WAN-IFRA

World Association of News Publishers

Newspaper Production

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  • Newsprint Waste Management

    There is a very simple but powerful reason why something should be done about reducing newsprint waste – economics. Money saved on newsprint is money earned.

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  • BEST IN PRINT 2020

     

    BEST IN PRINT WINNERS 2020 ANNOUNCED:

     

     

    The Best in Print Awards will be presented to newspapers and magazines from asia, deserving recognition for their excellence in standardized printing. The focus of the award is to show the ability of newspapers to print consistently high quality according to international ISO standards.

    This competition is open to all newspapers in Asia. Successful participants are awarded in two classes based in the circulation of the participating publication.

     

    This contest is based on the technical evaluation of a printed cuboid in a live production of the participating title, ISO 12647-3 conformance parameter from the printed cuboid would be measured.

     

    ·         Below circulation of 1 50, 000 copies

    ·         Above circulation of 150 000 copies.

     

    How did we rank:

    Combined score of the technical score (measured from printed cuboid) and General print quality will used to arrive at the ranking of the participants and segregate the rank them (Gold, Silver and Bronze) for each the category they belongs to.

     

    What did we Award:

    Awarded the three-ranking publication in each of the mentioned category (Above & below 150K print circulation) awarded as Gold, silver and Bronze A general print Quality (GPQ) will be assessed for the visual print defects.

     

    BEST IN PRINT 2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED:

     

    COMPANY

    COMPANY

    PUBLICATION

    CITY

     

     

    		  

     

    Less than 150K

     

     

     

    GOLD

    Apple Daily Printing Limited

    Apple Daily (Hong Kong)

    Hong Kong

    SILVER

    Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

    The Times of India

    Ahmedabad

    BRONZE

    Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

    The Times of India

    Lucknow

    BRONZE

    United Printing & Publishing

    The National

    Abu Dhabi

     

     

    		  

     

    More than 150K

     

    		  

     

    GOLD

    Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

    The Times of India

    Mumbai

    SILVER

    Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

    The Times of India

    Navi Mumbai

    BRONZE

    Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

    The Times of India

    Ghaziabad
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  • Automatic Image Enhancement
    Pictures are an important element in reporting the news.
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  • UV vs. Heatset
    Heatset-dryer installed in a newspaper press
    Dryer technology is a key feature to print on glossy or light-weight-coated paper (LWC).
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  • Ink saving
    Conventional separation in comparison to Ink-saving separation
    InkSaving tools allow to reduce the amount of expensive colour ink by replacing the 3c gray equivalent with black ink only. Benefits are cost savings between 10% to 20%, but also better printability, reduced colour variations, better drying and less smearing and in total a stable production process.

Newspaper Production

WAN-IFRA's Newspaper Production Competence Centre provides in-depth know-how about all production-related activities and processes, from prepress to printing to postpress, also including consumables.

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  • Quality Evaluation Service

    Quality Evaluation Service offered by RMTC has the objective to evaluate the whole workflow right from Pre-press and Press which assist to produce quality print consistently. This objective is the most critical for the satisfaction of advertisers and readers and to operate the PRESS at optimum or minimum cost. To achieve this goal, consistent process control procedures and proven standards like ISO 12647-3 must be established and practiced.

     

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  • Southern Lithoplate Replica HSV the Best Option for Quality, Efficiency at Minneapolis Star Tribune
    2015-01-28 09:53
    Wake Forest, N.C., January 27, 2015 — Meeting the needs of newspaper readers and advertisers in a major media market the size of Minneapolis-St. Paul is a massive undertaking. For the better part of 2014, the award-winning Star Tribune, based in Minneapolis and Minnesota’s largest daily newspaper, also printed the St. Paul Pioneer Press, its rival and the state’s oldest daily, under a five-year agreement announced in 2013. Read more ...
  • Automatic image processing – fast-forward with GPUs
    2011-08-31 10:36
    News photos are benefiting directly from the huge advances that are being made in digital image processing technology. Digital cameras and automatic image processing (AIP) programs are improving their remarkable speed, quality and consistency because of the widespread investment in industrial research in imaging and computer science, fuelled by a vibrant cross-exchange of information and technology. Read more ...
  • Sustainability in newspaper production
    2011-01-26 15:49
    In summer 2009, WAN-IFRA, in cooperation with the Media Faculty of the Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur (HTWK) in Leipzig, Germany, launched the “Sustainability in Newspaper Production” research project. Ronald Weidel is responsible in Leipzig for carrying out the project. Here is an excerpt of the interview that will be featured in the May-June 2010 edition of WAN-IFRA Magazine, in which he explains the content and objectives of the project. Read more ...
  • Research Reports
    2011-01-07 10:41

    WAN-IFRA's Newspaper Production Competence Centre provides its members and the industry in-depth reports on the most critical issues that publishing and printing companies will face. Browse through our catalogue of Research Reports.

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  • Study Tours
    2011-01-07 10:20
    WAN-IFRA offers a number of opportunities throughout the year for production personnel to visit some of the most innovativing printing operations and related supplier companies around the world. Read more ...
  • A “Strong Colour” Profile for the Newspaper Press Control Desk
    2010-11-23 15:28
    Standard ISO 2846-2 newsinks printed on standard ISO 12647-3 newsprint are exceptional because they don’t dry but are absorbed into the newspaper fibre structure. There are no chemical polymer driers in the ink and no gas flame or UV driers in coldset printing. Fortunately for the readers, only a minimum amount of the relatively low viscosity newsink stays on the newsprint surface to transfer to adjacent pages or rub off on the readers’ hands. Andy Williams, the author of this article, is Research Manager (Colour and Imaging) within the Competence Centre Newspaper Production of WAN-IFRA. Read more ...
  • Special Report on Automatic Image Processing
    New Special Report: Automatic Image Processing
    2010-11-23 14:49

    WAN-IFRA presents ways to process news photos more efficiently. A must-read for production managers and repro specialists.

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  • Colour test element for reproduction
    A fresh look at greybalance in colour picture reproduction
    2010-11-23 13:40
    Greybalance is pervasive at all stages of colour reproduction. It is necessary to control and ensure that no additional colour bias is added by the processing chain. Read more ...

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  • WAN-IFRA Bar Code for paper reels
    The Materials Database
    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.
  • World Printers Forum, the Print Community within WAN-IFRA
    World Printers Forum
    The World Printers Forum (WPF) is an organisation of newspaper printers and suppliers within WAN-IFRA. It promotes the power of print and the sustainability of print production.

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Competence Centre Newspaper Production

WAN-IFRA's Newspaper Production Competence Centre provides in-depth know-how about all production-related activities and processes, from prepress to printing to postpress, also including consumables.

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Promoted Reports

  • Inkjet applications in newspaper production

    To make the best use of industrial inkjet digital printing in a newspaper environment, it is imperative to identify the applications and niches that can be served better and at lower cost by digital printing than by conventional printing processes.

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