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A new dimension in print •productivity

Flexible equipment sets up new •possibilities

Retrofitting, modernisation replace •reinvestment

A giant stride in digital finishing•

Goss Sunday web press technology turns 20•

InkZone Fountain offers a clear solution•

Losing the ‘fear of perfect binding’•

Fit for offset and digital•

T E C H N O L O G Y A L W A Y S S C O R E S

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FROM THE EDITOR

Sashi Nair [email protected]

The Indian Readership Survey data for Q4 2012 did not have good news for many of the Top Ten newspapers. Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, The Times of India, Amar Ujala, Lokmat, Daily Thanthi and Mathrubhumi all saw a decline in their Average Issue Readership (AIR). Dainik Jagran, India’s No. 1 newspaper, lost more than one lakh readers, Dainik Bhaskar more than 75000 readers, and Amar Ujala over one lakh. The Times of India, the only English publication in the Top Ten list, lost 38000 readers. Lokmat saw the third largest fall in AIR among the Top Ten – of 96000 readers. While Daily Thanthi lost 83000 readers, Mathrubhumi once again saw declining numbers, losing 81000 readers. Regional dailies Ananda Bazar Patrika and Dinakaran lost 38000 and 96000 readers, respectively. Nine out of 10 English magazine’s AIR declined in the quarter. No. 1 India Today lost 46000 readers, General Knowledge Today, the second, lost 54000 readers. Reader's Digest registered the steepest decline, losing 58000 readers, while Competition Success Review lost 33000 readers and Outlook 23000.

Overall, the year ended on a rather sombre note for many newspapers and magazines. However, the picture was not all that dismal. Hindustan, Malayala Manorama, Rajasthan Patrika and Hindustan Times registered gains and bucked the trend. But more than losses or gains, it is the interpretation of such surveys by media houses that I’d like to focus on. For readers, it’s always interesting to know how newspapers or television channels are faring. So, a headline on the front page such as ‘TOI bigger than next 3 papers put together’ draws your attention immediately. Today, newspapers use surveys such as the IRS to their advantage, the objective being to impress on the reader who is King. But all facts are not divulged. Generally, newspapers are happy using phrases such as “gained many more readers” or “readership grew by so much per cent”, or

“staying ahead of competition by a huge margin”, etc. Words such as ‘dominate’, rising’ and ‘most popular’ are often used. After TOI’s story, The Hindu came up with its own the following day, about how it was No. 1 in the South and ‘rising’ in the National Capital Region.

Healthy competition is good, but the battle among news publishing houses should be more about earning goodwill and credibility, especially at a time when media has lost much of it in different ways. The energy used for one-upmanship can be far better used to also provide a sense of direction to those working in the media.

New director at PII-RINDSashi Nair has been appointed director of the Press Institute of India –

Research Institute for Newspaper Development, Chennai. He takes over from V. Murali, who served the organisation for about 16 years.

Nair will continue to be editor of Vidura, RIND Survey and Grassroots, the publications of PII-RIND.

Nair had earlier worked for The Hindu Business Line, The Times of India, The Economic Times, and for WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers). He started his career as an offi cer in United India Insurance Company. After eight years, he moved to the TTK Group where he headed the PR function for a decade.

Chairman, Board of Trustees, PII-RIND

Nair (left) takes over from V. Murali who served PII-RIND for 16 years.

Let the battles be won on grounds of credibility

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A new dimension in print productivity 4

Flexible equipment sets up new possibilities 8

Where retrofitting and modernisation helped 12

A giant stride in digital finishing 16


SurveyRINDGoss Sunday web press technology turns 20 18

InkZone Fountain offers a clear solution 20

Losing the ‘fear of perfect binding’ 22

Fit for offset and digital 24

Industry Updates 25

General News 39

Calendar 47

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WITH TRIPLE CIRCUMFERENCE MACHINES

A new dimension in print productivity

Six broadsheet newspaper pages in the web width and three in the cylinder circumference. All of this at 40000 cylinder revolutions per hour. That means 1.44 million newspaper pages per web or up to 120000 copies per hour in straight production. With this concept, manroland web systems has achieved new dimensions in productivity and flexibility for newspaper printing. The highlight: when using the special PFN 35 folder up to three different editions can be produced simultaneously, and with deserting, even more

manroland web systems has embraced the benefits of the triple circumference for industrial applications even for new machine projects and developed an integral, user-orientated concept. Alongside the

higher productivity, cost savings can therefore be achieved for paper, consumables and personnel costs. Both readers and advertising customers love the convenient, layout-friendly format of the newspaper. To date, triple circumference machines were primarily sought after as retrofit solutions for coldset newspaper printing following narrowing of the web width. Here, printing houses had to accept diverse compromises; for example in automation, print quality, settings, and operation, despite the relatively high investment costs. Most were designed using conventional folding systems. The concepts have therefore been rarely realised to date. With the holistic concept of manroland web system, available for both new machines and retrofit solutions, the possible cost benefits in production, investment, and consumables can now be fully exploited.

Three newspapers simultaneously The core of the concept is the cylinder with

three copies in the circumference and six in the width. One lock-up channel receives the printing plate that corresponds to the cylinder circumference, on which three sujets are

Colorman e:line printed products: Prints in commercial quality even without heatset drying.

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positioned. An additional cost-attractive option is represented by the 90° position between the printing towers and the folder superstructure. This allows the triple-width unit to be operated like a single-width machine after the printing blanket. The folding system used is the pin folder system PFN 35 with a three-part blade cylinder and a five-

part collecting cylinder. The delivery is performed via three copy deliveries with a delivery fan in a continuous shingle-stream. This makes the 50 pr cent higher productivity of the concept manageable for the mailroom with existing components. Further production options are provided by the use of an off-set former for the deserting of copies as well as for the collection, if a larger number of pages is to be produced.

Pin-sharp Production in triple circumference is offered by

manroland web systems for the Colorman and Geoman series. In particular the Colorman e:line, although also the Geoman, provide new possibilities for the production of advertising inserts due to its high printing quality along with the high flexibility of the triple circumference. Both series have the option of a 11-roller inking unit with three ink vibrator rollers and three ink form rollers, the basis for a uniform print image on full surface ink application. The Colorman e:line also shines with a format-sized damper roller for extra low-ghosting printing. Depending on the customer's request advertising mediums can be produced in coldset at high quality, which were previously only possible on commercial heatset printing or newspaper printing units with heatset dryers. Furthermore the high-brilliance printing allows the full advertising effect

even for smaller advertising formats, which arise from the altered format.

Golden rule for layoutsPrinting houses all around the world are fighting

falling circulations, lower advertising revenue, and higher costs for consumables and personnel. Printers have to be able to systematically implement more economical production concepts of this kind to achieve quick increases in productivity. Particularly in North America, companies often use web width reduction on existing machines to lower costs. Usually however, this creates very high, less reader-friendly newspaper formats. With triple circumference production, manroland web systems now provides the opportunity to create compact, easy-to-handle newspapers editions which therefore meet the desires of readers and advertising customers, by fully using the efficiency potential of the concept. The proportions of the golden rule are thus returning to newspaper layouts in North America as well.

Folding system saves time, moneyThe concept has been well thought-out right up to

the details. manroland web systems can rely on its know-how from heatset off-set with 96-page systems, and thereby on developments which allow the separation of copies for delivery in three continual shingle streams. The diverter initially separates one copy from the product flow and then splits the two remaining copies into two streams. This permits high productivity in triple-circumference printing even with normal print finishing lines at normal speeds. No investment is needed here in expensive high-performance systems. Furthermore, the delivery via three shingle streams offers one further additional benefit: at similarly high numbers of copies and pages up to three different newspaper copies can be produced simultaneously using the PFN 35 folding unit. This saves on the one hand investment costs, and on the other hand this method of production saves time. The editorial deadline can be moved back or the delivery can start earlier. Of course for one-up jobs the production is also possible via a shingle stream.

The pin folding system PFN 35 from manroland web systems has three deliveries. This means that the high productivity of the triple circumference printing can be used for conventional mailroom systems at low additional expenditure.

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TIMES UNION SWITCHES TO NEW KBA COMMANDER CL

Flexible equipment sets up new possibilities

In March, production of the daily Times Union, an Albany-based newspaper of the US media group Hearst Corporation, was switched to a new Commander CL newspaper press from Koenig & Bauer. Following Penzberg (end of January) and Rosenheim (end of February) in Bavaria, this was already the third KBA Commander CL to come on stream successfully in two months. In the first year after its market launch, the Würzburg-based manufacturer sold seven lines of the flexibly automatable press

The replacement of a 1970 letterpress machine in favour of the superior quality of the flexible offset technology completes a major makeover for the leading daily newspaper serving the Capital District of New York State. The redesigned Times Union is now

even more attractive for both readers and advertising customers. “We have been in the media business for over 150 years, and this is for us a major investment in the future of newspapers, which we believe will continue to serve the American public as far into the future as the eye can see,” said Hearst Corporation CEO Frank A. Bennack, Jr. “Just as we invest in apps, websites and new digital businesses, we must evolve our core print product in order to give

readers and advertisers the highest quality experience across all platforms.”George R. Hearst III, Times Union publisher and CEO, added: “At a time of great

change in the media industry, when other newspapers are reducing production days or closing entirely, we are proud to be able to provide readers and advertisers with one of the best quality newspapers in the country. The redesigned Times Union sports improved

Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Hearst Corporation CEO, at the official start-up of the compact four-high tower press KBA Commander CL.

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print quality and enhanced photo and advertising reproduction, and content enhancements, such as our expanded weather report, TV listings and seven-day-a-week comics, can now be offered in convincing full colour. At the same time, we enjoy much greater freedom with regard to page layout.” The redesigned newspaper includes a standalone Perspective section, which is to be published daily with local columnists and opinion pieces from the community. The paper's Health section has been moved to Wednesdays to make room for a new Automotive section on Saturdays.

The installation at the newspaper's upgraded Colonie print centre near Albany comprises two 32-page compact press lines with a total of four reelstands, four four-high towers and two folders. With a cut-off length of 533.4mm (21in) the new

press is engineered for a maximum web width of 1219.2mm (48in). The KBA Commander CL offers a rated output of 80000 32-page or 40000 64-page copies, all in full colour. Automatic roller locks, pumped ink supplies, washing systems and colour register control document the high level of automation, while one of the two folders can be set to handle variable web widths. A plough fold and skip slitter provide for additional production flexibility, and facilities for stitching, perforating and a quarterfold can be retrofitted as required. The three KBA ErgoTronic consoles incorporate KBA PressNet software for job scheduling and press presetting.

George R. Hearst III, publisher and CEO of Times Union, is clearly happy with the print quality on the new KBA Commander CL.

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AN AUSTRALIAN-GERMAN SUCCESS STORY

Where retrofi tting and modernisation helped

Newspaper publishing companies around the world are still facing many challenges. Print runs have stagnated or continue to fall, while advertising customers are investing considerable amounts of their budget in electronic media, which is also permeating more and more editorial content. And this is exactly where the dilemma starts for many of the companies; turnover and profi t need to be secured, however, with what strategic, competitive solutions? manroland web systems, together with News Limited in Australia, a company of the international media company News Corporation with headquarters in New York, have come up with a solution

News Limited, Australia, has decided to invest in retrofi tting, on the one hand in order to ensure its machine equipment at the Brisbane, Sydney and Townsville printing locations remains up-to-date for the next 10 to 15 years, and on the other, to actively

strengthen business. It is also fundamental for the headquarters in Sydney to generate valid, standardised print data reporting. All locations within the group can thus be controlled in an integrated framework, and production processes made more effi cient in the future. The sophisticated autoprint functions from manroland web systems were another decisive reason for investment.

Together with the printing press manufacturer from Augsburg, a long-standing partner of News Limited, the newspaper publishing company is now taking another step forward – through modernisation and retrofi tting instead of reinvestment. The

company is poised to equip all of its print lines with the latest technology. All four Newsman (Colorman) lines at the Brisbane production site have delivered results consistently and

The ControlCenter, as used at News Ltd, provides fast and intuitive control thanks to its revolutionary touchscreen design.

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reliably for the past two decades and will now be upgraded with a number of innovative automation and reporting features.

The retrofitting project is particularly interesting because it offers an alternative to the common belief that a machine park that is no longer up-to-date requires costly reinvestments. Thanks to the latest automation solutions and a trend-setting operating concept with manroland web systems’ state-of-the-art ControlCenter, another highly automated and high-performance printing system is ready for use.

For News Limited, this means greater production reliability through the use of modern electronic components and autoprint functions, reduced production costs as a result of more efficient production processes, plus better print quality – and thus a watertight investment for the future. This comprehensive retrofitting project will be taking off in Brisbane from the middle of this year, providing News Limited with the opportunity to further cement its top spot on the Australian newspaper market.

Potential for improvement In the future, automation and reporting of a

printing system will be crucial factors for constant and reliable production and production planning, in addition to hardware and software. Module performance and intuitive operation are playing an important role here. News Limited is replacing all central control consoles with the new ControlCenter from manroland web systems. Highly automated, coordinated autoprint functions control the complete production process from the automatic startup of the presses to the finished printed products in the delivery system. The ControlCenter guides the printer through the entire printing process – as easily and conveniently as a navigation system. The printer no longer manually intervenes in the printing process, but is instead responsible for simply monitoring the production process.

At the same time, new manroland web systems components, with their comprehensive and modern control features for convenient operation, are replacing the outdated control units from Reliance. News Limited has made the conscious decision to go for a tailored, embedded solution from manroland web systems. Its perfectly coordinated hardware and software ensure optimum function and availability of the print systems.

Network solutions The printnetwork Monitor facilitates a detailed

and transparent assessment of all production data, from pre-press to paper handling, up to printing and finishing. The advantage? Greater production efficiency in terms of both technical and commercial aspects as the error ratio is virtually zero, leading to remarkable saving potentials. Furthermore, the new printnetwork Mobile ensures absolute mobility. The user is kept updated with the latest production data on his mobile phone and is thus able to conveniently monitor ongoing production, without needing to be on site. This has been made possible by the DataCollect function which, based on log book recordings, collects and analyzes all press data. For comprehensive reporting allowing for human involvement, data can also be recorded manually. DataCollect thus offers an ideal basis for quality analyses, in order to fully exploit the potential for continuous improvement in the production process.

Through the integration of new automation features, such as the Inline Control systems, quick start, as well as the production planning tool with monitoring and reporting, News Limited will manage to considerably reduce waste, as well as increase production efficiency.

In line with this ‘press facelift’, News Limited is also using the improved tools of the TSC (TeleSupportCenter). The remote access function, for example, allows manroland web systems to directly access the functions of the Newsman installations online, across the entire production line from the reel splicer to the folder delivery, and 24/7. The printing system is thus ready to go again after a press stop in no time at all, in other words, long and expensive downtimes have become a thing of the past. All of this means far greater efficiency for News Limited. More streamlined processes create potential for leaner production, thus resulting in considerable cost savings.

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A giant stride in digital finishing

Digital inline-finishing is evolving at lightning speed: in Augsburg, manroland web systems presented the world premiere of its FoldLine finishing system for industrial digital printing. Of equal interest to guests: the book block solution FormerLine and efficient workflow solutions

Ultra-small regional runs for newspapers, targeted advertising, and print-on-demand in book printing: digital printing systems create added value for successful publishing. As part of the 2013 Océ International Inkjet Days (March 19 - 21) in Poing near Munich

in Germany, manroland web systems demonstrated its latest digital production systems to around 100 trade visitors. Says Alwin Stadler, vice president of Digital Printing at manroland

web systems: “We are establishing finishing as a central system component in digital printing systems and ensuring integration into the customer's workflow.”

FoldLine for digital newspapers

The FoldLine finishing system for industrial digital printing also had its premiere. The system is able to produce newspapers in any format (tabloid, broadsheet, Berlin) in

both in-line and off-line operation. Also included in the FoldLine portfolio are brochures, magazines, and individual book signatures. FoldLine is designed to produce up to 96 pages (48 pages broadsheet) with a web speed of up to 300 m/min and a web width of up to 1060 mm. The system can output up to 2700 broadsheet newspaper copies with 32 pages, 9100 bound brochures, or 14000 16-page signatures per hour. FoldLine can quickly be prepared for new jobs: the makeready times for format and paper changes are minimal, and changes to volumes can be made without interrupting production.

The presentation of FoldLine in Augsburg demonstrated what efficient and creative digital newspaper production looks like today. The first product was a 32-page tabloid newspaper in 420 mm x 600 mm format. Eight sections of four pages were collected and folded. The delivered result won over the visitors: ultra-small print runs fewer than 100 copies

On the FormerLine book block solution, manroland web systems quickly switched from a book job to a newspaper job.

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Efficient digital newspaper printing in all formats: the FoldLine system celebrates its premiere in Augsburg.

can be produced one after another, without any interruptions, even if the total number of pages or the book structure of the individual editions varies. This tabloid newspaper featured an added variant, a fold for delivery. This means the newspaper was given a quarter fold as a third fold and delivered at a right angle to the folder via the A4 delivery.

FormerLine for digital booksProducing with print-on-demand to optimise costs

and being fast on the market: these are the challenges of digital book production. Both inline production and offline finishing of preprinted reels is possible. Together with the VBC collator from manroland web systems, the system generates stacked signatures of up to 6000 auxiliary-glued books, up to 100 mm thick, per hour.

In Augsburg, the FormerLine system displayed its flexibility in offline finishing with a book and a magazine each. The products varied in format, folding sample, and collection structure and were placed on a pre-manufactured reel for mixed production. 38 signatures, 8 pages each, were collected for the Innovations technical book with 304 pages (bleed size 240 mm x 190 mm; double parallel folding sample), 100 books were produced one after another. Then, production was switched to a 42-page specialist magazine in a matter of minutes without manual intervention on the folder or cutter. Consisting of 7 signatures, 6 pages each, the print run included 300 magazines (bleed size 230 mm x 334 mm; accordion folding sample), which were delivered as auxiliary-glued books blocks.

Well networked printnetwork Bridge uses a JDF/JMF link to create

a complete and efficient digital production workflow. The software connects production preparation, the printing process, and postpress, allowing for automated finishing, automatic production change, low printing substrate use, increased productivity, networking with the production environment, and data transfer/reporting to MIS systems resulting in inefficiency, higher storage costs, and overproduction. DigiLink is a software module from manroland web systems that is available as an upgrade or complement to the PECOM PressManager. DigiLink allows planning of offset and digital productions from a central workplace, including parallel

monitoring of production during printing and in the mailroom.−DigiLink connects the product planning of digital printing and off-set printing. Currently, productions are mostly planned and run separately, depending on the process <


Goss Sunday web press technology turns 20

A revolution in offset printing technology history began twenty years ago in April, when crews at a commercial printing company in the United States brought the first-ever Sunday web press with its gapless-blanket technology into commercial production. Two decades and 2300 Sunday press printing units later, the worldwide impact of Goss technology on productivity, profitability and the overall competitiveness of printed products cannot be underestimated. Printers worldwide continue to realise productivity and profitability benefits from the original gapless-blanket breakthrough and continuous R&D efforts to exploit the innovation

While prior offset innovations were incremental, the original Sunday 3000 press model instantly gave printers a way to nearly double output capacity while improving print quality and reducing paper waste. Several R&D breakthroughs enabled the

substantial leap forward, but none were as vital as the gapless blanket that has come to define Sunday press technology. Flat blankets on a conventional offset press are wrapped around the blanket cylinder, and the two ends are secured in a narrow channel, or gap, in the cylinder. Flexural vibration, occurring when opposing gaps meet, forces a trade-off between press speed, web width and print quality and puts limitations on all three.

Replacing the flat blankets with cylindrical Sunday press blankets that slide over the blanket cylinders from the sides eliminated the gap related vibration. This allowed the original Sunday 3000 press to print at up to 100000 impressions per hour instead of the 75000 impressions per hour that web printers were previously accustomed to. At the same time, the dynamic stability also allowed single-circumference web widths to be extended from the traditional four magazine pages across the cylinder to six pages and eventually eight pages across the cylinder. Goss Sunday 4000 press models soon provided corresponding speed and width advantages in the double-circumference format.

Reduced vibration meant no ‘streaking’ and better print quality, even at the higher speeds. Gapless blankets also reduced the non-print area, allowing shorter cut-offs and paper savings of up to 0.25 inch (6.4 mm) with every cylinder revolution or more than 250 paper rolls per year in a typical commercial web printing operation.

New Goss Sunday press models continue to set the standards for web offset productivity, efficiency and value, 20 years after the first Sunday press with revolutionary gapless-blanket technology went into production.

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challenges in developing the Sunday press were considerable. The Sunday technology R&D team was in unchartered waters with the speeds they were attempting on their test press in the early 1990s. Mechanical hurdles arose, but their fundamental concepts worked and were promising from the start. The reaction from customers consulted in those early days, on the other hand, ranged from cautious optimism to complete doubt. As the gapless Sunday press concept became public in early 1992, one competitor called it the “Someday” press, implying that a production model was many years from completion.

Almost immediately, however, the Sunday 3000 press established itself as the leading choice for single-circumference catalog and publication

printing. Sunday technology earned the prestigious InterTech Award in 1994. By the end of 1995, 31 gapless Sunday press systems had been installed in six countries. The 1993 introduction of gapless-blanket technology pushed the Sunday press into a league of its own.

Goss introduced new models for new applications continuously, as have key technologies to enable or amplify the basic advantages of the gapless concept. These include Autoplate, Automatic Transfer, pinless folding and DigiRail digital inking technologies as well as automated controls and high-performance splicers, dryers and auxiliaries.

Meanwhile, the very first press still remains in operation in the United States, adding durability to the long list of Sundaypress advantages.

MILESTONES

1986 Engineers and executives commit to pursuing revolutionary gapless web press technology at meetings during the weekend of the American football Superbowl Sunday, giving the top-secret project the code name Sunday Press

1987 Customer focus panels and market research

1989 Construction of R&D laboratory in New Hampshire (USA) to house first Sunday press

December 1990 First live print test of gapless Sunday press

March 1991 Test press printed at record speed of 15 metres per second (3000 feet per minute)

December 1992 First Sunday press shipped to commercial web printer in the US

1994 Sunday press earns InterTech award for gapless-blanket technology

June 1995 Sunday 3000 press in operation at drupa show

September 1998 Introduction of Sunday 4000 double-circumference models

1999 Introduction of Sunday 2000 model for high-quality, short- and medium-run commercial printing

May 2000 Mainstream – world’s first gapless newspaper press – in full operation at drupa show

September 2003 Sunday 3000/32 – world’s first press with 2x8 page cylinder configuration – shipped to Thijsen Printing (Netherlands)

2005 Sunday press Automatic Transfer technology for continuous printing earns InterTech Award

January 2009 First Sunday press with DigiRail digital inking in production at Quad/Graphics (US)

May 2009 Sunday 5000 – world’s first 96-page web press – in production at Grafiche Mazzucchelli (Italy)

October 2012 World’s first Sunday Vpak packaging press with variable repeat shipped to Precision Press (US)

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InkZone Fountain offers a clear solution

At China Print coming up in mid-May in Beijing, Digital Information (Hall E2, Stand 270) will demonstrate a new InkZone Fountain solution, touted as an affordable, environmentally friendly solution with a fast return on investment

InkZone Fountain, Digital Information’s all-new fountain solution purifi cation system, utilises powerful, advanced nanofi bre technology featuring ceramic nanofi bers on a micro-glass matrix, originally engineered for medical applications, to fi lter out particulates down

to 2 nanometers. With zero discharge and zero waste of incoming water, InkZone Fountain promises highly improved production conditions and a virtually unlimited fountain solution life cycle.

Fountain solutions contaminated by ink and paper residue are the enemy of every printing pressman. Calcium, paper dust, fi llers, coatings, and other residue from paper that continues to decrease in quality are particularly harmful to the process. Until recently, process stability could only be maintained by replacing fountain solution and cleaning out the ‘gunk’ build-up in the fountain tank on a weekly basis. Not anymore. This ineffi cient and time-consuming process is a thing of the past with Digital Information’s all new fountain solution purifi cation system, InkZone Fountain. Against the backdrop of increasing customer demands, elevated pressures on cost, and an industry focused on environmental stewardship, print facilities can no longer afford the expense of press downtime or unnecessary waste in terms of economic or environmental resources. With InkZone Fountain, ‘going green’ is easier and affordable.

InkZone Fountain is a simple, cost-effective and highly effi cient solution. Its four-step fi lter system uses nanostructured fi bres to protect fountain solution from the pollution of microbiological growth by separating out micro-particles coming from inks and papers. Measurable parameters relevant to the printing process such as pH, water hardness, or electrolytic conductivity remain stable over a long period of time – in guaranteeing press productivity and production quality of the highest possible level. The offset printing environment becomes more stable and thus more economical as it is possible to considerably

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reduce the amount of fountain solution on the printing plates. The result – less plate wear and less plate scumming and tinting.

On installation of InkZone Fountain in the pressroom, measurable results can be achieved on polluted fountain solution in three hours. Maintaining fountain solution cleanliness is easy. InkZone

ABB, manroland ti e up for retrofi tABB, one of the leading suppliers of automati on

soluti ons for the newspaper industry, has announced a further success in conjuncti on with its cooperati on with manroland web systems for press retrofi ts. The latest press retrofi t project is for the four manroland Newsman presses at the Brisbane printi ng site of News Limited, which is part of the News Corporati on, one of the leading Australian newspaper publishers with over 100 ti tles including the nati onal daily, The Australian.

Working under manroland web systems, the main contractor for this project, ABB will supply

new main drives for the 20 printi ng units and four folders and will also replace the power distributi on for all four presses. Boris Falk, worldwide Head of Sales within ABB Printi ng, explains “the order is a further example of the fruits of our cooperati on with manroland web systems for retrofi t projects. Soluti ons from both manroland and ABB can be combined to fi nd the best constellati on to meet the end customer’s needs.” The commissioning of the systems for the fi rst press starts in May.

Fountain’s simple Smart-Gauge indicators clearly alert press operators when fi lters are due for replacement. It can be added to any sheetfed or web offset press from all established manufacturers regardless of the press size. The fi lters are quickly and easily replaced to ensure long-term results. <

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Losing the ‘fear of perfect binding’

La Pieve, located in Villa Verucchio near the Italian seaside resort of Rimini, is now producing softcover products in-house using a Pantera perfect binder from Muller Martini

La Pieve performed almost all production steps in-house, from pre-press and printing to folding and wire stitching (using a 335 saddle stitcher from Muller Martini). The family business, which has 18 employees working in two shifts, only had the perfect

binding of books, magazines and brochures done by a partner until a few months ago.

According to Giuseppe Pedrosi, who, alongside brother Filippo and sister Sabina, runs the business founded by his father Silvano in 1974, there were three main reasons for closing the last in-house gap in March: “We want to have the entire value-added chain in our own company and have better control of deadlines and quality.”

However, La Pieve did not make the decision lightly. “We were wary of entering this new market segment with our own production system,” Pedrosi freely admits. La Pieve’s decision to enter perfect binding and to do so with the Pantera from Muller Martini owes a great deal to the visit that Pedrosis made to the Muller Martini Bookbinding Academy

La Pieve Poligrafica has entered softcover production using the Pantera perfect binder.

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in Felben, Switzerland. “The large machine line-up there reassured me that we can count on Muller Martini as an experienced partner also in perfect binding. The excellent demos using the Pantera gave us the final push to invest in the machine. During the tests, we became familiar with the simple operation of the Pantera and entirely lost our fear of perfect binding,” says Pedrosi.

The company’s experiences after commissioning the new perfect binding line with a 16-station gathering machine, criss-cross delivery, a VPN/PUR nozzle, an Esprit three-knife trimmer and a Uno compensating stacker confirmed the positive impressions from the demo center. Following a one-week training course in Felben, the two Pantera machine operators had such a good grasp of the machine that “changeover times exceeded our expectations”, says Pedrosi.

The innovative company, whose three sheet-fed offset printing presses with between four and ten colors are also state-of-the-art, is now able to receive PDFs from customers in the morning and deliver the finished books, magazines and brochures in the evening.

Very thick and very thin books are among the specialties of La Pieve Poligrafica Editore Villa Verucchio. Picture shows co-owner Giuseppe Pedrosi. Thick and thin books

La Pieve’s print runs are mostly between 1000 and 5000 copies. Ninety per cent of those are produced for customers from all across Italy, several of which have been working together with La Pieve for years. La Pieve prints the remaining 10 per cent of products (mainly manuals for companies and the public administration, as well as street directories) for its own publishing company and sells them via its own web portal.

The company specialises in coloured art books, as well as very thick (up to 5.0 centimeters) and very thin books with a spine of just one millimeter, which is even below the official machine specification of the Pantera. Perfect binding is performed solely using the PUR procedure. “The VPN nozzle is very user-friendly and contributes significantly to our high productivity,” says Pedrosi.

“That’s particularly important to us because we’re new to perfect binding.” The magazines, brochures, comics and books with sizes from 10 x 12 to 30 x 30 are frequently given flaps, for which La Pieve runs them through the Pantera twice. <


MULLER MARTINI’S ALEGRO PERFECT BINDER

Fit for offset and digitalIn September last year, Walsh Colour Print in Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Ireland became one of the first graphic arts company worldwide to commission the new Alegro perfect binder from Muller Martini. The innovative family business is now optimally equipped for the finishing of offset and digitally printed products

Tony Walsh, who founded and owns Walsh Colour Print together with his wife Pat, does not hesitate for a second when asked why Ireland’s leading offset printing house, which has been in business since 1991, spontaneously decided to invest in the Alegro

perfect binder, which was unveiled in May last year at the Muller Martini stand at drupa. “Short setup times and high quality of end products,” he says. High quality is of particular importance to Walsh Colour Print, which employs 102 people, because the innovative business entered the Irish school textbook market as a newcomer three years ago with the

objective of producing high quality school textbooks at prices parents can afford, helping teachers meet the challenges of today’s classrooms, and creating jobs in Ireland.

Success came quickly. Walsh Colour Print sold 250000 school textbooks published in-house last year, with the number set to rise to half a million this year and 750000 in 2013.

Short setup times, the second key reason for investing in the new Alegro, are important because Walsh Colour Print produces the majority of jobs for other publishers and performs print finishing for other printing houses across Ireland, typically in

A4, A5 and B5 formats. The company entered the digital printing business four years ago and currently operates two HP Indigo 5500 machines. Since then the family business has regularly delivered books with a print run of just one copy.

Walsh Colour Print therefore required a solution for the finishing of sheet-fed offset and digitally printed products as a successor to its aging Monostar perfect binder from Muller Martini. “We also need a high-performance system because we often print several tens of thousands of copies per title in offset printing,” says Walsh. “The Alegro meets all our requirements for both long runs and short runs.”

Thus, Walsh Colour Print, located at Europe’s westernmost tip, began production with the new Alegro featuring an 18-station gathering machine, PUR binding, splitting saw for two-up production, a Merit three-knife trimmer, a CB 18 book stacker and a film wrapping unit.

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J Mahabeer press lines for Makkal Kural

It was a high point for J Mahabeer Co at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noidia, venue of Printpack India 2013, when it signed a contract with Makkal Kural (Newsman Associates), a Tamil evening newspaper, for two Fast 360 web press lines. Each line consists of four hi towers, and one half-page folder with upper former. The press is equipped with five splicers, closed loop register control and auto tracking of ink and water balance at various press speed through a PLC system. The two presses will be installed at the Makkal Kural printing facilities in Madurai and Coimbatore the middle of this year.

Indeed, at Printpack, the introduction of a 4-colour satellite over 4-colour satellite tower printing unit or tower press with a printing speed of 36000 created a buzz. The use of a common impression cylinder to print four colours on one side on each satellite brought to the fore the advancement in web press technology. According to a J Mahabeer Co release, the press offers “unparalleled printing quality, reduced wastage, substantially reduced manpower needs with the use of set and forget technology”.

The tower press turned out to be a star attraction at the stall and from the many footfalls recorded, there were quite a few who evinced serious interest. Representatives from leading newspapers in India and abroad showed interest in the displayed range of models, used for printing newspapers, books and magazines – the Gemini (45000 copies an hour) Fast 360 (36000 copies), Fast 300 (30000 copies) and Fast 200 (20000 copies).

Anil Raghbeer, director, J Mahabeer Group, says that with the number of changing trends in the

newspaper printing business, “a dynamic approach, dissemination of equipment needs, and innovative concepts are expected from major technology

providers, and a “smart high-tech combination of product and service consistency” is the order of the day. He expects substantial business to follow in the coming months.

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The machine sold to Makkal Kural (Newsman Associates): 16-page broadsheet with all pages in 4-colour in two sections using upper and lower former; alternatively, 20-page broadsheet of which 14 pages are in 4-colour and six pages in single colour.

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Ferag for Miami HeraldThe Miami

Herald is moving. The media company is leaving Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami, its home since 1963, and going to the Westpoint Business Park in Doral, the site of a new printing centre where production is scheduled to start in May 2013. Here, TTR conveyor technology from Ferag will secure the transport of newspapers between the press and the mailroom. Five fully overhauled conveyor systems are involved, supplied by Ferag and equipped with new forwarding and delivery stations. By contracting Ferag to replace the conveyor systems, the Miami Herald Media Company will be getting virtually a new system for its printing house.

The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald are the two dominant newspapers in Southern Florida. With 18 additional newspapers printed under contract, circulations approach two million copies each week. To deliver such volumes on time, production runs at up to 65000 copies per hour and line. The TTR conveyor technology from Ferag with its steel channel guides is also preferred because, in the past, this conveyor system has kept pace with demands while incurring low maintenance costs.

Assistant director of production Jeff Sauls can depend on one thing for sure: high-performance Ferag conveyor technology.

Nordkurier opts for ppi Media editorial system

Nordkurier will use ppi Media's and Digital Collection's editorial system Content-X to produce the editorial content for all media channels. Altogether, 120 workplaces in the editorial department will be equipped with the InDesign-based Content-X for reporting.

The restructuring of the editorial department and replacement of the existing software result from the outcome of reader surveys that drove Lutz Schumacher, editor-in-chief and managing director of Nordkurier to action: “The future of regional daily newspapers lies in the region as well as local and, to some extent, even sub-local neighborhoods. This applies for both printed newspapers and digital products. Almost all large national and international topics have an effect at the local and regional level. In future, we want to emphasise this local aspect more for our readers.”

To achieve the target, the Nordkurier will end its cooperation with the Schweriner Volkszeitung for the production of full-run pages in the middle of this year and increase the number of employed editors from 106 to 120. In addition, it will employ 14 trainee journalists. By introducing Content-X, Nordkurier is setting itself up for the digital present and future.

Content-X links the innovative search and content creation options of the Content Management System DC-X from Digital Collections with the high performance of Adobe InDesign via the ContentLink plugin. With ContentLink, content from DC-X can be placed quickly and conveniently in InDesign and any changes can be monitored and updated. By focusing on the essentials, Content-X is a streamlined, cost-saving solution that is easy to operate. It is a simple, browser-based module for planning and producing magazines and newspapers.

The Nordkurier is published in Eastern Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania and Northern Brandenburg as well as on the Internet. It has a circulation of just under 90000 copies, spread across 13 local editions, and is read daily by about 200000 people. The Nordkurier Publishing Group also publishes giveaway papers, weeklies and magazines. It operates several local television stations and, in

addition, is the largest private postal service provider in the north-east. With a staff of about 2400, it is one of the most important employers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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GMG releases ColorMaster 2.0

GMG, a leading developer and supplier of high-end workfl ow and colour management software solutions, announced the release of GMG ColorMaster 2.0, offering a process-neutral workfl ow and extremely fl exible format for image data storage. GMG ColorMaster 2.0 supplies predefi ned settings and optimised profi les for most popular target colour spaces. It also offers a colour space that covers all common printing gamuts.“ColorMaster helps to provide a colour-accurate

late-binding RGB-workfl ow, meaning that images are not converted from their RGB space until as late as possible. It is ideal for those who create data from a wide variety of media and printing processes, or who process printing data for production in different countries and have to consider different print and online standards,” says Michael Farkas, GMG director of marketing.

ColorMaster is a virtual colour space used as a preview profi le for Photoshop or soft-proofi ng applications. By viewing an image in the ColorMaster colour space, the content originator, typically a photographer, can detect problems in the light or tonal range early and make adjustments—for example, changing the light setting or applying colour corrections—before storing the image fi le into the database. Once the image has been retouched within the ColorMaster color space, the ‘master’ RGB fi le can be output many times to any industry standard with confi dence of its colour accuracy.

ColorMaster is process-neutral and therefore an extremely fl exible form of data storage. The workfl ow concept relies on the interlinking of GMG ColorServer for colour conversions, GMG ColorProof for the output of hard proofs, and GMG ProofControl for proof verifi cation according to print standards. GMG ColorMaster supplies predefi ned settings and optimised profi les, making it very easy for the user to set up an automated workfl ow to convert images and pages from the ColorMaster standard to any international output standard. It offers a high degree of automation, where prepress departments can experience up to 50 per cent time savings.

ColorMaster offers the traditional benefi ts of

an RGB fi le format workfl ow – consistency of separations for press, more consistent grey balance, and total ink coverage and GCR that does not create color-correction issues. However, unlike other RGB workfl ows, GMG ColorMaster offers viewing done on a virtual CMYK color space, which guarantees WYSIWYG for print. The fi le is either previewed on a monitor with help of the ColorMaster.icc profi le, or a GMG ColorMaster hard proof is output by simply dropping the fi le into a GMG hotfolder.

Purchase of a GMG ColorMaster 2.0 annual license, available from GMG resellers, provides a customer access to a pre-confi gured set of updated international color profi les, pre-defi ned GMG ColorMaster workfl ows, PDF/X-3 export settings for Adobe InDesign, GMG ColorMaster ICC for screen viewing, and a GMG SwatchBook.

New CEO for Inca DigitalInca Digital, the inkjet printing specialist, has

announced the appointment of John Mills as CEO. Mills has extensive experience of developing and commercialising advanced industrial technologies, specifi cally in the fi elds of inkjet and plastic electronics. Holding a PhD in Physics, his senior roles have included director of Development with Domino Printing Sciences, vice president and COO at Plastic Logic and, for the last four and a half years, CEO of DataLase. “Inca Digital is a world-class company at the forefront of digital printing technology and I am very excited about working with such an experienced team to take the company to even greater success. Inca changed how the industry produced wide-format print and we have the potential to develop ‘game-changing’ digital print solutions that provide considerable production value and effi ciency to new markets,” he says.

Bill Baxter will remain on the Inca Board along with the other serving offi cers: Yoshinari Otani, COO; Stephen Tunnicliffe Wilson, director of R&D; Dominique Marciniak, Finance director and Nigel Puttergill, chairman.

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Colorman e:line in operation in Kempten

Since January, the world's fi rst Colorman e:line has gradually taken up full operation in Kempten. Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag is consistently working on comprehensive quality as the basis for its competitiveness. The company invested 18 million

euros in new pre-press, printing, and distribution technology. Says managing director Markus Brehm:

“We have to invest to remain technologically ahead. Those who benefi t from the improved quality and the quick, fl exible production are our advertising customers and readers, as well as our staff.”

The exterior of the Colorman e:line stands out with the use of new and intelligent materials. Instead of sheet metal, which is limited in terms of design and touch, synthetics with a resistant, easy-to-clean surface are used. The creative illumination design highlights and delineates the press functions. The result is a revolutionary printing press design. The e:line is equipped with four printing towers in a blanket-to-blanket design, four reel splicers, and two folders. A third ink form roller improves the print quality. Many automated measuring and control functions ensure quality, effi ciency and a stable printing process. With a web width of 1400 mm and a cylinder circumference of 1020 mm, the press will produce copies of the Allgäuer Zeitung in Rhinic format with up to 45000 cylinder revolutions per hour. Advertising journals and contract printing orders are added to this during the day. It is possible to print up to 90000 newspaper copies per hour at a printing speed of 12.75 m/s.

Josef Aumiller, sales manager (Germany) at

manroland web systems, says: “The aim was to replace two machines by a single one with a comparative print/time ratio, which requires quick, fl exible, and stable print production. This is accomplished by short makeready times and high printing and operating quality, which allows us to deploy our staff effi ciently.” For Wilfried Sutter, technical manager of Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag, the accelerated makeready times are especially crucial in everyday operations: “One of the great advantages is the fact that makeready times are reduced to approximately three minutes per regional issue. This used to take twenty minutes to half an hour on the old press.”

Staff were trained up front and are excited about working on one of the world's most advanced newspaper presses. Their list of favourite features is topped by the automated plate logistics, which vastly facilitates work processes. Its central element is the fully-automatic, robot-assisted APL plate changing system that dramatically accelerates makeready times and thus production. The operator controls the plate changing process from the central control console. Here, the plates are placed in transport baskets. They are then transported to the APL robot with a home-built lift to the upper printing couples, where they are changed. This eliminates the top operating level and the operator no longer has to run up and down stairs. Sound-proofi ng on the press’s printing units is another feature that is greatly appreciated by staff.

A view of the Colorman e:line.

IMI, InPrint tie up IMI, the international inkjet conference and

education provider and FM Brooks, organiser of InPrint, the Industrial Print Show, have confi rmed an event partnership that will see both events benefi ting from additional content, insight and value. “The industrial sector represents the next evolution for inkjet and I look forward to this partnership further enhancing the adoption of inkjet technology within industrial processes at InPrint 2014,” says Mike Willis, director, IMI. The event partnership includes joint activities at InPrint and IMI Conferences throughout 2013 and in the run up to InPrint 2014 in Hannover.

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Rebuilding with new Sunday presses

Retail insert printing specialist Creps United will add three new Goss Sunday web press systems later this year as it rebuilds and modernises its production

facility in Indiana, Pennsylvania, US, following a devastating fire in October last year. Jake Creps, president of the third-generation family-owned business, says plans to construct a new 100000 sq ft facility and to install the Sunday press systems are on a fast track.

Goss International will begin installing the first new Sunday 2000i press system with a 57-inch (145cm) web width and a C700i folder in June. An identical system will follow in late summer, along with a Sunday 3000i press featuring a 66-inch (168cm) width. Goss International is also rebuilding some existing press equipment damaged by the fire at Creps United.

Together, the three new presses will have the capacity to produce the equivalent of more than fourmillion pages per hour. All three Sunday press systems will feature gapless blankets, automated closed-loop controls and Goss QPL quick plate loading technology. Creps points out that the single-circumference Goss Sunday insert presses can match the output of double-circumference presses while eliminating the need for double-plating for straight production. He says the wider Sunday 3000i model will accommodate page widths up to 11 inches (27.9 cm), while the Sunday 2000i systems will provide an

extremely efficient option for addressing the trend toward narrower insert formats.

Creps United was founded in 1948. The company prints 100 million advertising inserts per month and also provides graphic design, website and app development, digital printing and signage services for regional and national clients.

Executives from retail insert printing specialist Creps United and local officials broke ground earlier this month for a new facility that will house three new Goss web presses.

Dittmann new MD at PrintHouseService

Steffen Dittmann (56) has been appointed new managing director of PrintHouseService GmbH (PHS). PHS is a subsidiary of Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) offering competent industrial services to web offset and newspaper printers. The new managing director possesses extensive

international experience in sales and service for the print industry, and after a number of years with Koenig & Bauer was most recently active for manroland in China.

In this new position, Steffen Dittmann will be concerning himself primarily with the further development

of PHS as an industry service provider, and with concentrated expansion of the business fields system service, repairs, maintenance and technical production support.

PrintHouseService GmbH is based in Würzburg, but also maintains branch offices in Augsburg, Plauen and Hamburg. It employs highly qualified specialists with many years of practical experience with printing presses. They work on web presses and peripheral systems from the most varied manufacturers, offering repairs and maintenance, production support, retrofits and equipment upgrades at usual market terms. Alongside its periodic assignments, PHS also has personnel stationed permanently on site with a number of major newspaper printers, in order to provide technical service within the framework of outsourcing projects.

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Leykam invests in a Lithoman

Leykam Let’s Print has ordered a 64-page Lithoman for its Břeclav site in the Czech Republic. Based in Graz. The Austrian concern currently numbers among the top commercial printers in Europe. With its latest investment, the Leykam Group has further strengthened its position in the East European printing market. Currently equipped with four rotary presses, the Břeclav team produces magazines, catalogs, and advertising inserts in medium-sized to large runs. Fifty per cent

of production is destined for export. In addition to the Czech market, the company also caters to customers in Central and Eastern Europe.

Says Michael Steinwidder, chairman of the management board at Leykam Let’s Print: “The new 64-page Lithoman will be one of the most productive, state-of-the-art commercial press systems in Eastern Europe. It will replace an outdated 16-page rotary press. Our customers’ requirements are very important to us, especially

Following on the heels of the ultra-productive Lithoman at its Müllendorf site, Leykam Let’s Print is poised to equip Moraviapress with a 64-page Lithoman.

the need for shorter production times. Our versatile production possibilities allow us to satisfy virtually every product requirement with both effi ciency and excellent quality.” With a speed of 50000 cylinder revolutions per hour, the 64-page Lithoman will give the required fl exibility. It is scheduled to be up and running by late 2013.

The press is equipped with several autoprint features. AutoJobChange initiates job changeovers automatically as soon as the preset value for a run has been reached. Plate changes are fully automated thanks to APL (AutomaticPlateLoading). Inline Control systems, which are used to control the cut-off register, ink density, and colour register. At the company’s Müllendorf printing site, a 48-page Lithoman started production in September 2012. It is the most productive rotary press in Austria, delivering a printing speed of 70000 cut-offs per hour.

Peter Kuisle quits manroland

Peter Kuisle, member of the executive board, has left manroland web systems GmbH. Kuisle was responsible for sales, service and marketing

and was managing director of Eurografi ca GmbH for many years. He will take a new professional challenge.

“The Executive Board and the staff members would like to thank Peter Kuisle for his commitment and active support in our successful business development,” says managing director Eckhard Hoerner-Marass, who will now take over

the responsibility for sales, service and marketing.The manroland web systems group achieved a

positive result in the short fi scal 2012. The company re-organised its web offset business and plans a signifi cant increase in turnover and profi t for the year 2013.

Eckhard Hoerner-Marass, MD, will take over the business divisions of Sales, Service and Marketing.

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impulse chooses Content-X

German business magazine impulse is produced with software by ppi Media. The software company, based in Hamburg, has customers in over 100

media companies on all the fi ve continents. “We’d like to continue our success story with dailies and advertisers in the fi eld of magazines too. With impulse, this is an important step in the right direction,” says Hauke Berndt, sales manager at ppi Media. He is particularly

optimistic about the interest shown by other magazine publishers in ppi Media’s editorial system Content-X:

“After nearly 30 years of experience in the fi eld of daily newspapers, we’re now able to offer highly automated, state-of-the-art software for magazine products as well.”

Content-X links the innovative search and content creation options of the Content Management System DC-X with the high performance of Adobe InDesign via the ContentLink plugin. With ContentLink, content from DC-X can be placed quickly and conveniently in InDesign and any changes can be tracked and updated. By focusing on the essentials, Content-X is a streamlined, cost-saving solution that is easy to operate. Content-X planner is a simple, browser-based module for planning and producing magazines and newspapers.

The fi rst meeting between ppi Media and impulse took place in December last year. The management buyout of impulse from one of Europe’s largest publishing companies was imminent, and Nikolaus Förster, editor-in-chief and CEO of the medium-sized company Impulse Medien GmbH, was looking for partners for a new start. Content-X was chosen as an editorial solution, also with a view to the future digital strategy. The contract was signed in February;

installation and setup were performed more or less simultaneously. The May edition of impulse will be the fi rst edition to be produced from start to fi nish with Content-X. “Introducing a new editorial system during a running magazine production is very demanding,” says Förster, adding, “If, in the case of impulse, you don’t just publish a print magazine, but also have digital plans, it’s important to use a media-independent system right from the start.”

The cover of the April edition of German business magazine impulse.

New QuadTech head for international sales

QuadTech, Inc today announced the appointment of Chuck Irons as its new International sales manager. Irons will oversee the sales efforts of the technology leader worldwide, with the exception of the Americas. He brings over 33 years of printing industry experience to his new role, having previously held positions with Contiweb, Heidelberg, and Goss International.“We are thrilled to get someone of Chuck’s

calibre on our team,” says QuadTech president, Karl Fritchen. “His extensive experience in our industry complements the team we have in place in Europe and Asia. Chuck’s strengths as a networker and team player will help to keep us focused on the growth opportunities we have identifi ed.” Says Irons:

“I was drawn to the company by their global reach, and by

their strong commitment to innovation. In 2012, QuadTech developed more new products than in any prior year of its 34-year history. This makes us well-placed to raise the long-term competitiveness of our customers.”

QuadTech is also aggressively adding more sales agents to its international network. “We’ve already announced the appointment of ColorConsulting S.r.l. (Italy) this year,” says Fritchen. “We have also reached agreement with six more agents, which we’ll announce in the coming weeks. And we expect that number to rise before the end of the year.”

Chuck Irons.

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WoodWing releases Elvis Dam 4.0

WoodWing has released version 4.0 of Elvis Dam, its next generation digital asset management solution. The new version features a seamless integration with Content Station – the editorial management application of WoodWing's multi-channel publishing solution Enterprise. Elvis 4.0 offers support for Linux, leverages the latest version of the Lucene search engine, and includes various

other improvements for even better performance and usability. WoodWing´s innovative digital asset management solution Elvis Dam now enables publishers to combine the strengths of both Elvis and Content Station. Easily accessible via a tab in Content Station, Elvis Dam can be utilised to search and manage millions of media assets from within the publishing workfl ow. Using drag-and-drop, assets selected in Elvis Dam can be easily placed and linked to dossiers in Content Station. “Many of our customers in the publishing segment

worldwide requested that we further blend digital asset management and multi-channel publishing,” says Erik Schut, president of WoodWing Software.

“The integration of Elvis Dam and Content Station allows for a level of effi ciency in publishing workfl ows that couldn’t have been imagined.” With version 4.0 of Elvis Dam, WoodWing upgraded to version 3.6.2 of Lucene, the search engine also used by Wikipedia, LinkedIn and others. Extensive

benchmark tests conducted by the Elvis DAM development team showed that even with 22 million assets, hundreds of heavy users were able to search, click, edit and preview assets simultaneously without losing performance.

With Elvis DAM 4.0, WoodWing ported the main server of Elvis DAM to Linux, enabling customers to integrate Elvis also in Linux-based environments. Elvis 4.0 features improvements for stability and ease-of-use. As an example, Java is now included in the installer, making installation and deployment much easier.

Polestar’s £50m investment with Goss

Polestar has announced a £50m investment with Goss International Corporation to replenish its web offset technology. This agreement is for six presses – two 96pp, two 64pp and two 16pp. The investment sees Polestar at the forefront of web offset technology. The two 96pp presses will share three folders - the PCF-3 is the industry’s most advanced pinless folder. The confi guration will give fl exibility without reducing the maximum output capability.

The 60000cph rated 64pp shortgrain presses, complete with the SG-3 jaw folder and twin delivery, will be complemented with a balloon former section and ribbon stitching heads, allowing 16pp sections to be produced at upwards of 220000 cph. The state-of-the-art presses will be equipped with the very latest Closed Loop, Web Monitoring and Quality Management technology available, ensuring high output is matched by high quality.

Says Rick Nichols, CEO, Goss International Corporation: “Goss International is delighted that Polestar has selected us as a partner for its long-term equipment needs. Our global product portfolio and unique fi nancial service capabilities have paved the way for this comprehensive solution for Polestar. This agreement emphasises Goss’ position as the premier provider in our industry and recognizes our ability to meet the changing needs of customers.”

Elvis Dam can be utilised to search and manage millions of media assets from within the publishing workfl ow.

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Enterprise 8.2 releasedWoodWing has released version 8.2 of its multi-

channel publishing system Enterprise. The new version simplifies direct placement of structured information from Excel files into InDesign layouts and offers a deeper integration with WoodWing’s digital asset management solution Elvis Dam. Based on customer feedback, WoodWing also made further

improvements to the user interface for higher usability and productivity.

The new version 8.2 of WoodWing's publishing platform Entrprise and its editorial management application Content Station enables users to fully integrate Microsoft Excel files into their publishing workflows. Excel files are now managed inside the article’s dossier in Content Station and can be placed into any InDesign layout using drag-and-drop. Excel files now benefit from extensive version control, dedicated workflow rules and granular access rights in Enterprise. Tables placed into InDesign can easily be updated when the source file has changed. They can be styled either with InDesign´s own features or highly automated using WoodWing’s SmartStyles plug-in.

The much tighter integration of Enterprise and Content Station with Elvis Dam is an important improvement for users of all kinds, including publishers, corporates and creative agencies. Enterprise 8.2 supports Version 4.0 of Elvis DAM. To speed up productivity in Content Station, additional keyboard shortcuts have been added –

The new version 8.2 of WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing system Enterprise simplifies direct placement of structured information from Excel files into InDesign layouts.

for example, the zoom feature in the publication overview. Shortcuts are also easier to find through the newly added menu bar in the desktop and Web client. In addition, Content Station now supports screens with Retina resolution.

Truepress wide-format printer launched

Following its debut at drupa, Screen Europe is set to launch (at the time of this issue going to press) the Screen Truepress JetW1632UV wide-format printer across Europe. The machine is

the first Screen-branded wide-format UK inkjet printer combining superior design and innovative technology from both Screen and its group company Inca Digital. The Truepress JetW1632UV delivers excellent print quality and supports media sizes up to 1600mm x 3200mm up to a maximum 48mm thickness. The micro-droplet printheads deliver razor-sharp 1200 dpi text, fine definition and smooth vignettes. Screen’s unique brilliant inks offer a wide colour gamut and, when combined with light cyan and light magenta inks, produces stunning photographic-quality back/front-lit displays. Screen will promote the TPJW1632UV through its direct sales team in the Benelux region.

The Truepress JetW1632UV wide-format printer.

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Hot-stamping technology from KBA

For decades now, Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) has been well known in the industry and among interested members of the public for its big newspaper and commercial web presses as well as for its fast Rapida sheetfed offset presses. Insiders also know that over 90 per cent of banknotes worldwide are produced on KBA printing and fi nishing lines. But what most people do not know is that KBA systems also print on metal, CDs, DVDs, smart cards, cable, eggs and even tyres. More than 30 per cent of group sales are attributed to products and printing processes

outside of KBA’s traditional business in sheetfed and web offset presses. One of many lesser known applications is tyre marking with hot-stamping technology from KBA-Metronic.

The process is not easy. Marking at every position on the tyre has to be guaranteed and be able to

withstand considerable mechanical strain during storage and transportation. In order to meet the special demands of coding tyres, KBA-Metronic has developed the hot-stamping system hpdSYSTEM moto. Development focused on ensuring a high level of reliability necessary, as well as delivering reductions in monitoring and assembly process costs.

Coding with hot-stamping technology is characterised by its high colour brilliance, smudge-resistance and colour consistency. The markings on the tyres withstand even the most toughest weather conditions. The materials marked inline can be immediately sent to fi nishing thus saving time, unnecessary handling and storage costs.

Founded in 1972, KBA-Metronic in Veitshöchheim, near Würzburg, specialises in the development, design, manufacture and marketing of cutting-edge systems for industrial coding. Its product portfolio comprises inkjet, laser, hot-stamping and thermal transfer systems as well as separation units.

Part of a car tyre testing unit with the moto hot-stamping system from KBA-Metronic for coding tyres.

FM Brooks bags awardFM Brooks, organisers of InPrint 2014, are the

recipients of 2013’s Exhibition News Award for Best New Organiser Team. This award recognises the innovative approach that FM Brooks have taken to launching new tradeshows in the print technology sector.“As best new organiser team, we are absolutely

delighted to have been recognised by the exhibition industry for our work. To be recognised by our peers, validates the approach we are taking to our business whilst providing us with inspiration for bringing new trade shows, like InPrint, to life,” says Marcus Timson, co-director, FM Brooks.“Taking the decision to move from an established

company, in a comfortable position, with a mature brand to launching new trade shows has obviously provided us with challenges. To win this award, and to be recognised by the exhibition industry for our work, gives us fresh impetus to continue to succeed with our popular new show, InPrint,” adds Frazer Chesterman, co-director.

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The versatility of digital printing

Artwork Digital, Brazil, conceived and produced a 3D board model of a 2008 Harley Davidson V-Rod which showcases the versatility of digital printing, when combined with cutting tables, and Re-board substrates. Printed on a six-colour Inca Spyder 320 and assembled from sheets of 16 mm board, the model was produced as part of a campaign. It

demonstrates all the possibilities of curvature and folding using structural board, creating something innovative with the material.

Interested in a promotion that would illustrate both the printing and cutting technology of the equipment it sells, Fujifi lm Brazil approached Artwork Digital to come up with a unique display. “Fujifi lm had seen a model of a Hummer made completely of Re-board, and we were able to acquire the design plans for it,” recalls Rômulo de Abreu Guimarães of Artwork Digital. “Unfortunately, they did not have the space and needed a smaller display, so they asked for something different.” Artwork Digital had to radically adjust to the size constraints of the job. “My designer likes motorcycles. He started to think about how to make it, taking some ideas from the Hummer.

The road-ready full-sized cardboard motorcycle that literally rolled off Artwork Digital’s assembly line.

We chose a model that was recognized around the world to add value to the fi nal product.”“With the Inca Spyder 320, printing wasn’t a big

problem. Once the structure was created and the design was complete, we just sent the PDF fi le to the printer,” adds de Abreu. The end result was a realistic and road-ready full-sized cardboard motorcycle that literally rolled off Artwork Digital’s assembly line with spinning tyres and twisting handle bars, earning them an Inca Ideas Award for Display Graphics.

Courier Times opts for web-width reduction

Pennsylvania newspaper Courier Times has decided to move forward with the web-width reduction, reducing their web-width from 50 inches to 44 inches. The reduction was completed in Q1 of 2013. Nelson Mallon, pressroom manager at Courier Times, describes the reasons for the change: “We wanted to control rising newsprint costs and become more competitive in pricing commercial work. We are already seeing newsprint savings and improved reproduction quality. As part of the project we replaced rollers and blankets so combined with that and the work done on registration pins our quality has improved.”

manroland web systems was chosen because the company provided a complete package, including project management, factory-trained technical excellence, and the logistical knowledge needed to implement the changes with a minimum of interruption to current production schedules.

Courier Times also selected to perform an upgrade to the Pecom system (the production management system used with the Geoman press) which will provide the company with the latest technology available. Bucks County Courier Times is owned by Calkins Media, serving communities across the US through print and online editions in suburban Philadelphia and Pittsburgh markets, New Jersey and Florida.

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Printing directly on pizza crusts

Art Center, Brazil, printed 400 pizzas – quite literally. The project, produced for Art Center’s own promotional campaign on an Inca Spyder 320 and

Inca Onset S20, featured both an appetising topping printed directly on real pizza crust, the box, and even wraps for the delivery cars. The Art Center team

KBA Rapida 162a for Artegrafi ca

‘We print the impossible’” is the slogan which is translated into daily practice by high-class printers Artegrafi ca Srl in Verona. Artegrafi ca was founded

in 1976 and has been a member of the Graphicom group since 1998. Artegrafi ca president Antonio Faccin has his sights set on new markets, and the brand-new KBA Rapida 162a in the print shop is evidence that he can afford to continue his course of equipment modernisation despite the diffi cult general economic situation in Italy.

Graphicom is an internationally respected print service provider for leading publishers, art galleries, museums and agencies. Production in Verona comprises 90 per cent exclusive books and 10 per cent high-gloss brochures for established fashion labels, with a high export quota. The 100-employee team achieves an annual turnover of €23 million, with a fi rm upward trend. Artegrafi ca and KBA have cultivated a successful partnership for 28 years now. Eight installations of KBA sheetfed offset presses – fi ve in large format and three in medium format – provide ample proof.

That Artegrafi ca should choose to purchase another KBA Rapida 162a so shortly before the launch of the successor model Rapida 164 was a strategic decision. Says Faccin: “The press is a

The printers at Artegrafi ca have internalised the company's strict quality philosophy and achieve outstanding results with the Rapidas.

replacement for an identical model installed in 2002, which has now been sold to a printer in China. The new fi ve-colour Rapida incorporates all the updates which KBA has developed in the meantime. And it also supports the demands of “green printing” which we must meet to comply with FSC, ISO 14001 and Carbon Trust requirements. According to Faccin, there is a growing trend to shorter runs and an increased number of titles in the high-quality segment of the book and publishing branch. The objective is to create unique and exclusive products. This also affects the formats which must be catered for in the print and post-press processes. “We responded to this development already at the

end of 2010 with an investment in a KBA Rapida 106-6+L. This coater press with DriveTronic SPC for simultaneous plate changes and highly effi cient quality management systems is likewise well proven and can already be used for print runs from around 3,000 copies.”

Saying it with words and showing it too.

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EasySert inserting lines for Infoglobo

Infoglobo Comunicação e Participações S.A. (Infoglobo) is investing in automatic inserting production. Ferag AG (Switzerland) has been contracted to supply and install two EasySert

inserting lines with FlyStream technology. From the autumn of 2013, inserts will be added to a number of the publisher's own magazines and newspaper preprints in the production centre near Rio de Janeiro. Until now, the inserting process has been carried out manually by decentralised distributors. Thanks to EasySert inserting technology, Infoglobo will run production at a much lower cost and grow its lucrative advertising supplement business. The FlyStream gathering lines, which will provisionally be equipped with six JetFeeder hoppers, are ready for upgrading to eight hopper stations each.

The customer points to top results from both the production and business points of view as the reasons for choosing the Ferag solution. In addition to high net output and above-average inserting quality at speeds up to 25000 cph, the ergonomics of the JetFeeder hoppers and the option to open jacket products using either overlap, vacuum or air swung the decision in favour of EasySert technology. Prior to delivering the EasySert lines, staff from Infoglobo will be prepared by Ferag AG in Switzerland for their work with the new technology.

Infoglobo points to top results from the production and business points of view as the reasons for choosing EasySert technology.

began by ordering hundreds of naked pizza crusts. The doughy substrate, however, was not without its difficulties. “When they began baking, the heat of the ovens, of course, created bubbles in the crust,” remarks Jacques Pedrosa, Art Center’s commercial director. They overcame the challenge by pre-treating the crust. “We had to bake each pizza under a heavy disk of MDF stabilising it, and making them as flat as possible. Then, we were able to print on them.”

First, they printed pizza topping on paper to create a template so that each crust could be correctly positioned on the sheet. They created and used specialised frames to maintain each pizza’s position during printing. Afterwards, the pizzas were slipped into custom-designed and printed boxes (imaged on their Inca Onset S20) from La Pizza, an imaginary pizzeria of Art Center’s own creation. “We also print on paper,” claims the inside of each box.

Clients receiving the promotion were then invited to visit Art Center’s website, and those who commented on it were rewarded with a free pizza from the best pizzeria in São Paulo. Within three months of the promotion, Art Center had received seven quotes for special projects, netting $195000 in profit. The pizza campaign earned Art Center a Special Award for Creativity and a runner-up in the Self-Promotional Targeted Campaign category in the Inca Digital Excellence Awards.

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Taiwan debut for Rapida 106, RotaJET 76

The KBA Roadshow is a well-established tradition for the print branch in the People's Republic of China, the Asia-Pacifi c Region and India. In March, the successful series extended its list of venues to

include also Taiwan. Three events attracted a good attendance in each of the country's most important print centres: Tainan in the south, Taichung in the central region and Taipei in the north. The technical highlights placed in the spotlight were UV technologies for sheetfed offset, in-mould label printing, the digital web press RotaJET 76, and the Rapida 106, the world champion press in terms of make-ready and production speed. The process developments and product innovations were presented in proven inimitable manner by Jürgen Veil, KBA head of sheetfed marketing.

Says Taiwanese printer Walter Zehner: “The Rapida 106 has brought the Glory Innovations Group a signifi cant productivity boost and distinct competitive advantages. The high degree of fl exibility enables response to the most varied demands of future markets.” Alex Hong from Shining Graphics, another printer, explained the press features and process sequences in more detail during a print demonstration on the Rapida 106, and drew attention to the extremely fast make-ready achieved with the dedicated plate cylinder drive system DriveTronic SPC. Subsequently, the gathered print professionals were able to take a closer, fi rst-hand look at the press.

Walter Zehner (right), managing director of KBA Greater China, thanked managing director David Liu from the Glory Innovations Group for his confi dence and hospitality.

Order for ppi Media’s web-2-print solutionOne of the most modern printing houses in the

US, TC Transcontinental Printing, is to expand its prepress workfl ow. With ppi Media’s OM portal, TC Transcontinental Printing, which prints the San Francisco Chronicle and other dailies as well as retail printing work, offers its customers a smart, highly automated web-2-print solution. “We needed to expand our workfl ow, but didn’t want to give up the seamless integration already established between our OM prepress system and our manroland presses. OM portal extends our automation to include pre-fl ighting, live customer approvals, ink reduction, and a number of other features. The system will provide new fl exibility as our plant takes on increasing amounts of retail printing work alongside our regular newspaper customers,” says David Bruckmann, planning navigator at TC Transcontinental Printing in Fremont, California.

The OM portal organises, visualises and simplifi es the planning and production of jobs for print customers in a single web application. Using OM portal, customers can view their orders at the printing house and then issue a planning release. After this, the PDF fi les are uploaded and the data automatically checked and normalized. An online soft proof is then created. Here, customers can download both check protocols and the normalized print data. When the print data has been checked, customers can then approve the print data and release the retail print job for printing.

Since July 6, 2009, three manroland Colorman XXL presses and ppi Media’s OM prepress solution have been responsible for producing and printing, for example, the San Francisco Chronicle at TC Transcontinental Printing in Fremont, California. Apart from automating the processes of imaging, CIP3 data generation, production monitoring and proofi ng, OM also offsets the page geometry of the Chronicle. Northern California’s largest daily is printed in a modern, narrow 11-inch format.


General NewsGeneral News

Malayala Manorama celebrates 125

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the quasquicentennial jubilee celebrations of Malayala Manorama, on completing 125 years of service to the nation. After unveiling the plaque to mark

the occasion, the president has said that Malayala Manorama has actively participated in the nation's struggle towards freedom. A commemorative stamp on Malayala Manorama completing 125 years issued by the Postal Department was released by the president.

Kerala Governor H. R. Bharadwaj presided over the function. Kapil Sibal, minister for Communications and IT delivered the keynote address. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and Jose K. Mani, MP, delivered the felicitation speeches. A jubilee special prayer song penned by celebrated poet ONV Kurup was recited by noted singers L Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurthy.

It was on 14 March 1888 that Kandathil Varghese Mappillai established India's first joint stock publishing company. However, the printing was delayed by two years as the Malayalam script needed to be reworked to suit printing. Importing

printing press from England also took a long time. The Malayalam script was aesthetically redesigned after strenuous efforts. The historical journey of Malayala Manorama thus began on 22 March, 1890, with a humble circulation of 1000 copies. Currently, Malayala Manorama newspaper is published from18 centers, including two editions in the Gulf region, with a total circulation of 21.29 lakhs copies (as per Audit Bureau of Circulation report) and 97.52 lakhs readers (as per Indian Readership Survey).

On September 10, 1938, C P Ramaswamy Aiyer, virtually duct-taped Malayala Manorama with the iron hands of power. However, the paper came out again after a certain period. CP's authoritative might could not suppress the decision that time had schemed. As a result of the sacrifice, courage and adventure of people behind Manorama, the paper got printed from Kunnamkulam, a place 120 miles away from Kottayam. Though Manorama from Kunnamkulam was banned in Travancore , the paper continued to get published from there for another nine months from the same place.

(Courtesy: manoramaonline.com)

Sivanthi Adityan passes awayB. Sivanthi Adityan, owner of Dina Thanthi, one

of the largest circulated Tamil dailies, and well-known sports administrator, died here on Friday

after a prolonged illness. He was 76 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

Younger son of S.B. Adityan, a barrister-turned-newspaper baron and politician, who became the speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly, Sivanthi Adityan was the president of the Indian Olympic Association and

Volleyball Federation of India. The Sun Paper Mills owned by him has volleyball and kabaddi teams. He also constructed a state-of-the art indoor volleyball stadium in the Adithanar College, Tiruchendur, where the Indian team used to practise.

B. Sivanthi Adityan.

President Pranab Mukherjee being greeted by Mammen Mathew, Philip Mathew and Jacob Mathew at the Malayala Manorama printing unit in Kodimatha, Kottayam, as Kapil Sibal looks on.

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He was a philanthropist and funded the renovation of many temples. In the southern districts, there are many sports clubs bearing his name. Though his father was with the DMK and once ran his own political party Naam Tamilar, Adityan kept away from politics.

Besides being one who popularised the habit of reading newspapers among the common people, he was a keen sportsman. He was also a recipient of Padma Sri.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)

Newspapers to mark hard-won press freedoms

The message is clear: 3 May is a day to celebrate hard-won press freedoms, but also to recognise how fragile those victories remain. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is providing a wide range of free-to-publish multimedia materials for newspapers and other media to publish on or around 3 May, to remind their audiences about the importance of press freedom and its essential role in society.

Marking the 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, an exclusive editorial, award-winning advertisements, cartoons, infographics and young reader materials can now be downloaded at http://www.worldpressfreedommday.org. Newspapers worldwide are encouraged to view and download all or part of the materials, which are being offered in English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic and Russian but can be translated into other languages.“Press freedom is challenged worldwide, whether

by extreme violence as in Mexico, financial penalties like in Argentina, or threatened legislation as in the UK,” says Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of WAN-IFRA. “World Press Freedom Day is an occasion to acknowledge the universal importance of free expression, even in places where such rights may be taken for granted, as well as an opportunity to remind ourselves that we must remain vigilant and do everything we can to protect freedom of the press.”

The package of materials includes an exclusive editorial from WAN-IFRA; provocative cartoons from some of the world’s leading artists in

collaboration with French NGO Cartooning for Peace; a package of resources analysing the killing of journalists; and advertisements from award-winning design team Iris Worldwide. Other materials include infographics that draw attention to the world’s most dangerous areas for journalists and resources for young readers to explore freedom of expression issues in class.

WAN-IFRA's World Press Freedom Day initiative is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and benefits from contributions by Agence France-Presse, Cartooning for Peace, Iris Worldwide, Sanjeev Saikia and the Russian Guild of Press Publishers (GIPP).

Only self-regulation desirable: WAN-IFRA

Issues prompting the Leveson Inquiry are no cause for additional statutory regulation of the press, which would have a “chilling effect” on press freedom worldwide. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have appealed to the British government to rethink statutory regulation that threatens more than 300 years of press freedom in the UK. In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, the global organisation said the proposed Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the Press risks having a devastating effect on the independent press, not only in the United Kingdom but also worldwide. Investigative journalism will be discouraged while a culture of self-censorship will prevail.

Under the proposal, publishers who do not sign up to the “approved regulator” system could be liable for punitive damages or alarmingly high libel costs, even if they were to win a court case. The proposal also calls for an arbitration service with powers that are “more extensive than any press regulator in the western world.” “Disputes currently settled easily without cost to either side could become major compensation claims for even the smallest of errors,” said WAN-IFRA and the WEF in the letter to the Prime Minister. The proposal would also have a “chilling effect” on press freedom in

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other countries, as oppressive regimes will cite the British model as an example and use it as an excuse to silence independent voices or those critical of government. “The proposed Royal Charter on Self Regulation

of the Press in its name is misleading,” said the letter, “given it does not stand alone, but instead interlocks with the Crime and Courts Bill and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill currently before parliament, which together can not be described as anything other than statutory regulation of the press.” WAN-IFRA stands firmly behind the need for a strong and independent press in the United Kingdom, underpinned by an effective self-regulatory system independent of both the state and the newspaper and magazine industry.

Mexican govt urged to improve safety

A report released by the International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) following their February joint press-freedom mission to Mexico states that the new Mexican federal government must work to fully implement recent institutional measures designed to improve journalist safety. The report also reveals that Mexican state governments have become a major obstacle to defending press freedom in Mexico through their failure to prosecute crimes against journalists and the efforts of some state governments to control information through the harassment and intimidation of journalists.

The principal objective of IPI and WAN-IFRA’s three-day visit to Mexico was to evaluate strategies adopted by the federal government to ensure journalist safety in the country: first, a federal protection system for journalists in danger; and second, the federal Special Prosecutor for Crimes against Freedom of Expression, recently strengthened by a constitutional amendment granting the federal government the power to investigate crimes against the press. Such crimes are rarely investigated by local and state authorities. The report underscores that the constitutional changes related to the special prosecutor require

the passage of secondary legislation to take practical effect.

Members of the Mexican federal congress told IPI and WAN-IFRA that this legislation was supported by all parties and prioritised for speedy passage. Specifically, on February 12, the president of the Human Rights Committee in the federal Chamber of Deputies, informed the delegation that the Senate was expected to pass the bill within 15 days and deliver it to the Chamber of Deputies, which could would then pass it by mid-April. This legislation was approved by the Senate only last week, on April 12th, but has yet to be considered by the Chamber of Deputies. One the report’s key findings is the way in which certain state authorities have become a major obstacle for progress in both ensuring journalist safety and protecting press freedom.“Our visit to Mexico revealed an abysmal gap

between the federal government’s apparent will to seriously tackle the issue of journalist safety and, on the other hand, the unwillingness of certain state governments to acknowledge that a threat to freedom of expression even exists, much less do anything significant about it”, says Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of WAN-IFRA. “If the federal government does not tackle the lack of responsibility at the state level, its own efforts will have little or no results”.

The report highlights that the frequency of violent attacks against the media in Mexico’s states, in many of which the power of organised crime has upended the rule of law, has led a number of journalists to flee to Mexico City and take up

“internal exile”. Journalists told the joint delegation that, for those reporters who choose to stay, self-censorship may be the only viable method of self-protection, further depriving Mexico’s people of accurate information about the events taking place in their country

First European digital media awards presented

Telegraph Media Group in the UK, Verdens Gang in Norway, Dagens Nyheter in Sweden and Kleine Zeitung in Austria are among the winners of the first European Digital Media Awards, presented in a ceremony in London by the World Association

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of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). The awards, which honour outstanding work in online media, cross-media, online video, infographics, mobile, tablets and social media, were presented to nearly 20 companies and publications. The ceremony was held during Digital Media Europe 2013, WAN-IFRA’s annual digital conference that has attracted more than 250 media executives from 38 countries. “The European Digital Media Awards provide

compelling evidence of the innovation and consumer-oriented solutions that are emerging from European publishers,” says Stig Nordqvist, executive director of Publishing & Digital for WAN-IFRA. “The winning projects demonstrate how publishers are responding to the changing media habits of their audiences.”

The panel of judges included Mario Garcia, CEO and founder, García Media; Hans Peter Janisch, design consultant and former international director of the Society for News Design; Anette Novak, board member of the World Editors Forum; Peter Ong, CEO, Checkout Australia in Australia; and Randy Covington, director, WAN-IFRA Newsplex Training Centre.

7 in Top Ten lose readershipAs per IRS data for Q4 2012, among the top

10 publications, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, The Times of India, Amar Ujala, Lokmat, Daily Thanthi and Mathrubhumi have seen decline in their Average Issue Readership (AIR). On the other hand, Hindustan, Malayala Manorama and Rajasthan Patrika have seen marginal rise in AIR. Dainik Jagran, still No. 1, has lost more than one lakh readers. In the previous quarter, IRS figure of Dainik Jagran was 16,474,000, which has decreased to 16,370,000. Dainik Bhaskar continues to be in the second spot, but it has lost more than 75,000 readers. In the previous quarter, the IRS figure of the publication was 14,491,000, which has come down to 14,416,000. Hindustan retains the number three spot. The daily has witnessed marginal readership growth of 4,000. In the previous quarter, IRS for Hindustan was 12,242,000.

Malayala Manorama has grabbed the fourth position among all the publication. It has added

8,000 readers this quarter. The AIR of Malayala Manorama was 9,752,000 in Q3, which has increased to 9,760,000 in Q4. At fifth position, Amar Ujala has lost more than one lakh reader, with an AIR of 8,536,000 in previous quarter and 8,434,000 in the current quarter. The Times of India is the only English publication in the list. The paper has lost 38,000 readers during the current quarter, taking its AIR from 7,653,000 in Q3 to 7,615,000 in Q4.

Daily Thanthi has seen a decline in AIR to 7,334,000 in Q4 from 7,417,000 in the previous quarter. Lokmat has seen the third largest fall in AIR of 96,000 readers during the quarter, taking its AIR down to 7,319,000 in Q4. Rajasthan Patrika is the second Hindi daily which has seen growth in readership, notching an AIR of 6,837,000 in Q4, by adding 19,000 readers. However, it’s decline for Mathrubhumi once again, which has registered an AIR of 6,334,000, losing 81,000 readers during the quarter.

Readership fall for English magazines

Nine out of 10 English magazine’s Average Issue Readership (AIR) declined in the Q4 quarter. The Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012 Q3 data had registered seven English magazines losing readership. Though India Today is at the top in the ranking, the magazine lost 46,000 readers in the quarter. The weekly magazine had recorded an AIR of 1,526,000 in Q3 and after losing readers in current quarter, the AIR of the magazine is 1,480,000.

Monthly magazine General Knowledge Today is the second largest magazine to lose readers among the top ten. The monthly had recorded an AIR of 1,047,000 in Q3 but has lost 54,000 readers in this quarter, with AIR of 993,000 in IRS Q4 2012. In the third position, Reader's Digest registered the steepest decline in readership. It has lost 58,000 readers. The AIR of the monthly magazine was 1,016,000 in Q3 but is down to 958,000 in Q4. Competition Success Review lost 33,000 readers in the quarter. The monthly had AIR of 703,000 in the previous quarter, whereas after witnessing a huge decline, the current AIR is 670,000 in Q4. Weekly magazine Outlook lost 23,000 readers. The current

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AIR of the magazine is 451,000 in comparison of 474,000 in Q3.

The only silver lining was Pratiyogita Darpan gaining 14,000 readers. It climbed to No. 6 position. Its AIR in the quarter is 431,000. The Week lost 10,000 readers in IRS 2012 Q4. It has also slipped down one position, to No. 7. Stardust lost 14,000 readers and slipped to No. 8. he last two spots are claimed by Business Today and Wisdom.

HT, Telegraph show growthThe Times of India, which had seen growth in the

previous quarter, has witnessed decline in this quarter. In the previous quarter, TOI registered marginal rise of 10,000 readers but has lost 38,000 readers in Q4. However, Hindustan Times, which had added 19,000 readers in the previous quarter, has registered almost double the number of readers with the maximum growth of 34,000 readers this time around, garnering an AIR of 3,820,000 in Q4 from 3,786,000 in IRS 2012 Q3. The Hindu, placed in the third spot, has seen the deepest decline in readership among English dailies, losing 94,000 readers. The daily had recorded an AIR of 2,258,000 in Q3 and added 50,000 readers in the previous quarter. The AIR of The Hindu is 2,164,000 in IRS Q4 2012.

The other dailies that have seen growth this quarter are The Telegraph, DNA, Mumbai Mirror, and The Tribune. The Telegraph registered an AIR of 1,265,000 in Q4, while DNA recorded an AIR of 972,000. Mumbai Mirror’s Q4 AIR stands at 819,000, while The Tribune has garnered an AIR of 671,000, adding 18,000 readers and reaching the ninth position. Deccan Chronicle saw a drop in AIR, from 1,051,000 in IRS 2012 Q3 to 1,020,000 this quarter. It’s decline for The Economic Times as well. The business daily lost 18,000 readers during the quarter, bringing down its AIR to 735,000 in Q4. The New Indian Express too has seen marginal decline in readership and reached last position, recording an AIR of 652,000 in IRS 2012 Q4 in comparison to 664,000 in IRS Q3 2012.

Decline for Lokmat, Dinakaran, Daily Thanthi

Six of 10 regional dailies have witnesses decline in readership in IRS 2012 Q4. Also, the four that have seen increase, have only seen marginal growth. Malayala Manorama retains top position, seeing increase of 8,000 AIR in the current quarter. In Q3 AIR of Malayala Manorama was 9,752,000, whereas in Q4 it is 9,760,000. Daily Thanthi, though it managed to retain the second spot in Q4, lost a huge number of readers – 83,000. Lokmat witnessed the steepest fall – losing 96,000 readers, but still managed to retain third position. The Marathi daily had lost 98,000 in the previous quarter. The AIR of Lokmat in previous quarter was 7,409,000, which decreased to 7,313,000 in Q4. Mathrubhumi lost 81,000 readers; its AIR decreased from 6,415,000 in Q3 to 6,334,000 in Q4.

On the other hand, it’s a growth story for Eenadu; it has managed to add 15,000 readers, taking its AIR to 5,972,000 in Q4 from 5,957,000 in Q3. Ananda Bazar Patrika has lost 38,000 readers in this quarter, taking its AIR of 5,788,000 in Q3 to 5,750,000 in Q4. In the seventh spot, Sakshi has added a good number of readers in the current quarter. In the last quarter, it had added 37,000 readers, whereas in this quarter it has added 36,000 readers, increasing AIR from 5,343,000 in Q3 to 5,379,000 in Q4. In eight place, Gujarat Samachar saw a decline of 39,000 readers. In the previous quarter, AIR of Gujarat Samachar was 5,153,000, which has declined to 5,114,000 in the current quarter. Dinakaran, in ninth position, saw a decline of 96,000 readers in the current quarter. The AIR was 4,912,000 in Q3, whereas the current AIR is 4,816,000. In last place, Daily Sakal saw maximum growth in readership, gaining readership of 66,000.

HT Media launches MintAsia In keeping with its strategy to make business daily

Mint a regional media brand, HT Media has launched MintAsia in Singapore. The paper is touted as Asia’s weekly window into Indian business and economy. MintAsia will be published every Friday.

Commenting on the idea behind the launch of the paper in Singapore, Rajiv Verma, CEO, HT Media

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said, “When we conceptualised Mint, we were clear that it would be a regional media brand, and I am delighted that with this launch in Singapore of MintAsia, we have started on that journey. This is amongst the first for an Indian media company.”

The paper was unveiled at the Impact alumni event in Singapore on April 6, 2013, by Dr Raghuram Rajan, chief economic advisor to the Government of India and R Sukumar, editor, MintAsia. The content of the paper will be distributed into various sections, including Banking & Finance, Policy & Corporate Affairs, and Opinions & Views of experts across industries and a Lifestyle section, offering insights into the Indian business market. R Sukumar remarks, “Singapore is one of the world’s foremost financial centres and many decisions regarding investments in India happen here. With our unique Web First approach and a weekly print offering, both backed by an integrated newsroom, we will try and cater to the India-specific information needs of the discerning Singapore reader.”

Delhi Press acquires BS Motoring

BS Motoring, the automobile magazine published by Business Standard, has been acquired by the Delhi Press Group. Both the groups had been in talks since January this year and the deal was in April between Paresh Nath, chairman, Delhi Press, and T.N. Ninan, chairman, Business Standard. It is learnt that the deal is estimated to be valued at around Rs 10 crore. The magazine will be published by Delhi Press from the May issue onwards.

The 17-year old magazine was initially started as a page exclusively devoted to automobiles in Business Standard in 1995. It was later turned into a standalone quarterly magazine in 1998 and a monthly in January 1999. In 1996, BS Motoring was the first auto magazine in the country to announce a Car of the Year award.

Anant Nath, director, Delhi Press believes that currently the automobile sector is going through a slump, but in the long run India’s automobile industry is expected to grow at a very healthy rate. Commenting on the magazine, he said, “Though there are other automobile magazines such as

Auto Car, Overdrive and so on, BSM is a magazine that has always attracted a more evolved kind of auto enthusiast and auto lover and, therefore, the magazine always has had a more edgy stance towards auto journalism.”

In the coming few months, the magazine will undergo a radical change. Though the content will not be touched, the design will become more sophisticated and edgy. A new website is also in the pipeline, which will be more interactive with videos, photos and graphics. Post the change, promotion will follow within the distribution network and a new name will be unveiled around August-September this year. Delhi Press publishes 34 magazines in nine languages, including The Caravan, Woman’s Era, Grihshobha, Champak, and Saras Salil.

DNA gets more interactiveDaily News and Analysis has gone for a makeover

in order to engage more readers with an interactive approach. Though the logo remains the same and there is no change in the colour of the daily, the packaging, presentation, pages and website have been changed and have been made more user friendly. The group has redesigned the website and made it more responsive, which will dynamically fit into the screen of any device. The group believes that the look of the paper hasn’t changed since its inception and the consumer is looking for a change. The new look is expected to help readers navigate faster.

Page number four of the paper is dedicated to the readers and for the readers. The entire content will be filled by the readers with their views, pictures and so on. In order to be more interactive, the paper has started to provide the Twitter handle of their correspondents and stories. This will allow the readers to engage and respond.

The new DNA is based on six platforms, which have been named as Attitude, The Thought, Masala, Fun, Interactivity, Graphics and Visuals.

And now, Aval KitchenVikatan Group has swelled its magazine bouquet

with a new food magazine, Aval Kitchen. Priced at Rs 60, the special focus is on recipes and chefs, along

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with FAQs and everything related to cooking. Says Pravin Menon, national head, Ad Sales, Vikatan Group, “Vikatan Group has been on the forefront to launch new verticals. We are the only women’s magazine to give out a 30-recipe booklet with every issue of Aval Vikatan. We have dedicated content within the issue on food, restaurant review and so on. We have been getting lots of positive feedback from readers via Hello Vikatan on these sections. We have had some readers telling us they have collected the recipe booklet.”

To create an initial buzz for the magazine, the group is promoting it across all their magazines, website vikatan.com and through Facebook to ensure download and purchasse. A poster campaign is also underway at points of purchase across Tamil Nadu. A 128-page half-yearly issue, with a print run of 1 lakh copies is also made available on the Vikatan apps. The next issue is expected after Diwali. The major target audience for Aval Kitchen is anyone who loves cooking.

Patrika launches 7th edition in Madhya Pradesh

The Patrika Group recently launched its 31st edition from Satna region. The paper is already present in different cities of Madhya Pradesh such as Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain and Ratlam. With a cover price of Rs 2 for four days in a week and Rs 2.50 for three days, the Satna edition covers five districts –Satna, Rewa, Panna, Sidhi and Singrauli. The initial print run of the paper is 25000 copies.

The group has planned various promotional activities through surveys, outdoor and activations. The survey activity have knocked more than 50000 household and received almost 30000 orders in last four months. The outdoor campaign highlights local issues at all prominent sites in the city. Also through banners, auto branding, mobile vans etc. The group is creating awareness through interactive events with locals, door to door sales pitch, special events on occasions like Holi and water day.

Delhi Press woos young readers

Delhi Press has tied up with American publishing group Highlights to launch two new English magazines – Highlights Genies and Highlights Champs – for the 2-12 age group. The magazines will have a print run of 25000 each and be priced at Rs 40. The ad-edit ratio of the magazine is 20:80 for the coming six-month period, and the American and Indian content will be in the ratio of 75:25.

The Highlights magazine for ages 6-12 years is the most-read children’s publication in the US. Dedicated to helping children become their “best selves,” the magazine is filled with fiction and nonfiction stories, science experiments, crafts, recipes, jokes and more. It also devotes many pages to publishing letters, artwork and other submissions from the kids who read it. The group has planned various promotional campaigns to create buzz around the metros and different cities. Initiating with outdoor campaigns in major metros the group has planned ad campaigns in the 32 magazines of Delhi Press with a stronger emphasis on our women's magazines in order to target the parents, and existing children's magazine, Champak. The group has also planned for on ground activities at food joints such as McDonalds and radio campaigns on Big FM.

Mid Day’s handwritten front page

The front page of the Pune edition of Mid Day on March 21 was designed by a specially-commissioned calligrapher and an illustrator in collaboration with the editorial team. The innovation was executed for Korp Pens, a manufacturer of writing equipment, headquartered in Kolkata. One of the main challenges for any writing equipment manufacturer today is falling sales, primarily driven by the technological revolution. “The relevance of the pen is diminished,” says Lattaa Jaaiswwal, Founder, Korp Pens. “We need to bring back the warmth into writing.”

Innocean, Korp’s agency, teamed up with Mid Day to design a handwritten front page with real

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news content. “We are used to seeing a newspaper in various fonts, but a handwritten newspaper page? Now that would stun the paper’s readers,” says Jaaiswwal. “We hope we have brought the joy back into writing.” Cyriac Matthew, COO, Mid Day said, “Mid Day has been constantly delivering marketing innovations to its readers and advertisers. With a handwritten front page, we have taken another step in pleasantly surprising our readers and also keeping our advertisers excited.”

Employment News gets new logo

Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari has unveiled a new logo for Employment News. The publication now gets a new brand identity, and is likely to become attractive to the aspiring youth. An e-version of Rozgar Samachar in Urdu was also. Tewari said that the initiation of the e-version also reiterates the perseverance of the Publications Division in a competitive environment, where content is balanced with the prevailing business models. The initiative also refl ects the use of technology in reaching out to the people in a form and language understood by them.

The new logo of Employment News was selected from among entries of an in-house competition conducted by the College of Arts, New Delhi. The logo depicts the search for jobs through a lens. The holder showing a nib on one side and the wrench on the other shows that Employment News is for both skilled and unskilled jobs. The hand is the human element in the logo. With a circulation of over 4 lakh copies a week, Employment News carries information about job opportunities in Central and state government organisations across the country and is published in Hindi, English and Urdu.

A new-look Chennai ChronicleChennai Chronicle, the daily supplement with

Deccan Chronicle, unveiled its new look recently. With Ajay Reddy as senior editor, Chennai Chronicle has a fortifi ed editorial team that has driven the new product. The revamp involves new colour

pages, new fonts, new shapes and new ideas. Chennai Chronicle was launched in March 2005. Over the past eight years, there has been two design revamps.

2nd edition of Mosaic outGoafest 2013 witnessed the unveiling of Mosaic

2012, a compendium of outstanding print ads from leading Indian agencies. The book was unveiled by Prasoon Joshi, McCannWorld Group; Partha Sinha, BBH India; Monica Tata, secretary, IAA; Vikram Sakhuja, Maxus Global; Anupriya Acharya, Mindshare Fulcrum; and Sundar Swamy, RK Swamy. Indian creativity and advertising has been setting higher standards with each passing year. Launched by Dainik Bhaskar Group, Mosaic acknowledges and refl ects creative ingenuity. The group seeks to lend recognition to and establishes a platform for creative agencies to showcase their best print work. Grander than its previous edition, Mosaic 2012 features 121 print campaigns across 105 brands from 31 top agencies. Making this book even more special is the additional inclusion of select regional print work and the personal favorites section, wherein industry experts offer their insight on what makes a print ad work

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May 14-18, organised by China Print Show Company, in Beijing: China Print 2013 (The 8th Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition) at New China International Exhibition Centre. More details at http://wwwchinaprint.com.cn/

May 15, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Amsterdam: WAN-IFRA Innovation Day – New Technologies for Creative Digital Advertising. More details from [email protected]

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June 2-5, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Bangkok: 65th World Newspaper Congress. The Congress, 20th World Editors Forum and 23rd Newspaper Advertising Forum - to be held concurrently from 2 to 5 June in Bangkok, Thailand - are designed to provide participants with strategic knowledge and ideas for answering the challenges of the media industry's fast-paced transformation. More details from [email protected]

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June 17, organised by Newspaper Association of America, in Boston, Massachusetts: Mobilising Digital Products. More details from [email protected]

June 21-23, organised by Intel Trade Fairs & Expositions, at Chennai Trade Centre: Print Expo 2013. Fifth international exhibition and conference on pre-press, press, print finishing, converting. More details at http://www.intelexpo.com/PrintExpo2013

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