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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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  • V-TAB in Sweden: A reliable partner for consolidating the production landscape
    2020-07-01 08:15
    29.06.2020 – The Swedish printing group V-TAB is keeping pace with changes in the printing industry across the Scandinavian country. The production sites have had to constantly adapt to market requirements in recent years, which is always linked to changes in production possibilities. V-TAB enjoys an active partnership with Ferag – the preferred partner for mailroom technology. Read more ...
  • Agfa’s new Attiro Cleaning Module reduces maintenance in prepress
    2020-06-30 12:41
    Mortsel, Belgium, 29 June, 2020 – The Attiro Cleaning Module gives newspaper printing companies the freedom to clean their Attiro clean-out unit after 12,000 m² of printing plates only. This reduces the workload for most users to three or maximum four full cleaning interventions per year. The Attiro Cleaning Module adds to the ease of use of Agfa’s violet plate technology Avatar V-ZH and N95-VCF in combination with the company’s Attiro clean-out units. Read more ...
  • Agfa’s new PrintSphere Disaster Recovery secures newspaper printers’ daily print production
    2020-06-30 08:22
    Mortsel, Belgium, 26 June, 2020 – PrintSphere is a cloud-based, SaaS solution for standardized and efficient data exchange and workflow automation. Hosted by Agfa’s private and secure cloud, it makes it easy for printers to store data online and swiftly exchange files with any stakeholder. Read more ...
  • Agfa to release new version of Arkitex Production workflow software for newspaper printers
    2020-06-29 11:51
    Mortsel, Belgium, 25 June, 2020 – Arkitex Production v4.0 takes the next step in streamlining and automating newspaper print production workflows to save newspaper printers time and money. The latest version focuses on a tighter integration with press management systems for just-in-time plate delivery, and incorporates multi-tenant capabilities as well as improved planning and tracking. Deployment in the cloud guarantees smooth business continuity. Read more ...
  • Koenig & Bauer appoints Dr Andreas Pleßke as management board spokesman
    2020-06-29 09:51
    Würzburg, 25.06.2020 – Dr Andreas Pleßke has been appointed as the management board spokesman for Koenig & Bauer AG with effect from 1 January 2021. The company’s supervisory board appointed him to this position, in which he will remain until the end of 2025, at its meeting today. Dr Pleßke is currently the board member for Koenig & Bauer’s Special segment. The top board position has therefore once again been filled from within its own ranks. Read more ...
  • Agfa’s new Energy Verve pre-heat printing plate combines cost efficiency with high performance
    2020-06-25 09:40
    Mortsel, Belgium, 24 June, 2020 – Energy Verve is a negative-working, pre-heat, photopolymer offset printing plate targeted at heat-set web (e.g. magazines and retail), cold-set web (e.g. newspapers and books), as well as packaging & commercial sheet-fed printers that typically deal with highly demanding and abrasive print conditions with oxidative and UV inks. Thanks to its high chemical and mechanical resistance, Energy Verve can handle print runs up to 1 million copies. In addition, its high sensitivity and non-ablative photopolymer layer maximize plate throughput of the platesetter. Read more ...
  • New Certified Partnership between Kodak and Dataline Solutions highlights automated integration of MultiPress MIS with Kodak Prinergy Workflow
    2020-06-23 10:15
    Watford, UK, June 22, 2020 – Kodak and Dataline Solutions have just entered into a Certified Partnership to advance process integration and networking between management information systems (MIS or ERP systems) and the digital production workflow in the printing industry. Read more ...
  • Agfa announces robotic plate loader to automate prepress and boost productivity
    2020-06-23 08:18
    Mortsel, Belgium, 22 June, 2020 – Agfa’s robotic plate loader frees prepress staff from heavy manual, repetitive tasks such as plate loading cassettes of autoloaders, or fixing pallets on the base frame of skid loaders. Read more ...
  • Printing Branch relies on QIPC’s printing automation for the quality of printing
    2020-06-18 10:14
    Oosterhout, 18 June 2020 – Printing Branch, part of Gansu Daily Newspaper Group, has been using Q.I. Press Controls' (QIPC) automatic colour register system mRC-3D for over a year. The Chinese printing company is pleased with the speed, stability and efficiency gains that the automation of the Dutch specialist for the printing industry has yielded for their production process. Read more ...
  • Kodak Announces Groundbreaking Innovations Across Digital and Offset Portfolio
    2020-06-16 18:40
    Rochester, N.Y., June 15, 2020 – Kodak today announced a revolutionary new inkjet press and an enhanced portfolio of offset and digital solutions designed to deliver an unmatched return on investment. Kodak's game-changing technology allows printers to increase profitability by making their traditional workflows more efficient while creating opportunities for growth. Read more ...

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