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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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  • manroland Goss web systems: a reasonable answer to the demands of modern newspaper printing
    2018-10-10 14:04
    October 10, 2018 – What will the future of newspaper printing hold? The newly merged company and web offset printing market leader manroland Goss is aiming to show its customized solutions, new business models and groundbreaking strategies for modern newspaper production at World Publishing Expo (WPE) 2018. Read more ...
  • From high-end webfed to digital services: Koenig & Bauer at the World Publishing Expo in Berlin
    2018-10-10 11:40
    Würzburg, 01.10.2018 – As a technological pioneer, Koenig & Bauer will once again be presenting new, tailor-made and future-oriented solutions at this year’s IFRA World Publishing Expo (WPE) in Berlin. On a 100m²-large exhibi-tion stand in hall 21a (No. E15), the market leader for medium and high-performance newspaper presses will present its broad product range from 9 to 11 October, as well as new service products for its own and third-party presses (through its subsidiary PHS) in the “Active Corner”. The need for press services has been rising continuously for years due to lower new press investments and the aging machine population. In addition to traditional Koenig & Bauer services such as retrofits, press relocations and upgrades, more and more customers are taking an interest in digital services. Read more ...
  • Agfa Graphics to show at World Publishing Expo how its Eco³ prepress solutions make newspaper printers more profitable
    2018-10-09 12:59
    Mortsel, Belgium, 08 October 2018 – At the IFRA World Publishing Expo 2018 (9-11 October, Berlin), Agfa Graphics will focus on how its Eco³ prepress solutions can make newspaper printers’ operations more economical, ecological and convenient. Key elements are the recently launched Avatar V-ZH printing plate, Attiro ZH clean-out unit and the latest version of the Arkitex Production workflow software. Read more ...
  • Gannett orders ABB retrofits for two key US print sites
    2018-10-09 12:07
    Baden, Switzerland, October 9, 2018 – Gannett has placed major orders with ABB for press control retrofits and upgrades at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and North Jersey Media in Rockaway, New Jersey. Read more ...
  • manroland Goss web systems strongest supplier for webfed printing
    2018-10-09 10:55
    October 9, 2018 – The forward-looking merger between manroland web systems and Goss International enables global market presence, a broad product range, technological excellence, long-term comprehensive customer support, and e-business in the web-fed printing market. Time to have a closer look on the new company and its portfolio. Read more ...
  • Flowliner Former – A New Revolutionary In-line-Stitcher for Broadsheet and Berliner
    2018-10-05 16:05
    Stockholm, October 8th 2018 – The world’s first stitched broadsheet has now been produced. Installed at the former, the new stitcher from Tolerans makes it possible to stitch full size formats such as Broadsheet and Berliner products inside the press. This innovation creates opportunities for printers to enjoy new revenue streams, cost savings and production efficiency. Read more ...
  • Norwegian printer selects DCOS for major investment in automation
    2018-10-05 08:38
    Kinna, October 4th, 2018 – In an effort to secure their role as a leading newspaper printer in Norway, Agderposten Trykk AS, based in Arendal, has contracted DCOS for a major automation upgrade of their Goss Magnum press, involving partial retrofit of the Goss Omnicon system and adding DCOS Closed-loop inspection system. Read more ...
  • Extend Lifetime. Cut Costs – manroland Goss web systems at WPE 2018
    2018-10-02 13:36
    October 2, 2018 – With a joint reputation as leaders in web offset printing, the recently combined manroland Goss web systems, the merged company of manroland web systems and Goss International, will be exhibiting at World Publishing Expo (WPE) 2018, Hall 21a, Booth E.08 in Berlin from October 9 to 11, 2018. While there, the mission of manroland Goss to serve the market will be communicated to the industry, with the company’s promise to deliver even greater value to stakeholders, equipment owners, and global print markets. Read more ...
  • Engle Printing Company taps DCOS for their press automation upgrade
    2018-09-27 14:29
    Kinna, September 27th, 2018 – Located in picturesque Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Engle Printing Company, Inc (EPC) has been a family owned and operated business founded in 1954 by Alvin Engle and his wife Pauline. A business that started with a sheet-fed press located in the basement of their home has now grown into a multi-press operation with five single width offset presses now in operation at their Hempfield plant which opened in 1999. Read more ...
  • Uniset 70 with a new Heatset Line
    2018-09-27 13:31
    September 27, 2018 – Prensa Libre, the leading daily newspaper in Guatemala, is expanding its existing Uniset system with an additional heatset line. This is intended to improve efficiency and flexibility for the daily printing of various supplements and schoolbooks and, in the near future, also bible pages. Read more ...

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