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INMA has recently released a report titled “Smartphone App Lessons for Media Companies.” Interested industry people can order the copy of the new report. As a bonus, the report comes with a one-year membership in INMA. The trials, tribulations, and aspirations of media companies trying to make smartphone apps work for its most loyal readers is the focus of “Smartphone App Lessons for Media Companies.” Report highlights include: 19 vignettes of media companies in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the South Pacific aiming to sync smartphone app plans to their local digital ecosystems. Why the focus on smartphone…

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Mumbai will host WAN-IFRA India 2015, Expo & Conference the 5th edition of WAN-IFRA Expo & twenty third annual conference of WAN-IFRA in South Asia from September 2-4. The event is co-sponsored by the Indian Newspaper Society, the central organisation of the Press of India. The conference will have three parallel tracks. a) Newsroom Summit b) Printing Summit and c) Cross-media Advertising Summit The conference will discuss the business and technology challenges and provide a direction into the future of the news publishing industry in the region. The conference draws much significance in the backdrop of the digital media revolution…

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German UV systems manufacturer IST METZ GmbH announced the sale of three UV curing systems to ABP, located in Kolkata, and of one unit to HT Media, located in Mumbai. The ABP Systems are for their Wifag & Goss Presses and the HT Media’s System will be installed with the Regioman in Mumbai.  The Systems will be handed over by end of August 2015 to start full production at ABP in Kolkata and September 2015 to start full production at HT in Mumbai. IST METZ develops, produces and sells systems to cure solvent-free Inks, Varnishes, Adhesives and Silicones, in an…

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ColorJet, manufacturer of wide format digital printers, launched its latest printer model, ‘Softjet Grand’, a grand format soft signage printer at Media Expo 2015 which was held from July 24-26, 2015 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The launch of ‘Softjet Grand’ signals the start of the company’s move towards environmental friendly products and is also an ideal solution to print directly on fabrics for soft signage business, optimised for replacement of PVC based media. The machine shows highly efficient products in applications like backlit displays and flexible displays. According to ColorJet Brand Manager, Smarth Bansal, “Consumers have now become…

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Media Expo 2015, that concluded on July 26 at Paragati Maidan in New Delhi, proved a strategic platform for Roland DG and its India partner Apsom Infotex to present a gamut of innovations in different parameters. They set four different zones to showcase innovations. The Print-and-Cut Zone presented economical VersaCAMM SP-540i, offering fantastic value for money when it comes to creating professional-quality posters, banners or transfers. The affordable and adaptable VersaEXPRESS RF-640A and the SOLJET PRO 4 XF-640, capable of high volumes and quick turnaround to generate great profits, held court in the Print Zone, showing Roland’s ability to produce…

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German publisher E. Holterdorf has ordered a comprehensive retrofit for the control and automation systems of its newspaper web press, which will also be enhanced with technology from Q.I. Press Controls EAE has enjoyed a long business relationship going back to the eighties with E. Holterdorf, a publisher in North-West Germany. This newspaper and media company, which resides in the small town of Oelde and prints the regional daily called Die Glocke, chose EAE Engineering Automation Electronics GmbH of Ahrensburg to carry out a comprehensive retrofit on its newspaper press. The press in question is a KBA Colora with two…

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Xerox has announced the appointment of Ashraf ElArman as Managing Director of Xerox India, effective June 22, 2015. He will be responsible for new business development, driving growth and achieving business objectives for the country. “Ashraf will be responsible for leading the Xerox India organization to achieve the company’s business objectives as part of Xerox Developing Market Operation’s growth plans for Xerox India,” said Roy Harding, Chief Operating Officer, Developing Markets Organisation, Xerox. “India is a significant growth market for Xerox and we will focus on continued channel expansion as well as extending our coverage and expanding our partner relationships…

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Flint Group has developed a new water washable, steel based printing plate: nyloprint WS WD. With its optimised reproduction characteristics, the new plate shows significantly improved print quality. Due to the more precise reproduction of the smallest elements, the new printing plate is ideally suited for security printing as well as tubes, cups and can printing. Especially in these demanding segments, high print quality and a low dot gain are essential. The new letterpress plate, nyloprint WS WD, allows a virtual 1:1 copy of the digital data onto the printing plate, resulting in a more detailed image definition of the…

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Canon India has opened a new training centre in Noida to provide technical skill development to its engineers and channel partners. The new centre will empower them with techniques and information which will equip them to handle customer queries and installation with utmost care. This is a first of its kind training facility that has been initiated with an objective of increasing the product knowledge of the engineers. The training centre houses the best-in-class and technologically advanced printers like DreamLabo 5000, OCE Vario Print 6000, iPR1135 and iPRC 800, iPRC7000VP, TDS 750 , TDS 350 and CW 300. Canon India…

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Malayala Manorama, one of India’s leading newspaper publishers, is modernizing and expanding its printing capacity with new generation presses and mailrooms. Five identical direct printing lines from Muller Martini will ensure a speedy production process from the printing press to the ramp at its four plants in Kozhikode, Kottayam,Kollam and Pathanamthitta (all located in the state of Kerala). To enhance its printing capacity, the company, which was established 126 years ago, is installing five double width Diamond Spirit SA newspaper rotary presses from Mitsubishi with a maximum production speed of 75,000 copies per hour, and printing capacity of 40 broadsheet…

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