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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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  • Tradition trifft Moderne – Axel Springer Druckhaus Spandau vertraut auf die Attiro Auswascheinheit von Agfa Graphics
    2017-02-23 12:07
    Berlin-Spandau, 17. Februar 2017 – Am Standort Berlin bedient das Druckhaus Spandau seit 1993 täglich die Leser in der Hauptstadt und den neuen Bundesländern mit druckfrischen Zeitungsprodukten. Insgesamt sind im Druckhaus Spandau ca. 250 Mitarbeiter beschäftigt. Jährlich werden knapp eine Millionen Druckplatten erstellt und 40.000 t Papier bedruckt. Bereits in 2010 wurde die Entscheidung für eine Teststellung des ersten Advantage N-TR Belichters getroffen. Heute hat der Belichter mehr als 2 Millionen Druckplatten verarbeitet und arbeitet immer noch einwandfrei. Read more ...
  • UPM: Looking for the perfect match?
    2017-02-21 12:42
    (UPM, Helsinki, 20 February 2017 at 10:00 EET) – You don't have to wonder anymore, whether and where you can find a suitable paper for your digital printing machine. UPM introduces the DIGI Matchmaker - an online tool developed to assist in finding the paper perfectly matching your requirements from our UPM Digi papers range. Read more ...
  • Kodak stellt die Kodak Prinergy Cloud vor
    2017-02-17 11:53
    Rochester, N.Y., 16. Februar 2017 – Kodak präsentiert mit der Kodak Prinergy Cloud eine Cloud-Plattform mit Analytikfunktionen, die Druckdienstleistern neue, in der Branche erstmals verfügbare Lösungen zur Minimierung von Kosten und Risiken sowie zur Förderung ihres geschäftlichen Wachstums bietet. Die Prinergy Cloud generiert aus Produktionsdaten leicht zu interpretierende, in einem Kennzahlenmonitor dargestellte Berichte mit handlungsrelevanten Informationen, die fundierte Entscheidungen in Echtzeit ermöglichen. Kunden können sämtliche Prinergy Cloud-Dienste mit in den Betrieben vorhandener Workflow-Software von Kodak integrieren und durch die Reduzierung von Hardware- und Administrationsaufwand ihre Betriebskosten senken. Read more ...
  • QIPC welcomes back ‘old’ colleague
    2017-02-16 14:32
    Oosterhout, 16 February 2017 – A welcome addition to the Q.I. Press Controls sales team since last November has been that of Harold Drinhuyzen. As such, the 54-year-old from nearby Breda returns to the company which had previously been his place of work from 2003 to 2009. Harold Drinhuyzen now has responsibility for the international sales of QIPC-EAE in the Mediterranean region, a number of African countries and Russia. Read more ...
  • Luftbefeuchtung einfach erklärt
    2017-02-16 13:32
    Hamburg, 15. Februar 2017 – Die Draabe Industrietechnik GmbH hat einen eigenen YouTube-Kanal gestartet. Leicht verständliche Kurzfilme erklären in wenigen Minuten alle Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Funktionsweisen der aktuellen Luftbefeuchtungstechnik in der Druck- und Verpackungsindustrie. Der Kanal ist unter www.youtube.com/DraabeLuftbefeuchter erreichbar. Read more ...
  • ACPM 2016 study of the press in France: 97.7 % of the population over the age of 15 reads the press
    2017-02-15 12:41
    97.7 % of the population over the age of 15 reads the press in France. The ACPM, an association set up by the main players in the French journalism sector -publishers, ad agencies, distributors and mediators – has published a study providing data on press dissemination and consumption throughout 2016. Read more ...
  • Kodak, Branchenführer und Drucker treffen sich bei der europäischen GUA-Konferenz 2017
    2017-02-13 15:57
    Watford, UK, 13. Februar 2017 – Kodak lädt Drucker und Branchenführer ein, an der diesjährigen Konferenz der Graphic Users Association (GUA) teilzunehmen, die vom 15. bis zum 18. März 2017 in Krakau, Polen, stattfindet. Die GUA-Konferenz mit Geoff Ramm, Schöpfer und Autor von Celebrity Service und OMG Marketing (Observational Marketing Greats), als Hauptredner wird die heißesten Branchentrends in den Blickpunkt rücken: Digital- und Verpackungsdruck. Ein zusätzlicher Schwerpunkt wird auf die Cloud und deren zahlreiche Möglichkeiten für Unternehmen gelegt. Read more ...
  • Stable Business Situation in the German Printing and Paper Technology Industry
    2017-02-10 11:55
    (PresseBox) (Frankfurt, 07.02.2017) – The German printing and paper technology industry looks back on a generally satisfactory year 2016. The turnover of the total industry rose by 8 percent. “As expected, business of our member companies developed good after the strong level of incoming orders during the previous year,” said Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association, at today`s annual press conference of the Association in Frankfurt. Read more ...
  • bvdm: Printwerbung wieder im Aufschwung
    2017-02-08 15:17
    Berlin, 7. Februar 2017 – Zum dritten Mal in Folge steigen die Bruttowerbeausgaben für Print. Das zeigt die aktuelle Bilanz zum Bruttowerbemarkt des Marktforschungsun-ternehmens Nielsen. 2016 wurden rund 10,5 Milliarden Euro in Printwerbung investiert – ein Zuwachs von 2,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Seit 2013 ist der Wert um fast 400 Millionen Euro gestiegen. Read more ...
  • Malayala Manorama, the largest circulating newspaper in Kerala, chooses QuadTech print quality solutions
    2017-02-08 14:17
    Sussex, Wisconsin, USA; 7 February 2017 – QuadTech today announced that Indian publishing house Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd, one of the leading media groups in India, has purchased a suite of QuadTech print quality control solutions: the ICON™ Integrated Platform, Register Guidance with MultiCam® and Ribbon Control with MultiCam®. Read more ...

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