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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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  • Der Absatz der prozessfreien Kodak Sonora-Platten legt angesichts wachsender Nachfrage nach nachhaltigen Drucklösungen um 50 % zu
    2016-04-18 13:05
    Rochester, NY, 15. April 2016 – Kodak gibt bekannt, dass die Absatzmenge der prozessfreien Kodak Sonora-Platten im Jahr 2015 um 50 % angestiegen ist. Dieses enorme Wachstum lässt sich zum Teil auf Verkäufe in allen 50 Staaten der USA zurückführen. Kunden aus aller Welt haben die wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Vorteile der Sonora-Platten erkannt, die die Druckfähigkeiten und die Produktivität gängiger Offsetdruckplatten, jedoch ohne die herkömmliche Plattenverarbeitung und den Verbrauch von Chemie, bieten. Read more ...
  • Innovations in digital, flexo, offset and new services with KBA 4.0
    2016-04-15 11:24
    15.04.2016 – Print is a part of our daily lives in all its variations. The KBA Group contributes to this spectrum of print products with its broad portfolio for numerous print markets ranging from the banknote, via cardboard, film, metal and glass packaging up to book, display, coding, magazine, commercial and newspaper printing. Under the banner “Add more KBA to your day” at drupa 2016 KBA will be in its usual place in hall 16 showcasing innovative products and processes in digital, flexo and offset printing. On top are new products for offline post-press and finishing as well as services and workflow solutions under the brand KBA 4.0. Read more ...
  • Hunkeler Systeme AG, disposal logistics with a system
    2016-04-15 10:44
    Wikon, April 15th 2016 – At drupa in hall 2 booth B14 Hunkeler Systeme AG presents, a complete system solution to rapidly remove all production waste with a proper extraction, shredding and compacting process. In the Müller Martini booth there are cut-offs, trimmed waste and dust from six saddle-stitcher and perfect-binders to properly evacuate and compact bales for transport. Production waste-systems from Hunkeler Systeme are all working with negative pressure from the point of collecting on to the end of the process. In addition, the line is equipped with both the Energy Saving System (ESS) and with the Automatic Switch Off System (ASA). Both systems allow energy savings up to 40 per cent of the total consumption and are only active when the suction system is needed. Read more ...
  • Harland Simon to upgrade reelstands and folder controls at Archant Print
    2016-04-15 09:43
    14th April 2016 – Having acquired eight sets of reelstand controls from Broughton Printers, Archant have contracted with Harland Simon to upgrade these controls to the latest specification including colour HMI screens. Controls will be integrated into the Goss CT45 reelstands at their Thorpe St Andrew site. Read more ...
  • Zur drupa 2016: Rogler|Software Suite für Druck/Verpackung/Label in neuer Aufmachung und mit vielen neuen Elementen
    2016-04-15 09:02
    14.04.2016 – Rogler Software, etabliert in Wien und Luxemburg, zeigt auf der drupa 2016 seine Branchenlösung Rogler|Software Suite für Druck/Verpackung/Label in neuer Aufmachung und mit vielen neuen Elementen. In allen Bereichen gibt es wesentliche Neuerungen: browser-basierte Planung – wo der Einsatz von ausgereiften Optimierungs-Routinen die beste Produktions-Abfolge errechnen und so wesentlich zur Reduktion der Kosten beitragen, Verpackungsdruck – wo modernste Ausschussberechnungen bereits in der vorbereitenden Kalkulation die Produktionsformen erstellen und an die Vorstufe weiterreichen, Material-Logistik – die als zentrale Elemente die Materialverfolgung und die dynamische Material-Disposition anbietet, kostengünstige Cloud Lösung mit kompakter Einsteigervariante und automatischer Kalkulation. Ergänzend stehen interessante neue Features zur Verfügung wie das web-basierte CRM-Modul, die BI-Lösung mit individualisierbaren Auswertungen. Zu beachten ist das modulare Prinzip der Software und die damit verbundene Möglichkeit, auch nur einzelne Module zu erwerben und einzusetzen (auch unter Verwendung von Datenanbindungen). Read more ...
  • Ferag with one2out debut, plus a worldwide innovation for EasySert
    2016-04-14 11:44
    Hinwil, 11 April 2016 – Ferag is coming to Drupa with extended inserting systems that have been improved in numerous details. Tried-and-tested EasySert technology, for example, can be connected by RollStream or FlyStream with up to 40 hoppers. Ferag will also be standing by with a worldwide innovation that the Swiss company will only reveal at the show. What’s more, the one2out line is another genuine Ferag innovation, and will be presented to the industry for the very first time at Düsseldorf. This modular, expandable installation is a clever precollecting process for advertising products that are merged from two different production strands. Ferag is thus offering optimum solutions for inserting supplements in the areas of newspaper printing, insert-into-insert processing, or when readying advertising titles for direct mail. Read more ...
  • Join OneVision Software AG at the Print & Publishing Day in Zurich
    2016-04-13 12:21
    Regensburg/Lenzburg, 13.04.2016 – On May 11, 2016, German software developer OneVision will be hosting a Print & Publishing Day in Lenzburg near Zurich. The event will see players from the print and publishing industry present the latest models and solutions for increasing efficiency and improving quality in media production. Key topics will include optimization of production workflows, fully automated image processing, color management and cross-media publishing. Read more ...
  • Goss to Highlight the Value of Partnerships at drupa 2016
    2016-04-12 11:50
    April 11th, 2016 – Goss International will be demonstrating its visionary approach to partnerships at drupa 2016 (Hall 15, stand D51), affirming that partnering with like-minded, market-leading suppliers and printers will be the key to future industry success. Read more ...
  • UPM's PM3 is officially inaugurated in Changshu, China
    2016-04-12 09:41
    (UPM, Shanghai, 12 April 2016 at 9:00 EET) – UPM announced today the official inauguration of the Paper Machine 3 (PM3) in Changshu, China. As an important milestone for the development of UPM in China, the new paper machine will further increase production capacity while implementing the Biofore strategy. With this investment UPM will continue to provide environmentally friendly, safe and broad product portfolios for customers in China and the Asia-Pacific region. Read more ...
  • International press retrofit orders for ABB
    2016-04-07 09:21
    Baden, Switzerland, April 6, 2016 – ABB, one of the leading suppliers of automation solutions for the newspaper industry, has announced two new orders for its modular retrofit solutions for newspaper printing. The orders come from the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung in Heidelberg, Germany, and New Straits Times in Malaysia. Read more ...

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