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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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  • 2017-06-20 11:19
    19.06.2017 – Randy D. Vandagriff wurde im Mai 2017 zum Präsident von Kodaks Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division und zum Vizepräsident der Eastman Kodak Company ernannt. Nach einjährigen Spekulationen, während das Prosper-Geschäft zum Verkauf stand, und der Ankündigung vom 7. April 2017, dass Kodak diesen Geschäftsbereich behalten wird, bezieht Randy Vandagriff zu den wichtigsten Fragen Stellung, um einen klaren Überblick darüber zu geben, wo die Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division heute steht und wie er deren künftige Entwicklung sieht. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-20 09:30
    Baden, Switzerland, June 19, 2017 – ABB, one of the leading suppliers of automation solutions for the newspaper industry, has announced the successful completion of one upgrade project for Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the receipt of an order for a second project. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-20 08:12
    Chicago, IL 19th June 2017 – Gannett Publishing Services (GPS) have selected Harland Simon to replace their EAE Press and Indramat Drive Controls on KBA Colora and Comet presses at their facilities in Louisville, KY and Jackson, TN. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-20 08:04
    Kinna, June 15th, 2017 – DCOS has secured yet another order for its closed-loop Inspection System technology. Skive Folkeblad decided in the end of last year to award DCOS the contract to modernize its Tensor press from 1999. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-19 11:44
    Kiel, June 13, 2017 – On May 29-30, 2017, more than 160 participants met at the Empire Riverside Hotel in Hamburg for the ppi Open Days to discuss latest developments and industry trends. Top-class speakers gave interesting presentations on their companies' strategies and demonstrated how the challenges of an industry that is in flux can be met successfully. Read more ...
  • International Color Quality Club 2018–2020
    2017-06-18 07:02
    WAN-IFRA issued press releases in English, Spanish and German language to inform about the wider scope of the International Color Quality Club: It is open for all kind of newspapers and magazines worldwide. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-14 13:46
    Regensburg/Coventry, 14.06.2017 – With his longstanding and extensive industry knowledge, Robert Lugg takes over responsibility for the UK sales office of the German printing and publishing software manufacturer OneVision. With his new position he will be looking to strengthen and expand the market position of OneVision as a leading provider of software solutions for the print industry, publishing houses and media companies in the UK and Ireland. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-13 10:01
    13.06.2017 – D. D. Purkayastha is the Managing Director & CEO of ABP in India and spoke during WAN-IFRA's "World News Media Congress 2017" in June in Durban, South Africa. He talked about print circulation in India bucking the global trend with 4.87 percent growth over the past decade. Nevertheless, Indian publishers are preparing for the future when, one day, India will realign itself with the rest of the world. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-08 12:35
    Berlin, 08.06.2017 – Der Vorstand der PDF Assocation hat Dietrich von Seggern, Geschäftsführer der callas software GmbH, zum neuen stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden gewählt. Matt Kuznicki, Chief Technical Officer von Datalogics, hält weiter den Vorstandsvorsitz inne. Damit repräsentieren zwei anerkannte PDF-Experten aus Europa und den USA den internationalen Verband. Read more ...
  • 2017-06-08 09:53
    07.06.2017 – In August 2017, Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) in Würzburg will be celebrating its 200th anniversary. The world's first press-building workshop of 1817 has since blossomed into a globally successful manufacturing group with a unique portfolio of solutions for the printing industry. Anniversary festivities are planned from 21st to 23rd September – an ideal occasion to review past achievements and to present the visions which will determine the company's strategy and market position in the third century of its history. Read more ...

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