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The World Printers Forum (WPF) is an organisation of newspaper printers and suppliers within WAN-IFRA. Its objective is to encourage innovation and productivity as well as product development that can be instrumental for publishers to exploit future oriented news media products. It promotes the power of print and the sustainability of print production.

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  • Harland Simon upgrades Drive Master PLC and Drives at Quad City Times, IA
    2017-12-18 13:52
    Chicago, IL, 18th December 2017 – Harland Simon has recently completed an upgrade of a drive master PLC and three 1395 drives on a Goss Colorliner press in Davenport, IA; helping Lee Enterprise to provide a reliable platform to meet their increasingly demanding print schedule. Read more ...
  • Successful Commissioning of 3 Presses of Prakash Newslight 36
    2017-12-15 11:24
    14.12.2017 – Prakash Web Offset Pvt Ltd is pleased to announce the successful commissioning of our new press Newslight 36 at three locations with one of India's leading media houses. The press are at Noida (Delhi NCR), Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Ganganagar (Rajasthan). All the three presses have a 24 page setup suitable to print at 36,000 copies per hour. Each Press consists of 6 Towers, 6 SG50 Auto Pasters. 36,000 speed Folder, Spray Dampening and Auto Ink Tracking Feature. Please visit the below link to view a video of the press in operation. Read more ...
  • Baldwin expands global platform with the acquisition of QuadTech, Inc.
    2017-12-11 11:10
    St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 8 December, 2017 – Baldwin Technology Company Inc. – a world leader in providing process automation solutions, consumables and services for the print, packaging, textile and corrugated industries – has acquired QuadTech, Inc., from its parent company, Quad/Graphics. With this acquisition, Baldwin adds all of QuadTech’s highly regarded technology and strategic locations across the Americas, Europe, China, Japan and India. Read more ...
  • Young spend more time with newspapers in print than online
    2017-12-06 14:03
    07.12.2017 – Readers aged 18–34 are spending nearly twice as much time with newspapers’ print editions than with their websites and apps, according to a new study from the universities of Oxford, London, and Munich. Read more ...
  • Fairfax Media Limited steigt mit der Kodak Sonora News-Platte in die prozessfreie Druckformherstellung ein
    2017-12-01 10:47
    01.12.2017 – Fairfax Media Limited, ein innovatives und digital fortschrittliches Medienunternehmen mit 13 Verwaltungs- und Produktionsstandorten in Australien und Neuseeland wendet sich mit der Umstellung auf die prozessfreie Kodak Sonora News-Platte, die digitale Kodak Libra VP-Platte und Kodak-Plattenbelichter höherer Nachhaltigkeit bei der Druckformherstellung zu. Read more ...
  • Two Sides and National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers Announce Strategic Partnership
    2017-11-30 14:43
    Chicago (November 29, 2017) – The National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) Board of Directors has announced its increased support of Two Sides North America, the non-profit organization that promotes and encourages the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper. Read more ...
  • Keith Markham Joins Southern Lithoplate in New Senior Technical Sales Specialist Position
    2017-11-29 14:13
    Wake Forest, N.C., November 28, 2017 – Printing industry veteran and recognized customer service advocate, Keith Markham, has joined printing industry leader, Southern Lithoplate (SLP) as its Senior Technical Sales Specialist, according to Gary Blakeley, Southern Lithoplate’s Director of Global Service and Technical Support. Read more ...
  • Digital braucht Print
    2017-11-27 12:58
    Münster (27. November 2017) – Aktuell lesen viele Menschen mehr denn je. Aber anders, als vor zehn Jahren. Die neusten Snaps und Whatsapp-Nachrichten vom Smartphone, das E-Book während der Zugfahrt, die digitale Tageszeitung auf dem Tablet. Als Auflockerung gibt es Emoticons, eingebettete Videos und Fotos, Audiodateien zum Selberaufnehmen – kann da das klassische Printprodukt überhaupt noch mithalten? Und welche zukünftige Rolle wird das Design in diesem Zusammenhang spielen? Darüber haben sich am Freitag mehr als 250 Experten aus Designagenturen und Verlagen, Schriftgestalter und Studierende am Fachbereich Design der FH Münster auf dem Leonardo-Campus ausgetauscht – im Kongress „FURE – the Future of Reading“. Read more ...
  • Papier wird in Österreich zu 79 Prozent recycelt
    2017-11-27 11:20
    Wien, 21.11.2017 – „Die europäische Recycling-Rate von Papier lag 2016 bei 72 Prozent – in Österreich sogar bei 79 Prozent. Diese Zahlen verdeutlichen, wie verantwortungsvoll mit der Rohstoffquelle Papier umgegangen wird. Printmedien punkten also nicht nur mit ihren Inhalten und ihrer einzigartigen Haptik, sondern auch beim absoluten Zukunftsthema Nachhaltigkeit“, erklärte Print Power Austria-Präsident und VÖZ-Geschäftsführer Gerald Grünberger anlässlich der Präsentation der Studienergebnisse des Toluna-Instituts. Read more ...
  • manroland: Multi-Brand Web Press Service? No Problem
    2017-11-23 12:05
    November 23, 2017 – The printing producer and comprehensive service partner manroland web systems, has caused a great stir over the past few months with its ever increasing service provision for third party presses. Now, the latest milestone in this new field of business: with its’ relocation of a Goss press for People’s Daily, Chinas most influential daily newspaper, the company has once again proved that it is the high performing business partner for the printing industry, and that position will not change in the future. Read more ...

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