textiles, helping in the development of greener technologies for digital printing of textile and wining Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility awards in 2002-03.
Mike studied Mass Communications at Emerson College in Boston.
Evan Knoblauch
Keyland Polymer Material Sciences, LLC.
4641 Hinckley Industrial Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44109
Phone: +1 216 741 7915
Evan Knoblauch is the European Business Development Manager for Keyland Polymer Materials Sciences, a global leader in the development, formulation, and manufacturing of UV-cured powder coatings and solid resins. Based out of Barcelona, Evan educates the market about UV curable solid materials and assists customers in finding coating solutions for products that are heat sensitive or difficult to finish like woods, plastics, composites, and carbon fiber. He holds a BA in Economics from Denison University.
Peter Lantz
IKEA of Sweden AB (B1)
Tulpanvägen 8
343 81 Älmhult
Sweden
Phone: +46 73 2321252
Experienced Materials Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the furniture industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Operations Management, Value Stream Mapping, International Business, and Quality Management. Strong engineering professional graduated from Fågelviksskolan in Tibro.
Responsible for being part of creating new capabilities within the Product Management area. Work with enable optimized customer & production driven product development by providing and governing a business structure that sets the framework for developing IKEA products and services sellable in all touchpoints.
Moritz Menier
Classen Group
Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 18-20
56759 Kaisersesch
Germany
Phone: +49 2653 980 0
After his Bachelor and Master in addition to his DBA studies Moritz Menier, is working since over 10 years in the woodworking industry. As a start of his career he was working as a VP of Sales and later CEO of the BMK Group, the largest independent paper impregnation company worldwide. The responsibilities included global sales and purchasing as well as lead responsibility of North America plant.
Mr. Menier served under his previous employment globally. Involved in nearly all laminate and furniture production facilities with melamine papers, especially focused on North and South American market.
As of January 1st he joined the Classen Group, one of the leading manufacturers of laminate flooring, Ceramin (Non-PVC Floor) and doors with over 2.000 employees worldwide and manufacturing sites in Germany and Poland. As a Vice President Strategic Business Development Mr. Menier is responsible to extend the footprint of the Classen Group in North America and develop new concepts in the market.
Pol Merino
Honext Material S.L.
Carrer d’Aragó, 383, 10/F
08013 Barcelona
Spain
Phone: +34 623 379 238
Paul is driving the company’s growth and industrial expansion based on circular economy principles, aiming for Honext to accelerate the access and use of circular solutions in the panel and construction industry.
Since 2008, Paul has been dedicated to environmentally and sustainably sound manufacturing and is fully committed to making sustainable innovation in the built environment commercially viable.
With over 25 years of leadership experience in investment banking and multiple board positions in healthcare, financial, and industrial organizations, Paul brings a wealth of executive and strategic expertise of commercialization of sustainable wood-based products.
Prior to this role, as CEO for 12 years, he successfully restructured and led Accsys Technologies PLC.
Andrea Mühlbauer
Munksjö Apprieu R&D Center
40 rue du Grand Champ – BP14
38140 Apprieu
France
Phone: +33 4 76 93 72 71
After her Master’s Degree in Chemistry, Andrea made her PhD thesis as a co-tutelle project at the University of Regensburg (Germany) and the University of Lille (France) in the field of cellulose solubilization with environmentally friendly solvents.
In 2015, she started as R&D Engineer at the Munksjö R&D Center in Apprieu (France) leading product development projects for decor and pre-impregnated papers.
Since 2021, Andrea has taken the position of Product Manager for pre-impregnated paper.
Michael Riffel
AFRY Management Consulting (Deutschland) GmbH
Lutzstraße 2
80687 München
Germany
Phone: +49 151 550 171 57
Michael’s product focus is on wood-based panels and decorative surfacing materials, especially paper-based surfaces in Europe and China, having spent 12 months in the country. His work focus is on economic and demand analysis, scenario planning, cost competitiveness and modelling as well as due diligence projects. Michael has a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management, Hochschule Mannheim Germany and Tongji University in Shanghai, China and a B.Eng. in wood technology, Rosenheim Germany.
Duncan Ross
AVA CAD CAM Group Ltd
3 St. Georges Street
Macclesfield SK11 6TG
UK
Phone: +44 1625 506807
Duncan graduated from the Universities of Wolverhampton and Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1994, with BA Honors in European Business Administration and German. After working in the gravure and decorative printing industry for three years, Duncan joined the growing software company AVA CAD CAM in 1998. Initially providing technical support to the Northern European market, he was promoted to Global Sales Manager in 2004 and then to Commercial Director in 2012. AVA CAD CAM provides design and colour solutions, support and workflow consultancy to the décor, flooring, wallcovering and textile industries.
Oliver Baar
Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed AG & Co. KG
Friedrich-Koenig-Str. 4
97080 Würzburg
Germany
Phone: +49 931 909 6396
Thorsten Beinke
Tarkett GDL S.A.
An der Feckel 11
9779 Lentzweiler
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 9492 11-8313
Thorsten Beinke received vocational training as a carpenter and media designer. He is holding a bachelor in media economics from Fachhochschule des Mittelstands, Bielefeld.
From his nearly 35 years’ experience in product- and print-design, Thorsten spend half of it in the flooring business. His functional experience includes all fields in design from print, web to packaging or display. He also worked in sales, marketing and training. Before he joined the flooring industry, Thorsten worked for major companies in telecommunication, advertising and printing.
His employment history (flooring companies) is as follows:
Tarkett GDL S.A., Lentzweiler, Luxembourg, 2011 to present.
Senior design manager
Responsible for LVT and laminate products as well as in-house design development for future digital printing.
Witex Flooring, Augustdorf, Germany, 2005-2011
Creative director
Responsible for communication design, advertising and customer focused retail projects including point of sale presentation and training.
Terhürne, Südlohn, Germany, 2003-2005
Head of advertising
Responsible for communication design and advertising.
Jens Becker
Cruse Technologies GmbH
Siebengebirgsblick 16
53343 Wachtberg
Germany
Phone: +49 228 933975-0
Clarissa Blüm
RENOLIT SE
Horchheimer Str. 50
67547 Worms
Phone: +49.6241.303.1286
Clarissa Blüm has been working as a specialist for the “Colour Road” trend service in Corporate Design Management at RENOLIT SE, one of the world’s leading plastic products manufacturers, since 2020.
She is responsible for the conception and implementation of trend materials. Clarissa presents Colour Road at trade fairs and congresses as well as on the RENOLIT website and in social media for both RENOLIT Interior Surfaces and RENOLIT Exterior Solutions.
She is also an adviser to international customers and licensees such as Lifocolor.
She was born in 1995. After finishing her apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT SE she initially worked as an assistant to the Corporate Design Management. In June 2020, she was certified as a “Colour Road” brand ambassador.
Sebastian Bazyk
Hymmen GmbH
Theodor-Hymmen-Straße 3
33613 Bielefeld
Germany
Phone: +49 521 5806 0
Patrick Degener
Cruse Technologies GmbH
Siebengebirgsblick 16
53343 Wachtberg
Germany
Phone: +49 228 933975-0
Royce Dodds
Dekor 8
59494 Soest
Germany
Phone: +49 151 521 21 966
After leaving University with a Degree in Interactive Arts. I went on to work in Magazines, eventually converting them to Websites in the 90s. Then invited to Germany to work on a Magazine having printing problems, and have stayed here since then.
Started working in the Decorative industry 20 years ago, helping firms set up their Digital Printing departments, Printing on HDF, Cork, Paper, Aluminum, Furniture edging material(Inline), Foils, etc
Founded Dekor8 in 2023, to support the whole industry with both designs and technical issues around Digital Print. For over a year I have been playing, yes playing with AI, and its potential uses in the decorative market.
Frank de Jonge
Italy
My career is dedicated to human and environmental well-being. Circular economy, CO2-reduction, renewable energy, energy efficiency are as important as resource-optimization and selecting the least harmful processes and material for health, life and well-being. Inkjet printing in industrial scale is my passion. Driving new applications in co-operation between end-user, substrate-manufacturer and printer integrator is the future of the printing market. Guiding and supporting the innovators in the printing industry is my speciality. My career started at Olympia, where I started as junior product manager for one of the first laser Printer launched to the European market. I had the opportunity to sell inks and toner from global leaders like Mitsubishi Chemicals, Toshiba, Hitachi and Sensient to a broad number of challenging and exiting digital printing applications from desktop to industrial scale. I managed development and production of inks for industrial printing applications ie. high speed single pass with water-based inks. The highly efficient dryers from adphos ensure reliable evaporation of water and solvents from any printing and coating application.
Marc Graindourze
Agfa NV
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel
Belgium
Phone: +32 494 560244
Marc Graindourze has studied at K.U.L. (University of Leuven, Belgium), Master in Chemistry and Dr. Sc. (physical chemistry).
Marc started at Agfa in 1988 as a R&D project manager graphic films and proofing systems.
In 1995, Marc changed to the field of inkjet printing, first as R&D project manager inkjet media.
Since 2004, Marc is active in the field of inkjet inks.
Marc is very interested in the power of inkjet and how to make it work form the ink perspective for a large range of applications, whereby decorative printing is one of the key fields. Marc connects to the companies building inkjet printing solutions, as well as to the companies printing decorative designs by inkjet.
Naci Güngör
Alim Group
Ömerli Mah. Arefe Sok. NO:21/23
Arnavutköy / İSTANBUL
Phone: +90 212 670 05 18
Mr. Naci Güngör holds a mechanical engineering degree from Middle East Technical University and an M.B.A. degree from Bilkent University. He has an experience of over 30 years in the wood based panel industry and worked for 12 years as marketing and corporate communications manager at Kastamonu Entegre, which is among the top 5 producers globally. He then joined in 2018 Boyut Edgeband company, a member of Alim Group, as director of marketing and corporate communications.
He acted between 2015-2021 as a member of the Forestry Products Consultative Committee in FAO of United Nations, between 2012-2014 as Board Member of Wood Products Exporters Association in Istanbul and still a member of Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) Business Council Executive Committee.
Birgit Hansen
Hansen Innenarchitektur Materialberatung
Geisselstrasse 44
50823 Cologne
Germany
Phone: +49 221 5465052
Customised room concepts and material consulting
Whether for private rooms or for public and commercial areas – we create unique atmospheres with a sure feel for colours and materials. The focus on material consulting includes project-related research and advice on finding materials for planners, product advice for manufacturers, as well as seminars, lectures and expert articles on the subject of materials and surfaces in interior design.
Stefan Höfs
CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH
Kettelerstraße 24
63512 Hainburg
Germany
Phone: +49 6182 9626-30 |
Stefan Höfs, born in 1975, started his professional career in the graphic arts industry in 2006, as service manager at BRS GmbH, a dealer for digital large format printers. 2011 he became product Specialist at Roland DG Germany, where, in cooperation with CGS Publishing International GmbH, he introduced solvent and UV printers as proofing solution in the packaging market. In the following years he took also care of the decorative surfaces market, where he introduced proofing solutions for textures and print on décor paper with special décor inks. 2018 Stefan Höfs became business development manager at Roland DG EMEA, where he was responsible for the industrial sector. His focus during this period was establishing UV flatbed-printers as digital alternative for pad- and screen printing. Also, during this time, he was still connected to the surfacing industry, as speaker for proofing solutions on several congresses. In 2023 he started his new position as business development manager at CGS Publishing International GmbH.
Nick Hope
AVA CAD CAM Group Ltd
Kind Edward House
1 Jordangate
Macclesfield
SK10 1EE
Phone.:+44 1625 506 800
Nick studied Graphic Design at Mid-Cheshire College in the 1990s, which has since led to 30 years experience of pre-press, flexographic-, lithographic- and digital-printing, as well as the associated design and colour management workflows and processes. Nick is a senior technical advisor at AVA CAD CAM, where his responsibilities range from customer training, staff development, project management, workflow trouble shooting and advising customers on technology and workflow enhancements. Besides work, as well as being an avid user of AI, Nick is a musician and songwriter (check out Christmas of my Life, by the Bartenders!).
Mike Horsten
Agfa NV
Hendrik Kuijpersstraat
2640 Mortsel
Belgium
Phone: +32 344 44 193
Mike Horsten is the Global Business Manager InterioJet and Head of Textiles at Agfa NV. He and his team support the Business Development and Channel Marketing for interior decoration projects like flooring and surfaces and the development of textiles for the sign and fashion industries
Mike has over 35 years of profound business management experience in the digital print (sign and textiles), finishing, workflow and rip software, travel (aviation) and industrial/commercial industries.
Prior to this role, Mike worked as the Business Manager for HP’s Large Format Graphics Production Division responsible for the HP Latex and HP Stitch product lines in EMEA. Mike joined HP from Mimaki Europe B.V. in 2017, where he held various executive positions including General Manager Marketing EMEA.
Mike was at the forefront of creating a better and greener world for the production of Sign and Graphics and Textiles, helping in the development of greener technologies for digital printing of textile and wining Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility awards in 2002-03.
Mike studied Mass Communications at Emerson College in Boston.
Harald Jordan
Improve Process Analytics and Control GmbH
Europastraße 8
9524 Villach
Austria
Phone: +43 4242 22810
Volker KEttler
59602 Rüthen
Germany
Since more than 35 years acting within the Floor covering Industry
Application technology- Product management – Research and Development
Since 2006 with MeisterWerke in Rüthen- Meiste / Germany
Founding member of :
EPLF (European Producer of Laminate Flooring Association)
MMFA (Multilayer Modular Flooring Association)
Board Member of VdP; „Verband der deutschen Parkettindustrie“
Member of several Commitees within DIN / CEN / ISO
Felix Mohr
Tarkett GDL S.A.
An der Feckel 11
9779 Lentzweiler
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 9492 11-0
Anders Pettersson
IKEA Supply Services (Sweden) AB
Ikeagatan 7B
343 36 Älmhult
Sweden
Phone: +46 703 999 765
25 years in IKEA working with wood related issues.
First 7 years in purchasing working with manufacturing and quality in east Europe and China.
18 years in Älmhult working in the supply chain development at IKEA of Sweden with board, foils, veneer, and edge glued panels.
2018-2023
Responsible engineer Veneer and edge glued panel
Coordinate technical issues between the suppliers and the product development unit IKEA of Sweden. Purchase development, IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult, Sweden.
2016-2018
Development of future surface materials in the department of Material & Innovation, IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult, Sweden.
2005-2016
Different projects and responsibilities regarding Formaldehyde emission, foils and board materials. Supply Chain development, IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult, Sweden.
2002-2005
Quality & Environmental Manager in Purchasing based in Qingdao, China.
1998-2002
Starting in IKEA working with Manufacturing development in wood-based suppliers based in Vienna, Austria.
Education
Mechanical engineering, Linköpings University, Sweden
Carpenter
Heiko Pieper
ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH
Große Düwelstr. 1
Hannover, 30171
Germany
Phone: +49 511 94 29 30
Clive Pinnington
European Panel Federation
24, Rue Montoyer, box 20
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +3225562589
Clive Pinnington has served as Managing Director of the European Wood-based Panels Federation (EPF) since 2015. He is a public affairs leader with 25 previous years of sales, marketing and management experience in Industry.
EPF is the Brussels-based trade association of the wood-based panel industry in Europe, that accounts for €25 billion in turnover and 100,000 jobs. EPF is in turn part of the wood, paper and fibre sector that contributes €520 billion and 4 million jobs to Europe and also makes a positive climate contribution equivalent to 20% of current EU fossil emissions. EPF is responsible for political and industrial advocacy towards the European Commission, Parliament and Council. Clive runs a team of professionals focused onpublic and regulatory affairs for these industrial products used mainly in furniture, construction and packaging. His objective is to deliver success through focus, target setting and a results-oriented culture. EPF concentrates on 5 Strategic Directions of Role Model Industry, Climate, Wood Availability, Harmonisation and Regulation.
Prior to EPF, Clive was Senior Vice President for Dynea Chemicals Oy, responsible for the EBITDA of a €350 million adhesives business line. Rising to the management team in 2011, he helped to streamline the company into separate commodity and specialty business divisions. This led to the successful divestment of the group on behalf of IK Investment Partners in 2013.
He has also worked for Metalube, a Queen’s Award winning UK manufacturer in the Oils & Lubricants sector, for Simpson Timber Company in North America and for Rexam, a Global market leader in the packaging industry, holding a number of different positions in these companies.
Clive is trilingual and has degrees in Languages from Bristol University, and in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. At different times of his life he has resided in the UK, Austria, Germany, France, Sweden and the USA. He is married with one son and lives between London and Brussels.
Duncan Ross
AVA CAD CAM Group Ltd
Kind Edward House
1 Jordangate
Macclesfield
SK10 1EE
Phone.:+44 1625 506 800
Duncan graduated from the Universities of Wolverhampton and Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences in 1994, with BA Honors in European Business Administration and German. After working in the gravure and decorative printing industry for three years, Duncan joined the growing software company AVA CAD CAM in 1998. Initially providing technical support to the Northern European market, he was promoted to Global Sales Manager in 2004 and then to Commercial Director in 2012. AVA CAD CAM provides design and colour solutions, support and workflow consultancy to the décor, flooring, wallcovering and textile industries.
Goran Schmidt
AFRY Deutschland GmbH
Borsteler Chaussee 51
22453 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 692 000
Goran joined AFRY in 2021 after completing his PhD in Bioresource Engineering (University of Hamburg) and is an experienced project manager in the Bioindustry team. At AFRY, Goran focuses on market and product assessments, including route-to-market, strategy and due diligence projects. He leads projects in the bioenergy and waste sectors as well as in the forest industry. Goran is based in AFRY’s Hamburg office.
André Schwarz
BARBIERI electronic snc/OHG
Via I.-Seidner-Str. 35
39042 Bressanone/Brixen
Italy
Phone: +39 0472 834 024
André Schwarz has been working in the large format printing industry since 2007 and was able to gain a lot of interesting experience in various positions and get to know the industry from different perspectives (retail, manufacturer and service provider).
As a result he has a very broad and deep expertise.
André Schwarz has experience with all common printers, ink technologies, software solutions and printing materials.
In addition, he has built a large international network of manufacturers and customers.
In 2020 André Schwarz decided to start his own business and founded SCHWARZ Consulting to offer color management, workflow and automation support to the industry.
As color management is the foundation of actually every production related topic, André Schwarz relies on Barbieri equipment since the very beginning of his professional work in the printing industry and knows the Barbieri portfolio in and out from his daily professional work.
André Schwarz is a Barbieri certified trainer, consultant and speaker.
SCHWARZ Consulting (https://andreschwarz.com) is located in Ratingen – Germany and serves customers all over the world.