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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.
World Printers Forum
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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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2017-09-26 11:1721.09.2017 – When it was time for The New York Times to expand the palletizing area at their printing plant in New York, it was a natural step to send a request to the Swedish manufacturer Schur Packaging Systems AB. After six Winrob III palletizers from Schur have already been successfully in operation for more than ten years and The New York Times has now decided to invest in two additional Winrob III systems. Read more ...
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2017-09-26 10:51(UPM, Helsinki, 25 September 2017 at 10:30 EET) – UPM Specialty Papers has strengthened its digital presence by launching www.upmspecialtypapers.com. Read more ...
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2017-09-25 14:15September 20, 2017 – manroland’s service encompasses the entire range of service offerings of the company. That means comprehensive support, be it consultation on optimal spare and wear parts in original quality, training, classic repair service, upgrade and automation solutions or maintenance of the printing systems. All of that is now covered by the new comprehensive service contracts. Numerous African customers have already made the decision to invest. Read more ...
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2017-09-22 11:47Würzburg, 22.09.2017 – With almost 700 guests from all over the world, Koenig & Bauer celebrated its 200th anniversary in the Vogel Convention Center (VCC) on 21 September. Many of the participants took the opportunity to visit the parent plant in Würzburg. In addition to state-of-the-art production facilities and the new Demo Center for digital and flexo printing presses ‒ soon to be equipped with machines ‒ they experienced historical and current printing presses in production from the broad portfolio of the oldest printing press manufacturer. A circular motion press from the year 1868 printed an engraving of the company's birthplace, the monastery Oberzell, a Super Olof Intaglio III press printed a specimen banknote, the Genius 52UV from KBA-NotaSys printed a security document, the digital web press RotaJET L printed, among other things, a 2.2m long poster of the Würzburg-born basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, who plays in Dallas, USA, since many years. And the world's largest inkjet press, the HP T1100S, produced for HP by Koenig & Bauer, printed a 2.8 m wide topliner for corrugated board. Read more ...
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2017-09-19 12:50Rochester, NY, Monday, September 18, 2017 – Kodak announced that it will increase the price of all Kodak offset printing plates globally. Plate prices will increase up to 9%. Read more ...
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2017-09-18 13:00Regensburg / Melville, 18.09.2017 – Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced its partnership with OneVision Software AG, an international provider of innovative and cost-efficient software solutions for the printing, publishing, and media industry. As part of the collaboration, the two print industry mainstays are poised to redefine customer care through an innovative and unique approach to combining both hardware and software offerings. Read more ...
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2017-09-14 13:4713.09.2017 – Christian Nienhaus, 57, verantwortet als Geschäftsführer übergreifend alle Printangebote von Axel Springer in Deutschland inklusive Print-Vermarktung, -Vertrieb und Druckereien. Zum 1. Oktober 2017 stellt er den Verlagsbereich Print personell auf. Ziel ist es, durch ein fokussiertes Team, klare Verantwortlichkeiten und weniger strukturelle Komplexität Chancen noch besser zu nutzen. Im Vordergrund steht deshalb die markenübergreifende Zusammenarbeit der Kernfunktionen, die für ein schlagkräftiges Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftengeschäft notwendig sind. Read more ...
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2017-09-07 14:41Tokyo, September 5, 2017 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery, Ltd. (MHI-PPM), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Hiroshima, has received an order for three sets of "Diamondspirit" newspaper offset presses from The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, a newspaper company headquartered in Sapporo. The new presses are to be installed successively at the main printing facility of the company's subsidiary Doshin Sogo Printing in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, between July 2018 and September 2019. Read more ...
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2017-09-07 13:41Durham, N.H., July 20, 2017 – The New York Times (NYT) has begun the major project of upgrading the controls on their Goss presses. The NYT have five Goss Colorliners and two Colorliner 85 presses in their College Point, NY facility. Read more ...
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2017-09-07 12:09(UPM, Helsinki, 7 September 2017 at 09.00 EET) – UPM has been listed as the forest and paper industry leader in the in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2017-2018 for the fifth time. 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.
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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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