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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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World Printers Forum
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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2018-03-01 16:191 March 2018 – Contiweb, a renowned specialist in state-of-the-art technologies for advanced drying and web-handling products for printing, today announced its plan to formalize its separation and operate as an independent company. Today Goss and manroland web systems announced the combination of their printing press businesses, with expected completion in mid-2018, subject to regulatory [and other] approvals. After transaction close, Contiweb will become a separate company under the ownership of American Industrial Partners with operations headquartered in Boxmeer, Netherlands. Read more ... -
2018-02-28 15:2628.02.2018 – R. Weeke Betriebs GmbH of Barleben, near Magdeburg (Germany), focuses exclusively on its core business: printing and finishing of newspapers, advertising supplements and freesheets. Weeke, which employs around 300 people at its Barleben Printing Center, belongs to the Magdeburg Media Group, whose best-known printed product is the daily Volksstimme. Read more ... -
2018-02-28 12:54(UPM, Helsinki, 28 February 2018 at 10:05 EET) – UPM paid a total of EUR 65 million as short-term incentives to employees in 2017. The incentives were paid for the good 2016 results. The figures are outlined in UPM's Annual Report that was published today. Over the last four years, the sum has been EUR 58 million per year on average. Read more ... -
2018-02-27 10:50Sassenberg, 27.02.2018 – Die Brune-Mettcker Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH aus Wilhelmshaven druckt verschiedene Lokalzeitungen sowie Produktionen für das Online-Portal Jadedruck.de. Im Wettbewerb glänzt die Druckerei der Norddeutschen vor allem mit ihrer mehrfach ausgezeichneten Druckqualität. Dazu investiert das Unternehmen regelmäßig in seine Anlagen. Neue Sprühfeuchtwerke sorgen dabei für ein bisher nicht erreichtes Druckergebnis. Read more ... -
2018-02-26 15:37February 23, 2018 – GWS Printing Systems and Schreiber + Weinert will also offer their products on manroland web systems’ B2B online market place. The involvement of Schreiber + Weinert represents a first, in that they are suppliers who do not originate from the printing industry. Read more ... -
2018-02-23 11:30Würzburg, 23.02.2018 – Koenig & Bauer announces a price increase with effect from 1 April 2018 for the entire product portfolio. Read more ... -
2018-02-22 13:2820.02.2018 – While the run sizes and number of editions of the Goslar daily newspaper have decreased, the insert market in the town in Lower Saxony is booming. The newspaper publishing company, which has been run by the Krause family for four generations, has recorded growth of some 40 percent over the last five to six years in the case of the “Goslarsche Zeitung”, which is published three times weekly, and of two advertisement papers. The compact design of the FlexLiner made it the optimal solution for the small production hall to handle the boom in inserts. Read more ... -
2018-02-20 12:02Wake Forest, N.C., February 19, 2018 – Southern Lithoplate, Inc., a leading manufacturer of digital printing plates and associated CTP solutions, has announced Jeffrey Bernhardt, has joined the SLP team as Regional Sales Manager. Read more ... -
2018-02-16 16:14The Board of WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum decided in October 2017 to run a project on the sustainability of newspaper production. Read more ... -
2018-02-14 13:15February 14, 2018 – In line with the success stories of manroland web systems in the year 2017, there has been yet another breakthrough. The latest one being in Kolkata, India where manroland sold a three tower Cromoman 4-1 press to Bartaman, one of the leading Bengali language newspapers coming out of the eastern part of the country. The press has been sold with a Service Level Agreement and is the second Cromoman 4-1 to be installed in eastern India. 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...
Published in Print Production World Publishing Expo Blog by Brian Veseling on 2016-08-08 11:21
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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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