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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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  • 2018-11-02 11:58
    Baden, Switzerland, November 01, 2018 – “Druckzentrum Neckar-Alb” has awarded ABB with an order for an extensive controls and drives retrofit for modernization of its Wifag OF470 newspaper presses. Read more ...
  • 2018-11-01 14:15
    Montréal, Nov. 1, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, of $117 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, compared to $24 million, or $0.26 per share, in the same period in 2017. Sales were $974 million in the quarter, an increase of $89 million from the year-ago period. Excluding special items, the company reported net income of $96 million, or $1.03 per share, compared to $31 million, or $0.34 per share, in the third quarter of 2017. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-31 13:54
    Regensburg, 31.10.2018 – The cost pressure on print service providers is increasing. Prices for paper and raw materials continue to rise, while end customers do not accept higher prices. To achieve a sustainable profitability it all comes down to only one single measure: increase the degree of automation throughout print production – from prepress and print data preparation to printing and finishing. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-31 12:55
    October 31, 2018 – manroland Goss web systems, the company recently established by the merger of manroland web systems and Goss International, proudly looks back at a successful World Publishing Expo 2018 (WPE) in Berlin: “We are pleased to announce a successful show, with many interesting and promising customer discussions. Our participation in WPE 2018 was a great success,” Alexander Wassermann, CEO of manroland Goss declared. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-29 12:51
    Oosterhout, 29th October 2018 – Kalptaru Offset, Natraj Print House, Saraswati Press, Hexagon Print & Pack and Sanat Printers are five new Indian partners with whom Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) will collaborate. The Dutch specialist in measuring and control equipment for the printing industry supplies Indian printers with various mRC-3D systems for colour register control. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-25 11:59
    Würzburg, 19.10.2018 – This year’s meeting was already the 14th time that users of the Cortina waterless newspaper press had come together to discuss technical innovations and the latest developments on the market. Under the overall aegis of Koenig & Bauer, the Cortina users gathered at the headquarters of ink manufacturer hubergroup in Munich. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-18 13:38
    16.10.2018 – With the motto: „Novel approaches and Ferag technology for more efficient mailroom processes“, the Swiss company Ferag welcomed its guests on a 132 sqm booth at the IFRA World Publishing Expo 2018, which took place from 9 to 11 October 2018 in Berlin. Customers and visitors from all over the world were introduced to topics such as " personalized inserting", new applications for the TapeFix module or the newly developed single-sheet-feeder. In addition, options for tailor-made retrofit packages and software updates were also discussed. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-18 12:56
    11.10.2018 – Muller Martini struck a chord with the newspaper industry with its “Finishing 4.0: Advanced Inserting, Zoning and Workflow Optimization” theme at the three-day IFRA World Publishing Expo & Digital Content Expo in Berlin. Newspaper publishing companies and producers all have the same aim: to produce more cost-effectively. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-15 12:57
    Eksjö, September 2018 – To further expand and strengthen its machine platform and offering to its customers Schur has decided to centralize all sales, development, production and after sales activities into one company. Read more ...
  • 2018-10-11 13:41
    October 11, 2018 – In the last years, newspaper printers and manroland Goss began to rethink. A press retrofit is a real alternative to the purchase of a new pressvor a high-quality second-hand press. Read more ...

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