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1 FROM THE EDITOR Passion backed by hard work does produce outstanding results

his year’s PII-ICRC Awards, the twelfth edition, for best articles and photographs on a humanitarian subject, jointly organised by Press Institute of India (PII) and the International Committee of the Red TCross (ICRC) New Delhi Regional Delegation, focused on the theme, ‘Changing lives through innovation in health and sanitation’. At a time when journalists are facing immense pressures and challenges, it was heartening to see young journalists engage with passion on subjects dear to them, producing some outstanding work, and thirsting to shine. Let there be no doubt that good journalism is alive and well. Journalists need all the encouragement they can get and awards such as this do indeed motivate them. Congratulations to the award-winners – Rakhi Ghosh, an independent journalist working in Odisha; Sarita Santoshini, an independent journalist based in Guwahati; Maitri Porecha of BusinessLine; Neeraj Gautam, senior photojournalist with ; Tabassum Barnagarwala, Indian Express, Mumbai; Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed, Frontline, Bengaluru; Rakhee Roytalukdar, independent journalist from Jaipur; and Indranil Mukherjee, Agence France-Presse, Mumbai (all pictured above). May your good work continue.

here is an interesting article in this issue by WAN-IFRA’s printing technologist Prabhu Natrajan. Based Ton a report by the World Printers Forum and Two Sides, an organisation that promotes the sustainability of the graphic communications supply chain and dispels common environmental misconceptions globally, he says newspapers have a lot of strengths when it comes to sustainability. They are an effective and trusted means of distributing news and information, and they do this relatively eco-efficiently. Newsprint is uncoated, light weight and typically made from mechanical pulp or recycled fibre. Compared to other papers, it requires fewer resources, processing and energy. Ink is used efficiently and as production is predominantly coldset, requires minimal energy for drying. The industry inevitably requires substantial quantities of resources and generates emissions and waste. Commitment to sustainability can be made with the proportion of businesses publishing formal policies and the uptake of third-party certification surprisingly low for a sector of its size and prominence. Sashi Nair [email protected]

October 2018 3 October 2018 | Volume 39 | Issue 10

Newspaper printing is far more sustainable than is thought 6 By Prabhu Natrajan

From staid to daring – an unbelievable metamorphosis 10 Sakuntala Narasimhan looks at Tamil publications

From commercial to social causes, a long journey 14 Mrinal Chatterjee dwells on the history of Gujarati journalism

Industry Updates 18

General News 35

Events Calendar 37

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ABB-Ad_Rind-India_Retrofit_210x280_a.indd 1 04.06.2018 10:51:49 Newspaper printing far more sustainable than is thought Evolution of new technology is often a threat to the existing one for any industry that faces migration. The trajectory of inventions by humans sees radio and the telephone as fine nascent inventions in the communication sector, followed by television, perceived as a threat to the radio. Soon, television was threatened by the Internet, and the newspaper industry by the smartphone. Prabhu Natrajan on the challenges posed by evolving technology and why newspapers are far more eco-friendly than what people think ven though the above portrayal is statistically To counter such fallacies in the print industry, backed, major facts often tend to be misread. the World Printers Forum board of WAN-IFRA For instance, several consumers believe that has collaborated with Two Sides, an organisation E that promotes the sustainability of the graphic buying newspapers and magazines leads to widespread deforestation and not subscribing to a newspaper will communications supply chain and dispels common help. However, the World Wide Fund for Nature environmental misconceptions globally. A joint report (WWF) says more than 80 per cent of deforestation shows newspaper printing as a sustainable production between 2010 and 2030 is likely to be because of method. It also promotes steps newspaper printers agriculture, logging, mining, infrastructure and and publishers should take to further their sustainable increased fire incidents in forests. The next logical prospects. step would be to find a sustainable solution than Like any other industry, newspaper publishing has shutting down core sectors of human civilization. several environmental consequences – consumption Illustration: WAN-IFRA

6 October 2018 of raw material and use of energy and water are just some of the impacts. Here are key outcomes of the report that elaborate on the misconception wrapped around the newspaper industry. The report also identifies sustainability strengths and weaknesses of the industry and provides recommendations to improve the status quo.

Paper – a sustainable raw material The global pulp and paper industry supports over 310 million hectares of sustainably certified forests, with 54 per cent of wood fibre certified to FSC or PEFC standards in 2015. At least 70 per cent of paper consumption in developed countries is recovered and recycled, making it one of the most recycled of all materials. Well-managed, certified and sustainable forests bring multiple benefits to society, such as livelihoods, ecosystem services and biodiversity. The paper and pulp industry needs a considerable amount of water for paper-making, but realises the need for a sustainable forest to hold fresh ground water, hence proceeding cautiously. Do you still believe that newspaper production is contributing to boundless deforestation and environmental problems? Photo: WAN-IFRA Sustainability aspects of newspapers The cover page of the report produced by the World Printers Forum WAN-IFRA had conducted a survey in spring 2018 and Two Sides. (WHEN?) among a limited member circle to find out gold that are often used in electronic devices still strategies and techniques adopted across the industry persist. to sustain newspapers efficiently. Cost management Electronic waste, in 2014, totalled 9.3 million tons of the product being key, many companies migrated worldwide. If not collected and recycled properly, to lower grammage newsprint to harvest the best e-waste can release toxins, causing loss of valuable yield. Certified paper and use of recycled paper resources. Carbon emission is a consideration, too. It is were being the choice for few companies for a difficult to compare the carbon footprint of print and sustainable Newspaper. Additionally, efficient ink online news, because of the several variables involved. coverage management helps them to sustain as well. However, one of the study by UPM shows the carbon Some publishers believe that adopting international foot print for a single newspaper production is equal standards such as ISO 9001, 14001 NS 45001 to driving a car for about 1 kilometre. would help improve the efficiency of newspaper production. Conclusion Newspapers have a lot of strengths when it comes to Newspapers versus online news sustainability. They are an effective and trusted means Newspapers, being a physical entity, are a reliable of distributing news and information, and they do this source of news consumption with a lower chance relatively eco-efficiently. Newsprint is uncoated, light of publishing fake news, compared to an online weight and typically made from mechanical pulp or portal. With the ephemeral nature of online news, recycled fibre. Compared to other papers, it requires it is easy to forget it has environmental impact too fewer resources, processing and energy. Ink is used that come with production of digital devices such as efficiently and as production is predominantly coldset, smartphones, tablets and computers. Concerns about requires minimal energy for drying. The industry ‘conflict minerals’ such as tin, tungsten, tantalum and

October 2018 7 inevitably requires substantial quantities of resources standards like ISO 12647-3 (Standard for cold and generates emissions and waste. Commitment to set newspaper), ISO 9001 (Quality Management sustainability can be made with the proportion of system), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management businesses publishing formal policies and the uptake System) and ISO 18001 (Occupational Health and of third-party certification surprisingly low for a Safety Management System) will help the newspaper

sector of its size and prominence. improve the efficiency. < Sustainability is a win-win strategy that in most cases improves environmental and economic efficiency Note: To know more aspects of a sustainable newspaper, you could download a recent report from the WAN-IFRA member simultaneously. This combination builds competitive site. advantage by providing customers with products and services with lower negative environmental impact (This article had appeared in the July-August issue of Asian while also reducing costs. Lean production, optimum News Media Focus. The writer is a printing technologist usage of resources and improving efficiency will add and works as research engineer with WAN-IFRA South value to the newspaper. Implementing international Asia. You could email him at [email protected].) Self-service portal

Shreyams Kumar donates a month’s salary for classified ads Joint Managing Director M.V. Shreyams Kumar has donated a month’s salary amounting to Rs 20 lakhs to the Chief Ministers Relief Distress Relief Fund. Kumar will also donate his five years MLA pension to the distress relief fund and will build five houses worth Rs 5 lakhs each. He has also with integrated upselling donated his accumulated pension eligible as ex-MLA – Rs 3.75 Lakhs – to CMDRF. A former MLA, Kumar is the Kerala State president of Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD). He is also the present chairman of Kerala Regional Committee of the Indian Newspaper Society, president of Kerala Television Federation, vice-president of News Broadcasters ‘Association and the executive committee member of the International Advertising Association. The Mathrubhumi Group donated a sum of Rs 5 Crore collected through its Keralathinu-oru-kaithangu (flood relief) campaign, the funds for which was collected from readers and well-wishers and includes donations by the company and its employees to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan along with Shreyams contribution for CMDRF. The cheque was handed over by M.P. Veerendra Kumar, managing director – Mathrubhumi and Member of Parliament along with managing editor P.V. Chandran to the Chief Minister. The relief and rehabilitation work carried by the campaignKeralathinu-oru-kaithangu by Mathrubhumi Let your customers manage their classi˪ ed ads continues. The service of more than 500 employees of Mathrubhumi are actively involved inthe rehabilitation work, along with supply of various medicines, and medical camps are being organised & optimize your ad work˫ ow

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Book your free web demo now. 8 October 2018 [email protected] +49 160 3641810 TAMIL PUBLICATIONS From staid to daring - an unbelievable metamorphosis If Tamil publications of the 1950s had a staid and decorously clad Bharatiya nari (Indian woman), or a conscientious, God-fearing middle-class man, today’s are a typical, fashion-conscious, daringly clad college girl leading a ‘fast’ life. The media reflecting social changes, or society being influenced by media depictions? It’s a moot point. Strangely enough, alongside the ‘progress’ in terms of modernity and ‘liberation’ that the magazines reflect today, there is also in evidence, a more daring manifestation of sexism, which ‘modernity’ frowns upon, says Sakuntala Narasimhan rowing up in Delhi in the post-Independence linguistic norms, go for a toss. Not just colloquialism, years, I learned to read my mother tongue, but downright hybrid ‘masala mixtures’, call it a GTamil, only through magazines like Ananda textual equivalent of chaat-masala and pani-puri (not Vikatan and Kalki , two popular weeklies that my part of south Indian cuisine originally, but even mother subscribed to. Legendary Tamil writers like wedding receptions offer these north Indian imports Kalki (Krishnamurthy), Lakshmi, R.Choodamani, today, in the name of ‘trendiness’). and Jayakanthan had their novels serialised in these Here’s a sampling of sentences from today’s pages magazines, and I remember Alai Osai, Ponniyin Selvan, : “Okay vaa ?” (Is it okay, written in Tamil script). Pareesukku Po and other long stories that enjoyed avid “Soopper” (again, written in Tamil letters, in place of readership. Some were social novels, some historical, what would have been, 50 years ago, Sari (all right) but the language was uniformly gripping and – more or Pramaadam (super). Words like naatla, veetla, and to the point –grammatically pure and correct. roadla, which would have been naattil, veettil and theruvil Vikatan’s cover always had a nice cartoon with originally, have taken on new, ‘modern’ inflections. a joke; there was very little about cinema or film Appadi illanga (it is not like that), a film director says actors and actresses. Illustrations were often by the now, in an interview, the way a lower class , semi- gifted ‘Silpi’, who created masterpiece reproductions literate person would say it; that would have been, of temple sculptures and intricate depictions of correctly, Appadi illai, in a magazine of yesteryear. historical figures to match the stories’ narrative. Paaraattitta ought to be paaraatti vittaal. And so on. Half a century later, when I pick up current issues Kondaaduranga (they are celebrating) would have been of these magazines, I am struck by the changes, in previously Kondaadugiraargal. Partly, it is perhaps a content, layout, choice of subjects and general get- dilution of Brahminical-literary styles, in favour of up. If the publications of the 1950s had a staid commonly spoken, caste-less phrases. Partly, it is also and decorously clad Bharatiya nari (Indian woman), a reflection of the ‘anglicisation’ of urban lifestyles or a conscientious, God-fearing middle-class man, and speech. Creativity illai (there is no creativity), today’s are a typical, fashion-conscious, daringly clad one phrase says. Isn’t there a word for creativity in college girl leading a ‘fast’ life. The media reflecting Tamil? social changes, or society being influenced by media And curiously enough, there is no ‘-isation’ depictions? It’s a moot point. Strangely enough, or admixture, in tandem with the Anglicisation – alongside the ‘progress’ in terms of modernity and whereas even ads for national entities like the Life ‘liberation’ that the magazines reflect today, there Insurance Corporation, or multinationals, routinely is also in evidence, a more daring manifestation of use Hindi phrases like aap ke liye and jawaab nahin in sexism (which ‘modernity’ frowns upon). their ads. Interesting! There’s grist here, for political / The language, for one – grammar and adherence to social / north-south research...

10 October 2018 been never, never seen in these magazines half a century ago. A recent issue of Kumudam, another popular weekly, has ‘Women who smoke’ as its lead story, with a young woman on the cover to match, with sari carefully pulled down to expose a breast. But this trend is not only in vernacular magazines, I must concede – I wrote recently about how Femina, from Group, has metamorphed over the years, giving way to ‘cheekiness’, where once decorously clad pretty women ruled, for the cover. Even

Provided by: SN though Femina was a pioneer This full-age advertisement in a leading English Yet another full-page advertisement in an English in holding beauty contests daily carries an important message — that a newspaper talks about how a Karnataka and was not just a housewives’ government-sponsored insurance programme service Government sponsored insurance scheme has date has been extended. Do such ads reach the brought smiles to the face of farmers. The reality is magazine. Kaalam maari pochu target audience? quite different, though. (times have changed), as the older generations say... Then the pictures – women in shorts, short skirts, The trend started perhaps three decades ago, with knee-length boots, striking sexy poses, with hair left the rise of writers like Sivasankari and ‘Sujatha’ (whose open and no pottu (bindi) on the cover – not done, just serialised fiction commanded a huge fan following not done, in a ‘family magazine’ commanding a wide and turned them into social icons). Their novels were circulation (including South Indian readers settled in gripping and were enjoyed for the plots’ conception the north) two generations ago (decent females did rather than literary merit. Nonetheless, the language not leave their hair open, much less cut it, and being still remained largely uncorrupted, and faithful to the without a bindi was, well, considered sacrilegious and south Indian ethos. That has changed dramatically, in sinful for Hindu women other than widows; as for the New Millennium. showing a leg – only women of loose morals did). There are still a few Tamil literary magazines, The magazines would have promptly lost circulation untouched by these trends, but they are by no and readership with such depictions, during my means ‘mainstream’ or popular in the sense of wide mother’s time. Now, perhaps, these are the images readership. Which is perhaps true of other languages that sell. Even salwar-kameez was not acceptable too (including English). Is that a good thing? Had one once (I used to wear salwar kameez to play tennis, and of today’s issues of Ananda Vikatan been available that was supposed to be scandalous in the south, even when I was in school, trying to learn Tamil, I would during the late 1950s when I entered college). have been confused by the hybridisation of the The recipe page offers chaat (unknown in the south, written word – part English, part colloquial, and part at one time) and pizza as ‘special’ treats. The titles a genetically modified version of regional writing. and subtitles for features are ‘In box’ (written in Tamil A requiem for something wholesome that is gone, script of course), and ‘Visual corner’. ‘TV corner’ is or a hailing of something more in keeping with today’s the title of one section (my mother-in-law would not confused times? That brings us back, then, to that have understood the word corner). ‘Lights on’ is the earlier question: Do publications reflect the times title for another section (on filmi gossip). English or mould them through what the older generation

words proliferate. One article is on Beyonce (that’s would call a ‘corruption’ of language, themes and < globalisation for you) with a picture that would have presentation?

12 October 2018 HISTORY OF GUJARATI JOURNALISM From commercial to social causes, a long journey characteristic feature of early Gujarati journalism was the interest shown in commercial news, marketing and trading. The earliest A Gujarati journal was a weekly, Mumbaina Samachar, founded by Parsi priest Furdonji Murzban in Bombay in 1822 with 150 subscribers – a promising start for those days. Its main object was stated to be to Mrinal Chatterjee publish market rates and serve the business community. Unlike many other newspapers of the period, it had “a full-fledged printing press complete with types”1. It was converted into a daily and renamed in 1832. In 1830, the Mumbai Vartman was launched by Naoroji Dorabji Chandaru. After a year, it developed into a bi-weekly with the extended title of Mumbaina Halkaru Ane Vartaman. It remained in publication for 13 years, and closed down in 1843. Jam-e-Jamshed, a weekly, was published by Pestonji Manekji in 1831. It became a daily in 1853 and was popular among the Parsis. Other newspapers which came out between 1832 and 1854 included Doorbin, Mombaina Kasud, Samachar Durpan, Chitranjan Darpan and Chabuk; none could exist beyond 1856. Interestingly, an English magistrate, Sir Alexander Kinlock Forbes, took a leading role in the development of Gujarati journalism in Ahmedabad and Surat. He helped the Vernacular Society of Ahmedabad to launch the Vartaman in 1849. It was edited by an employee of the society. Another interesting aspect about early Gujarati journalism was: it was divided in two sections, Hindu and Parsi. The first Parsi newspaper,Bombay Samachar, started with an up-to-date printing press; the Vartaman was lithographed. The newspapers of each community took up the question of reform within that community. Bombay Samachar, however was an exception, which opened its doors to everyone without distinction. Forbes also promoted a bi-weekly Surat Samachar, in (The author, a journalist-turned- Surat in 1850 which, however, media academician, presently had only a brief existence. heads the Eastern India campus Surat had a journal devoted of the Indian Institute of Mass to prohibition, the Parhejhgar. Photos: MC Communication located in Dhenkanal, In 1854, Lallubhai Raichand Dadabhai Naoroji Dorabji, who started the Mumbai Orissa. This article forms part of started the Shamasher Bahadur . a series on the history of regional language journalism in India.) 1.History of Indian Journalism, J Natarajan, p-69, Publications Devision, Delhi, July 2000.

14 October 2018 Front pages of the Navjivan, and Mumbai Samachar. Navjivan had great influence on Gujarati journalism. in Ahmedabad. Dadabhai for a long time. It stopped publication 9th June 1934 in Bombay. Naroji’s started Rast Gofar (which in 1950. As Gandhi’s birthplace and Samaldas Gandhi, another great means truth-speaker) in1851, the scene of the celebrated Salt March name, was its editor. Samaldas whose mission was to work of 1930, Gujarat generated a press Gandhi and his associates left for social reform. It continued even more influenced by nationalist Janmabhoomi after some time and publication till 1921. causes than elsewhere. Gandhi took started Vande Mataram and a war The Hitechu was the first over the Navjivan from Indulal Yajnik of words developed between Gujarati daily. It was started as a and converted it from a monthly the two papers. Amritlal Seth bi-weekly in 1861; it was converted into a weekly from Ahmadabad in founded the Indian Languages into a daily in 1873. It rendered 1919 at the time he broke into India’s Newspapers Association and great public service during the national politics. Navjivan had great organised a cooperative society 40 years of its life. The Gujarati influence on Gujarati journalism. In to help finance needy Gujarati press was divided into the Hindu 1919, its circulation was 9000 and the papers. Janmabhoomi grew into and Parsi sections and there was following year it jumped to 20000. It a media group2 which by 2011 no love lost between the two. was renamed Harijan Bandhu in 1932 published several publications Anxious to stem the rot which and Chandrasekhar Premshankar including Pravasi Weekly, Vyapar, had set in, some adventurous Shukla became its editor. It stopped , , and a young men started papers with publication in 1940 and after revival literary magazine, Kavita. high ideals and principles; one in 1946 continued for two years. The Among other distinguished of them was Prajabandhu, which Gujarati press played a significant journalists were Lchcharam was first published in 1895. Also part in the freedom struggle and lent Suryarm Desai, Sarabji Kapadia, belonging to this category was powerful support to Gandhi in the Natwarlal I. Desai Ravishankar Gujarati Punch. The Kheda Vartman, non-cooperation and constructive Mehta, K. M. Munshi and a weekly, started in Kaira in 1861, programmes. Kapilraj Mehta. Ahmedabad had celebrated its contenary in 1961. Among the doyens in Gujarati no Gujarati daily paper till 1921. The Sanj Varman of Bombay journalism, mention must be made The first Gujarati daily from (1902) was an influential evening of Amritlal Seth, who formed the Ahmedabad was Swarajya with paper. Sorabji Palonji Kapadia Saurashtra Trust in 1931 and launched Nandilal Bodiwala as editor but was the editor of Sanj Varman the Gujarati Daily Janmabhoomi on it did not live for long. Bodiwala

2.http://www.janmabhoominewspapers.com/About.aspx

October 2018 15 Indeed, in the early 1960s, the largest Gujarati daily newspaper Bombay Samachar continued to be published from Mumbai. After the state of Gujarat was created, however, the focus of Gujarati life turned increasingly towards Ahmedabad and the provincial towns of the new state. At the end of 1984, there were 43 dailies in Gujarati out of a total of 735 publications. By 2007-08, according to the figures given by the Registrar of Newspaper of India, the number of publications went up to 3005, of The Gujarat Sandesh was one of the five most-read Gujarati dailies. which 220 were dailies and 1410 were weeklies. According to the started an evening paper, Sandesh, 1990 and 1998, respectively. Another Indian Readership Survey 2011 with which Ahmedabad Samachar, group which published a number of Q2, the five most read Gujarati a rival, was merged later. It Gujarati papers is Lok Prakashan. It dailies were became a morning daily in 1943. had several publications including (readership: 44.44 lakh)4, Divya By 1958, Chimanbhai Patel was the Gujarat Samachar3, a daily initially Bhaskar5 (35.36 lakh), Gujarat at the helm of affairs. His unique published from Ahmedabad in late Sandesh6 (33.29 lakh), Saurashtra contribution to journalism was the 1940s; weekly Prajabandhu and evening Samachar7 (2.3 lakh) and Gujarat Sunday Sanskar Poorti in Gujarati, daily Loknad. Mitra8 (1.76 lakh). which included many celebrities Gujarat did not have an English daily as columnists. He thus pioneered for a long time after Independence Radio Sunday supplements in Gujarati until the national dailies, Times of By mid 2011, there were about 10 All India Radio stations, a journalism. Until 1984, Sandesh India and , brought out their editions from Ahmedabad. dozen private FM stations, 4 was a single-edition newspaper campus radio stations and one published from Ahmedabad. Another interesting feature of Gujarati community radio stations in Then, under an expansion journalism was: until the creation of Gujarat. Among the private FM programme, new editions were a separate state of Gujarat in 1960, stations were Radio City, Red launched in Baroda, Surat, Rajkot Mumbai was as much a centre of FM, My FM, Radio One and Big and Bhavnagar in 1985, 1989, Gujarati publications as Ahmedabad. FM. Among the campus radio

3.http://www.gujaratsamachar.com/ 4.Founded in the late 1940s, published from Ahmedabad. Editions from Ahmedabad, Vadodara (Baroda), Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Mumbai and New York. Owned by the Lok Prakashan Ltd Group. Publisher: Shreyansh Shantilal Shah. 5. Group’s Gujarati daily. Published by the Bhaskar Group. Launched in 2003. Has a North American edition for NRIs in Gujarati. Published from Ahmedabad, Badodara, Surat, Rajkot. Sections are National, International, Sport, Business, and Mumbai. City supplements for Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Uttar Gujarat, Dakshin Gujarat, Madhya Gujarat, Kutch, Saurashtra. Magazines are Woman Bhaskar, Bal Bhaskar, Dharma Darshan, Utsav, Aha! Zindagi. It has a literary supplement with features like Navalkatha, Navalika, Gazal ane Kavitha, Kahaveto, Hasya Lekh. 6.In 1923, Nandlal Bodiwala started the Sandesh daily. It grew phenomenally after Chimanbhai Patel took over in 1958. By 2011, it had five editions. Chimanbhai died in 1995 and his son Falgunbhai Patel took over as editor and CMD. http://www.sandesh.com/footer.aspx?page=About%20Us 7.On September 01, 2004 the Dainik Bhaskar Group took over Gujarati daily Saurashtra Samachar, Bhavnagar. 8.Established in 1863, the Gujaratmitra is one of the oldest newspapers in the country. A bi-weekly named Gujaratdarpan was amalgamated in 1894 with the Gujaratmitra and the paper is known as Gujaratmitra & Gujaratdarpan. Initially started as a weekly, the paper was converted into a daily in 1936. Uttamram Reshamwala joined it as sub-editor in 1898. In 1920, he took over the paper from the Parsee owner. Since then Gujaratmitra belongs to the Reshamwala family. 1n 1937, Pravinkant, the younger son of Uttamram Reshamwala took over the reins of the newspaper at the age of 19 on the sudden and untimely demise of his elder brother, Champaklal. After him, Pravinkant Reshamwala nurtured the paper on a sound footing. After Pravinkant’s demise in 1983, his son Bharat Reshamwala has been at the helm of affairs. http://www.gujaratmitra.in/web/Aboutus/tabid/238/Default.aspx 9. www.vtvgujarati.com. It was launched on August 15, 2011. It is a Gujarati News Channel with HD Technology. Its programmes are watched in several countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and in Australia. 10. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gujarat-bjps-namo-tv-back-on-air/1017923

16 October 2018 stations were Micavaani (Mudra having 4-5 million C&S (Cable and Institute of Communications, Satellite) homes. Like in other states, Ahmedabad), Gujarat University it was Doordarshan which brought Community Radio, Ahmadabad television to Gujarat. At present, and Vallabh Vidyanagar Campus besides the channels of Doordarshan Radio run by A.J. Kidwai Mass (DD Girnar, DD Gujarat), several Comunication and Research private news channels have cropped Centre, Sardar Patel University, up in Gujarat. Among them are ETV Anand. Among the community Gujarati, P7 News, TV 9 Gujarati, radio stations were Rudi no Bizz News, VTV9, Sandesh News, et Radio (Self Employed Women's al. Gujarat Samachar launched GSTV Association / SEWA) in Sanand. News & Views Channel, a 24X7 news and current affairs channel in Gujarati Television with a mix of Hindi on December Gujarat was the first state 2012. NaMo TV, an initiative of in India where the rural high Gujarat BJP (apparently named after frequency TV transmitter was Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Indian Post honoured the man who wielded established in 1975 at village Modi) was launched on October 4, influence in the early years of Gujarati Pij of Kheda District. A 2012 a day after the announcement of journalism: Dadbhai Naoroji. 2011 report showed Gujarat the assembly election schedule in the state, only to be shut the next day, pending clearances. Next week, the poll panel cleared the channel to go on air but put certain conditions to monitor political advertisements and possible paid news during the election period. As per media reports,10 for the network, the BJP has partnered with five local Gujarati satellite channels which will broadcast the same content.

New Media By end-2012, almost all the leading newspapers and television channels of Gujarat had websites. Several newspapers were available on the Internet in e-paper format. Several service providers were disseminating news on the mobile platform. There were many Gujarat-centric and Gujarati community centric websites to cater to the large Gujarati Diaspora spread all over

the world. <

Gujarat Samachar from the Lok Prakashan stable was initially published from Ahmedabad.

October 2018 17 Industry updates

Sigmarq is an emerging Indian press builder, who sees the advantages of QIPC systems and therefore likes to install them on their presses. “Sigmarq is QIPC receives order from growing,” says Rakeshkumar Dave, MD of QIPC India. “In the near future, for example, they want to Indian publisher launch a new highspeed newspaper press. Our strong The innovative mRC-3D-system of QI Press relationship with them offers us the possibility to Controls (QIPC) helps printers worldwide to grow along with them. “The four mRC-3D-cameras realise savings in waste and to make the life of their that Sigmarq has ordered now will be installed on a employees more easy. QIPC, the Dutch specialist in press in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. “That gives us an measure-and control equipment, recently received immediate entry into the growing African market.” an order from Indian printer Publications in The goals Sigmarq is pursuing with the installation Kolhapur, that will use the mRC-3D-systeem in their of the mRC-3D-system for colour register are the own printing plant, and from Sigmarq Technologies, same as for Pudhari Publications and all those other an Indian press builder, who will install the mRC-3D- satisfied users: waste savings and a more efficient system on a press that’s been built up in Kenya. operation of the press. Adds Dave: “Thanks to The mRC-3D-system for colour register is unique in the mRC-3D-system, the user will get maximum the world. It has the fastest camera in the world and control over the consumption of paper, ink and is able to measure accurately, regardless of the focus energy. In addition, higher quality printed material distance and the distortions of the web. As a result, can be delivered and the accuracy and speed of the the response time remains very limited and large waste production process is increased thanks to the fully savings can be realised. By equipping the system with automated system.” double sensors, the possibilities become twice as large and depth can be handled more efficiently. This is very important in case of flutter, waves and/or creases in EAE wins major retrofit the webs. order from Reach plc Pudhari Publications has been familiar with the QIPC systems for some time: the most recent order fits into Reach plc (until May 2018 Trinity Mirror plc), the a long-term cooperation “The cost for printing plants UK’s biggest newspaper publisher, is also a leading are constantly increasing and we were looking for a player in the magazines and online media business. way to keep them under control," explains Managing Apart from more than 240 local and regional Director Yogesh Jadav of Pudhari Publications on newspapers, Reach also publishes the national Daily why he has partnered with QIPC before. “Thanks to Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Daily Express, Sunday Express QIPC we can realise savings in waste and simplify our and Daily Star as well as sundry other newspapers and production.” magazines with a nationwide circulation. Its subsidiary Reach Printing Services, one of the premier print providers anywhere in the United Kingdom, is responsible for producing the newspaper print editions. In addition to the Reach Group’s own titles, Reach Printing Services also contract-prints a variety of newspapers and magazines on behalf of other publishers. The two largest sites are located in Oldham (nearly 71000 square metres of floor space) and Watford, though the company also has facilities in Birmingham, Cardonald (Scotland), Luton and Teesside. Out of the six sites, the printing centre in Oldham, which employs 148 people, outputs the highest page Materials in this section: Provided by respective company /PR agency volume. Between six and seven million newspapers QIPC’s mRC-3D on a Sigmarq press. and magazines leave the premises every week. Reach

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After careful deliberation of the options, the Reach managers responsible decided in favour of a complete retrofit of all PCs belonging to the EAE systems on the WIFAG web press. They did this with the aim of increasing system reliability and availability and extending the life of the equipment as a whole. “We expect a retrofit specialist to provide us with a turnkey solution at a reasonable cost and to implement it without disrupting or interrupting The Oldham printing centre of Reach Printing Services in North West England. our production workflows any more than absolutely necessary,” Marsden explains. EAE was an obvious Group products account for around 55 per cent choice here in view of their extensive experience and of the site’s total print volume; the remainder are successes in the retrofit business external contracts like The Guardian, Daily Mail, Mail The order for EAE involves replacing the existing on Sunday and The iplus many other titles. Production PCs in the EAE system environment with eight new takes place on seven days a week at night and four control console PCs, twelve section control PCs, six days a week in the daytime. PCs for the EAE Info reporting and logging system, The print shop in Oldham works with a Wifag two EAE Info Remote Workstations and one EAE evolution 371 web press line, which was commissioned Service PC. Four replacement units of the various in 2006 and originally comprised four sections but PC models round off the hardware package. On the was expanded by an additional section in 2008 and software side, the printer will be supplied with an again in 2009. The line has 19 four-high towers overall update to the latest version of the EAE Info System as well as six jaw folders and 19 reel stands. It has plus the newest versions of both the operating systems, been operated and controlled from the outset using namely RMOS (an OS for industrial environments) press control and control console technology from and Windows. EAE Engineering Automation Electronics and is The retrofit work in Oldham is due to be carried equipped with eight EAE Baltic Star control consoles. out by EAE’s experts at the end of September For many years now, the relationship between Reach 2018. To ensure optimum conditions for rapid and Printing Services and EAE has been marked by a efficient implementation on the customer’s site, the constructive partnership. The print provider first new computer systems will be configured at the EAE signed a Service Level Agreement with EAE back headquarters in Ahrensburg (Germany); both the in 2011 and has since enjoyed 24/7 hotline support operating systems and the EAE application software along with a series of other benefits and privileges. will be installed and tested there prior to departing The need to modernise the computer systems of for Oldham. the control consoles and the section controls in order to maintain production reliability was recognised some time ago. Compared to the heavy mechanical components of newspaper web presses, computer hardware and PCs tend to have a relatively short lifecycle. Malfunctions and breakdowns typically occur more frequently towards the end of the service life, with direct implications for press availability. “We have started experiencing equipment failures and the risk of impairments to our production was rising steadily,” says reports Alan Marsden, IT Systems manager at Reach Printing Systems (Oldham). “In our experience, spare parts for our computers were getting harder and harder to come by. On top of that, support for the operating systems we use has been Reach Printing Services opted for a complete retrofit of all PCs belonging withdrawn.” to the EAE systems on the Wifag evolution 371 press line.

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EAE, the Ahrensburg-based company, is active in graphic industries, automation solutions and automation technology. The company, founded in 1962 by Richard Ewert, is the leading supplier of controls, automation solutions and software for newspaper printers. EAE's solutions are being used in all areas of a newspaper printing plant – from pre press to the mailroom. Worldwide more than 550 newspaper printing plants are using EAE's control systems to produce more than 125 million newspapers each day. Nouvelles d´Europe is produced in Chinese, and the China Chinese newspaper printed Rundschau in German. A Commander satellite press with an hourly output on Commander press of up to 90000 full-colour newspapers has been in ColdsetInnovation Fulda has been printing two operation at ColdsetInnovation Fulda in Eichenzell, newspaper titles for a customer in China since the Germany, since 2010. The highly automated press beginning of the year. The newspapers are produced that was extended in 2011 consists of three reelstands, for the Scandinavian region, the Benelux countries three printing towers, a KF 5 folder and numerous and Germany. add-ons for inline finishing. The 70 employees at “Our Chinese partners are very demanding when it ColdsetInnovation Fulda guarantee economical, comes to newspaper quality. Our Commander satellite high-quality production. The company primarily press’ register accuracy, extremely low fan-out and produces daily and weekly newspapers, books and minimal make-ready times tipped the scales in our catalogues. Even substrates that are particularly favour,” says Siegfried Wahl, assistant vice-president difficult to handle, such as transparent paper, can and technical director at ColdsetInnovation Fulda. be printed and processed. The company has been And, contrary to the general trend, the circulation producing the Ärzte Zeitung and Ärzte Woche for years of both newspapers (Berlin format) has increased with a transparent wrapper. by more than 10 percent this year. Siegfried Wahl: The Guang Hua Culture and Media Group is the “Without our Commander this deal would not have largest Chinese-language culture and media group in come about. Our press operates flawlessly. We have Europe. Its Paris-based newspaper Nouvelles d'Europe been working successfully with Koenig & Bauer for has been published for 35 years and is distributed decades and are very satisfied with the services they throughout Europe. Today, it has branches in London, provide.” Vienna, Frankfurt, Rome, Madrid and Beijing. In its 35-year history, Nouvelles d'Europe has consistently expanded its media offerings. Nürnberger Presse adopts Content-X for its ad dept The Nürnberger Presse Publishing House now produces content such as advertorial pages much more efficient than with their previous workflow thanks to the editorial system Content-X. During a visit to the Würzburg demo centre (from left to right): Matthias Content-X is based on the DAM system DC-X May, service management Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed; Siegfried by Digital Collections, which was newly introduced Wahl, technical director ColdsetInnovation Fulda; Thomas Potzkai, head of service and project Management Koenig & Bauer Digital & at the Nuremberg publisher and makes the central Webfed; Marius Möller, project management ColdsetInnovation Fulda. administration of images, texts and other assets

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September 2018. The importance of the subject was also underlined by the visit of the Bavarian minister for Economic Affairs, Franz Josef Pschierer. With its Maintellisense automation strategy, manroland Goss web systems pursues the aim of providing intelligent machines in the near future. The aim requires a central hub for all the relevant information – with the mobile maintenance pad, MainPad, fulfilling exactly this function. How can the time between the occurrence of a malfunction and In future, the ad department at the Nürnberger Presse Publishing House will produce all its advertising inserts, advertorial pages and supplements troubleshooting on complex systems be reduced? with the editorial system Content-X from ppi Media and Digital To this end, the MainPad offers numerous features Collections. – reading and acknowledging all alarm messages at the place of the malfunction, direct access to all possible. Aside from efficient content management, necessary documentations and drawings, direct and external editors and writers can now be integrated fast connection to the TeleSupportCenter (TSC) via into the workflows much more easily when 'remote support calls' and direct video communication producing advertorials. They just add their materials with the TSC as well as the fast transmission of for the advertorial pages to the DAM system via a documents between technicians on site and the TSC web browser, meaning that there is no need for a – everything directly on the machine, i.e. at the place complicated file storage system. of the malfunction. ppi Media provides the interfaces that connect The concrete customer benefit is easy to define: The InDesign and the DAM system. WYSIWYG MainPad ensures improved communication through previews in the web browser make it possible to the central provision of all the relevant information write texts accurately and line by line in DC-X. Staff and functions (reducing effort and increasing ease at the Nürnberger Presse publishing house also of use) of maintenance which leads to a significant benefit from the sophisticated status management reduction of effort and increases ease of use. The for documents of the new system. MainPad constitutes another important step towards The time needed to produce certain products could costs reductions and increasing availability. The new already be reduced significantly at the publisher’s ad MainPad is part of the ground-breaking Maintellisense department thanks to Content-X. “We are delighted Project. The name of thes project is derived from the about the increase in efficiency that we have seen so terms ‘maintenance’, ‘intelligence’ and ‘sense’ – which far and that goes back to our use of Content-X”, says have to be intelligently combined in order provide Michael Bayer, head of advertising at the Nürnberger intelligent machinery and ‘productive maintenance’ Presse. The plan is to produce other products, in future. including magazines, with Content-X from the end The presentation was followed by a high-profile of August. discussion panel with experts around Franz Josef Pschierer. Manuel Kosok, VP Technology & MainPad introduced in Development manroland Goss web systems, Stefan Schimpfle, managing director of the aitipark start- Augsburg up centre, Jens Brunner, professor of Health Care Operations / Health Information Management at At an expert panel on the subject of ‘Digitalisation: Augsburg University, as well as Ulrich Huggenberger, A lasting impulse for innovation or a threat to jobs?’ managing partner of XITASO GmBH, joined the manroland Goss web systems presented its new panel. mobile MainPad maintenance tablet. Together with The progress of digitalisation creates challenges, in the development partner XITASO, the Augsburg- particular, for traditional medium-sized companies, as based world market leader in web offset printing a result of which, as Manuel Kosok from manroland introduced its new product in the framework of a Goss web systems explained, we need to understand presentation followed by a panel discussion on 3rd digitalisation as a continuous task throughout the

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company. “At manroland Goss, we have employees with extensive experience in conventional engineering. Large-format sheetfed Moreover, at our company, high levels of automation offset in the spotlight and networking have long been standard. What is important now is that we also incorporate the At the beginning of September, Koenig & Bauer elements of “Industry 4.0”. In this process, we placed large-format sheetfed offset in the spotlight must make sure that our staff are on board. So far, again in Radebeul. The latest customer event left this change in our corporate culture has been very packaging printing to one side, however, and instead successful.” shifted the focus onto highly efficient commercial This provides a major benefit for manroland Goss production, web-to-print and online applications. web systems which was also used in the development The press on show was an eight-colour Rapida 145 of the MainPad. For example, the know-how and with perfecting unit for 4-over-4 production. The the long-standing experience were connected and highlights of this press included LED-UV dryers harmonised with the state-of-the-art in digitalisation. to enable immediate further processing, as a world As a result, customers are now provided with an all- premiere in large-format perfecting, a large-format in-one solution which, with a high level of clarity reel sheeter of the latest Quantum generation, the and ease of use, can concurrently also represent high production speed of 15,000 sheets/hour in the partly complex working steps and projects and perfecting mode, and the autonomous printing of provide support in their execution. multiple jobs and job sections with ErgoTronic AutoRun. Dirk Winkler, head of printing process technology ABB customers go for at Koenig & Bauer in Radebeul, took general and current demands of the print market such as fast system upgrades makeready, low waste, ultimate quality and high Three different ABB customers have recently outputs as the starting point for his presentation ordered upgrades to systems essential for their of automation solutions and unique features of the production. Mediaworks in Hungary is the publisher Rapida sheetfed offset presses specifically for the of many of the leading newspapers in the country. commercial and online market. Its printing operation in Budapest has ordered These included the DriveTronic dedicated drive an upgrade to its print production management components which actually make simultaneous system, MPS Production. The latest version of MPS processes possible and thus contribute significantly Production 6 will go into service at the start of next to makeready reductions. The same can be said of year. In addition, they have also ordered hardware the CleanTronic washing systems for optimised, upgrades to their press control consoles. parallel washing processes matched to each individual Singapore Press Holdings, publisher of leading application. Fast, high-performance inline measuring titles like the Straits Times, has ordered software and control systems (QualiTronic), a broad spectrum upgrades for the 16 control consoles on their KBA of VariDry dryers and end-to-end digital workflows Commander presses at their Jurong print site. The new consoles on the first of the four presses will be commissioned at the end of February 2019. The work includes the transfer of a series of SPH-specific functions to the new platform as well as an upgraded interface to their WPC register control system. Rhein-Neckar Zeitung in Heidelberg, Germany, has ordered hardware upgrades for its six control consoles. These will be delivered in November 2018.

Visitors to the special event in front of the demonstration press. A sheet from each of the 13 jobs can be seen on the gallery.

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The print demonstrations began with the production of content pages for a magazine on 80 g/m2 paper. This paper was supplied on a reel and cut into sheets at the full production speed of 15000 sheets per hour on the reel sheeter. Subsequently, the audience was able to witness fast conversion of the feeder for production using sheets from a pile, in preparation for printing of the magazine cover on 150 g/m2 glossy paper. The next jobs were three sections of a cookery book, for which the substrate was changed yet again to a 115 g/m2 matt paper. The job changes between the Alexander Stern, workflow specialist and project manager, explained individual sections were realised fully automatically in how press data come together in LogoTronic Professional and how all an AutoRun process. As a result, only 1.5 minutes important economic indicators are determined. passed between the last good sheet of the old job and the first good sheet of the new job. These jobs are further key factors for extraordinarily cost- were followed by another cover on 200 g/m2 glossy effective print processes. paper and two sections of a travel guide on 135 g/m2 Alongside general plus points such as fast further glossy paper. processing, improved print quality on uncoated The presentation was rounded off with a series of papers, the elimination of odours and heat input into five jobs typically handled by an online printer. The the substrate, waste and energy savings compared to first three were corridor-free gang formes with flyers other drying processes, reduced powder and coating requiring run lengths of just 300 copies each. Again consumption and less need for cleaning of the making use of the AutoRun function, production post-press machines, the LED-UV process offers was here so fast that the helper on the press had his further benefits particularly for perfector presses, for work cut out to remove the old plates from the plate example: changers and to insert the new ones in time for the • Higher production speed next change. • Elimination of the intermediate dryer tower The jobs also switched back and forth between which is otherwise necessary ahead of the formes with high and low ink coverages, illustrating perfecting unit one of the particular strengths of an LED-UV • No danger of ink drying on the impression process when printing gang formes. To conclude, two cylinders further gang formes with business and greeting cards • No need for special ink-repellent jackets on the were printed on 350 g/m2 board. For these jobs, the impression cylinders after perfecting printer disengaged three inking units at the press of • Minimised makeready times for frequent format a button, enabling 4/1 production to proceed with changes any delay for roller washing and without the need to • Optimum inline quality control as the apply roller oil in the unused units. QualiTronic ColorControl cameras can be The print demonstrations were about more placed in the ideal positions to scan both sides than just live print production on the Rapida 145, of the sheet however. On external monitors, the visitors were The eight-colour Rapida 145 in Radebeul was able to follow how press data were gathered in the fitted with two LED-UV dryers, one above the production planning system LogoTronic Professional storage drum of the perfecting unit and one in the and transferred to the management information swan neck of the delivery. It was also configured system (MIS). The LogoTronic cockpit displayed all with a DriveTronic feeder, the sidelay-free infeed important production parameters, and it could be DriveTronic SIS, and simultaneous plate changing seen, for example, that the net production output using DriveTronic SPC and Plate Ident. CleanTronic was still 13,000 sheets/hour despite the many job Synchro (including CleanTronic UV) provided for changes. All makeready times were documented parallel and thus ultra-fast washing processes. and the OEE (overall equipment effectiveness)

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was calculated and displayed. The Koenig & Bauer • Maintaining of production operations specialists explained the JDF/JMF workflow and use through short-term measures such as: of the MIS Optimus Dash in daily commercial and - On-site operations online print production. - Spare parts supply with like-new parts Further presentations were devoted to data-driven (refurbished) Connected Services, Visual PressSupport and use - Repairs on site and in the EAE Service Center of the Rapida LiveApps for decentralised press Ahrensburg operation, maintenance, inventory management and - Required retrofit measures consumables tracking. "With this contract we have prevented all the The conclusion reached at the event: Assuming a unpleasant surprises that could threaten us on corresponding job pool, the Rapida 145 perfector is the press control side over the next five years," an ideal means of production for both long runs and explains Klaus Themann-Naporra, print manager jobs requiring only 250 sheets. The high production at OM Druck GmbH & Co KG in Cloppenburg. speed permits the efficient processing of long "This enabled us to minimise the latent default runs, while fast job changes with AutoRun enable risk of our control components, which are over extremely economical production when short runs 13 years old, without having to invest in large are the order of the day. and costly retrofit measures today. The many years of good and competent cooperation with the specialists from Ahrensburg is the reason EAE Care Protection for to go this new way with proven partner EAE OM Druck Engineering Automation Electronics GmbH". Retrofit or new investment - these were the two alternatives customers had in the past with aging, Data-sharing solutions obsolete press controls. With the extended service from Baldwin contract model EAE Care Protection, EAE GmbH now offers a further option. BALDWIN Vision Systems (BVS) will showcase OM Druck GmbH & Co KG in Cloppenburg the latest developments and new features for its signed such a service contract on August 3, thus growing portfolio of defect detection and color securing the daily newspaper production of the management technology at Labelexpo Americas Münsterländische Tageszeitung and other print products (booth 1339, September 25-27, Donald E. at a fixed, calculable service budget for a period of Stephens Convention Center, Chicago). five years. Via the contract model, EAE ensures the operation of the control components on the ClaubergColorstar and the MAN Uniman press within the contract period, which is equivalent to a kind of insurance with mobility guarantee. EAE is responsible for maintaining the availability of the press with spare parts, refurbished parts, repairs or retrofit measures. The basic services of an EAE Service Level Agreement, such as cost-neutral 24/7 telephone and online support by the specialists in Ahrensburg are an additional component of this package. Essential parts of the EAE Service Contract EAE Care Protection: • Annual EAE Control Audit • EAE annual spare parts check • Preferred supply of older generation spare parts New ColorTrack tools for monitoring and reporting of production and loan equipment data will be demonstrated at Labelexpo.

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to build even more functionality into the system.” Additional enhancements to the Guardian PQV include automated setup and automated job changeover, limiting operator intervention for a more efficient and accurate inspection process. The system provides true 100 per cent print inspection for pharmaceutical, converting, label, flexo, wide, and narrow web applications. Other defect management solutions featured at the show include Guardian OLP PDF proofing and offline inspection, Guardian LSI inspection, and GV-500 Series digital web viewers. Colour management workflow technology featured at booth 1339 includes ColorTrack software, which automates the process of delivering absolute consistency from press-to-press, shift-to-shift, and plant-to-plant. Significant advancements being Connecting data with Guardian RTM empowers press managers to make highly-informed production decisions. demonstrated include options for customised ‘out of tolerance’ alerts, capabilities to reduce changeover The new Vision Systems business unit of Baldwin time and leftover ink, precise calculation of required Technology Company unites former brands PC ink quantities during job setup, per-job monitoring Industries, QuadTech, and Web Printing Controls of real ink costs, and the ability to manage conditions into a “print technology powerhouse”, according to across different processes, presses, and facilities to Isaam Lutfiyya, director of Global Sales & Marketing guarantee brand color fidelity. New data gathering, for BVS. “Visitors to our booth will get a first look at production monitoring, and reporting tools will some truly exciting new technical achievements,” says enable quality managers to deliver full production Lutfiyya. “It is clear now that combining engineering overviews to print buyers and brand owners. These talent and resources is already bearing fruit, bringing enhancements provide even greater control for proven technology to the next level.” highly accurate, fast, press-side correction of ink One ‘first look’ is the Guardian RTM, a new formulations. real-time quality monitoring and reporting tool for Colour Measurement with DeltaCam delivers the Guardian PQV advanced 100 per cent print affordable, accurate inline spectral measurement inspection. Guardian RTM uses a central server to to achieve absolute colour consistency. Packaging monitor, collect, and display real-time inspection converters can utilise automated, full spectral value data for multiple presses and jobs—and even across measurement—in agreement with ISO standards— multiple plants—on a simple, uncluttered dashboard on film, paper, or board, ensuring that all printed user interface. products are within their customers’ colour Explains Lutfiyya, “This data-connecting specifications. technology allows printers to track and compare Using InkWeigh software and scales, press operators many different production metrics. Press managers can eliminate trial and error by weighing and tracking can monitor changes as they happen, and make ink corrections at the press for each client, each job. highly informed decisions about print quality, Printers can fully track ink inventories for the creation defect management, and even operator-to-operator of new recipes, for managing leftovers, for ensuring performance. This is a unique competitive advantage, full traceability, and for optimising ink storage to in that it’s truly the first product of its kind to tie greatly reduce waste and cost. together how you manage your processes, your print The Vision Systems business unit of Baldwin customers, and even your people. You’re empowered Technology Company is the world’s leading innovator to quickly identify any mechanical issues, process of advanced colour and inspection technology inefficiencies, or even tailor your operator training to for the printing industry. Baldwin Vision Systems eliminate defects. This new platform opens the door sells its automated control systems in more than

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100 countries, and maintains a worldwide network of sales and service operations. AMS Spectral UV, another Baldwin business unit, will co-exhibit and demonstrate its industry-leading UV curing solutions at booth 1339. LN Schaffrath commissions a Rapida 106 perfector On 8 September, LN Schaffrath celebrated its 275th anniversary by inviting its active and all former employees, as well as the whole local community, The eight-colour Rapida 106 with perfecting and additional inline coating to an open day at its production facility in Geldern. handles both cut sheets and reel stocks. With a traditional Gautschen ceremony, a centuries- old custom marking the successful completion of the new sheetfed press for the first time. To this end, a printer’s apprenticeship, tours of the printshop, the Rapida 106 has been configured with an RS 106 the live presentation of a new eight-colour Rapida reel sheeter, which is able to use the same reels as the 106, a fascinating Schaffrath Printing Museum, the webfedC16. Production can thus be switched between humanoid robot Pepper and many other activities for the two Koenig & Bauer presses at any time. young and old, the company treated its guests to an The diversity of magazines and catalogues onthe interesting overview of modern media production in market continues to increase. In addition, more and the 21st Century. more titles are being produced in different editions Just a few weeks before the anniversary, the media and versions, in order to address individual target house commissioned a new eight-colour Rapida 106 groups more directly. for 4-over-4 perfecting with additional coating. With This is where the Rapida 106 is able to play out its this press, LN Schaffrath is treading new technological strengths. Depending on the page count of the final paths in its magazine production. On the one hand, product, sheetfed production can already be more the perfector press can print magazine covers in a profitable than use of a web press for run lengths single pass, including coating of the outsides. That from approx. 9000 copies. Typical jobs from the 16- already lends a significant boost to efficiency by page web press can then be transferred to the Rapida eliminating the need for a second production pass, 106, which is engineered for speeds up to 18000 not to mention the otherwise necessary drying times. sheets per hour in perfecting mode. At LN Schaffrath, And, secondly, the content pages which are typically it now stands alongside a brand new MBO K8 RS a domain for web presses are also to be handled on folding machine, which itself fears no comparison with the lightning-fast Rapida 106 with production speeds of up to 275 m/min. When it comes to automation and quality control, the Rapida 106 incorporates everything which is possible and also meaningful for an established media house: DriveTronic SPC with Plate Ident for simultaneous plate changing, CleanTronic Synchro for parallel washing processes, QualiTronic ColorControl for fast inline colour measurement and control, Lab colour measurement, ImageZoom (digital video magnifier), ErgoTronic ACR (video camera for register control) and extra-narrow colour Photo: Axel Breuer/plan b fotografie bars. If it enables standardised production and makes Modern location for a 275-year-old print and media house: LN Schaffrath possesses over 18000 m of production space and an work easier for the printers, then it is present on the extremely modern machinery pool. Rapida 106.

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The portfolio ranges from banknotes, via board, film, metal and glass packaging, through to book, display, coding, magazine, advertising and newspaper printing. Sheetfed and webfed offset and flexo printing, waterless offset, intaglio, simultaneous perfecting and screen printing or digital inkjet – Koenig & Bauer is at home in virtually all printing processes and is the market leader in many of them. In the financial year 2017, the approximately 5600 highly qualified employees worldwide generated annual sales of more than EUR 1.2 billion.

The whole printer team with Bernd Susen (shift supervisor and sheetfed Nazdar to bring big ideas to offset training instructor) and the press operators Vivian Saupe, Oliver Janssen, Klaus Richardson and Rainer Faets(left to right) is delighted inkjet conference with the highly automated Rapida 106. The first production came off the new press at the beginning of August. Nazdar Ink Technologies will return to the world's biggest inkjet conference – The IJC 2018 - this A very high level of capacity utilisation is planned. autumn to present its latest developments and “We expect to print around 50 million sheets per year discuss the future of the technology with thought- on the Rapida 106,” says technical manager Martin leaders from across the globe. The fifth annual InkJet Sellmann. The investment will thus be recouped in Conference - which takes place at the Crowne Plaza a relatively short time. Another new aspect is the Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, on October 16th gradual transition from a two-press set‑up to a single- and 17th 2018 - presents an opportunity for those press strategy in sheetfed offset. One press has already working in inkjet engineering and chemistry to get been dismantled, and the immediate predecessor of up to speed with the newest changes and innovations the Rapida 106 is to follow as soon as the new press from a technical point of view. reaches its full performance. Organised by ESMA - a leading non-profit Koenig & Bauer is the world’s second-largest European association for printing manufacturers in printing press manufacturer with the broadest product screen, digital and flexo technology - TheIJC brings range in the industry. For 200 years, the company has together industry and academic leaders to discuss been supporting printers with innovative technology, the latest advances and future developments driving tailor-made processes and a wide array of services. digital print. The event connects technology and market experts from many different fields and provides a compelling conference programme with expert workshops and short courses to help develop the next generation of inkjet systems. In addition to the presentations and workshops, leading experts - including members of Nazdar's team - are available for discussions in the networking arena. Nazdar will be among the 90 table-top exhibitors at The IJC 2018. Thanks to nearly 100 years of ink development expertise and collaborations with equipment and printhead manufacturers, Nazdar offers an extensive range of custom and market-ready ink solutions for print businesses spanning myriad sectors. Nazdar is a leader in UV inkjet inks for markets On 8 September, LN Schaffrath celebrated the 275th anniversary of the company at a grand open day, whose many highlights included a including direct-to-shape, container, electronics and traditional Gautschen ceremony. single-pass web, and in water-based inks for direct

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innovative and expected to have a major impact on the graphic communications industry. “The RapidaLiveApp shows the power of apps to add value in the pressroom,” said Jim Workman, vice president of PIA’s Center for Technology and Research. “The judges found the entire app innovative, especially noting its ability to track and communicate maintenance issues and provide easy access to training resources.” The RapidaLiveApp demonstrates how Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed embodies its corporate vision of setting industry Inks in the lab. standards in terms of customer focus, innovative solutions, and proactive services. The app provides printers with state-of-the-art tools for a wide range of sheetfed offset applications. The RapidaLiveApp offers dual functionality. On the one hand, press operators can start or stop their Visitors to The IJC 2018 will be able to explore Nazdar's extensive inkjet Rapidasheetfed offset press from a mobile location, knowledge. adjust settings and perform operational tasks as well as obtain information on press status and print jobs. and indirect textile printing, interior décor, deco The maintenance manager displays a list of pending laminates and more. maintenance tasks and simplifies these tasks by With 60 presentations already scheduled and a providing relevant instructions and videos. Successful wealth of networking opportunities provided, The maintenance can be confirmed and commented upon IJC 2018 is expected to attract over 500 attendees interactively. from across the globe. Visitors to Nazdar's table On the other hand, the app includes a powerful tool are invited to learn more about the whole range of for warehouse management and control, including Nazdar inks - whether their requirements are for batch recording and tracking. Inks, coatings and graphics or industrial, digital, screen or flexographic printing aids used can also be clearly assigned to printing. the respective print jobs. Ordering processes are automatically triggered when minimum quantities are not met. RapidaLiveApp selected “We are honoured to be chosen for this prestigious for InterTech Award award from PIA,” says Thomas Göcke, head of marketing and CRM at Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed. Koenig & Bauer’s (US) RapidaLiveApp has been “With the RapidaLiveApp we are the first in the selected by an independent panel of judges for the graphic arts industry to offer our users a completely prestigious Printing Industries of America (PIA) 2018 new experience when it comes to the operation of InterTech Technology Award. The RapidaLiveApp, sheetfed offset presses. We are delighted that print the first of its kind in the industry, was oneof users and independent institutions appreciate this so twelve of the 29 entries much. It is truly an innovative operating concept.” to be chosen to receive Eric Frank, senior vice president of marketing and an InterTech Technology product management at Koenig & Bauer (US) adds: Award. It was deemed by “The special added value provided by the app lies in the judges as meeting the the mobile operation and the maintenance manager, award criteria of being truly which explains the necessary maintenance tasks step-by-step and documents these tasks at the same The RapidaLiveApp will be time.” honoured at this year’s InterTech Technology Awards on September Project manager Stefan Singer, head of electrical 30 at PRINT 18 in Chicago. engineering at Koenig & Bauer in Radebeul, is

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2018 Premier Print Awards and InterTech Technology Awards Reception & Ceremony, Sept. 30 at the J.W. Marriott in Chicago during the Print 18 trade fair. Athena Graphics' bond with Glunz & Jensen strengthens Athena Graphics-Roeselare, Belgium, one of the most prestigious and dynamic prepress companies in Europe, has chosen Glunz & Jensen as their long- term partner for automated platemaking systems. The decision was based on a partnership agreement signed with Glunz & Jensen in 2016 that covered the development and delivery of fully automated processing systems for flexographic printing plates used in Athena’s prepress operation. In order for Athena Graphics to find the best flexo plate production solution for their daily platemaking operation, they visited competitive repro houses in Europe. One of the repro houses was Digital Flex srl in Italy. Digital Flex srl -Nuova Roveco Group - is one of the largest, high-quality repro houses in Italy, and it is the first company in Italy to install an ‘automated’ plate processing system from Glunz & Jensen. The Athena Graphics team met with Paolo Cornali, director, Flexo Printing at Digital Flex, who walked The RapidaLiveApp incorporates a modern operating philosophy into them through their complete production set-up. print and warehouse management. Says Cornali, “The key benefit to us is first of all the consistent high plate quality. Nothing is a coincidence; impressed by the success of the product: “It fills my everything is programmed exactly to meet our desired colleagues and I with pride that the app is so well received by the industry.” The RapidaLiveApp has also received several awards in Europe, including the German Design Award in the category, Excellent Communications Design - Apps and the ‘automation award’. The InterTech Technology Award is the first prize in recognition of this pioneering operating philosophy for sheetfed offset presses in the U.S., from the world's largest printing association. Since 1978, the InterTechTechnology Awards have honoured technologies predicted to shape the future of print and graphics communications. Past honorees have introduced entirely new products and services that have revolutionized ways of working and enabled printers to operate more efficiently. The InterTech Technology Award will be presented A meeting of minds: Ignace Cosaert, Athena Graphics (right) and before an audience of industry leaders during the Peter Jensen, Glunz & Jensen.

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quality level and leaves out any human error. What innovative, high-quality plate making solutions for is more the unique elevator system moves the plates the global prepress industry. In addition to developing freely between all process steps. This simplified plate and producing processors for the offset and flexo handling system and very sturdy mechanics means printing industry, they also offer after sales service. much less wear points and less service costs for us.” Their product portfolio also includes exposure Stefaan Deblauwe, Operations Manager at Athena units, dryers, light finishers, mounting tables, plate Graphics says: “We invited Glunz & Jensen to be stackers and software for monitoring and controlling ourpartner in the continuous development and complete prepress processes. supply of platemaking systems. The decision was based on the design and quality of their automated platemaking systems and the service the company Nazdar announces new delivers. We believe the new FlexLine Pro will add primers for indigo printing great value to our operation and to the quality of the jobs we deliver to our customers.” Nazdar Ink Technologies has announced new Adds Peter Jensen, VP, Global Key Account & primers for indigo printing. Nazdar NSC91 and Marketing at Glunz& Jensen: We have developed a NSC92 are designed to be applied to uncoated plastic completely new approach to automated platemaking. films to give them a receptive surface for Indigo Our goal with the FlexLine Pro is to make our offset printing inks. customers rethink their prepress workflow and NSC91 Solvent-based Roller Coat Clear features benefit by better quality and more flexibility in 12.5 per ent solids, and NSC92 Solvent-Based their workflow. The modularity in our system and Screen Printable Clear features 17 per cent solids. theautomated movement of the plate between the Both products are press ready and available through platemaking steps minimises manual handling and Nazdar's worldwide distribution network. To find brings routine maintenance to a minimum. FlexLine your local dealer, please visit the Nazdar website or Pro optimises the overall flexo platemaking process email [email protected]. and provides a more consistent plate quality. With manufacturing facilities in the United States Athena Graphics is a well-known and dynamic and Great Britain, Nazdar offers its growing network prepress company in Europe, with more than 100 of customers worldwide the most comprehensive employees and establishments in three countries: selection of UV, water- and solvent-based wide- Belgium, France and The Netherlands. They deliver format digital inks, screen printing inks, and high-quality prepress, printing forms and online flexographic inks available in the market. Whether services to the entire packaging chain in order to printing indoor or outdoor applications, on paper, reduce the time-to-market. They achieve this by plastics, metal, glass or containers and packaging, investing in people and technology, leading every day there's a Nazdar ink that's right for every job. to innovation, optimization and automation in the packaging supply chain. Athena Graphics has received some of the highest New deletion pen, flexo recognition in business such as winning the EFTA cleaner from Burnishine Benelux Flexo awards, Flexostars France, Packinnove France and a 2nd place in the FlexoTech awards in Burnishine Products has announced the immediate London. availability of a new single-tip deletion pen formulated Today, Digital Flex srl can provide both the highest specifically for use on polyester laser plates. quality flexo pre-press and flexo printing plates with its Announcing the new product, Burnishine Products state of the art software and platemaking technologies. President Roger Giza said: "Most manufacturers are Behind the company, there is more than 30 years abandoning the market for polyester laser deletion of experience in making flexo printing forms and pens. We wanted to fill that void and developed flexo prepress. The company´s competencies have our own pen to help the many printers still using been acknowledged by numerous domestic and polyester laser plates. Our new Burnishine LP6000 international recognitions. deletion pen is suitable for virtually every polyester Glunz& Jensen is the world’s leading supplier of laser plate available, and is the latest in a Burnishine

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line that includes deletion pens for popular metal plates. Burnishine deletion pens effectively remove unwanted images and often eliminate the need to make new plates." Burnishine Products has also announced the immediate availability of a new flexo cleaner formulated specifically for use on plates and anilox rolls. New Burnishine Flexo Cleaner is an effective and versatile product that safely cleans plates, anilox rolls, and more. It contains low-phosphate biodegradable surfactants and is environmentally safe. Burnishine Flexo Cleaner has been thoroughly tested on water- based and UV-based inks and varnishes, and may be used full strength or diluted as much as 1:8 with water. The product ships without HAZMAT fees, providing a significant savings over many other cleaners. Giza said: "Tests of Burnishine Flexo Cleaner by Fox Valley Technical College verified its effectiveness on water-based and UV-based inks A publicity poster for the Nazdar 184 series. and varnishes. And a leading press manufacturer found concentrated Burnishine Flexo Cleaner to & Solvent Digital. "We've developed an ink with be more effective than other popular cleaners. We excellent performance and adhesion on flexible and are confident that Burnishine Flexo Cleaner will be pressure sensitive vinyl, banner material, blue back popular among flexo printers around the world." paper and backed mesh." Since 1887, Burnishine Products has manufactured a broad line of pressroom and related chemical products, including plate chemicals, blanket and Drytac wins two SGIA roller cleaners, fountain solutions, and a line of Product of the Year Awards related cleaning products. All Burnishine products are manufactured in the United States. Drytac, an international manufacturer of self- adhesive materials for the print, label and industrial markets, has won two awards in the SGIA Product Nazdar releases 184 of the Year competition for its innovative products. Ahead of the SGIA Expo 2018 in October, industry Series solvent inkjet ink professionals evaluated the most exciting products to be showcased at the event. Nazdar Ink Technologies has announced the Drytac topped the Laminates, Adhesives, Films, 184 Series, a newly developed digital imaging ink Coatings category with ReTac WipeErase a product formulated specifically as a high-performance that turns standard surfaces into whiteboards. The alternative for Mimaki JV150/300 and CJV150/300 6 mil (150 micron) white dry erase film features a digital printers using Mimaki BS4 ink. chemical- and scratch-resistant UV hard coat and a Nazdar 184 Series users will benefit from low odour clear gloss surface that allows the film to be written and enjoy the convenience of a range of packaging on and wiped off easily. Unlike a whiteboard, it options, including 600ml bags and 2000ml bags won't suffer from ink staining or ghosting and can be compatible with MBIS. "The new Nazdar 184 Series removed and repositioned easily for convenience. exhibits outstanding performance, with excellent At the SGIA awards, Drytac also won the Media - outdoor resistance to colour fade and chemical Adhesive Back Vinyl category for SpotOn Floor 200. attack caused by UV degradation or environmental The monomeric PVC film is designed for short-term pollution," says Stephen Woodall, Nazdar Ink indoor floor graphics, offering a non-slip surface and a Technologies' Global Segment manager - Aqueous Class B1 Fire Rating without lamination. The product

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UV LED technology is the way forward Nazdar Ink Technologies appointed Jim Whitehead to the role of sales manager, EMEA, in February 2018 with responsibility for sales management of Nazdar's product offerings in the flexo technology sector to the UK and other European markets. Having previously worked at leading companies including Sericol and Fujifilm, Jim has responsibility for sales management of Nazdar branded and OEM private labelled screen, digital and narrow web products. Since his appointment, he has been busy evaluating, The ReTac wipe erase. establishing and maintaining profitable channels for Nazdar products throughout the EMEA region. is easy to install - even for non-professionals - and to A particular focus for Jim and his team is the remove within six months of its application thanks burgeoning UV LED market. Jim explains: "To date, to Drytac's smart dot-pattern adhesive, making it UV LED technology has been adopted more readily perfect for public areas such as retail, education and in the USA than in Europe, partly due to grants healthcare environments. from energy providers to switch to low consumption Both award-winning products will be demonstrated manufacturing processes. The US bias is unusual as at Drytac's show space (booth #2341) at SGIA Expo the EU has tended to be the early adopter of new 2018, alongside popular and new products including flexo technologies in the past." AmourPrint Emerytex and ArmourGrab. Jim is keen to educate the UK and other European "Drytac is delighted to have won not one, but two markets as to the offerings that Nazdar has available. awards in the SGIA Product of the Year competition," He continues: "Some press manufacturers and label says Shaun Holdom, Global Product manager at convertors don't fully appreciate the breadth of UV Drytac. "The winners are decided by key members LED curing ink products that Nazdar has. It's not of the printing and imaging technology industry who just a case of white and colours being available; the are ideally positioned to understand the needs of the whole portfolio - including thermal varnishes, foiling market and what makes an innovative product. and laminating adhesives, peel and reseal packages "ReTac WipeErase is a dry erase board in a roll, to name but a few - are available in UV LED curing perfect for a variety of customers and applications, technology." while SpotOn Floor 200 is used for safe and But why would label convertors consider UV LED stunning floor graphics in a wide range of different curing? In a nutshell it's a great way of saving energy environments. We're proud to win both of the SGIA - which, in turn, reduces costs. UV LED lamps, like Product of the Year awards and are looking forward in the home, use far less energy than conventional to demonstrating these materials to delegates at SGIA mercury lamps. Expo 2018." Jim continues: "Additionally, there is no ozone SGIA Expo 2018 will place in Las Vegas, USA from production, so less extraction is required. Lower October 18th to 20th, and will feature an educational heat output from lamps means it is easier to manage seminar on Adhesives for Retail Graphics from temperature-sensitive substrates and - again - less Darren Speizer, Drytac's VP of Sales, on Friday heat extraction is required. Other benefits include a October 19th at 9am (room S34). longer lamp life, and the improved print consistency courtesy of the fact that peak output is better maintained with UV LED technology. Finally, there are also increased time efficiencies as UV LED lamps are ready to work in minutes, compared to the long heat up time of mercury lamps."

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the tonal range which the Gallus Labelfire was able Color-Logic certifies Arca to print exceeded expectations." Geeves adds: "The Color-Logic colors produced by Etichette... combining KURZ foil with the Gallus Labelfire stood Color-Logic has named Arca Etichette SpA, the out incredibly. A salient feature of the Color-Logic first certified HP Indigo printer to produce Color- system is that converters produce their own color Logic labels using HP Silver ink. Confirming the charts, thus illustrating how the system integrates certification, Color-Logic director of Sales and the substrate, inks and coatings. Brands around the Marketing Mark Geeves said: "The results supplied world are sure be impressed with the gamut of colors by Arca Etichette from their HP Indigo Label press seen from the Gallus Labelfire on foil." using HP Silver ink had a dramatic metallic colour The Gallus Group, with production sites in range and properly produced all Color-Logic Switzerland and Germany, is the world market decorative effects. Arca Etichette brand clients will leader in the development, production, and sale greatly benefit from the ability of Arca to differentiate of narrow-web, reel-fed presses designed for label their products from those of their competitors. HP manufacturers. The machine portfolio is augmented Indigo silver ink, in combination with HP Indigo by a broad range of screen printing plates (Gallus CMYK inks, enables Arca to provide clients with Screeny), globally decentralized service operations, 250 new metallic colours." and a broad offering of printing accessories and Established in 1948 and headquartered near Milan, replacement parts. The Gallus Group is a member Italy, Arca Etichette SpA is a leading producer of of the Heidelberg Group and employs around 360 self-adhesive labels and shrink sleeves. The company people, of whom 225 are based in Switzerland. The focuses on the pharmaceutical and cosmetic markets, group headquarters is in St. Gallen, Switzerland. providing prime and security labels, leaflet labels, and hangers. The company is renowned for quality printing, flexibility, free storage, and a staff that is ABB to showcase at dedicated to customer needs. IFRA Expo Color-Logic develops colour communication systems and software tool sets for a variety of special ABB, one of the leading suppliers of automation effect printing applications. Color-Logic provides solutions for the newspaper industry, will be taking brand owners, product managers, corporations, and part at this year’s IFRA World Publishing Expo in their advertising agencies the ability to differentiate Berlin, exhibiting on stand E.06 in Hall 21 a together themselves and their clients with a simple print with ProImage, 3T Control Precision Systems and production process that yields dramatic results. Makro Solutions. ABB will present its modular press control and drives retrofit solutions for newspaper presses ... and Gallus Labelfire 340 from all leading manufacturers. The solutions give customers the opportunity to replace the controls too or drives on selected press units, thereby freeing up Color-Logic has certified the Gallus Labelfire 340 spare parts for the rest of the press and minimizing digital production system for cold foil applications the cost of keeping the presses in reliable production. with the Color-Logic process metallic color In addition, at a time when many people are talking system. The Gallus press is the first production about Industry 4.0 or Print 4.0, ABB will show you its hybrid label system to be certified for overprinting suite of management systems that have already made CMYKGOV inks on cold foil. this a reality. ABB is a leading automation supplier to Confirming the certification, Color-Logic director the newspaper industry. ABB Printing (www.abb.com/ of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves says: "The printing) delivers solutions that provide unique and Gallus certification samples utilising KURZ KPW totally integrated end-to-end control, protect existing OP cold foil with the Heidelberg Saphira UV v2 inks investments and provide management information provided incredible results. All of the Color-Logic essential to improving profitability. decorative effects were faithfully reproduced, and

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Discussing the selection, Scott Vaughn, CEO Dresdner Sportclub’s of The Standard Group, says: "Standard Group's media day in Radebeul customers rely on us to bring them the latest and most innovative technologies available in the digital and print communications space. We recently chose PrintReleaf as the simplest and most effective means of enabling our print customers to be more environmentally responsible. With PrintReleaf, Standard Group's customers can support their sustainability efforts by conveniently and certifiably planting trees equivalent to the paper used in their print projects, selecting from a list of seven stressed forest areas around the world. In evaluating alternatives for our customers, we found PrintReleaf to be just as environmentally effective as, but far less expensive than, traditional chain-of- custody conservation methods." Dirk Winkler, head of process engineering at Koenig & Bauer, among the The Standard Group is an enterprise print successful volleyball players from Dresdner Sportclub. management and marketing logistics company. It simplifies communications for its customers On September 14, parts of Koenig & Bauer’s by streamlining print marketing and automating Radebeul plant were transformed into a volleyball processes for print. Leveraging innovative workflow arena. As part of their media day, the volleyball technologies, the company helps to facilitate online players of the first division club Dresdner Sportclub orders, improve quality, manage inventory and reduce came to the Saxon printing press manufacturer. All print obsolescence. the photos and videos for the new season were PrintReleaf creates a global sustainability standard taken here – from various image and team photos by certifiably guaranteeing to releaf the paper to portrait photos of the players. They are used on consumption of PrintReleaf customers. PrintReleaf the club’s website, in programmes, on posters, in is the only technology platform that measures the season magazine, for autograph cards and social customers' paper usage and certifiably reforests that media. Additionally, media representatives were usage on an equivalent basis. given the opportunity to make their own recordings. Ralf Sammeck, CEO of Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, and Dirk Winkler, head of process engineering and an enthusiastic volleyball player himself, havehad IPAMA opens online visitor contact with the club for years. They invited the registration portal players, two of whom have been nominated to take part in the World Cup in Japan, and their coaches The Indian Printing Packaging & Allied to a photo shoot at Koenig & Bauer. The coveted Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) calendars of the successful sportswomen have also is gearing up for the 14th edition of Printpack been printed here for some years now. India, scheduled to be held at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida from February 1to 6, 2019. Thus far, 363 Indian and overseas exhibitors have The Standard Group confirmed booking space. To make it easy for

selects PrintReleaf the visitor, IPAMA opened an ‘online visitor registration portal’: https://printpackipama. < The Standard Group -- a print management and com/ marketing logistics company located in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania -- has chosen PrintReleaf to provide reforestation services to its customers.

34 October 2018 General News

Yatish Rajawat to join DNA as Editors Guild names panel editor-in-chief The Editors Guild of India has announced its new executive committee with veteran editors and senior K. Yatish Rajawat has been appointed as editor-in- journalists on the panel. The panel includes The chief of DNA, an English daily owned by Zee Media Hindu Editor Mukund Padmanabhan, PTI Editor-in- Group. Rajawat’s appointment comes months after Chief Vijay Joshi, Media Ventures Editor- Dwaipayan Bose quit DNA as editor-in-chief and in-Chief Shashi Shekhar and The Quint Editor-in- joined Mail Today. Chief Raghav Bahl. As Chief Strategy Officer, LocalCircles, Yatish Rajawat was part of the founding team at The others are Dainik Bhaskar Group Editor LocalCircles responsible for strategic revenue alliances Prakash Dubey, Consulting Editor Vijay and partnership with media and broadcast platforms. Naik, The Caravan Executive Director Anant Previously Rajawat had written as a columnist for various Nath, Indian Express Consulting Editor Seema Chishti, media entities, such as www.firstpost.com,Businessworld NDTV Editorial Director Sonia Singh, Shillong magazine and public broadcaster Rajya Sabha TV. Times Editor Patricia Mukim, Swarajya Editorial He has been associated with Dainik Bhaskar Group Director R. Jagannathan, Scroll.in Editor Naresh and had launched the first Hindi business newspaper Fernandes, Executive Editor in India- Business Bhaskar. He was then elevated to Jayant Mammen Mathew, Open Magazine Editor S. group managing editor of Bhaskar Group in July 2009 Prasannarajan, and former managing editor of India to handle all the group publications and newspapers Today Dilip Mandal. across multiple languages. The former presidents of the panel, including India (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) Today Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa,

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36 October 2018 EVENTS CALENDAR

October November December

October 9-11, organised by WAN- November 7-9, organised by December 6-9, organised by IFRA, in Berlin: DCX Digital WAN-IFRA in Hong Kong: FESPA, in Istanbul: FESPA Content Expo 2018/ IFRA Digital Media Asia 2018. More Eurasia 2018. More information World Publishing Expo. More information from wilson.leong@ on FESPA website information from manfred.werfel@ wan-ifra.org wan-ifra.org January November 8-9, organised by October 15, organised by WAN- INMA, in Miami, US: INMA January 25, organised by INMA, in IFRA, in London: Science in Consumer Engagement Summit. New York: INMA Global Media the News: Keeping the Facts More details from Katy Schaff (see Awards. More information on Straight. More information from INMA website) INMA website [email protected] November 14, organised by February October 15-19, organised by WAN-IFRA in Frankfurt: Local WAN-IFRA, in New York City Digital Subscription Summit. organised by and Washington DC: More information from nicole. February 1-6, 2019, Super IPAMA, in Greater NOIDA: [email protected] 14th Social Newsroom Study Tour. More details on More information from nicole. Printpack India. IPAMA website. [email protected] organised by November 14-16, WAN-IFRA in Colombia: Digital organised by WAN- organised by February 21-22, October 25-26, Media LATAM 2018/ LATAM IFRA, in Mumbai: WAN-IFRA, in Chennai: More Digital Media Mobile Digital Media Awards. More information from daniela.pena@ India 2019 Conference. Content Monetisation and User information from vijayalakshmi. More information wan-ifra.org experiences. [email protected] on WAN-IFRA website organised by WAN- November 23, organised by organised by IFRA in South Africa: February 21-23, October 29-30, Digital FESPA, in Bangkok: WAN-IFRA, in Oslo, Norway: FESPA Asia The Media Africa 2018/ African More information on FESPA More More 2019. Newsroom Summit 2018. Digital Media Awards. website information from virginia.melero@ information from angela.pontes@ wan-ifra.org wan-ifra.org

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