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2015-12-22 11:5321.12.2015 – The DuMont media group in Cologne, Germany, is one of Koenig & Bauer’s (KBA) oldest customers. Their association dates back 180 years. The traditional publishing house recently opted once again for cutting-edge newspaper press technology from the Würzburg-based press manufacturer. A highly automated KBA Commander CL will come on stream in autumn 2016 at subsidiary MZ Druckereigesellschaft in Halle. With its high level of productivity, enormous flexibility and extremely short makeready times thanks to automatic plate changers, the web press from KBA-Digital & Web Solutions will replace a KBA Express delivered in the early 90s. Read more ... -
2015-12-22 10:4417.12.2015 – Thanks to their modular design, Muller Martini systems can be adapted to new market requirements at any time. A typical example is the CoLiner pre-gathering unit, which can be seamlessly docked onto the ProLiner newspaper inserting system if insert volumes increase. Read more ... -
2015-12-22 10:22Oosterhout, 15 December 2015 – Offsettrykkeriet Midtjylland - OTM for short - is a Denmark-based printing company which is constantly striving to upgrade its equipment to meet the demands of the modern age. The company is the only printing company in Denmark which has ever been a Member of WAN-IFRA's International Newspaper Color Quality Club and is relentless in its search for new ways of raising the quality of its products. For several years, OTM has been keeping a close eye on the development of the Q.I. Press Controls cut-off register system. During the 2015 World Publishing Expo in Hamburg, OTM finally took the plunge and ordered the mRC-3D cut-off register for its printing plant in Ikast. This represents OTM’s third order with Q.I. Press Controls. Read more ... -
2015-12-18 10:5703.12.2015 – Shorter setup times, maximum reduction of manual plate handling and cost reduction in plate production: These were important reasons for Südwestdeutsche Medienholding (SWMH, Stuttgart) to completely modernize the plate production on 3 print sites. In the course of the year, Süddeutscher Verlag Zeitungsdruck GmbH (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Pressehaus Stuttgart Druck GmbH (Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgarter Nachrichten) and Druckzentrum Südwest in Villingen (Schwarzwälder Bote) have not only exchanged all their existing CTP-Systems in favour of new high performance machines but the plate logistics including the register punching, folding and sorting have been be updated in accordance with the latest universal standards. As Technology Partner, NELA has developed concepts tailored to every print site’s individual need. Overall, SWHM has ordered nine new high speed register punching- and bending systems of type VCPevolution HS800 as well as extensive plate transport and sorting systems. Read more ... -
2015-12-17 13:1614.12.2015 – A KBA Commander satellite press with an hourly output of up to 90,000 full-colour newspapers has been in operation at Coldsetinnovation Fulda in Eichenzell, Germany, since 2010. The highly automated press that was extended in 2011 consists of three reelstands, three printing towers, a KF 5 folder and numerous add-ons for inline finishing. A few days ago the longstanding partnership between KBA and the printing company in Hesse expanded with an extensive service agreement. Siegfried Wahl, assistant vice-president and technical director at Coldsetinnovation Fulda: “We have worked successfully together with KBA for decades and are extremely satisfied with the performance of our Commander and the service support received. With this service agreement we aim to increase the production reliability and efficiency of our press further.” Read more ...
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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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The newspaper industry is under pressure globally. While in the West, decline of the newspaper has been rapid, in the East, newspapers will probably survive for longer. However, there are several pressures on the newspaper industry in the East as well – competition from digital readership, increasing input costs, reducing advertising spends, and so on. In such a scenario, it is important for newspaper industry players to collaborate to improve internal operational efficiencies across the industry. Through such an effort the overall industry will stand to benefit. With this objective in mind, an industry-wide benchmarking exercise was carried out to identify specific improvement opportunities across players. The result has been extremely encouraging. This report details out the methodology and findings of this benchmarking exercise. -
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