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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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  • Q.I. Press Controls captures Indian order
    2016-03-18 11:07
    Oosterhout, February 2016 – Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) has not only built up a reputation in the Netherlands and Europe, but also far beyond: the printing industry the world over has been discovering the benefits of equipping its presses with measurement and control systems produced by the Oosterhout-based company. Uttarbanga Sambad in India is yet another in a long series of businesses that have been placing orders with QIPC. It is through Naph Graphics - supplier of the new press – that Uttarbanga Sambad is investing in the mRC-3D system for colour register. Read more ...
  • Kodak gibt strategische Produkt- und Technologie-Entscheidungen bekannt
    2016-03-16 14:24
    Rochester, N. Y., 15. März 2016 – Die Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) gab heute strategische Entscheidungen bezüglich ihres Geschäftsbereiches Enterprise Inkjet und Aktivitäten bei Silber-Metallgewebe-Berührungssensoren bekannt. Diese Ankündigungen erfolgten nach gründlichen Bewertungen dieser Geschäftsfelder durch das Management und Diskussionen mit Kunden, Partnern und anderen Branchenteilnehmern. Read more ...
  • Masar Printing & Publishing in Dubai sets new standards in the Middle East & Africa with FoldLine
    2016-03-16 08:50
    March 15, 2016 – The printing company Masar Printing & Publishing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, integrates the folding solution FoldLine from manroland web systems into its new digital printing workflow with a Kodak Prosper 6000 C. With this, Masar enjoys production flexibility and can actively adapt to readers’ behavior. Read more ...
  • World’s largest newspaper has signed for 18 NELA punching and bending systems
    2016-03-15 12:26
    16.02.2016 – Dainik Jagran, the world’s most read newspaper with an average of 16.37 million readers per issue, has decided to upgrade their plate production with automation solutions from NELA. 18 NELA Ecobender V in total will be installed on several print sites throughout the country, starting in the first quarter of 2016. The new punch/benders will add to existing capacities, which already contain technology from NELA. The deal was struck at the World Publishing Expo in Hamburg 2015. Read more ...
  • Siegwerk präsentiert sich unter dem Motto „We color the future“ auf der drupa 2016
    2016-03-15 11:45
    Siegburg, Deutschland, 14. März 2016 – Unter dem Motto „We color the future“ präsentiert der internationale Druckfarbenhersteller Siegwerk sein Produkt- und Serviceportfolio mit Blick auf aktuelle Branchentrends auf der drupa 2016. Basierend auf seinem Werteversprechen rund um beste Farbperformance, hohe Produktsicherheit sowie einem hervorragenden Service unterstützt das Unternehmen seine Kunden mit innovativen Lösungen, die auf die individuellen Anforderungen abgestimmt sind. Am Stand 58 in Halle 3 werden Messebesucher Gelegenheit haben, sich mit den Experten von einem der weltweit führenden Hersteller von Druckfarben für Verpackungsanwendungen auszutauschen und sich über die angebotenen Leistungen und Lösungen näher zu informieren. Read more ...
  • UPM closes Madison Paper Industries and plans to sell related hydro power assets in the U.S.
    2016-03-15 10:23
    (UPM, Helsinki, 14 March 2016 at 16:00 EET) – UPM-Kymmene Inc. and Northern SC Paper Corp., a subsidiary of the New York Times Company, announced today the dissolution of their partnership, Madison Paper Industries, in the USA. The partnership's paper business will end and paper production is expected to conclude by the end of May at the latest. Hydro power assets located at the mill site will be sold. Read more ...
  • Preview: What’s New from Gämmerler at drupa?
    2016-03-09 15:21
    09.03.2016 – On its stand A80 in hall 14 the manufacturer of postpress systems places the emphasis on the demand for maximum capacity utilization in weboffset printing by efficient solutions of line control and palletizing. For digital printing Gämmerler will present a system allowing precise stacking of book- and newspaper signatures. Last but not least a completely new product for an additional production field will be introduced in hall 10. Read more ...
  • Hochwertiger und effizienter Digitaldruck mit technotrans-Systemen
    2016-03-08 11:35
    (PresseBox) (Sassenberg, 07.03.2016) – Seit nunmehr 30 Jahren ist die technotrans AG aus Sassenberg „Partner in Print“. Auch für den Digitaldruck bieten die Westfalen effiziente Lösungen für die Kühl- und Flüssigkeitentechnologie. Diese zeigt die technotrans AG in auf der drupa in Düsseldorf vom 31. Mai bis 10. Juni in Halle 2 an Stand A04. Read more ...
  • Finishing 4.0: Muller Martini Interconnects All Process Steps in Print Finishing
    2016-03-07 15:30
    18.01.2016 – Muller Martini machines equipped with the Connex workflow and data management system can be seamlessly integrated with customer systems. With Finishing 4.0, Muller Martini will showcase the growth opportunities that connectivity offers the graphic arts industry at drupa 2016. Read more ...
  • KBA at drupa: Confident statement for print in a digitalised world
    2016-03-07 15:17
    28.01.2016 – Print applications are an indispensable part of our daily lives. The Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) plays a decisive role here with its broad range of technological offerings for various print markets from banknotes, through manifold packaging solutions to magazines and newspapers. This is why “Add More KBA to your day” is the press manufacturer’s slogan for drupa 2016. President and CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann: “Together with our customers we make the world more colourful by transferring ink with a high level of precision onto a raft of everyday products. We wish to back this claim with our drupa motto and our trade fair stand. Today print and digital are increasingly going hand-in-hand.” Read more ...

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