ICQC expands process categories to include magazines

Jun 14, 2017 at 08:07 pm by Staff


WAN-Ifra has opened its International Color Quality Club to include magazines and a wider range of newspaper processes.

The group says the rule change means that - for the first time since its launch in 1994 - the quality printing competition - is now open to all newspapers and magazines.

With printing higher-value products and periodicals becoming a global trend, it was "only logical" to include magazines in the 2018-2020 ICQC competition. Categories are now:

• Newspapers that print according to coldset standard (ISO 12647-3);

• Newspapers using dryers or UV systems;

• Newspapers with exceptional production conditions (including tinted or dark paper, flexo or inkjet printing); and

• Magazines, printed by sheetfed offset, heatset or gravure.

Applications for the next session 2018-2020, are open until December 31, with early registrants benefit offered a free pre-check in this northern autumn. WAN-Ifra says publications from Belgium, Brazil, Colombo, Finland, Germany, Malaysia and Panama have already registered.

The next test period will run under the motto, 'Fly higher by proving your great colour printing', from January to March 2018. Results will be announced in June, and club members will be honoured in October 2018 at the Ifra World Publishing Expo.

Held every two years, the competition offers newspapers worldwide an opportunity to demonstrate their colour printing excellence. Newspapers that succeed in qualifying for inclusion can draw on this distinction to optimise their work processes, motivate their personnel, improve their standing among their readers, and impress demanding advertising customers.

Membership is open to all companies that show they can produce high quality publication consistently over a time period of three months (January-March 2018). Test prints will run from January through March 2018. New club members for 2018-2020 will be confirmed in June 2018. They will be awarded during the World Publishing Expo 2018 (Berlin, October 9-11, 2018).

For more information visit www.colorqualityclub.com or contact Manfred Werfel +49 69 24 00 63-281 (manfred.werfel@wan-ifra.org) or project manager Prabhu Natrajan +91 44 42 11 06 40 (n.prabhu@wan-ifra.org).

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