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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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  • 2016-08-16 10:35
    Regensburg, 16.08.2016 – To what extent can the production workflow at a printing company be automated? How can production throughput be increased while at the same time increasing the quality of print data? What measures need to be taken to make printing processes more efficient? How did the US-based printing company Ripon Printers manage to cut its prepress workforce and yet continue growing as a company? Answers to these questions and more can be found in the best-practice example provided by Ripon Printers, a company whose roots lie in newspaper printing but which has since developed into a major printing company in the US. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-11 09:30
    11.08.2016 – Alongside a successful Drupa trade show, the second quarter of 2016 for the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) was characterised by strong order figures, revenue and earnings. At €352.5m group order intake from April to June was up 17.2% year-on-year, although the group’s figures for this quarter only contain around a third of orders placed at the trade show which were in the triple-digit million euro range. The catch-up effect will ensure additional stimulus in the second half-year as KBA traditionally only books orders that are fully documented and financially secure. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-10 09:37
    09.08.2016 – KBA Digital & Web boosts its service push at Drupa with data glasses (KBA AR-DataGlass) and many other new offers. The KBA Augmented Reality Service unites the real and virtual world. KBA specialists can see exactly what the technicians are doing on-site in real time with AR-DataGlass. Intervention times are significantly reduced and there are no communication problems through bad phone connections. A raft of web printers value this option to receive help quickly and cost-efficiently when it comes to potential press errors. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-09 13:34
    August 9, 2016 – Two strong partners in the metal processing industry are looking forward to their new cooperation on the premises of manroland web systems. The paint shop, which was previously run in-house, was taken over by the Dorrer & Englmeier coating centre on 1st July 2016. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-09 12:51
    Vreden, 9. August 2016 – Feinstaub in der Produktion einwandfrei nachweisen: Mit dem neuen Luftüberwachungssystem AirWatch kontrollieren Unternehmen effektiv die Qualität ihrer Hallenluft. Die Sensortechnik der Kemper GmbH ist in der Lage, die Anzahl und das Gewicht von Nanopartikeln zu ermitteln, zu dokumentieren, auf Smartphone, Tablet oder PC auszuwerten und mit Grenzwerten abzugleichen. Eine Ampelanzeige visualisiert permanent die Beschaffenheit der Luftqualität. Das System eignet sich für jegliche Arbeitsplätze in Produktionsstätten sowie Lager- und Logistikhallen. Kemper will mit AirWatch das Bewusstsein für die Gefahren hinter Feinstaub schärfen. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-09 09:52
    Wexham Springs, UK, 5 August 2016 – Sun Chemical has announced its intention to acquire Flint Group’s European Publication Gravure Ink Business. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-08 10:33
    Sassenberg, Germany, 5 August 2016 – technotrans AG remains on growth course in spite of the challenging economic framework conditions. In particular the positive development in the print industry and the perspective markets contributed to the positive business development in the first half of the year. Turnover in the reporting period increased by 5.3 percent to EUR 63.6 M, while the operative profit (EBIT) remained at the previous year's level of EUR 4.4 M. The Board of Management of technotrans AG at the same time affirmed the forecast for the current financial year. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-03 09:39
    Regensburg/Singapore, 03.08.2016 – With immediate effect, industry insider and print expert Tim Klappe has assumed overall responsibility for the APAC sales office of the German manufacturer for printing software. He now plans to establish the software company as the leading provider of software solutions for the print industry, publishers and media companies in and around Asia and Australia. Read more ...
  • 2016-08-01 09:57
    (PresseBox) (Berlin, 29.07.2016) – Die neue DIN SPEC 55700 „Papier und Faserstoff – Prüfung der Deinkbarkeit für bedruckte Papierprodukte“ legt ein grundlegendes Prüfverfahren im Labormaßstab zur Deinkbarkeit von bedruckten Papierprodukten aller Art mittels alkalischem, einstufigem Flotationsdeinking fest. Eine Arbeitsgruppe unter Federführung der INGEDE erarbeitete den Standard in nur fünf Monaten auf der Basis langjähriger Erfahrung mit in Labors und in der Industrie verwendeten Testmethoden. Read more ...
  • 2016-07-29 09:23
    28/07/2016 – As the world of communication continually shifts towards digital, many consumers are being given a message that this is better for the environment. This latest Two Sides survey provides an insight into how consumers view these initiatives, including the environmental impacts of digital versus paper-based communications, and how they perceive and use paper in their daily lives. Read more ...

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