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FROM INDIA TO THE WORLD

Working shoulder-to-shoulder: Image Venture heads (l-r) Senthilkumar, Sivayogen and Mathiseelan strike a pose beside The Wish Fish poster.

Cortina prints• Gulf News in Berliner form

Amar Ujala• adds printing towers in Noida, Kanpur

ppi Media brings punch • to SPH print advertising

TOI• bags Green Printer Award

Vinsak launches pressroom chemicals•

KBA reports positive fi gures•

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FROM THE EDITOR

Sashi Nair [email protected]

Finding success in a venture with images

Media is not only about the press and TV news channels; it’s as much about entertainment as anything else. It is also about producing something that can get the audience interested, while relaying subtle messages. The field of animation and animation films may be far removed from that of news publishing but, nevertheless, it is very much an intrinsic part of the media landscape. As far as latest technology or special effects for films are concerned we often seek support from well-known names in the developed world. Brett Pierce, Kerry Michaels, Kent Pierce and David Hamby are names to reckon with in the world of animation. Seeking their help in enhancing a developed plot, developing a series, identifying the right voices for the characters and to carry out services of voice production, pre-production and music is not easy. But an Indian team managed to do that, and based on its own merit.

When brothers Ramachandran Mathiseelan and Krishnamoorthy Ramachandran Senthilkumar established Image Venture as a business enterprise with an investment of Rs 80000 in a dingy room in Chennai’s T. Nagar in August 1997, little would they have thought about rubbing shoulders later with some of the top names in the animation industry. The only company they had at the time was a computer and an animator. While Mathiseelan was earlier production engineer at GM Pens, Senthilkumar was head of the 3D animation team at Pentamedia. In a few years the company made a mark in the domestic market and pioneered the growth of affordable quality VFX and animation services for a bulk of the Telugu and Tamil television markets. Many advertising film makers were delighted in getting a quality job done at Image Venture. There was little focus on feature films at the time and the strategy helped the company grow its business steadily; the promoters managed the company through internal accruals. They often found it difficult to get loans and over the years it has been one long hard struggle. But when dreams are backed by hard work and a pinch of good fortune, it’s only a question of time before you reach the top. And with creations such as Bommi & Friends and The Wish Fish, Image Venture has shown that you can dare to dream and go for it.

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Reading the daily newspaper is a habit for most. You usually have a paper you are loyal to; you get used to its touch and feel over time so much so that even a small change either in size or font unsettles you, even if it be for a short while. There are some readers who do not take easily to changes at all. But the old order has to change, yielding place to the new. And newspapers have to move with the times and reflect a contemporary look. That is perhaps what the Gulf News has done by changing to the Berliner format. Established in 1978 as a tabloid title with a daily circulation of about 3000 copies, the paper converted to broadsheet in the 1980s and today has a circulation of more than 120000. What is also significant is that Al Nisr Publishing, publisher of Gulf News, has installed a multi-unit KBA Cortina, a double-wide, one-around hybrid press, complete with Ferag mailroom systems in what is a new high-tech production plant near Dubai.

Back home, Q.I. Press Controls India has received orders from Amar Ujala’s printers in Noida and Kanpur for additional printing towers. And The Times of India has yet again bagged the Indian Green Printer Award from technotrans, the Chennai branch achieving what the Ahmedabad unit did last year.


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Bringing home the magic of animation

It may not be a rags-to-riches story yet, but it certainly is one of hard work, determination and success. When two brothers and a friend set up an enterprise to offer animation services, they only had technical expertise to bank on. It was only a few years later that they made a splash with Bommi & Friends, the first international children's animated television series from India to go global. And then came The Wish Fish...


SurveyRINDFrom the editor 1

Cortina prints Gulf News in Berliner form 14

Amar Ujala adds towers in Noida, Kanpur 18

ppi Media brings punch to SPH print advertising 20

A special resource feature on VAPoNnews 26

Industry Updates 33

General News 43

Calendar 46

ppi Media brings punch to SPH print advertising 20

Photos cover page / cover story: Image Venture


Bringing home the magic of animation

It may not be a rags-to-riches story yet, but it certainly is one of hard work, determination and success. When two brothers and a friend set up an enterprise to offer animation services, they only had technical expertise to bank on. It was only a few years later that they made a splash with Bommi & Friends, the first international children's animated television series from India to go global. And then there was no looking back. Over the past few years the young Image Venture team has shown they have what it takes to go the distance. Sashi Nair reports

It was in August 1997 that brothers Ramachandran Mathiseelan and Krishnamoorthy Ramachandran Senthilkumar established Image Venture in Chennai, as a business enterprise with an investment of just Rs 80000. Keeping them company in a small office

was a computer and an animator. “It was the time when private television channels were making their presence felt in India and it was natural for the company to start focusing on television advertising,” says Mathiseelan, managing director. By 2000, the firm made a mark in the domestic market and pioneered the growth of affordable quality VFX and animation services for about 80 per cent of the south Indian television market.

Today, Image Venture develops,

produces and distributes 3D-animated properties in the form of TV serials, home videos and theatricals (including co-production) and provides outsourcing services for VFX and animation worldwide. In its 2000 sq ft Lake Area office in Nungambakkam, a fairly upmarket area in Chennai, is housed a state-of-the-art studio as far as technology, creative software and security systems are concerned. The company employs about 70 creative artistes, technicians and management graduates.

Over the years, Image Venture has developed a creative workflow system based on lean production techniques which enable the studio to complete a feature film on home video international quality in less than 12 months. The process includes pre-production (story,

Artists busy at work at the Image Venture office in Chennai.

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screenplay, character design, set and prop design, storyboard preparation, voiceovers, 3D animation), 3D employment (pre-production, 3D modeling, providing texture, rigging for characters, sets and props), production (layout or staging, animation, VFX) and post-production (lighting, rendering, composting, editing, final reel output).

Image Venture has used such techniques either fully or partially and the team has provided visual effects for more than 1500 commercials, 2000

television episodes and a dozen feature films. It distributes properties for interactive and non-interactive industries such as Television, Film, Advertising, E-learning and Gaming Assets. Clients include Sun Network, Star Vijay, Zee TV and Eenadu Network; advertising agencies such as O&M, Lintas, Grey Advertising, Ideopraxist, Thinkpot, Fifth Estate and Sasi Advertising; and ad film makers and producers such as AC Films, Nimbus Television, UTV, AVM Productions, Vikatan Group, Event Express, Sculptors and TWC.

Forging associations abroadImage Venture entered the export market in 2004,

with the first contract coming from Chicago-based Raza Communications. Two years later, it entered into the production of its own IP (intellectual property) content in the area of animation for the worldwide market. Bommi & Friends, the first international children's animated television series from India to go global, produced at the cost of 2 Million USD, completed production in September 2010. The series is now in telecast on Kidsco Television, UK and plays in more than 70 countries, including in Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa.

“Well-known American names such as David Hamby, Brett Pierce, Kerry Micheals and Kent Pierce have been part of the project. The series is distributed by Octapixx Worldwide, Canada. Bommi & Friends bagged the 2nd position for Best Preschool Educational Series at the Asia Television Forum 2012, Singapore,” executive director Senthilkumar points out.

It was in 2010 that Image Venture tied up with KidsCo, UK, a joint venture between NBC Universal (USA), Cookie Jar Entertainment (Canada) and Corus Entertainment (Canada), to develop idents (identification) for different festivals such as the Chinese New Year, Easter, Halloween, Ramadan, Christmas and Diwali. The Indian creative team produced eye-catching animated TV commercials & VFX sequences for leading free-to-air channels in India and overseas such as Zee (US), Sony (UK) and B4u (UK). Sun TV (India),Gemini TV (India), Eenadu TV (India), Star Vijay TV (India), Zee TV (India), Jaya TV (India), Raj TV (India).

In 2010, Image Venture and Baleuko of Spain signed a co-production agreement to produce a 75-minute animated feature film, The Wish Fish, with a production cost of 5 million euro (Rs 25 crore). Production was

completed in May and the film will be released globally later this year. “An international kids brand and Image Venture have finalised a deal to produce 26 episodes of a 11-minute series in the adventure genre, to be called Sindbad – In Space. The series is in the pre-production stage. The company has lined up productions for the next five years with Bommi & Fiends Season 2, Junior Newton, Onkey Domkey, Homecoming and Ayriathil Oruvan.” explains A.P. Sivayogen, executive producer and director (Technical & Business Affairs), who joined the brothers early on in their enterprise.

The company has subsidiary offices for business development (Image Venture Mediaworks) in Europe and Singapore and has plans to list the company soon. More than anything else, it is the outstanding

Image snatches (here and on right) from The Wish Fish, a 75-minute animated feature that will be released worldwide this year.


creative team that is scripting the success story. While Mathiseelan has more than 11 years of experience in visual effects and 3D animation, having been associated

with VFX production and business development in south India for the television and advertising industry,

Senthilkumar, a trained animator, has more than 14 years experience in visual effects and 3D animation. Sivayogen, a computer engineering graduate, has more than 15 years of experience in programming, visual effects, 3D animation, and video and film content production. Gowri Shankar is the coordinator for North America. Other members include Sam Thilak, head of VFX; B. Satyanarayanan, head of Animation; K. Chandramohan, head of Creative and Art director.

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Sindbad - In Space is now in the pre-production stage.

A flow chart showing how a script is developed from a story, and how various parameters such as character and prop designs, modeling, rigging and texturing come into play before the final frame is captured on film.


How Bommi & Friends got ti ny tots hookedThe fl agship animati on brand for Image Venture is Bommi and Friends, distributed by Octapixx

Worldwide, Toronto, Canada, an original 3D animati on IP (intellectual property) targeted at children of pre-school age, up to 7 years. Aft er producti on of the fi rst season of 13 episodes for television was complete, telecast commenced on internati onal children’s channel KidsCo from February last year, and now conti nues in more than 70 countries. The series was created not only for children in India, but for a worldwide audience.

The concept of Bommi & Friends was developed to indeed build a brand image and create value over the coming decades. Image Venture planned to create a 360-degree business model (comprising various media platf orms), starti ng with the TV series, feature fi lms and online media (interacti ve as well as non-

interacti ve), and going on to merchandising of books, toys, games, garments and home video DVDs.

It was in 2006 that Image Venture began to explore the possibility of creati ng its own IP. The small creati ve team from the company was asked to present character designs and plots. Of the many characters created, three stood out. One was a dog, the other a giraff e, and the third, an elephant. It was then decided to create a plot using the three characters, the objecti ve being to create a very Indian series.

Backed by inputs from storytellers Jeeva Raghunath and Nandini Sridhar, the

Image Venture team developed the image and character of the protagonist – a girl – and named her Bommi. A teaser campaign generated excellent response. Thus, a script was developed around the litt le girl and the series was named Bommi & Friends.

Meanwhile, at the MIPCOM television market in Cannes, France, suggesti ons were made that Bommi be made an internati onal cartoon character and the series designed and developed, with help from internati onal writers and voice-over arti stes, to att ract internati onal talent and build Bommi into a global property. Brett Pierce and Kerry Michaels were then hired to enhance the already developed plot and Kent Pierce to write the fi rst 13 episodes of the series. David Hamby (Double Take Media Soluti ons, U.S.A.) and team were given the task of identi fying the right voices for the characters and to carry out services of voice producti on, pre-producti on and music.

Bommi & Friends tracks Bommi as she works through comical, magical and challenging obstacles that four- and fi ve-year-olds face, and as she tries to forge a deeper understanding of herself and those around her. Bommi, the lead character, has been moulded to be a friend of every Indian girl. What the series does, subtly, is to raise awareness of the self in relati on to one’s culture, build pride and self-esteem, appreciate similariti es, respect and value diff erences, gain an understanding of the interdependence of people in a community, and reinforce the importance of friendship.

Bommi & Friends, targeted at children up to age seven, is based on the story of a small girl and her adventures. It also relays subtle messages.

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The Wish Fish and the adventures of OpilThe Wish Fish is an international co-production between Image Venture and Baleuko and Talape

Producciones Audiovisuales of Spain, with the Indian company having equity of 44.63 per cent. The 75-minute film will be produced in English, Basque, Spanish, Hindi and Tamil.

The story is about Opil, an eight-year-old boy who is slightly overweight because he snacks too much. In a desperate attempt to stop him from wolfing down junk food, his mother serves him a special dish:

the Wish Fish. But Opil no longer believes in fairytales and takes it as a joke: "I wish some mutant aliens come and take away all the fish on the planet," he says.

The following morning, the troops of evil Saturon arrive aboard their spacecraft and suck out water from all the oceans and water bodies, spreading chaos and threatening the survival of the world.

Opil is rescued by the Master Guardians of Wishes, who are outraged and wonder how somebody in his right mind would have made such a foolish wish. The only possible solution seems to be for the person who made the wish, to find another wish fish, eat it, and ask for the previous wish to be withdrawn.

However, by now, all the fish are in the custody of Saturon's spaceships and it looks as though Opil will be incapable of accomplishing his task.

With the help of Captain Mackarel, his daughter Marina, Lady Rapperfish and her dog, Allugly, Opil embarks on a crazy adventure in which he will have to do his utmost to recover the sea and save the planet. <

Creativity at its best: The eye-catching The Wish Fish poster succeeds easily in getting children hooked.


WATERLESS PRODUCTION IN THE DESERT

Cortina prints Gulf News in Berliner form

On 1 June this year, United Arab Emirates media major Al Nisr Publishing in Dubai, publisher of the Gulf News and a game-changer in the newspaper sector in West Asia and beyond, started printing the prominent newspaper title and other products in waterless offset on a multi-unit KBA Cortina with both coldset and heatset capabilities. The highly automated web press is the first Cortina installation outside Europe. Its inauguration marked a change of format for the Gulf News to the Berliner format, which is rapidly gaining ground in the international newspaper industry

The multi-unit KBA Cortina, a double-wide, one-around hybrid press was installed along with Ferag mailroom systems in a new high-tech production plant on an industrial estate approximately 60 km outside Dubai, in the middle of the desert. It comprises

twelve reelstands, twelve towers, four thermal dryers and three folders, and has a total capacity of either 96 full-colour Berliner format broadsheet pages or 192 tabloid pages in A4-plus format. Of these, up to 32 broadsheet or 64 tabloid pages can be produced in heatset mode. The Gulf News is printed partly on standard newsprint running through eight coldset towers, and partly on semi-coated stock, for which the remaining four towers operate with thermal dryers.

The ability to produce heatset and coldset webs via a common folder allows

the press not only to print the English-language Gulf News with the superior ad quality that is part of its appeal, but also other hybrid products with an enhanced visual impact. Coldset and heatset products such as supplements and magazines can also be delivered via

Configured with twelve towers and reelstands, three folders and four thermal dryers, the big Cortina press line is not only an imposing sight but also impresses visitors to the production plant with the superb quality of the copies it delivers.

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<different folders. Irrespective of the production mode, the inks applied in all the waterless Cortina’s towers are identical, which means that no change of ink is necessary when switching to a different type of stock. This delivers enormous flexibility and productivity gains compared to conventional wet offset presses with integrated thermal dryers. Detail definition and colour brilliance with the waterless offset Cortina are intrinsically high, as was recently demonstrated once again by the outstanding rankings of seven European Cortina users accepted for membership of the International Newspaper Color Quality Club for 2012-2014.

A pioneering spiritThe Cortina’s inauguration paves the way for

the expansion of waterless newspaper production beyond Europe and into West Asia, and is a renewed demonstration of Al Nisr Publishing’s

tireless pioneering spirit, so vital for the newspaper industry. Managing director Obaid Humaid Al Tayer is visibly delighted with the performance of the new high-tech press and the quality it delivers. When placing the order he said: “For years we have driven advances in newspaper production on the Arabian peninsular with groundbreaking innovations. For example, the Gulf News was the first newspaper in the region to include weekly tabloid magazine inserts for leisure activities, families and younger readers, and to adopt a modern layout with in-depth business and sports sections. It was also the first to print small ads separately in special tabloid supplements, to produce certain sections in heatset on coated stock, to automate

page production and to use recycled newsprint. With the innovative KBA Cortina we are planning to expand our acknowledged pole position in the Middle East. This high-tech press will enable us to respond with even greater agility to market demands, both in our main product, the Gulf News, and in our numerous

supplements and magazines, while enhancing their high quality still further. From the economic perspective, the reduction in makeready times, waste, maintenance and labour input associated with the Cortina’s automation and cutting-edge technology – which include KBA PlateTronic automatic plate changers and CleanTronic washing systems – was a key criterion influencing our investment decision. After just a few weeks of production we are confident that we shall achieve this objective.”

Established in 1978 as a tabloid title with a daily circulation of about 3000 copies, the Gulf News converted to broadsheet in the 1980s. Distributed not just in the United Arab Emirates but also in Bahrain, Oman, Saudi-Arabia, Qatar and Pakistan, the English-language title is published seven days a week and now has a daily circulation of over 120000 copies. The print edition was joined by an online edition in 1996 (www.gulfnews.com). Alongside magazines such as Friday, InsideOut, Aquarius, Alpha, Wheels, Scene and the weekly tabloid Xpress, Al Nisr Publishing runs two English-language radio stations and is also heavily engaged in cultural and sporting activities.

The moment of truth: managing director Obaid Humaid Al Tayer talking to KBA project managers Peter Benz and Benito Vigo during production of the first edition of the Gulf News in the night leading to June 1.

Successful conversion: managing director Obaid Humaid Al Tayer (2nd left), executive director of operations Irshad Nooruddin (2nd right) and their colleagues are delighted with the first copy of the Gulf News printed in the compact Berliner format.

A semi-coated web leaving one of the four heatset dryers will subsequently be gathered with coldset newsprint webs in the folder superstructure.


Amar Ujala adds towers in Noida, Kanpur

Q.I. Press Controls India has received some considerable expansion orders from Amar Ujala’s printers in Noida and Kanpur in view of additional printing towers to be added to the current presses. In Noida, the Orient 45000 X-Cel with four

4-high printing towers will be expanded with a fifth printing tower. The same procedure applies to Kanpur for the Orient 36000 X-Cel. A fifth printing tower will be added there as well. Both presses had been equipped with IRS for full-colour register control. Q.I. Press

Controls will install additional mRC+ cameras on both presses in order to control the colour register of the additional full-colour printing web on either side.

Amar Ujala printed in Hindi is a leading newspaper in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and New Delhi. The paper was founded in April 1948. The elevated objective such as promoting social awareness and creating a sense of responsibility among the population is still characteristic of the newspaper, which is read by some 30 million people and which appears simultaneously in many places. The latter is thanks to the modern

communication between the chief and subordinate editors and the network of the printing plants located close to the reading centres. The spread of printing plants is needed due to the Indian road network and its limitations. The restrictions of the Indian road network also require additional attention from manufacturers and suppliers in terms of the service they provide. Mainly single-width/single-circumference (2/1) coldset web-offset presses are used.

Another order Q.I. Press Controls has received an order for the delivery of mRC+ on Chitralekha's heatset

press, a Manuline S16. Chitralekha’s heatset web-offset press had been running for a few years when Q.I. Press Controls India was instructed to install an automatic colour register system: an order to equip that Manuline with mRC+ colour register technology for the perfecting register. Q.I. Press Controls India bagged the order as a previously installed register system failed due to poor servicing. Relying on manufacturing support for the colour register system is necessary in a country like India.

The THP Orient 45000 X-Cel in Noida.

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ppi Media brings punch to SPH print advertising

In June, Singapore Press Holdings went live with ppi Media’s PlanPag. After signing a contract in July last year, the German software vendor implemented the new ad planning and layout system. The PlanPag software is integrated with existing systems at SPH: AdNet, an ad order entry system developed by SPH, as well as its Atex Hermes editorial system and the InDesign–based Chinese editorial system

Eighteen newspapers published in four languages, growing requirements for ad planning and layout over the last years – it was time for enhancements at Singapore Press Holdings

(SPH). And they have been made. On June 19, the first pages of the newspapers at SPH were produced with the new solutions. “To ensure that print advertising remains an attractive option for our customers, we are challenging the status quo to create new and innovative newspaper ads. The PlanPag system allows us to track and implement such ads for our clients. This is just the beginning as we strive to reinvent print advertising, by packing more punches to it and making it more visually stunning,” says Tan Ooi Boon, vice president of Marketing at SPH.

SPH is the market leader when it comes to newspapers publishing in Singapore. The media group has been setting standards for years, in particular in the field of creative ads and cross-media offerings. With the implementation of PlanPag, SPH will use a proven industry standard for newspaper planning and production. At over 90 installations all over the world, PlanPag defines main runs, pre-runs, volumes and book structures, places ROP ads, reserves desk spaces, assigns colours and reserves ad spaces for classified ads. For ppi Media, the implementation is the second in Singapore and it is strengthening the company’s position in the South East Asian market. “We see more and more Asian newspaper publishers preparing their operations for the future by favouring standardised high quality solutions. Individual software development does not seem to be a competitive alternative,” says Norbert Ohl, COO of ppi Media.

On an average day, 2.92 million people or 74 per cent of people above 15 years old read one of SPH's news publications. SPH also publishes and produces more than 100 magazine titles in Singapore and the region, covering a broad range of interests from lifestyle to information

technology. SPH's subsidiaries, Straits Times Press and Focus Publishing, produce quality books and periodicals in English and Chinese. The Internet editions of SPH newspapers enjoy over 330 million page views with 18 million unique visitors every month.

Norbert Ohl, CEO at ppi Media, is pleased about the cooperation with alfa Media in the Indian market (see next page).

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Since June 2012, ppi Media and alfa Media have been jointly offering an integrated ad workflow, from ad booking system to production, in the Indian market. alfa Media provides its ad order entry system, alfa AdSuite, while ppi Media ensures its seamless integration in the existing or future workflow and, as the general contractor, is also responsible for overall coordination.

For publishing companies, ads represent the essential element in the value added chain. A cross-media ad solution with a high degree of automation is an important, sales-promoting factor, especially in intensively competitive and growing markets such as India.

“Customers want cross-media campaigns, exclusive premium positions in print, interactive ads in the tablet editions or online banners on relevant websites. Therefore, it makes sense to deploy sales people on a cross-media basis so as to profitably market the publishing company's

entire range,” says Gerhard Raab, senior vice president, International Sales, at ppi Media.

“As a growth market, India is extremely interesting for us. ppi Media has already established itself in this market; our joint collaboration is, therefore, the ideal basis for offering the advantages of alfa AdSuite in this region as

well,” says Jens Emmerich, managing director of alfa Media.

The two partners can kow select from a wide product mix so as to make strongly competitive offers for the Indian market.

Ad workflow, from booking to production

Jens Emmerich, CEO at alfa Media.

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PrintCity’s industry reference book

The PrintCity Alliance has made its new Print: Seen! Lean & Green industry reference book available to order in printed form. To request a copy in English or

German languages visit www.printcity.de/shop.

PrintCity’s view of the future of print is that it will be an evolving mix of multiple scenarios for different market segments, economies and cultures. However, all of them will have a common need for a two-part strategy to optimise success. Firstly, print must be seen, it needs to

stand in its own right and be valued as a functional media. This needs to be underpinned with a combined lean and green manufacturing strategy to ensure its profitability and sustainability.

PrintCity has chosen an innovative two-in-one format that combines two related books into a single revolving back-to-back printed book. Print retains many unique communication attributes that assure its future will be seen, valued and used within the media mix. It is not so much a choice between e-media or print, but rather what is the best combination. Print that is seen attracts more sales attention to the product and more value to the printer, publisher and packager.

Value Added Printing and Packaging is the only medium that offers an endless combination of colours, surface treatments, shapes, substrates and smells that stimulate our senses to create emotional value and response. The book reflects inputs from PrintCity members and associates, the Stuttgart Media University, FIPP, University of Swansea and Print Power.

A view of the future of print.

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Bharati ya Vidya Bhavan invites papers

Bharati ya Vidya Bhavan’s College of Communicati on and Management, Hyderabad is inviti ng papers exclusively from existi ng faculty teaching Mass Communicati on/ Journalism subjects (for both undergraduate and postgraduate students) all over India on the topic Present Challenges in Mass Media Educati on and Role of Communicati on Technology on the occasion of the 75th year of Bharati ya Vidya Bhavan celebrati ons. The paper should not be more than 5000 words, including a 500-word executi ve summary and appropriate footnotes/endnotes etc. Interested parti cipants can send their entries on or before September 30, 2012 along with a registrati on fee of Rs 1000 by demand draft drawn in favour of Bharati ya Vidya Bhavan, Hyderabad.Prizes will be awarded for the best three papers during the functi on to be held at the Bharati ya Vidya Bhavan auditorium in Hyderabad in November 2012.In additi on, contributors of fi ft een short-listed papers will be invited for a presentati on. The entries can be mailed to: Bharati ya Vidya Bhavan, Hyderabad Kendra, Kulapati Munshi Sadan, 5-9-1105, Basheer Bagh, King Koti Road, Hyderabad 500 029. Soft copies can be sent to [email protected]. For more informati on, contact K. Naresh Kumar, director (Academic), BCCM at 040-23241426, 95027 45148.

Printi ng Technology syllabus revised

The syllabus for Diploma in Printi ng Technology students in Tamil Nadu state has been revised and is being implemented from this academic year (2012-13). The three-year diploma programme conducted by the Directorate of Technical Educati on is approved by the All India Council for Technical Educti on, New Delhi. The syllabus is usually updated every three years.

The technological change and evoluti on in the printi ng, publishing and communicati ons industry and increasing market requirements in terms of quality, costs and distributi on of print media, have led to a considerable change in the technologies and processes used for producti on. Digitalisati on, automati on, synergisti c technologies and innovati ons are signs of improvements, developments and new producti on methods and processes. Demand on print media is also infl uenced by the spread of electronic media, together with new possibiliti es in informati on storage and availability, producti on and design of print media and the creati on of new multi media products, including the workfl ow stages involved in media producti on. Processes and equipment used to produce print media require the use of a wide range of innovati ve technologies and components from all areas of technology and industry – the need for cross-functi onal, interdisciplinary working is parti cularly strong in the graphic arts industry and therefore means cooperati ng with partners from many industrial sectors

Advances in computer and networking technology, digital control and processing of producti on equipment within the total producti on chain in print media has enabled the traditi onal producti on areas of prepress, press and post-press to evolve. Digital workfl ow has become a reality, Novel printi ng technologies, producti on methods and strategies have become possible and are being used in practi ce. Digitalisati on has created the ‘pre-media’ sector in which informati on for distributi on is created as a digital

<master that forms the basis for duplicati on via both print media and electronic media. The syllabus was framed by considering suggesti ons from those in industry as well as academicians, latest technological developments, inclusion of new subjects on latest trends, and questi on patt erns. New subjects Web-to-Print, Print Quality Assurance Lab, and Machinery Maintenance Lab have been included. (This arti cle is based on inputs received from M. Nandakumar, vice principal and head, Printi ng Technology, Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College, Sivakasi, and convener of the Syllabus Committ ee.)

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Increased colour gamut increases revenue potential. A key part of the VAPoN project has been toinitiate an industry discussion on the value of differentiated newspaper products. Improved qualitymust be related to what revenue or competitive advantage can be generated from them to build a busi-ness case for their deployment.

To assist this inquiry, a series of seven editions of the same newspaper were printed on differentpapers by different print processes. An international survey of the perceived quality and value wasmade to identify if there is a relationship between paper-print quality and revenue. The responseswere independently collated and analysed by Swansea University. Assessments were made by 77newspaper staff from around the world with responsibilities in production, advertising orpublishing. Over 90% of the respondents work for daily newspapers, of which 60% also producesupplements. The print samples were visually assessed by the respondents, who ranked thesamples in the order of perceived quality and then assessed the percentage advertising premiumthat could be expected from each (standard newsprint printed with coldset inks was the base100% reference point).

Quality rankingThe 54 gsm LWC and 52 gsm SC-B papers printed heatset achieved the highest results. A similartrend was found for printers and the publishers when the results were broken down by professionalresponsibility, whilst advertising staff ranked the 48 gsmmatt C printed coldset second highest andalmost as high as LWC printed heatset.

Value premiumRespondents then estimated the percentage sales premium for ROP advertising for each paper-process combination. The average premium over standard newsprint was 34% for LWC and 24% forSC-B printed heatset, whilst the coldset 48 gsm Matt was rated at 20%. This premium range issimilar to the previous value added step to 4-colour advertising that attracted a 31-37% revenuepremium over 1-colour (‘Advertising Science’, WAN 2006).

Print characterisationThe physical characteristics of the samples were then measured and analysed at SwanseaUniversity to identify if there are any physical correlations with the results of the surveyed “nakedeye” perceptions. Among their findings are:Paper whiteness: The whiteness of the papers alone does not directly correlate with the ranking ofthe visual assessment. SC-B, ranked second best, is only as white as improved newsprint. LWC hashigher whiteness and was ranked best, but matt VACwith highest whiteness only ranked third. Thissuggests that opacity and show-through was not perceived as a major print quality issue.Gloss: The two best performing samples have a far higher substrate gloss than the other papers.However, there is no clear correlation when ink gloss is considered. The two highest rankedprinted samples have high ink gloss, whilst the two lowest ranked have the next highest ink gloss.Chroma: The chroma of the printed inks was measured with a spectrophotometer in selected solidareas of flat tone where there was no colour printed on the reverse side (to prevent the results beinginfluenced by show-through). All the patches show a correlation for higher chroma with thehighest ranked print samples.Gamut: Selected images were scanned and analysed using special software to plot the colourgamut for each sample. This represents the location in a*b* colour space of each pixel in theimage. The order of the data means that the points created by the highest ranked print are overlaidwith those from the next ranked print, so an increase in gamut can be seen. The rank obtained fromthe visual assessment corresponds with the progressive enlarging of the printed gamut.

There is a direct correlation between the chroma of added value paper-print products and theassessed additional revenue that these products could attract. The economic evaluation of additionalprinting costs for heatset and coldset shows that the production cost increase is lower than the higheradvertising revenues, indicating that there is a positive ROI (Return on Investment).

Definitions: Chroma is the purity of a single colour; Gamut is sum of all colours available from fourprinted colours.

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There are three potential sources of new revenues that all use the same upgraded productionsystem to allow printing on higher grade papers, often combined with alternate formats and postpressenhancement. Ideally, a business strategy should integrate these additional revenues opportunitiesto determine the optimum market and technical solution required.

1- Insourcing

The opposite strategy to outsourcing. Newspapers upgrade their printing plants to bring some or allof their work in-house that is currently produced externally. US newspapers purchased $2.4 billionof print work from commercial suppliers in 2004 (US Department of Commerce census). Insourcingoffers scope for cost reductions in paper, printing and logistics with shorter deadlines.Key factors for success: Good production management and quality control.

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In-house production cost - external cost = Margin?

2- Commercial printing

Many newspapers have successfully entered the commercial printing market by targeting low-mid quality advertising and publications. A market evaluation can establish what opportunitiesexist; this should include combined printing-distribution opportunities that are differentiated againstcommercial printers.Key factors for success: Sales and marketing dedicated to the market; adapted production manage-ment and quality control.

Financial viability is Cost v Selling price?

Selling price - In-house production cost = Margin?

3- New VAPoN products

According toWAN research, there is a direct link between the perceived quality of a newspaper andits cover price flexibility. Quality is a combination of content, design, structure, physical format andreproduction quality — the higher the value of these attributes, the higher the cover price limitwithout loss of readership and/or the potential to increase readership. There is a similar correlationwith advertising rates and volume, plus the added effect of circulation on this revenue stream.

Advertising premiumsVAPoN can create new newspaper products and revitalise existing ones that better respond to thechanging media dynamic by competing more effectively for revenue share from advertising inserts,magazine and Internet advertising. The VAPoN survey shows that the assessed advertisingpremium related to higher paper and print quality is in the range of 20-40%. Experience from the intro-duction of 4-colour advertising supports this— a 31-37% revenue premium over 1-colour. The totalmedia expenditure in a given market place is the pool from which to proactively identify newrevenue opportunities.

Convert other publishers’ magazine advertising to ROPAdvertising in general magazines can be a source of additional advertising if the newspaper canprovide a better value offer (the daily magazine). This could be ROP on high quality paper qualitycombined with more flexible newspaper timing, better reach and/or some other differentiation.This is in addition to existing newspaper magazines.

Conversion of catalogues and inserts to ROP and/or supplementsPreprinted advertising inserts revenue of US daily and Sunday newspapers outstripped ROP adver-tising in 2001 and average annual growth has been around 10-12% compared to 0-2% for ROP. Amajor problem for publishers is that they generally only retain 40-60% of insert revenue becausemostare printed externally. Inserts and/or mass letterbox catalogue markets represent a huge pool ofpotential ROP revenue for newspapers that provide the right value proposition.

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The nature of advertising catalogues and inserts has been determined by some factors that can bechallenged. Catalogues, publication inserts, or letterbox drops are significantly influenced by theirhigh distribution cost that tends to increase pagination and limit frequency. Until recently newspa-pers were unable to provide sufficiently high quality of paper and printing. These factors can be chal-lenged by VAPoN techniques to convert some catalogue revenue to ROP and/or supplementadvertising.

• The potential quality gap is now minor, and ROP newspaper advertising of 2, 4 or 8 pagesrequires no inserting or added distribution costs.

• This strategy could be of interest to advertisers to convert a single monthly catalogue intomultiple weekly ROP pages to generate more continuous promotions.

• This concept overcomes the increasing number of consumers who refuse “junk mail” fromwhich generally free and paid for newspapers are exempt.

• Newspaper distribution is normally completed more rapidly than letterbox drops to provideretailers with just-in-time advertising that can allow late content-price changes 12 hours prior toprinting and distribution within 24 hours. This service should provide an additional premium.

• Match the paper’s format, print process and paper grade to the socio-economic market profile ofthe area in which they are distributed. For example, large Australian cities have one or two freeweekly newspapers delivered to all households in 20-40 city communities. The lower economicprofiles receive coldset on newsprint, median areas hybrid heatset-coldset and the highesteconomic targets have complete heatset production on coated paper.

An analysis of all advertising catalogues and their distribution methods should allow targetmarketing of selected advertisers with adapted media vehicles related to their businesses. Thisshould include using special sections such as fashion, household, motoring or sports sections orsupplements.Key factors for success: Entrepreneurial business strategy, sales & marketing; adapted productionmanagement and quality control.

Financial viability of new VAPoN Publishing Products?

Extra advertising revenue/cover price increase - extra production costs = Margin?

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Increased revenue v. Increased costs

The financial viability of a new publishing product is the difference between increased revenue lessincreased production costs. This example shows that a 30% increase in advertising revenueincreases overall revenue by 21% (left chart). The right chart shows that a 30% increase in produc-tion costs increases total publishing costs by only 9%— the result is a 12% increase in margin.

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(Reproduced from the PrintCity Alliance Value Added Printing of Newspapers (VAPoN) Report. Readers can request a printed copy from www.printcity.de/shop at no cost. PrintCity Alliance seeks FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for all print topics, including newspaper printing and publishing. For more details, visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Print_Packaging_FAQs.)

Industry updates


TOI bags Indian Green Printer Award

The Indian Green Printer award, launched in 2011 by technotrans, was hosted in Chennai for the second time, in July. The award honours outstanding commitment to greener practices in the Indian print community. Where the green ideas are by no means limited to the printing process itself, but can

also be implemented elsewhere in and around the printing plant. Some applicants were pinching their solar powered plants, others were showing their commitment by reforestation to the technotrans jurors who were awarding a Green Printer Quotient to each applicant.

This year's award went to The Times of India, Chennai. Sekar S., plant manager, received the

Vinsak launches pressroom chemicals

Vinsak has launched an extensive range of pressroom chemicals that offer alcohol-free printing, nil effervescing and total calcium control. The range includes fountain solutions, press washes, plate cleaners, developer, developer powder, gum and remover. Vinsak pressroom chemicals help enhance production efficiencies, reduce material costs and consumption, minimise ecological impact and run on a variety of plates, including CtP versions.“The positive popularity of energy-curable UV

or hybrid printing inks and coatings is influencing the emphasis on pressroom chemical formulations. Our pressroom chemicals are designed to clean inks very efficiently without affecting plate-coating while maintaining total compatibility with the plates,” says Vivek Bhardwaj, general manager, Consumable Sales. CtP plates are much more chemically sensitive than conventional plates. Thus, the incompatible chemicals can reduce the life of the plate. Also, there is a higher demand for inks and fountain solutions to work together. Vinsak pressroom chemicals are effective in controlling dot gain and ensure a good release from plate to blanket to paper.

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trophy and price money on behalf of the company. The Hindu was awarded the technotrans Platinum Customer award as a mark of special recognition. K. Krishnan, VP-Production collected the award.

"The applications hiked by an incredible 200 per cent compared to the 1st year. We can really see that technotrans’ commitment to a greener environment established us as the go-to-guy in the Indian printing community when it comes to these kind of technologies," said Matthew S.T. Sunil, general manager, technotrans India.

German consulate general Stefan Weckbach was the guest of honour for the evening.

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KBA reports positive figures

German printing press manufacturer Koenig and Bauer AG (KBA), whose core business is sheetfed and web offset presses, but which is also active in less economy-dependent markets such as packaging, security and digital printing as well as marking and coding, has released positive figures

for the first half-year. A strong operational cash flow of €65.7m comfortably covered payments for investments. A growth in the free cash flow to €55.8m significantly improved liquidity. The double-digit increase in sales, the advantageous product mix and the savings delivered by a recently expanded cost-cutting programme resulted in a substantial improvement in earnings compared to 2011.

At this year’s drupa trade fair in May, KBA unveiled a new digital inkjet press, developed and built at its main plant in Würzburg, which signals KBA’s entry into the growing digital print market. In the medium-term this should help to offset, at least in part, a slump in web press sales. The first orders are expected in the second half of the year. drupa helped swell the inflow of sheetfed orders in the second quarter to a high of €211.1m. Over the full six months sheetfed orders rose by 17.4 per cent to €364m (2011: €310.1m). However, the lack of investment by web printers caused a drop

in new orders for web and special presses to €215.3m, below last year’s extraordinarily high figure of €372.8m which had been boosted by some major contracts for special presses. In total the group order intake came to €579.3m, 15.2% less than the previous year’s record high of €682.9m.

KBA group sales rose by 15.9% to €590.5m (2011: €509.7m). In the web and special press division, deliveries of security, newspaper and commercial presses, plus coding and marking systems for various branches of industry contributed to a 38.2% leap in sales to €347.5m (2011: €251.5m). However, sales in the sheetfed offset division in the six months to July came to €243m, behind the target for 2012 and last year’s figure of €258.2m. The positive impact of Drupa will become more apparent in the second half of the year.

Compared to 2011, higher sales and a jump in the gross profit margin to 29 per cent transformed a €7.3m operating loss into a €13.6m profit. Even though profitability was influenced by weak demand and continuing pricing pressures in classic newspaper and commercial sectors, operating profit in the web and special press division climbed to €31.7m (2011: €14.1m). Following a financial loss of €5.7m, pre-tax income rose to €7.9m in the first six months (2011:–€11m). Group results of €4.5m (2011: –€14.7) correspond to earnings per share of €0.27.

An 18.6 per cent drop in domestic sales compared to 2011 raised the export level to 89.7 per cent. Driven by demand in China, sales in Asia and the Pacific contributed 27.4 per cent of the group total, closely approaching the figure for the rest of Europe (28.6 per cent). Notwithstanding widespread anxiety among customers as a result of the euro crisis, slack demand caused by the recession in southern Europe, weaker growth in other markets and the current somewhat unsettled economic and political situation, the management board is confident that the targets set for 2012 can be achieved. These include a single-digit percentage increase in group sales to over €1.2bn and an improvement in pre-tax earnings (EBT) to a figure in the low double-digit million euros.

The new highly productive large-format KBA Rapida 145 is very popular with packaging printers.

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A-pressen invests in printing centre

A-pressen, one of Norway’s biggest media groups, is investing in newspaper production. In Biri, some 160 km north of Oslo, a new printing

centre is coming into being. From next autumn, subsidiary Nr1 Trykk will be producing several newspapers there, with print runs adding up to 120000 copies per day. In the postpress processing sector, a Ferag production system has been taken from an earlier production facility and upgraded with the latest component generation. An MSD-2C inserting drum with Multi-Disc and RollStream periphery handles the production tasks, while three programmable MultiStack compensating stackers take the high number of odd counts into account. On- or offl ine production is possible, depending on the requirement.

Ferag’s planning and technical skills are cited as just one reason why the Swiss mailroom specialist’s bid was successful. For project manager Olav Engum, it’s newspaper production in the mailroom where the big challenges lie: “Newspaper structuring mainly takes place in postpress processing, and in this respect we have to fi nd ways to satisfy the wishes of our customers.”

Nr1 Trykk is pursuing the strategy by integrating the trimming drum and stitching technology into the

Ferag system in Biri. “These added-value functions give us room to manoeuvre when we’re developing new newspaper products,” says Olav Engum, and he points to the importance of close collaboration with a system supplier. “Production had been running for 15 to 20 years on the same technology. But those days are over. The markets are changing fast and we have to be ready just as quickly when new services are called for. Thanks to the system’s open architecture, Ferag has provided the best possible conditions to achieve this.”

Seated, from right: Olav Engum, Nr1 Trykk as, with Albert Schläpfer, Ferag AG. Standing, from right: Østein Engen and Arne Skau, Nr1 Trykk as; Tor Bergheim, Ferag Norge AS; Audun Aas, Nr1 Trykk as; Daniel Sidler, Ferag AG.

Creed Engineers ties up with Lombardi

Provider of products and solutions for the printing and packaging industry, Creed Engineers has launched an extensive range of fl exographic presses and converting machines in India. The company has tied up with Italy-based Lombardi Converting Machinery, a worldwide renowned company in production of fully servo driven fl exographic presses. Creed Engineers has introduced two models in the Indian market: Lombardi Synchroline, which enables the printer to print on a very large gamma of different materials; from adhesive paper to extensible materials needed for packaging industry; and Lombardi Screenline, which is a modular machine for the production of silk-screen printed labels.

Says Neeraj Sharma, general manager, Machine Sales, Creed Engineers: “Printers today seek the possibility of printing on extensible material needed for the packaging industry. The problems relative to the maintenance of the printing register in these cases are well known by the printers. So, here, the servo driven technology becomes crucial which Lombardi is offering. Also, there is a clear benefi t being derived out of the synergy between Creed Engineers and Lombardi, which will have a value addition to our product portfolio to serve the Indian printing and packaging industry.”

Lombardi Converting Machinery is well known as a company associated with the production and distribution of automatic punching machines for labels and envelopes, fl exographic central drum machines, and narrow web fl exographic presses in-line.

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Goss press delivers its potential for Tianjin

With commissioning now complete on its new two-tower Goss Newsliner 4x1 press, the Tianjin Evening News Group has expressed ‘unreserved satisfaction’ at performance fi gures achieved since installation. Key to the fi ndings is the new capability to produce two separate publications through one folder. In choosing the Newsliner press, the Tianjin Evening News Group was looking for a high-

specifi cation press rated at up to 80000 copies per hour that would enhance capacity and fl exibility while achieving cost advantages. With a web width of up to 1562mm, the new double-width, single circumference Newsliner press is confi gured as two four-over-four towers. It has a Goss 2:3:3 jaw folder featuring double independent folding couples and an upper former providing the crucial ability to simultaneously handle two individual titles with different circulations. This provides cost benefi ts through maximising savings on consumables while boosting press utilisation. The press is also equipped with ink registration and ink leveling systems.

The Tianjin Evening News Group has been a long-term Goss newspaper press user, and the latest installation complements production off four 2x2

(single wide, double circumference) Goss Universal and three 2x1 Universal presses. Using the proven Newsliner double-width platform often favored in Asian markets, Goss International developed the 4x1 model to exploit all the available benefi ts of straight-run printing for publishers requiring multi-edition products. As well as the modifi cations to the upper folder, this encompassed a raft of developments aimed at enhancing quality and operational stability of the 4x1 cylinder format. The 4x1 Newsliner model features plate cylinders redesigned to reduce defl ection and improve registration.

Among the leading titles now produced on the Goss Newsliner press, is the fl agship broadsheet Tianjin Evening News, which averages 32-40 pages per edition and has a circulation of 350000 copies. The new 4x1 Newsliner press is also boosting effi ciency in daily production of tabloid Baohai Morning Post, which has a pagination of between 56-72 pages and a circulation of 250000 copies.

Using the proven Newsliner double-width platform often favoured in Asian markets, Goss International developed the 4x1 model to exploit all the available benefi ts of straight-run printing for publishers requiring multi-edition products.

ABB Retrofi t for Al AhramABB, one of the leading suppliers of automation

solutions for the newspaper industry, has been awarded a large contract for the modular retrofi tting of the KBA Commander presses used to print Al Ahram, one of Egypt’s leading newspapers. The contract was awarded by press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer. The press line at Al Ahram consists of eight printing towers, two folders and twelve reelstands. ABB’s scope of supply includes a completely new MPS Production press management system, six new control consoles and new drives for the reelstands. The commissioning of the various systems is foreseen for the fi rst half of 2013 and will b be carried out “on the fl y” with both presses always available for the night production of Al Ahram. ABB is a leading automation supplier to the newspaper industry. Its Center of Excellence for Printing (www.abb.com/printing) delivers solutions that provide unique and totally integrated end-to-end control, protect existing investments and provide management information essential to improving profi tability.

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Versatile Colora to meet varied printing needs

Canada’s Great West Newspapers (GWN), a group of 21 community newspapers as well as a commercial printer and partner of Glacier Ventures International, has purchased a new Colora press from German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) to be installed in a facility currently being constructed in St Albert, Alberta. GWN selected Web Offset Services of Sarasota, Florida, to work with them on a number of possible solutions to meet their ever-growing demands for higher quality and effi ciencies along with an eye to future growth which will include the newly signed contract for printing the Edmonton Journal. The new installation will replace an existing facility with a 20-unit, single-width press line currently at about 97 per cent capacity. With such a broad mix of newspaper and commercial work along with extremely tight production windows and high throughput demands, a unique multi-format press concept was identifi ed and developed as the most effective solution.

The Colora press confi guration comprises three towers, three reelstands and a KF5 folder combining a number of fi rsts and unique features that will give GWN a distinct advantage in terms of quality, effi ciency and productivity. First, the press can handle all three newspaper press production formats including single, double and triple width. This is accomplished with very little operator invention by utilising a special fully adjustable and pre-settable triple former assembly mounted on a single level. Coupled with this is an EAE semi-commercial control system with embedded auxiliaries plus extensive presetting capabilities including a built-in, pre-programmed ‘catalogue’ of 950 different products. ]

Web Offset Service fi rst worked with KBA and EAE to develop this system in 2003 for another KBA press destined for Independent Newspapers in Dover, Delaware, and the system was further refi ned in 2008 on a triple-width Commander 6/2 installation for Dansk AvisTryk in Copenhagen, Denmark. The system eliminates most of the ineffi ciencies of a typical double- or triple-width press, as well as the pre-planning or job creation

associated with adjustment and changeover. It shortens turnaround times while reducing waste –all with minimal operator intervention.

Some of the other special attributes for the press are the larger KF5 folder with quarterfold allowing higher production speeds and pagination capabilities, built-in stitching, a full triple-width slitting and turner-bar section for extensive pagination fl exibility, integrated QI register and cut-off controls, technotrans inking and dampening systems, Baldwin blanket-washing devices, SMC reel-handling equipment and a Prime UV unit for up to 48 pages of glossy paper.

Duff Jamison, president of Great West Newspapers, says: “It’s critical in today’s printing and publishing environment to be fl exible and effi cient. We are in a relatively small commercial market which requires us to be capable of printing a wide variety of formats and on different substrates. Run lengths can be short as well, so the ability to turn jobs around quickly is very important. It may seem counterintuitive to do all this with a large press, but the truth is that software and technology make this press a great deal more effective than the single-wide we are leaving.”

Kodak builds customer relationships

Representatives from Kodak’s worldwide Unifi ed Workfl ow Solutions group completed a successful conference in Mumbai, in August. As in other parts of the world, customers in the Asia Pacifi c Region have been witnessing major changes in print technology and in the industry as a whole. The conference is part of a series, aimed at providing attendees with an insight on the latest trends and solutions that can help improve processes. “One of the best things about having a worldwide role is meeting with our customers and colleagues in every country, discussing their needs as well as requirements and gathering feedback,” says Arjen Van Der Meulen, worldwide director of Product Management for Kodak Unifi ed Workfl ow Solutions. “There is simply no better way to help ensure that we produce and deliver customised solutions that add the most value to their business.”

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Goss to ‘see things differently’ at Graph Expo At the Graph Expo 2012 in Chicago (October 7-10), Goss International will recharge its drupa theme in highlighting its innovative approach for commercial, newspaper and packaging printing. Reiterating an invitation to See Things Differently, Goss will emphasise how the corporate philosophy provides new solutions for greater productivity and opportunity across all three print sectors. "This testifies to our ability to innovate and support the right products for commercial demands in this market, and we feel proud to be presenting new solutions once again in Chicago," says Graham Trevett, vice president of Sales for Goss International. "Large and small printers in North America have responded to the ongoing commitment of Goss to the web offset industry and opted for Goss across a growing array of specialised applications. These include anything from hybrid configurations utilising digital heads for direct mail production, to flexible packaging printing, as well as more conventional commercial and publication printing. Whether for replacing older, less efficient technology or entering entirely new markets, Goss web solutions have fit the bill."Recent Goss commercial web success in the Americas has included installations of gapless technology Sunday presses as well as Goss M-600 and M-500 presses, all incorporating latest features aimed at facilitating short runs and low waste. Among these, are the first Sunday presses with DigiRail digital inking as well as the wider Sunday 3000 press (up to 75 inches). Reflecting the wide Goss portfolio of web offset systems and complementary technologies, the Goss International booth at Graph Expo will also present unique options for newspaper and packaging printing, print finishing and aftermarket support. In addition, the exhibit will reflect the expanded range of Ferag, Akiyama, Purlux, Yawa products and various converting equipment from Shanghai Electric companies.Since a world-first technology reveal, with live cylinder change demonstrations at drupa 2012 in

May, Goss Sunday Vpak presses have increased the focus on web offset as an attractive alternative to flexo, gravure and sheetfed offset for many packaging applications. Based on the groundbreaking Sunday gapless press concept, Goss Sunday Vpak presses feature quick-change blankets and printing cylinder sleeves that make ‘infinitely' variable repeat lengths easy and affordable.Recent North American orders for Goss finishing systems, including Magnapak and Pacesetter lines, underline that big leaps in productivity and efficiency are possible with new technology. Equipped for address-specific selective inserting and inkjet personalisation, the latest installations have been driven by business opportunities available through improving net productivity, efficiency and targeting of copies. At Graph Expo 2012, the Goss Lifetime Support team will also present parts, service and enhancement programs designed to extend the competitive lifespan of press and finishing systems. Projects such as a unique newspaper press reconfiguration at Newsday in New York, a major multi-press controls upgrade at Star Malaysia and creative commercial web enhancements across the Americas, will be highlighted to illustrate fast-ROI opportunities available and the advantages of choosing a supplier with substantial resources, expertise and project management capabilities.

Siemens award for Goss International

Goss International was one of five companies to earn a 2012 Siemens Customer Excellence Award. The Award was given in recognition of its application of Siemens drive technology to deliver advanced automation and product performance in Goss web presses. Says Jeff Upchurch, senior vice president of Research and Development at Goss International.

"We are streamlining press and finishing system performance, including job changeover processes, with a comprehensive approach aimed at automating, simplifying or even eliminating steps. Results can create new market opportunities for web printers allowing them to compete at run lengths that were formerly in the domain of sheetfed printers." Goss International was among a distinguished field with other winners, including Conoco Phillips, Fori Automation, Lockheed Martin and GT Advanced Technologies.

Hosted as part of the International Automation Summit, the Siemens Customer Excellence Awards

were presented in Washington DC in late June. The awards honour users that have helped their business to succeed using Siemens leading-edge technology. According to the judging panel, Goss International

used Siemens motion control and automation to realise repeatable and scalable solutions for web presses and finishing equipment. Mike Rancourt, R&D manager, accepted the award on behalf of Goss.

Siemens executives who presented the award stated, "As a market leader and innovator in shaftless printing, press and postpress equipment, Goss successfully implemented SIMATIC S7, SIMOTION and SINAMICS control platforms that allowed for

additional improvements in machine functionality and manufacturing efficiency."

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The award was for integrating Siemens drive technology in its web offset press, including Sunday presses, to achieve advanced automation and performance.

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ProImage to launch tablet publishing solution

As well as releasing new workflow, colour management, ink optimisation and registration solutions at Graph Expo, ProImage America (www.new-proimage.com - booth #2161) will be launching Eversify, an innovative cloud-based solution for the creation of digital publications for tablet PCs and other mobile devices. Eversify enables the automatic delivery of content from any content management system to a wide variety of tablet PCs and smart phones. The content is analysed and automatically processed through ProImage’s intelligent content mapping and template technology to produce an edition that is ready to preview and, if necessary, edit. You are able to see exactly how the content will appear on all targeted mobile devices, and because it’s cloud-based there are minimal set-up costs.

OnColor ECO ink optimisation software is proven to save as much as 35 per cent of colour ink cost. At Graph Expo, ProImage will be showing, for the very first time, the software with a new Color Manager module. This automatically transforms image files from their source ICC profile to the output ICC profile. The results are accurate colour reproductions achieved easily and quickly. Color Manager will also re-purpose a PDF for additional targets such as a heatset press, the Web, or a tablet device. Delivered as standard with OnColor ECO, Color Manager is essential for faithfully reproducing and protecting an advertiser’s investment in its colour brand.

Press Register Pro software corrects mis-registration caused by mechanical flaws on a web offset press and by paper stretch. Using advanced ProImage imposition software, Press Register Pro will create edition print layouts and then automatically detect pages and assign them to their appropriate position on the cylinder whilst also applying registration correction for each individual plate. Making the correction in software is much faster and more accurate than trying to make corrections by mechanical adjustment to the press.

NewsWay 2012, the latest version of the popular workflow automation and production control software, supports Windows 2008 64 bit and Windows 7. New features include the capability to highlight version changes of the same page, optimisation of plate sorting, and a tool to enable customers to upload files directly into their print edition. The software manages plate production priorities and when interfaced with press control systems, it saves time and potential error by optimising plate sorting and automating print production priorities.

PrintCity Alliance members at Balkan Print Forum

The Seventh Balkan Print Forum being held in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 18-19, 2012 at the Inter Expo Center (www.iec.bg) is being supported by PrintCity Alliance members manroland sheetfed, manroland web systems, Océ, Baumüller, Kurz, Procemex, Sappi and UPM. The event is hosted by the Printing Industry Union of Bulgaria, manroland Bulgaria and the Bulgarian printing company Billboard JSC.

The focus of the Forum is: Higher quality, profitability and competitiveness of print products. About 160 people are expected, including managers, specialists and experts from members of the Balkan Print Forum national associations.

The main targets of the Balkan Print Forum are to share experiences and know-how, to initiate and intensify contacts, to support joint projects in the Balkan region. Member countries of the Balkan Print Forum are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. Partners of the Balkan Print forum are Print Media Associations and Universities from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, plus the PrintCity Alliance.

Industry Updates

QuadTech’s AccuCam bags InterTech Award

Printing Industries of America has announced that the QuadTech Color Control and Web Inspection System with AccuCam is a recipient of its InterTech Technology Award. Since 1978, the award has “honored the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic communications and related industries.” According to Mark Bohan, vice president, Technology and Research at Printing Industries of America, “The judges were impressed with the system’s ability to control colour and provide automatic water control to minimise scumming in newspapers.Colour control without colour bars is the future. This eliminates waste and enhances the visual appearance of print.”

The AccuCam system provides fully automatic closed-loop color control by controlling the ink-key settings. An image-based system, AccuCam eliminates the need for unsightly gray bars or colour bars. Using pre-press image fi les to create

L*a*b* target aim point values, its proprietary six-channel spectral sensor measures the printed web and calculates the L*a*b* values of the entire image. Then the system brings the printed image to the specifi ed target values and automatically maintains the colour quality throughout the production run. Besides advanced image-based colour control, the system also provides reliable warnings of many common printing faults such as catch-up (scumming), creasing, transposed plates, and tramlines. Recent research and development efforts have resulted in a new AccuCam water control capability, in which the system monitors and controls press damping levels.

Printing Industries of America is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing an industry with approximately one million employees. It serves the interests of more than 10000 member companies. Together with its nationwide affi liate network, Printing Industries delivers products and services that enhance the growth, effi ciency, and profi tability of its members and the graphic communications industry through advocacy, education, research, and technical information.

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Recognition for Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions

Printing Industries of America recently presented Kodak with the 2012 InterTech Technology Award in recognition of Kodak’s NEXPRESS Red Fluorescing Dry Ink’s innovative capabilities. The Kodak NEXPRESS Red Fluorescing Dry Ink Solution helps printers provide increased security and fraud protection on documents, packaging, promotional, and direct mail materials and is part

of the Kodak NEXPRESS Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions portfolio. The award marks the third time Kodak has received Printing Industries of America recognition for its Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions. “Security solutions can often be cost prohibitive,

but with Kodak’s Red Fluorescing Dry Ink, printers have a real solution against counterfeiting that is both cost effective and easy to implement,” says Mark Bohen, vice president of Technology and Research at Printing Industries of America. “This new technology can be used on a wide range of applications and opens the door for printers to pursue new market opportunities.” It offers exceptional print quality and productivity to meet the needs of commercial printers, direct mail houses, photo service providers, and in-plant and transactional printers. Print providers can go a step further to differentiate their applications with Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions, which create a variety of enhancements, including spot colours, Kodak’s in-line dimensional printing, high-quality gloss, in-line watermarking, or coating in a single pass.

The Red Fluorescing Dry Ink Solution can be used to print inline on a wide range of substrates and appears clear until it is illuminated with an ultraviolet light source. The intensity of the red ink can be controlled by the amount of ink applied during the printing process.

The Kodak team savours the moment.


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Greek newspaper launched in tough times

Launching a daily, paid-for general interest newspaper in the midst of a nation’s economic meltdown is not for the faint hearted. Publisher John Filippakis is proving his mettle after doing just that with the up-and-coming Dimokratia in Greece. Filippakis, who brought 20 years of publishing experience to the new daily, will share Dimokratia’s success story at the 64th World Newspaper Congress during a session titled, ‘Leadership: Steering the new news organisation’. His experience is likely to provide useful lessons for any publisher facing the challenge of difficult economic markets. The leadership session at Congress, held in conjunction with the 19th World Editors Forum in Kiev, Ukraine, during 2-5 September, will also include: Anna Kirah, senior design and innovation anthropologist with Steria in Norway; Earl Wilkinson, executive director and CEO of the International Newsmedia Marketing Association (INMA); Bill McDonald, president and publisher of Metro English in Canada; and Rod Banner, founder of advertising agency Banner Corporation. More than 1000 newspaper publishers, chief editors and other senior newspaper executives from more than 100 countries are expected to attend the 64th World Newspaper Congress and 19th World Editors Forum, the global summit meetings of the world’s press, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

N. Krishnan quits as MD of DCN. Krishnan, managing director, Deccan

Chronicle Holdings, has put in his papers. Deccan Chronicle Holdings informed BSE that the board of directors of the company, at its meeting held on July 20, had accepted Krishnan’s resignation as managing director and director of the company. Krishnan has been the company’s MD since May 2010. He has more than 25 years experience in the fields of taxation, accounts, audit, finance and general corporate management. Deccan Chronicle Holdings is the publisher of Deccan Chronicle.

The company also publishes Asian Age, Financial Chronicle, and Andhra Bhoomi. The company’s business interests include Deccan Chargers, the Hyderabad franchise of the Indian Premier League and Odyssey.

AAI to launch monthly A premium monthly lounge magazine, Airport

India, will be launched by the Airports Authority of India in September. It will be published by Trendsetter Marketing. The magazine will be available in 118 airports across the country. Durbar Ganguly, director, Trendsetter Marketing, said, “The aim is to promote domestic tourism and various initiatives that the Airports Authority has taken up.” With nearly 12 crore people travelling annually, the magazine’s readership will be potentially as high as one crore per month. Catering to high-end customers, both domestic and international, including the Indian diaspora, the magazine will be available at all first-class and business lounges after the check-in area. Promotions will be carried out in trade journals all over the country.

Content will include lifestyle, tourism and fashion. Entertainment will be a key element of the magazine’s format – it will cover Bollywood and Hollywood gossip; interviews with industry leaders, artists and musicians, diplomats, domestic and international sportsmen, politicians, top designers, chefs, national and international celebrities; the most happening travel destinations in India and abroad; fashion trends for both men and women; and the latest brands in terms of gadgets, technology, beauty, health, fitness. It will also explore the world’s heritage homes and hotels (architecture and interior design), discuss food, wine trends, popular restaurants and include regular features such as horoscopes, relationship advice and self-help wisdom from renowned gurus, plus coverage of unique events in the art, music and theatre world. Airport India will be edited by Moutussi Acharya, who has worked earlier with Khaleej Times, The Telegraph and The Statesman. With a print run of two lakh copies per month, the magazine will be printed at Thomson Press.

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Gruner+Jahr sets up office in Delhi

Gruner+Jahr, the publishing division of European media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG, has announced the opening of its new corporate office in New Delhi. The G+J India office is located in Ishwar Nagar in South Delhi. The office will cater to the needs of recently acquired companies, MaXposure Media Group and Networkplay, said an official release. Torsten-Jörn Klein, executive board member and president, Gruner + Jahr International said, “The opening of Gruner+Jahr’s new office is an important step in streamlining our operations and building a strong platform in India. Looking at attractive market growth rates and having gathered two fast-growing companies, emphasises G+J’s & Bertelsmann long-term commitment to India and strong belief in the growth of the media industry.” Gruner+Jahr’s plans to establish a strong presence in India started in 2008 with the launch of Geo Magazine through a license contract. Since then, Gruner+Jahr has taken strategic decisions to realise the long-term goal of building a strong portfolio of print and digital media activities through the acquisition of majority stakes in digital ad network Networkplay and magazine publisher Maxposure.

FremantleMedia, Random House ink book deal

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced that the youngest of the Irwin family, Robert, will collaborate on a series of eight fiction books and one bumper non-fiction title in a new publishing deal with Random House Australia. Set to release in March 2013, the series, to be called Robert Irwin: Dinosaur Hunter, will follow a journey of discovery and education about eight-year old Robert’s greatest passion, following very much in his father’s footsteps of fun animal education. Designed to take readers ages five to eight on Robert’s own quest for new facts and interesting trivia about dinosaurs, the 96-page fiction books will be illustrated throughout, with a special fact file section at the end, showcasing real life information about the dinosaurs featured in each book. A special bumper non-fiction book completes the series with a particular focus on

recent dinosaur discoveries the world over. FME holds a global partnership agreement with Australia Zoo and the Irwin family to develop new worldwide opportunities for television and licensing. Robert Irwin: Dinosaur Hunter is expected to be the first in a number of licensing arrangements for Robert as he matures into a young advocate for education, discovery and animal awareness, as his sister Bindi has already become. The books will be sold in all good bookstores and department stores, with all sales and marketing managed by the publisher, Random House Australia.

Niche magazine for rural India Keeping in mind the growing importance of

rural India for marketers, i9 Media has launched a new magazine, Rural Marketing. Praveen K. Singh has been roped in as the editor. The monthly magazine has a cover price of Rs 80, with a print run of 15000 copies. Rural Marketing will showcase the real concerns of people living in rural areas and provide a pan-India coverage on issues in India’s heartland. Commenting on the magazine’s launch, Ajay Adlakha, owner and founder, said: “We aim to bridge the gap between rural and urban India and bring to light the finer points of the rural bases, which go unnoticed by the mainstream media. It will identify the loose gaps and will fill them with analytical and informed stories, thus, making an efficient flow in terms of a knowledge base on rural India.” The magazine is targeted at policy makers, bureaucrats/ technocrats, corporate houses having rural orientation, ministries, government departments and various B-Schools. Advertisers from various industry verticals such as automobile, FMCG products, IT companies and the public sector have shown interest in the publication. The distribution will be through newsstands and subscriptions. The ad-edit ratio has been kept at 60:40. The magazine will be available in all major cities as well as Tier II and III towns. The magazine also has digital presence in the form of a Web site, online edition, e-newsletter and e-alerts.

City Bhaskar in Surat, VadodaraThe Dainik Bhaskar Group has launched its

broadsheet magazine City Bhaskar in two more cities – Surat and Vadodara. Until now, the magazine was present only in Ahmedabad. City Bhaskar is targeted

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at the youth segment and addresses the need of positive content presenting the ‘good life of the city’ with special focus on city happenings and leisure reading. The publication will focus on the city highlights, its cultural and social milieu, and youth segment needs. City Bhaskar is a four-page all colour broadsheet magazine circulated with the main issue every day. Divya Bhaskar is the Gujarati newspaper of the Dainik Bhaskar Group with 11.44 lakh readers (IRS Q1 2012). Meanwhile, targeting readers interested in news related to politics and bureaucratic issues, Divya Bhaskar has introduced a special page, Rajkaaj, in its main issue of the Ahmedabad edition. Rajkaaj will provide focused political news.

Kashmir Observer to launch business supplement

Kashmir Observer has intensifi ed its coverage of business and is all set to launch a new daily

supplement, Bazaar Observer, in Jammu & Kashmir. This media vehicle will target businesses, banks, major stores, furniture shops and so on. The supplement will cover national and international business news, but special emphasis will be given to local business news. Commenting on the new business supplement, Sajjad Haider, editor-in-chief, Kashmir Observer, said, “This project is totally new to Kashmir as no one was providing any such content earlier. Kashmir has been on the world map as a tourist destination, and in the last few years, business in the state has been on the rise. Hence, this is the right time to launch a business supplement.” The eight-page supplement will have a print run of 18000 copies. The ad-edit ratio will be 60:40, while the target audience will include readers above the age of 20 years. The supplement will be circulated free with the main paper every day. It is being promoted through different media such as print, radio and the Internet. Meanwhile, an online edition has been designed to enable readers to post feedback.

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September 11-12, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lampur: Newspaper Design. Workshop leader will be Lucie Lacava. More details from Sivakumaran Veerasamy, training manager, WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific ([email protected])

September 20, organised by Newspaper Association of America, in Salt Lake City: Transformative Content Strategies. Will take a close look at the best practices of news media innovators who are mapping a path to the future with new tactics for growing and engaging audiences with digital content. More details from Mary Peskin at ([email protected])

September 20, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Stockholm: Paid for Content Strategies. Trainer will be Gregor Waller, founder & CEO at Digital Age Consulting, Hamburg, and senior consultant (associated) WAN-IFRA. More details from Annica Widlert, project manager, Events, WAN-IFRA Nordic ([email protected])

September 23-28, organised by WAN-IFRA: Multimedia Newsroom Study Tour - USA September 2012. The study tour to Washington and New York will show how the editorial operations of The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and others have responded to the opportunities and challenges of the digital age. Also, what digital first means to some of the leading news organisations in the

world. More details from Federica Cherubini, speakers manager, World Editors Forum, WAN-IFRA ([email protected])

September 23-25, organised by Ipex, in Dubai: Paper Arabia

September 26-27, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Pune: WAN-IFRA India 2012, the twentieth annual conference of WAN-IFRA South Asia. More details from V. Antony, senior manager, Events & Supplier Services ([email protected])

September 26-27, organised by Ipex, in Berlin: EcoPrint Live

October 1-2, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Singapore: Graphics Garage Workshop – Visual Storytelling. The workshop will take a look at how the informational graphics industry has changed over the decades — from tools to styles used to illustrate graphics. More details from Sivakumaran Veerasamy, training manager, WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific ([email protected])

Octrober 4-5, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Singapore: Social Media for News Publishing. Understanding why social media is important and how to use social media effectively in newsrooms are key fundamentals that will be driven in the 2-days workshop, a fully interactive course with group discussions and Q&As. More details from Sivakumaran Veerasamy, training manager, WAN-IFRA Asia

Pacific ([email protected])

October 7-10, organised by Ipex, in Chicago, USA: Graph Expo

October 8-10, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Berlin: International Media Skills Qualification, designed for sales and marketing management professionals in the media industry. More details from Bettina Werner, manager WAN-IFRA Academy, Publishing, Editorial and General Management ([email protected])

October 8-12, organised by WAN-IFRA, in New York, Boston: Study Tour: New Media, New Challenges, New Business. More details from Nick Tjaardstra, executive programmes manager, Digital Media ([email protected])

October 9-12, organised by Ipex, in Moscow, Russia: Polygraphinter

October 22-26, organised by WAN-IFRA: Study Tour – Strategies for New Revenues. More details from Raquel Meikle, programme manager, Events ([email protected])

October23-27, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Frankfurt: Pre-Expo Study Tour‚ Successful Investments. More details from Sergio de Oliveira, programme manager Events Newspaper Production, WAN-IFRA ([email protected])

October 24-25, organised by Ipex, in Birmingham, UK: Print Ireland


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October 24-27, organised by Ipex, in Saigon, Vietnam: Vietnam International Print & Label Graphic

October 29-31, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Frankfurt, Germany: World Publishing Expo 2012 / Media Port 2012 / Power of Print / Media Executive Programme/ 5th Tablet & App Summit / Advertising Summit 2012. The Expo is the leading exhibition for technology to publish news on tablets, mobile, in print and online. More details from Mandy Hay, exhibition manager ([email protected]); Priel Manes, event manager ([email protected]); Claudia Wilke, programme manager, Events ([email protected]);

October 30-31, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Bangalore: Infographics. More details from Selva Prabhu, assistant manager, Training Services ([email protected])

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November

November 1, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Frankfurt, Germany: Post-conference Workshop on Lean Manufacturing. The workshop will look at developing and implementing strategies to eliminate waste, reduce costs and increase efficiency

November 4-9, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Washington, New York, Chicago: Study Tour: Digital Advertising Strategies. More details from Claudia Wilke,

December 6-7, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lampur: Digital Photography. Trainer will be Ross Taylor, a staff photographer for the Virginian-Pilot, a newspaper consistently recognised as one of the best visual papers in the United States. More details from Sivakumaran Veerasamy, training manager, WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific ([email protected])

December 10-11, organised by WAN-IFRA, in New Delhi: Digital Photography. More details from Selva Prabhu, assistant manager, Training Services ([email protected])

December 8-10, organised by Ipex, in Mumbai: Screen Print India

December 13-15, organised by Ipex, in Mumbai: IPX India

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November 7-10, organised by Ipex, in Jakarta, Indonesia: All Print Indonesia

November 17-19, organised by Ipex, in Toronto, Canada: PrintWorld

November 22-23, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Hyderabad: Create Dynamic Newssites for Digital Devices. More details from Selva Prabhu, assistant manager, Training Services ([email protected])

November 24-29, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Tokyo, Sendai: Printing in Japan 2012 Study Tour. More details from Sergio de Oliveira, programme manager, Events Newspaper Production ([email protected])

October 25, organised by Newspaper Association of America, in Salt Lake City: Transformative Business Models. Will highlight the best practices of industry leaders who are creating new digital revenue streams through sales strategies, paid content models and e-commerce. More details from Mary Peskin at ([email protected])

November 27-29, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lampur: Digital Media Asia 2012. The Conference will showcase how cutting edge media organisations are currently using the most advanced digital media platforms for syndicating and monetizing

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