Newspaper production

Merger consigned to the ‘too hard’ basket

Jun 13, 2014 at 12:11 pm by Staff

It was a good idea – perhaps even a great idea – but now Blue Star and Hannanprint are back to competing for the same business in the same crowded market. A joint venture pro.... Read More

Triple-former digital book finishing for CPI

Jun 12, 2014 at 11:29 am by Staff

German book printer CPI is to link manroland’s inline finishing system to a new HP digital web press. The company’s FormerLine book block solution is being teamed with a new.... Read More

Gannett control order brings Berliner press up-to-date

Jun 11, 2014 at 11:19 am by Staff

Wifag is updating control, drive and paster systems on a Berliner-sized OF790 press at Gannett’s Shreveport, Louisiana, print site. Four new control consoles are to be instal.... Read More

Fount change ‘helps cut startup waste’

Jun 11, 2014 at 10:58 am by Staff

Agfa says Danish regional newspaper publisher Sjællandske Medier is saving up to seven per cent more startup waste through using optimised fountain solution. The 143-year-old.... Read More

Less ink, brighter images from optimisation

Jun 11, 2014 at 10:43 am by Staff

Ink cost savings of more than a quarter are claimed following a US newspaper’s adoption of cloud-based optimisation software. Two newspapers in the Athens, Georgia, based Com.... Read More