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After the evaluation of the results of the International Color Quality Club 2020–2022 (ICQC) competition for newspapers and magazines, eligible new members are joining the WAN-IFRA Star Club of elite printers.
World Printers Forum
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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2018-09-26 09:00September 2018 – It’s a good time to talk to WAN-IFRA’s own print guru, Manfred Werfel, to find out what trends and innovations he thinks will be dominating discussions at IFRA World Publishing Expo 2018 in October in Berlin and beyond. Read more ...
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2018-09-25 08:36(UPM, Helsinki, 24 September 2018 at 09:30 EET) – UPM has been recognised as a Global Compact LEAD company for its strong engagement to the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative. The recognition was addressed to only 34 global companies at the Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York on 24 September 2018. Read more ...
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2018-09-13 10:2411.09.2018 – As a prelude to the IFRA WPE 2018 in Berlin next month, Muller Martini invited customers to an open house at the Oppermann printing center in the northern German city of Rodenberg (Lower Saxony). Following an interesting presentation on the trends in the regional newspaper market, the 40 visitors saw the live production of several weekly and daily newspapers in the world’s most modern mailroom. Read more ...
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2018-09-13 09:03(UPM, Helsinki, 13 September 2018 at 08.30 EET) – UPM has been listed as the forest and paper industry leader in the in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2018-2019 for the sixth time. Read more ...
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2018-09-10 09:58September 11, 2018 – At the expert panel on the subject of “Digitalisation: A lasting impulse for innovation or a threat to jobs?”, manroland Goss web systems presented its new mobile MainPad maintenance tablet. Together with the development partner XITASO, the Augsburg-based world market leader in web offset printing introduced its new product in the framework of a presentation followed by a panel discussion on 3rd September 2018. The importance of this subject was also underlined by the visit of the Bavarian minister for economic affairs, Franz Josef Pschierer, and further guests of honour. Read more ...
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2018-09-09 13:51On Wednesday, September 5, Agfa Graphics invited the international trade press to an event at Axel Springer's Druckhaus Spandau (Berlin). It was about new solutions for newspaper CTP. Read more ...
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2018-09-07 09:22Mortsel, Belgium, 06 September 2018 – Eleven years after the worldwide launch of the first chem-free violet newspaper CtP plate, Agfa Graphics launches Avatar V-ZH, which does not require pre-heating. The plate marks the next milestone in terms of economic and ecological platemaking. Read more ...
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2018-09-07 08:46Agfa, Mortsel, Belgium, 28 August 2018 – Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd. and Agfa Graphics announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance in the graphics prepress business. The strategic alliance aims to allow both companies to grow their respective businesses by optimizing their respective strengths in manufacturing, technology and distribution of graphic prepress products and services. Read more ...
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2018-09-07 06:47With “Finishing 4.0: Advanced Inserting, Zoning and Workflow Optimization” as its motto, Muller Martini will show you how to use an optimized workflow with intelligent networking and our inserting system solutions to finish rising volumes of inserts economically and efficiently – and how to do so despite ever smaller zones. As a result, you can boost your position on the insert market. Read more ...
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2018-09-06 09:21Baden, Switzerland, September 6, 2018 – Three different ABB customers have recently ordered upgrades to systems essential for their production. Read more ...
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The current widespread interest in digital publishing does not mean the possibilities of print have been exhausted – far from it, according to the three speakers at Monday morning's Print World session on the Power of Print Innovation.
Published in Business Print Production World Publishing Expo Blog by Anton Jolkovski on 2016-10-10 15:05
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While our industry has been absorbed with going digital over recent years, many legacy newspapers have renewed their print products to meet changing audiences' needs and expectations about newspapers.
Published in Digital Media Editor's Weblog Print Production by Ingrid Cobben on 2016-09-20 11:06
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The trend toward consolidation of newspaper printing centres is slowly coming to a halt, says consultant Sabine Sirach. After all, for printed daily newspapers, there are physical limitations to the distribution distances that can be covered while still being up-to-date and relevant.
Published in Print Production World Publishing Expo Blog by Brian Veseling on 2016-09-08 15:54
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"The print industry – suppliers and users alike – must continue to adjust its approach and follow the example of classic industrial branches in order to remain fit for the future," says Robert Heitzer.
Published in Print Production World Publishing Expo Blog by Brian Veseling on 2016-09-07 14:13
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Print publishers should use graphic design in addition to other tools to improve sustainability, asserts Pedro Matos, a design...
Published in Print Production World Publishing Expo Blog by Brian Veseling on 2016-08-08 10:21
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Since 2005, WAN-IFRA has certified several newspaper printing plants based on ISO 12647-3. Use the certification to improve production workflows, quality level, staff know-how, and market position.
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The International Color Quality Club is the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers and magazines. Its goal is to improve the quality of reproduction and printing in production, while also increasing competitiveness as well as training and motivating all personnel.
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The Materials Management Database project was launched as a spinoff of the Newsprint and Newsink Guide. Today it is used by printers, pressroom foremen and technical management as an information source for facts and advice for dealing with the materials used in producing newspapers. Among other informaton you find the specification of the WAN-IFRA Bar Code for paper reels in this online database. Most of the entries in the database originate from the members of the Material Management Committee; some come from outside sources (as marked), after review and approval by the committee. This database is continually being updated and expanded. New entries will be marked with a label in red type.
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Ingi Rafn Olafsson
Phone: + 49 151 259 23318
E-Mail: ingi.olafsson@wan-ifra.org
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