Your Weekly Dose of AI Impact in Print [Week 21, 2025]
👋 Welcome back to AI Print Wire!
This week, we’re diving into AI-powered estimating, layout logic, and real-world tech from global events like COMPUTEX. Whether you’re quoting faster, designing smarter, or exploring predictive workflows, AI continues to shift from buzzword to backbone for smart print shops.
📢 This week in AI Print Wire:
Taktiful makes embellishment quoting smarter
InterRed boosts editorial layouts with AI
Print ePS debuts natural language estimating
Fiery lays out a vision for AI-native printrooms
Jewell shows off retail-optimized print tech at COMPUTEX
📰 Top 5 Headlines This Week
1. Taktiful Launches AI Tool for Digital Print Embellishments
Summary:
Taktiful’s new AI tool helps printers boost value-added sales by recommending and simulating embellishments like foil and varnish.
Key takeaways:
AI-driven visuals and ROI previews for finishing
Better customer engagement for short-run creative jobs
Ideal for printshops looking to enhance margins
Why It Matters:
Print enhancement often feels manual and margin-sensitive. This tool turns embellishment into a smarter, upsell-ready conversation.
2. Rheinische Post Builds Print Pages Faster with AI Layout Tools
Summary:
InterRed SmartPaper is helping editorial teams reduce layout time and complexity using AI-assisted page planning.
Key takeaways:
Real-time layout automation based on rules and learning
Improved speed and accuracy for publication workflows
Applies well beyond newsprint to catalog and campaign work
Why It Matters:
AI isn’t just about presses — it’s taking over design logic too. Expect more SME shops to adopt smart layout engines soon.
3. AI Estimating Goes Natural Language with Print ePS
Summary:
Print ePS has unveiled iQuote, a natural language estimating tool that uses AI to generate fast, error-free quotes.
Key takeaways:
Sales teams can generate pricing by speaking or typing job specs
Real-time error detection + predictive cost analysis
Compatible with MIS and CRM platforms like Monarch and Pace
Why It Matters:
Speed wins jobs. Print ePS's AI reduces the friction in quoting, empowering CSRs and reps to quote confidently and consistently.
4. A Vision for the Future of AI in the Printroom – Fiery
Summary:
Fiery’s whitepaper outlines a print production future built entirely around adaptive AI.
Key takeaways:
Human-language controls for pressroom tasks
Workflow engines that coach and predict configurations
Cross-device automation from RIP to finishing
Why It Matters:
The future isn’t about adding AI — it’s about designing your printroom around it. Fiery offers a blueprint.
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5. Jewell’s AI-Driven Print Tech Debuts at COMPUTEX 2025
Summary:
From May 20–23, Zywell’s “Jewell” brand made its AI-powered printing debut at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2025, introducing a new generation of intelligent thermal and cloud-based label printing solutions.
Key takeaways:
Dual-color printers optimize delivery and retail workflows
Smart annotation enhances urgency, promos, and branding
Cloud print boxes and paperless tech reduce waste and boost collaboration
Why It Matters:
Zywell’s innovations highlight how AI is transforming entry-level and industrial label printing. Expect ripple effects in food, logistics, and warehousing.
🎯 This Week’s Strategic Takeaway
Estimating Speed = Competitive Edge
Whether quoting specialty jobs or high-volume runs, speed matters. AI quoting tools are removing bottlenecks, leveling the playing field for SMEs to compete like enterprise shops.
❌ This Week’s Noise
“ChatGPT will become your new print operator.”
Not yet. AI assists — it doesn’t replace trade skills. Smart shops use AI to support, not sub out, pressroom pros.
📅 What’s Coming Up
Print Matters for the Future 2025 – June 13 – Zürich, Switzerland
Intergraf’s flagship event returns with top speakers from Canon, Heidelberg, Müller Martini, and more. Expect fresh takes on AI in production, print advertising, and sustainability metrics.
🧠 Smarter Every Week
💡 “Use AI estimates to quote faster — but always layer in a human gut check before sending.”
Thanks for tuning in to AI Print Wire – Week 21!
We’ll be back next Friday with another roundup of the smartest tools, sharpest trends, and AI-driven innovations making real waves in the commercial printing world — no hype, just hands-on insight.
Until then, keep pushing print forward — smarter, faster, and more automated. 🧱✨