World Printers Forum
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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
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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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2015-05-28 11:2228.05.2015 - The printing plant belonging to media group Aschendorff in Münster, Germany, has been in operation for over 250 years. An important new chapter is set to begin there in spring 2016 with the production start-up of a Commander CL ordered recently from Koenig & Bauer (KBA). Read more ...
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2015-05-28 10:20Baden, Switzerland, May 26, 2015 – ABB, one of the leading suppliers of automation solutions for the newspaper industry, has announced a further success for its retrofit solution for Wifag reelstands. Druckzentrum Südwest GmbH in Villingen-Schwenningen in Southwestern Germany, which prints newspapers like the well-known Schwarzwälder Bote, has selected ABB to replace the obsolete WCON controls and drives on six of its reelstands. Read more ...
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2015-05-28 09:38Wake Forest, N.C., 27 May 2015 – Southern Lithoplate (SLP) has positioned itself as a true solutions provider to printing operations that are in a growth mode and seeking easy access to capital funding. Read more ...
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2015-05-22 11:26Würzburg, 21.05.2015 - At the Koenig & Bauer (KBA) AGM on 21 May Baldwin Knauf (75) and Reinhart Siewert (77) resigned their seats on the supervisory board at their own request, one year before the five-year term of office expires. Prior to this the AGM discharged the duties of both shareholder representatives for the previous business year. The former longstanding KBA CFO and CEO Reinhart Siewert has been deputy chairman for the past twelve years. Successful entrepreneur Baldwin Knauf, a managing partner for many years and currently deputy chairman of the shareholders’ committee at Knauf Gips KG in Iphofen, has been a member of the KBA supervisory board since June 2006. Supervisory board chairman Dr Martin Hoyos thanked these longstanding board members for their unflagging commitment to the success of the company. Read more ...
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2015-05-22 11:09Würzburg, 21.05.2015 - The agenda of the KBA 90th annual general meeting focused on the current status of the restructuring programme Fit@All, the shareholders’ decision regarding the proposed change to the group’s legal and management structure and personnel changes on the shareholder’s side to the supervisory board. This was in addition to the company’s figures for 2014 and the first quarter of 2015. The AGM at the Vogel Convention Center (VCC) in Würzburg was chaired by supervisory board chairman Dr Martin Hoyos. Read more ...
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2015-05-21 13:02Oosterhout, 21 May 2015 – Gidion Ambaum is the new Sales Executive for Q.I. Press Controls and EAE. He started working at Q.I. Press Controls' head office last month and from now on will take on responsibility for sales activities in Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Read more ...
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2015-05-21 12:3620.05.2015 - manroland India has made a breakthrough by clinching an order for a Cromoman 4-1 newspaper press. The prestigious order comes from Namasthe Telangana – a registered Telugu language newspaper in India. Read more ...
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2015-05-20 10:54May 19th, 2015 – Grupo El Comercio, Peru has invested in a third Community press from Goss International to further improve distribution and increase circulation figures for the various newspapers owned by the group. El Comercio, Peru 21, Trome, Depor, Gestión, Ojo, Correo and El Bocón. Read more ...
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2015-05-19 13:21Viby J, Denmark, 19.05.2015 - Based on a growing demand from media companies currently ‘navigating without a compass’, a new group of industry experts has formed the Business Intelligence and Consulting company, visiolab. Read more ...
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2015-05-19 09:14On 19 May 2015, Kasturi Balaji from the Indian publisher of “The Hindu” in Chennai (former Madras) and Chairman of the World Printers Forum, talked about the aim of the organisation. 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 16:05
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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 12:06
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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 16:54
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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 15:13
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Print publishers should use graphic design in addition to other tools to improve sustainability, asserts Pedro Matos, a design...
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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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