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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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2017-02-07 14:22Siegburg, Deutschland, 06. Februar, 2017 – Siegwerk, einer der führenden Anbieter von Druckfarben für Verpackungsanwendungen und Etiketten, hat sein Engagement in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit auf ein neues Level gehoben. Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften ist seit den Anfängen des Familienunternehmens tief in die Unternehmenskultur verankert – ökologische, ökonomische sowie gesellschaftliche Folgen des eigenen Handelns werden hierbei stets im Blick gehalten. Nun hat der Druckfarbenhersteller seinen ersten Nachhaltigkeitsbericht in Anlehnung an den internationalen GRI-Standard veröffentlicht, womit er eine neue Basis zur Bewertung seines nachhaltigen Handelns schafft. Read more ...
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2017-02-07 11:45Austin, TX, February 6, 2017 – Y-Combinator backed OwnLocal announced today they have acquired Print2Web, a pioneering digital service provider for the newspaper industry. The acquisition fits into OwnLocal’s strategy to make localized digital marketing accessible to all businesses through traditional media outlets, such as newspapers. Read more ...
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2017-02-06 12:0103.02.2017 – U.S. media company Civitas Media has chosen QIPC – EAE Americas to modernise the press controls at its newspaper print shop in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In the future, yet another new QIPC – EAE Americas customer will reap the benefits of innovative EAE control technology. Read more ...
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2017-02-03 11:12Last autumn Hubert Pédurand invited me to visit the French digital newspaper printing plant “Digitaprint” in Avesnes-sur-Helpe. On 11 January 2017 we met in Paris and drove across the countryside to the small town, which is situated more than 200 km north of Paris and quite close to the Belgium border. Read more ...
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2017-02-03 10:41(PresseBox) (Frankfurt, 02.02.2017) – Krause-Biagosch GmbH is leading as regards Computer-to-Plate-(CTP)-technology for newspaper and commercial printing. André Nobbenhuis has been one of the managing directors of this long-established Bielefeld-based company for a few months now. In this interview, he explains where he sees development potentials for CTP technology, how he tackles diversification issues and why he believes that printing has a future. Read more ...
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2017-02-03 09:52Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH & Co. KG prints the newspaper titles of Verlag Nürnberger Presse. Last year the print plant became a member of the WAN-IFRA Star Club after five consequtive succesful participations in the International Newspaper Color Quality Club (INCQC). Read more ...
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2017-02-02 14:2127.01.2017 – Within the scope of a major reinvestment, the biggest Austrian newspaper and magazine publisher Mediaprint GmbH & Co KG has increased its performance in plate logistics. NELA as a long standing partner convinced with its Just in Time concept. Read more ...
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2017-02-02 11:2502.02.2017 – The INGEDE Symposium 2017 will take place on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 from 9:30 to 17:15 at "Haus der Bayerischen Wirtschaft" in Munich, room "Europasaal". Read more ...
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2017-01-31 11:5731.01.2017 – This brand new, glossy magazine shines a spotlight on the thriving caravan and motorhome scene. Every issue features live-in road tests of all the latest models and reviews of parks throughout Scotland and the North of England by respected industry insiders – plus the latest news and what’s on guides. Read more ...
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2017-01-26 16:28An excursion in summer 2016 led to Westphalian Münster, a German city of both historical and current economic and political importance. 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.
Contact information
Ingi Rafn Olafsson
Phone: + 49 151 259 23318
E-Mail: ingi.olafsson@wan-ifra.org
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