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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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  • Centro Stampa Quotidiani places order number three with Q.I. Press Controls
    2015-08-27 13:19
    Oosterhout, 26 August 2015 – Centro Stampa Quotidiani, based in Erbusco, Italy, has once again opted to buy a Q.I. Press Controls system. Previously, the organisation placed orders for IRS and IDS on two of its printing lines. This time, IDS-3D is being installed on its presses. The results obtained with previous systems and the company's positive experience working with Q.I. Press Controls were decisive in clinching the third order. Read more ...
  • Amedia partnered up with DCOS Sweden AB for extension and retrofit of its Goss Universal Press
    2015-08-27 11:49
    Kinna, August 27, 2015 – 2.1 million Norwegians get their daily news via Amedia's newspaper and online magazines. This represents over 40% of the country's inhabitants, and gives a clear signal of the Group's position as the leading publisher of local media in Norway. They tap in to this range of readers with a network of 66 newspaper titles published from Honningsvåg in the north to Tvedestrand in the south, between these towns is a breathtaking 1400 km. Read more ...
  • Alpha Version of Paper Manual for Industry Comment
    2015-08-26 14:27
    September 10, 2015 – The best practice guide, “Optimised Paper Handling and Logistics” (OPHAL) is now being released in an Alpha version for industry comment. The review process will ensure the final publication delivers a comprehensive and complete guide to best practices across the entire paper supply and process chain. Read more ...
  • Future-oriented solutions for printed newspapers
    2015-08-25 13:48
    25.08.2015 – Innovative solutions to facilitate the cost-effective production of high-quality newspapers, magazines and supplements, future-oriented business models built around digital newspaper printing, press upgrades to enable sales-boosting finishing options and new advertising formats for the printed newspaper, and service offers geared to maintaining the value of older press installations are the central topics addressed by KBA-Digital & Web Solutions AG & Co. KG at this year's World Publishing Expo in Hamburg (Hall 4, Stand 330). The recently formed business unit KBA-Digital & Web Solutions is the product house responsible for webfed digital and offset print – and thus also for the newspaper market – within the Koenig & Bauer group (KBA). Read more ...
  • ABB at the World Publishing Expo, Hamburg
    2015-08-24 09:43
    Baden, Switzerland, August 21, 2015 – ABB, one of the leading suppliers of automation solutions for the newspaper industry, is convinced that printed newspapers will remain the cash cow of the news publishing industry for a long time to come and will be focusing at the World Publishing Expo on what it believes are the two most import criteria for success for newspaper production companies: keeping the presses running reliably and increasing efficiency by boosting the degree of automation. Read more ...
  • 77 neue Auszubildende in zehn verschiedenen Berufen
    2015-08-20 14:04
    20.08.2015 – In diesen Wochen beginnen 77 junge Damen und Herren bei der Koenig & Bauer-Gruppe (KBA) eine umfassende Fachausbildung in Zukunftsberufen. Im Bogenoffsetwerk Radebeul (KBA-Sheetfed Solutions, KBA-Industrial Solutions) erhalten 30 und im Stammwerk Würzburg (KBA-Digital & Web Solutions, KBA-NotaSys, KBA-Industrial Solutions) 28 Nachwuchskräfte eine praxisorientierte Vorbereitung auf das Berufsleben. Bei den Tochtergesellschaften in Bad Oeynhausen (KBA-Kammann), Frankenthal (Albert-Frankenthal), Mödling bei Wien (KBA-Mödling), Stuttgart (KBA-MetalPrint) und Veitshöchheim (KBA-Metronic) starten 19 Auszubildende. Read more ...
  • GlobalChannelPartners Summit 2015 – Manchester Unique global channel networking event
    2015-08-18 10:49
    Manchester, United Kingdom, August 17, 2015 – The GlobalChannelPartners Summit 2015 in Manchester on December 3, 2015 has been created for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, printers, packagers, associations, consultants, events, exhibitions, the print & packaging media, plus education & research institutions, to meet network and share ideas and business opportunities. Read more ...
  • QuadTech presents solutions to improve all aspects of newspaper printing at WAN-IFRA India 2015
    2015-08-18 10:42
    Sussex, Wisconsin, USA, 18 August, 2015 – QuadTech will present its range of solutions to help newspaper printers achieve higher quality and productivity on its stand (Hall 5, Stand 305) at WAN-IFRA India 2015, 2-4 September (Bombay Convention & Exhibition Center, Mumbai). Read more ...
  • Intelligent “Imposer”: first automated imposition solution for digital and offset printing
    2015-08-13 14:34
    13.08.2015 – “Imposer” is the name of the new member of the digital print family from manroland web systems. The software solution handles job-specific and automated imposing – for both digital and offset printing. The product was developed by manroland web systems, based in Germany, and Ultimate Technographics of Canada. Read more ...
  • Goss reveals top results from new technology at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    2015-08-13 09:36
    August 12th, 2015 – Since completion last year of the installation of the first triple-wide Goss Uniliner press in the USA, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (“PG”) is on its way to achieving key business and performance criteria stated at project outset. Increased advertiser activity as well as readers’ response indicate the success of investment in new production capabilities and wide-scale redesign. Read more ...

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