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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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2017-11-22 20:5522.11.2017 - Am schulfreien Buß- und Bettag bot der Druckmaschinenhersteller Koenig & Bauer in Kooperation mit der awo lifebalance bereits zum neunten Mal eine Betreuung für die 6- bis 14-jährigen Kinder seiner Mitarbeiter in Würzburg an. Koenig & Bauer unterstützt mit diesem Angebot seine Beschäftigten bei der Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf. Zahlreiche Mitarbeiter und Auszubildende standen den Kids beim Werken, bei Spielen, vielen Bewegungs- und Kreativangeboten zur Seite. Read more ... -
2017-11-21 13:06Reston, VA, United States and Frankfurt, Germany, 20.11.2017 (PresseBox) – The new study reports that currently 71% of the total publishing printing revenues in the study are concentrated in five top markets: China, U.S., Japan, U.K. and France. However, the largest share and fastest pace of future growth will be primarily among emerging nations in the Asia-Pacific region. India’s large market will be the most opportune global bright spot, projected to grow significantly at 8.1% annually, adding $1.2 billion in domestic revenue between 2016 and 2021, and supplant the U.K. as the fourth largest publishing printing market. Read more ... -
2017-11-17 11:12Rochester, NY, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 – Across the world, Kodak’s Print for Good campaign supports communities with book drives, book donations and the printing of school materials in support of increasing literacy. Because of the tremendous efforts of Kodak’s employees, print customers and local literacy partners, in its first full year the program placed approximately 30,000 books and school materials in the hands of thousands of children in communities throughout Europe, United States, Asia, and the Middle East. Read more ... -
2017-11-16 13:5816.11.2017 – Too many debates nowadays are of the divisive and irreconcilable “either/or” variety – the kind that offer false choices that never fully satisfy and only sow further division. The same can be said about the commonly held assumptions about print vs. digital news consumption. Either we get all our news digitally…instantly, but often of dubious origin, verity and depth…or, we read it in print, with some natural lag time and the “muscle strain” of having to turn pages. Read more ... -
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2017-11-16 11:04Durham, N.H., November 15, 2017 – Goss has received an order for an M130 press upgrade at Catamount Color with the goal of improving efficiency, reducing waste and enhancing color consistency. Read more ... -
IFRA WPE 2017: manroland web systems convinces the newspaper printing market with its e:line concept2017-11-15 20:33November 15, 2017 – The IFRA World Publishing Expo (WPE) in Berlin (10th – 12th Oct. 2017) was an all-round success for manroland web systems. The web offset market leader showcased the power of its e:line newspaper printing systems, future oriented business models in the service sector and its new member of management, Franz Kriechbaum. Read more ... -
2017-11-14 13:5407.11.2017 – technotrans AG seamlessly maintained its business performance in the first nine months of the current financial year. The operating result (EBIT) for the group climbed 96.7 percent in the period under review to around EUR 12.8 million, representing an EBIT margin of 8.3 percent (previous year 6.3 percent). Revenue went up by 50.5 percent to EUR 155.5 million. Meanwhile the company reaffirmed the forecast for the full year. Board of Management member Dr Christof Soest is to leave technotrans AG after seven years. The Supervisory Board voices its thanks to Dr Soest for his work on the Board of Management. Read more ... -
2017-11-13 13:2413.11.2017 – This year’s meeting was already the 13th time that users of the Cortina waterless newspaper press had come together to gather information on technical developments, to share practical experiences and to elaborate joint strategies within the framework of an annual Cortina User Workshop. The event initiated by Koenig & Bauer is held at the location of a different user or supplier industry partner each year, with central organisation placed in the dependable hands of Peter Benz, project manager at KBA-Digital & Web Solutions and the driving force behind the workshop. The host for the 2017 meeting was APEX International, the world's largest manufacturer of anilox and metering rollers with headquarters in Hapert near Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Read more ... -
2017-11-08 14:2008.11.2017 – Following a good third quarter, the Koenig & Bauer group took a large step towards achieving its growth targets for revenue and earnings in 2017, the year in which it was celebrating its 200th anniversary. In the first nine months, order intake rose by 3.9% over the previous year (€869.8m) to €903.4m. “In addition to our expanding service business, the increase in new orders was underpinned by gains in the growth fields of packaging and digital printing,” said CFO Mathias Dähn. CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann reported on a first order for the newly developed digital CorruJET sheetfed press addressing the prospering market of corrugated printing, which attracted great customer interest at the trade event FEFCO in Vienna in October. Revenue rose by 2% to €847.7m. With the book-to-bill ratio of 1.07, the order backlog of €613.2m at the end of the quarter remained at the previous year’s high level. EBIT came to €36.4m in the first nine months. The previous year’s figure of €39.2m had been influenced by a catch-up effect of €4.9m from a security press project. Group net profit came to €29.5m (2016: €32.5m), equivalent to earnings per share of €1.79 (2016: €1.98). 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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