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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. -
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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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2018-03-13 10:3213.03.2018 – The technotrans Group is able to look back on an extremely successful financial year: the group increased its operating result (EBIT) for 2017 by 79.2 percent to EUR 17.4 million, thus exceeding its own forecast. This represents a margin of 8.5 percent, compared with 6.4 percent for the previous year. Revenue including the acquisitions of 2016 climbed by 35.1 percent to EUR 205.1 million. Organic growth amounted to 12 percent. technotrans is targeting further growth for the current financial year. It aims to increase revenue to EUR 300 million by 2020. Read more ... -
2018-03-12 13:0707.03.2018 – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Ferag are together refurbishing the mailrooms at the production site in Atlanta. This has involved the relocation of two MSD lines from Austin (Texas) to Atlanta (Georgia), some 1000 miles away. The beneficial outcome for the company: increased efficiency, quality, functionality and production reliability. Read more ... -
2018-03-12 11:3521.02.2018 – Ferag technology handles reliable bundling at Gramedia Printing in the Indonesian capital Jakarta to ensure on-time deliveries of Kompas, the country’s largest daily newspaper. Yet greater production reliability has resulted from the company switching to the PRA-Plus line control system. Read more ... -
2018-03-12 10:3908.02.2018 – Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag GmbH in Kempten (Germany) is the kind of company that operates with a very long term view. Any investment here is considered not only in light of its full working lifecycle, but also with an eye to what comes thereafter. It was against this backdrop that a new mailroom was commissioned in the autumn of 2017, combining used Ferag components dating from 1998 and 2011 with the latest technology from Hinwil. One aim of this complex project has been to “synchronize” the anticipated working lives of the press and finishing lines. Read more ... -
2018-03-08 10:3308.03.2018 – Axel Springer consistently implemented its strategy and reached all of the Group targets for the 2017 financial year. The focus on organic growth, the use of synergies in the existing portfolio and the targeted acquisitions have shown results: All operating segments posted sales and profit increases over the reporting year. The digital business models in particular contributed to this development. Over the course of the last financial year, they accounted for 71.5 percent of revenues, 87.1 percent of advertising revenues, and 80.0 percent of the adjusted consolidated EBITDA. Adjusted for consolidation and currency effects, the digital activities achieved strong growth in revenues of 12.5 percent. Read more ... -
2018-03-05 14:27February 12, 2018 – Thomas Reinacher can look back on more than 20 years of extensive experience in the industry. For the past ten of those years, he has been working with leading US media companies and publishers for ppi Media. Read more ... -
2018-03-05 13:49Baden, Switzerland, March 5, 2018 – The Halifax Herald Ltd. in Nova Scotia is the largest independently owned newspaper publisher in Canada. The publisher has just the one press at its print site just outside Halifax. With no backup press, the commis-sioning of the new systems had to be undertaken without interrupting the normal daily production. Read more ... -
2018-03-01 19:221st March 2018 – Other than traditional offset and gravure inks, most cross-linked inks are difficult to remove from the paper fibres in the deinking process: Liquid toner as in HP’s Indigo ink, polymerised natural fatty acids in mineral-oil free inks or some dispersion varnishes form large particles, which for different reasons can lead to visible residues in the recycled paper. Such as current UV-curable inks. Read more ... -
2018-03-01 17:33Rochester, New York, 1. März 2018 – Die erfolgreiche prozessfreie Plattentechnologie von Kodak macht mit der Vorstellung der prozessfreien Kodak Sonora X-Platte einen weiteren großen Schritt nach vorn. Die Sonora X bündelt sämtliche Vorteile von Kodaks prozessfreier Plattentechnologie und sorgt mit bedeutenden technologischen Fortschritten dafür, dass Einschränkungen, die bisher Drucker mit hohen Leistungsanforderungen vom Einsatz prozessfreier Platten abhielten, ausgeräumt werden. Read more ... -
2018-03-01 15:381st March 2018 – Goss International’s printing press business (“Goss”) and manroland web systems, both manufacturers and service providers of web offset printing systems for newspapers, commercial products and packaging, are planning to combine their complementary businesses. The combined company will benefit from the companies’ complementary geographic footprints, create extensive synergies, ensure long-term viability, and provide value-oriented solutions, especially in the area of aftermarket services. In the future, the new entity will be a strong business partner to all international web printers. Subject to regulatory approval, the merger is expected to be completed by the middle of 2018. The Contiweb business of Goss International is not included in this transaction. 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 15:05
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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 11:06
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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 15:54
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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 14:13
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Print publishers should use graphic design in addition to other tools to improve sustainability, asserts Pedro Matos, a design...
Published in Print Production World Publishing Expo Blog by Brian Veseling on 2016-08-08 10:21
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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. -
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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