Survey - Press Institute of India

Survey
RIND
September 2013 | Volume 34 | Issue 9 | Rs 40
www.rindsurvey.com / www.pressinstitute.in
A Journal of the Press Institute of India - Research Institute for Newspaper Development
MODEL PLANT, OWNER’S PRIDE
As you enter DB Corp’s press in Indore, you get the impression
of entering a world-class facility. Spick and span, complete with
the soothing green of new-mowed lawns and blooming roses
on one side. The four-tower KBA machine here produces
250000 of Dainik Bhaskar copies every night. By 4 am, the
copies are picked up by news agents for distribution.
• Mathrubhumi goes live on Atex
content system
• Cutting-edge technology in
northern Bavaria
• News UK increases reader
engagement
• ‘Change will never be this slow again’
• Flexible, open and able to grow
• QI Press Controls’ depth-detection
camera
• Elvis Dam goes mobile
• Automated controls from QuadTech
FROM THE EDITOR
It is people who make your
plants what they are
People who run newspaper printing presses are not the glamour boys of journalism. They
are the backroom boys who usually shun publicity and are happy doing what they do best –
ensuring that the newspaper is printed and ready for dispatch about a couple of hours ahead
of the break of dawn. Yet, when Santosh Singh, chief manager – Production at the Dainik
Bhaskar plant in Indore, said, “By looking at me you cannot say I am a plant head. There are
people like me in our units,” I was surprised and felt quite touched by his humility. It is a rare
quality to have. Singh and Vinay Shukla, head of the newspaper’s production team in Madhya
Pradesh, stressed that empowering people was the best way to produce the kind of output
required by management, adding the caveat that in today’s world you cannot write down rules
or instruct people to do things in a certain manner. “Here, for each employee, it is ‘my plant’,”
Singh pointed out. And that was a sobering thought, too.
Dainik Bhaskar was first published in Bhopal and Gwalior, then part of what was the Central
Province. The newspaper was launched in 1956 as Subah Savere in Bhopal and Good Morning
India in Gwalior to fulfill the need for a Hindi language daily. It was renamed Bhaskar Samachar the
following year. In 1958, the name was changed to Dainik Bhaskar. The group is a good employer.
According to Shukla, nobody has ever been asked to leave or been retrenched. An employee can
approach the owners directly, Shukla said, while narrating the example of a person who had
worked in Dainik Bhaskar’s Gwalior unit for four decades facing tough times after retiring from
service. When he met the MD in Bhopal, the latter asked him why he had taken the trouble to
come all the way. A lifetime stipend was immediately arranged for the poor man.
Shukla, Singh and others I met at the Indore facility constantly referred to the encouragement
they receive and the complete freedom they enjoy at work. “If you’ve been given work, you are
the owner of it. Nobody interferes. There is a review system of course, but we are empowered,”
they said. It was heartening to hear.
Dainik Bhaskar has been doing exceptionally well in all the states where it has a presence. It,
however, does not have a presence in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where Dainik Jagran, India’s
most read newspaper, rules. Indore is one of DB’s big markets in MP and the 3 lakh circulation
mark may happen in a year or two. Scoring past Naiduniya, now Jagran Prakashan’s, will not be a
cakewalk anymore. But when you develop the mindset of the people in the right direction and
groom management trainees for future responsibilities, you are on the right path.
Sashi Nair
[email protected]
September 2013
RIND Survey
1
Contents
RIND Survey
2
September 2013 | Volume 34 | Issue 9
Aiming to be No. 1 wherever it goes
4
Mathrubhumi goes live on Atex content system
16
News UK increases reader engagement 18
21
Flexible, open and able to grow
RIND Survey
September 2013
RIND Survey
Elvis Dam goes mobile
22
Cutting-edge technology in northern Bavaria
24
‘Change will never be this slow again’
27
A special resource feature on VAPoNnews
28
Industry Updates 32
Other News
52
Calendar
55
Cover page photo: Dainik Bhaskar, Indore
September 2013
RIND Survey
3
DAINIK BHASKAR, INDORE AND OTHER CENTRES
Aiming to be No. 1
wherever it goes
In 1958, Ramesh Chandra Agarwal started off with a small hand press
in Bhopal. Today, the Dainik Bhaskar Group or DB Corp, with a variety of
state-of-the-art machines, has a presence in 13 states. It prints from 49
locations in India, with plants in MP, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Punjab,
Haryana, Gujarat (10 plants), Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra
and Rajasthan (14 plants). With 66 editions and more than 56 lakh copies
printed, the group, through its various newspapers, reaches out to 1.98
crore readers every day. The flagship is Dainik Bhaskar, with an average
issue readership of 1.44 crore (IRS Q4). Sashi Nair reports from Indore
Photos: SN
I
4
met at the Dainik Bhaskar office in Indore Vinay Shukla, DGM-Production, who
heads the Madhya Pradesh production operations of the newspaper. He took me to
the newly commissioned newspaper printing site named Print Planet on Sanwer Road,
eight km from the city office
of the company. The first
impression I got was that of
entering a world-class facility.
Not perhaps so much in size
as much as upkeep. Although
the weather was dismal and
there was a steady drizzle,
the
red-and-yellow-coated
building, the lush lawns and
the blooming roses brought
the ambience alive.
DB Corp’s corporate office
is in Bhopal, its registered
office in Ahmedabad. Shukla
joined Dainik Bhaskar in
2009 in Jaipur, when the
KBA double-width singlecircumference machine was
installed for the first time in
the group. It has eight towers,
a speed of 85000 copies
an hour, and capable of
producing 64-pages colour.
The four-tower KBA press.
Installation of a similar
RIND Survey
September 2013
Emblazoned above the entrance area on the shop floor is this message,
which announces how Dainik Bhaskar has brought the well-known
KBA brand to Indore.
machine with the same capacity in Ahmedabad
followed, but with nine towers, enabling the printing
of 72 pages all-colour. And then the KBA arrived
in Indore in 2011, on Independence Day. With four
towers, the machine here can print up to 32 colour
pages. There is parallel production also – DNA and
a few supplements are printed. Backing this up is
a seven-tower Manugraph Hiline machine that can
print up to 28 colour pages.
6
City of 100000 copies. “It eventually became a case
study in IIM Ahmedabad,” he points out, adding,
“Since then we have never looked back. Wherever we
have gone, we have become No. 1.”
At Dainik Bhaskar, the launch date is decided first,
even before land is found. Shukla provided the
example of the recent installation of a plant in Akola.
“We usually complete the project ahead of time. We
have a dedicated team. We do the market study, we
depute teams to go and study the potential, do our
homework earlier.”
The newspaper’s big markets are Madhya Pradesh,
where it virtually has no major competition (Naiduniya
and Rajasthan Patrika are way behind), Gujarat and
Rajasthan.
Supreme confidence
“We have great confidence in our team and we
have lived up to the expectation reposed in us by the
management. I haven’t seen an incident where we
have failed to deliver; what we have committed we
have delivered,” says Shukla, as he referred to how
Dainik Bhaskar broke Rajasthan Patrika’s monopoly in
Jaipur in 1996 when it launched with 172347 copies.
Rajasthan Patrika then had a circulation in the Pink
One of the many graphs on display that indicates plate wastage during
April-July this year, and also carries pertinent messages at the bottom to
exhort employees to do better.
The colour palette console.
In Indore, about 250000 copies are printed every
night on the KBA. A similar number is printed in
Bhopal. In Ahmedabad, the print-run is around
430000, but there is stiff competition from Sandesh.
In Jaipur, circulation is even higher – 450000 – but
there is Rajasthan Patrika to contend with.
One of the features is that in the 49 locations,
there are different types of machines. From the
most advanced KBA to the Manugraph Hiline and
Newsline, the M360 and even Orient. The choice of
machine depends on circulation figures, says Shukla.
In Bhopal, for example, there is a Hiline machine
as well as a Mitsubishi for commercial jobs and
magazines. MP Printers, one of the top commercial
printers in north and central India, is a part of the
RIND Survey
September 2013
DB Group. It has all printing facilities under one
roof and magazines such as Outlook and Femina
have been printed here.
I got Shukla talking about the KBA machine.
He had, after all, installed several double-width
machines – in 2002-04 he was in Delhi with The
Times of India when he installed a Geoman press
and he has installed three presses at the Hindustan
Times facility in Greater Noida. Shukla rates KBA
machines very high – in terms of consistency in
print and ‘runnability’ parameters, reproduction,
etc. “Also, better controls, user-friendly. If you are
intelligent enough you can customise your machine
according to your requirement. You can change
your parameters, your controls. They have good
features, solid rollers, for example.”
Vinay Shukla (right) and Santosh Singh pose before a huge display at the
reception area that showcases Dainik Bhaskar's reach and strength.
based on product quality. There is a quality control
person at every centre. We have an R&R (reward
and recognition) system. We recognise potential
candidates from each plant and they are rewarded for
outstanding work, once every quarter and every year.
All this fosters healthy competition and helps motivate
the staff,” he says. The ranking system is apart from
those ranked according to KRA (Key Result Areas)
performance. Cost optimisation through innovative
ideas is an important part of KRA. “You have to do
it, else there is no survival,” he quips.
A lot of effort goes behind colour reproduction.
A spectrophotometer is used every night to measure
densities; the measured values are put up on a chart.
“We see how close we are in applying the densities
A view from the top, of the Ferag mailroom system.
Improving quality, reducing cost
Every day, the Dainik Bhaskar team fetches
market copies of its own paper as well as those of
competitors and makes a comparison. “It is always
better to keep a track of what’s happening,” says
Shukla. There is a quality cell that receives copies
from all the printing centres and evaluates them.
A particular unit is declared ‘unit of the month’.
“We have a quality cell where pan-India quality is
evaluated at regular intervals. Quality reports are
generated periodically and are being discussed
at higher levels. At Bhaskar, we have a ranking
system where units are awarded at national level
8
The ink drums - spick and span here.
RIND Survey
September 2013
The reel stand area is also remarkably clean.
in the right numbers. We are producing 88 to 90
per cent of the standards provided by IFRA. We do
want a good product out in the market and readers
prefer to advertise with us. They send money and
we give them premium rates also,” says Shukla.
The Indore facility follows the Go Green initiative.
All lights are now LEDs (light-emitting diodes).
The change from incandescent and neon lights
have helped save power by about 45 per cent on
average, and the LEDs work longer. Air ambiators
have been installed in the press area; there are no
air-conditioners. On the water front, there is no
wastage of water. Whatever rejection is generated by
the reverse osmosis process, the water is connected
to washrooms, to the garden. There is a rain water
harvesting system and a sewage treatment plant, so
there are no effluents as such.
Shukla says they use Vayu Green CTP kits, which
help save water and avoids the use of chemicals.
There is another clear advice: do not waste paper.
Nono Josh, an additive, is used in specified quantities
to reduce diesel consumption for generators by
15-20 per cent. Plate and paper sizes have been
reduced, too. Dainik Bhaskar had bagged the top
spot in the WAN-IFRA Publish Asia Contest 201011, followed by membership of INCQC for 201112. The company is now working on how to reduce
carbon footprint and how to develop the plates
(with TechNova’s help) without using chemicals.
“Wastage of newsprint is around 3.6 to 3.8 per
cent, which is on par with the industry average of
around 4 per cent, despite various hindering factors
10
such as bad condition of roads, multiple brands
of newsprint, etc. Indian newsprint comes by road,
there is loss incurred during transportation. We have
to minimise such by using techniques such as slicing
– after all, we cannot change the condition of roads.
Every day is a new battle,” says Santosh Singh, chief
manager, Production, Indore, adding, “Advertisers
have high expectations from us, so there is a lot of
pressure to deliver quality.”
Dainik Bhaskar has small quality circles at every
centre. A weekly operation review (WOR) is
conducted very Tuesday in all the units and all the
employees are expected to join. Their findings and
suggestions are welcomed. The idea is they should
feel they too have a say in the running of the unit
and are part of management decisions. Each WOR is
recorded and signed by the staff, scanned and sent to
the management. Based on WORs, the management
considers supporting initiatives to achieve specific
The Manugraph Hiline machine that has proved to be quite a reliable
warhorse.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Quite an endearing tagline.
goals. It is on this basis that talent is recognised, and
staff and workers are trained. Recently, employees
were identified to be sent for training on subjects
such as pneumatics and inks. Some were sent for
training on simulators at the WAN-IFRA, Chennai
facility. Sometimes, management gurus (from
TechNova, for instance) are called to speak to the
staff and motivate them.
“You cannot motivate everyone. But we can
recognise the area of competency where they
can fare better,” Shukla says. The monthly review
meetings are attended by all the plant heads. At a
more senior level, the state heads sit together and
review performances and exchange ideas. They
report to Dinesh Sharma, chief general manager
for all Dainik Bhaskar plants who is based in
Noida, and to R.D. Bhatnagar, chief technology
officer of the group who is based in Bhopal. At
such meetings, they discuss innovations, market
dynamics and decide strategies. Shukla, for instance,
oversees eight plants; 400 officers, staff and workers
report to him, 100 in the Indore plant. There are
engineers – mechanical, electrical, scanning and an
officer in charge of MIS (management information
systems) to assist him. Following 5 S systems, scrap
management and regular audit of equipment all add
to operational excellence, says Shukla.
Newsprint, biggest challenge
Shukla and Singh see newsprint as the biggest
challenge facing the newspaper industry. “It
contributes about 60 per cent of the total cost.
Indian mills are not profitable and barring a few
12
<
Dainik Bhaskar imports newsprint. This reel has arrived from
Finland.
there isn’t enough production capacity. Many mills
abroad have also closed down. Importing increases
your cost. With the sharp increase in dollar, we have
to make a balance between imported and Indian
newsprint,” says Shukla. “Paper is indeed the biggest
challenge,” adds Singh. With print declining and
market revenue shrinking, the challenge, they feel,
is also how to balance the revenue model. How to
control and optimise production cost?
“We are working on innovative ideas. Such challenges
are likely to increase as the days go by and it will be
a difficult task,” says Singh. Shukla agrees that there
are limitations on coming up with innovations every
time. Use of fluorescent ink printing, 3D printing,
the plow-fold effect and French windows are regular
nowadays (the DB R&D team operates from Mumbai)
and, therefore, it is only good content, focused on
the young reader, covering subjects such as lifestyle,
health, technology and apps, that will deliver results,
they are convinced.
Not out of place in a printing plant - roses in various colours provide a
wonderful and soothing backdrop.
RIND Survey
September 2013
A working day in Indore
The Dainik Bhaskar plant in Indore has a built-up area of 135000 sq ft, on 240000 sq ft area. An airconditioned canteen with modular furniture is being readied, so is a smoking zone.
Preventive maintenance (cleaning of blankets,
rollers, one tower a day, mailroom, etc) is done from
8 am to 4 pm. This is carried out by about 20 staff/
workers. There is a log book where all the activities
and problems faced are noted. The preventive
maintenance team arrives in the morning, checks
the log book and prepares a plan – who has to
do what. Along with their daily, weekly, quarterly
and monthly maintenance schedule, they sort out
current problems. The observations recorded in the
log book are seen by the plant head. The change
in shift is a crucial period. Between 8 pm and 8.30
pm the incoming and outgoing teams meet and the
night shift team is updated on happenings.
There is a scheduled release time for all editions
This legend at the main entrance says it all.
and sub-editions. By 12.30 am, the editorial team
has to ready the pages and release them. Printing starts from 12.45 am and ends around 4 am. This is
peak time. All the copies are ready for dispatch by 4 am at all the units. The news agents pick up the
copies and take them to the respective distribution centres.
The competition is really Naiduniya, a newspaper that was founded before Independence, in Indore,
now taken over by Jagran Prakashan, and Rajasthan Patrika. Dainik Bhaskar supplements such as
Madhurima, Rasrang and Navrang are printed in Indore. Releasing pages on time is always a worry.
But the KBA machine has made life much easier. Things go on smoothly even if the head is not around.
Staff at lower level can decide and go ahead after getting clearance from superiors. The average age
here is not more than 30.
<
The Dainik Bhaskar Group
The Dainik Bhaskar Group is one of India’s largest media houses. The newspapers published by
the group are Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi), Divya Bhaskar (Gujrati), Divya Marathi (Marathi) and Business
Bhaskar (a financial newspaper in Hindi) and DNA (English). With 66 editions and more than 56 lakh
copies, the group everyday reaches out to 1.98 crore readers (IRS Q4 2012) across 13 states.
Dainik Bhaskar Group has a strong presence in radio business too. Under the brand MY FM, it has
17 FM stations across seven states. It also publishes three magazines: Aha Zindagi (a monthly family
magazine in Hindi), and for children, Young Bhaskar (English) and Bal Bhaskar (Hindi & Gujrati).
Online, the group attracts more than 250 million pages views a month with more than 10 million
unique users across its news portals (www.dainikbhaskar.com (Hindi), www.divayabhaskar.com
(Gujrati), www.divyamarathi.com (Marathi) and www.divayabhaskar.com (English). Additionally
the group has diversified interest in power generation, solvent extraction, textiles, real estate and
entertainment parks. The brand, Bhaskar, is today synonymous with success, quality, dynamism and
ethics in millions of households across India and in the corporate world.
Ramesh Chandra Agrawal is the chairman. He and his three sons, Sudhir Agrawal (managing director),
Girish Agrawal (non-executive director) and Pawan Agrawal (non-executive director) together run the
group that is managed by professionals drawn from management and technology.
<
14
RIND Survey
September 2013
Mathrubhumi goes live
on Atex content system
Mathrubhumi, one of India’s leading Malayalam language media companies
with more than 80 daily publications producing over 370 pages daily, is
live on the Atex editorial Content Management System
M
Photos: Atex
athrubhumi has gone live on the Atex Content Management System (CMS). “With
all users on a relational database-centric system, we look forward to obtaining
efficiencies and increasing the collaborative effectiveness of our personnel,” says
Shreyams Kumar, Mathrubhumi’s director of Marketing and Electronic Media. “We will
utilise the power of the system to publish across any media type in the near future. With
the Atex CMS solution we will be able to react quickly to a rapidly changing and challenging
marketplace and bring innovative offerings to our valued customers.”
“Atex has a wide-ranging platform intended to help multi-channel newsrooms create, manage
and deliver content to any print or digital channel while keeping firm deadlines and the
highest quality editorial values.” Mathrubhumi’s deputy general manager of IT, Baiju Madhavan,
concurs: “Pagination is fast and flexible and that yields increased efficiency. We will use the
remote entry capability of the Atex system for our bureaus so reporters can be very productive,”
Babuprakash Kalathil,
Mathrubhumi
project
manager explains.
Says Jerome Laredo
Atex Asia-Pacific CEO,
“We are very proud of
our association with
Mathrubhumi and we
are pleased with the
combined team effort
that was necessary to
make this a successful
project.
We
look
forward to the next
stage, which will include
the
implementation
of our leading Atex
Polopoly Web Content
A shot of Mathrubhumi newspaper pages.
Management platform
to support multi-channel publishing across digital and print channels.”
Kalathil adds: “We received complete support from the Atex team and with their help
completed the tasks. I can proudly say that an end-user will not be able to identify pages
done in the new system compared to the old one. We are also really fascinated by the
production monitoring within the Atex system, which can be utilised by senior staff. Progress
of entire pagination progress through the workflow can be viewed at each and every stage.
16
RIND Survey
September 2013
Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi.
Atex
(www.atex.com),
headquartered in the UK with
offices worldwide, is one of
the media industry’s largest
and longest-serving suppliers
of content management, multichannel advertising and audience
management software platforms. Shreyams Kumar,
Mathrubhumi
The company develops content director
of
management,
advertising Marketing and
management and audience Electronic Media.
systems that enable companies
to streamline operations and build multi-channel
revenues. As a global company, Atex is committed
to developing and delivering software products that
are increasingly engaging, collaborative, targeted,
contextually relevant, and available on demand.
<
One thing I want to emphasise – like any editorial
CMS, to get the full benefit from the product, pageplanning should be perfect. If there is a perfect page
plan in mind with required articles, pagination work
is a piece of cake.”
Mathrubhumi is based in Kerala and has a
total circulation of more than 1.3 million, with
approximately 7.5 million readers. The company’s
website (www.mathrubhumi.com) provides online
content covering diverse topics such as entertainment,
sports, health, education, women, and astrology.
Founded in 1923, Mathrubhumi now has 15 editions
published from different cities inside and outside India,
including the United Arab Emirates. The nine editions
of Mathrubhumi in Kerala are published from the
publication centres in Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram,
Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kannur, Palakkad,
Malappuram, and Kollam. There are also another
four editions of the newspaper published in Chennai,
Atex Web CMS integrates multi-channel
television newsroom
Atex has announced that the Atex Polopoly Web Content Management system now supports
integration with Avid Interplay Pulse platform to help TV newsrooms easily deliver content to web
and mobile channels resulting in accelerated reach, ratings and revenue. Avid Interplay Pulse enables
on-air and web journalists to share assets and stories by automating content sharing between Avid
iNews and the Atex Web CMS to improve overall asset re-use and minimise redundant content
acquisition.
“In today’s highly competitive multi-channel media business, it’s important for news executives to
deliver breaking news and updates to any TV, web or mobile devices that audiences are using at the
moment,” says Lars Jiborn, Atex vice-president of Sales. “Atex has established a solid track record
with our Web CMS platform in allowing broadcast companies to share content across all channels,
and our integration with Interplay Pulse further automates the entire production workflow and
distribution process.”
The Atex-Avid integration makes it simpler and more efficient for news staffs to report and distribute
relevant, compelling stories. When Avid announced Interplay Pulse recently, Mukul Krishna, global
director of the Digital Media Practice at Frost & Sullivan, said, “Enabling a TV Everywhere experience
is complex to say the least, especially as you try to integrate the content value chain from creation to
multi-platform distribution. The challenge stems from trying to integrate different types of content,
formats, and systems into a seamless and collaborative workflow - which can be expensive and time
intensive. Avid Interplay Pulse helps overcome many of these traditional challenges by providing a
platform that empowers journalists, producers, and other content stakeholders to publish directly
to multiple platforms simultaneously. In doing so, it accelerates cycle time while gaining workflow
efficiencies.” Avid creates the digital audio and video technology that creative professionals use
to make the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world – from the most
prestigious and award-winning feature films, music recordings, and television shows, to live concert
tours and news broadcasts.
<
September 2013
RIND Survey
17
THANKS TO KODAK STREAM INK-JET TECHNOLOGY
News UK increases
reader engagement
News UK installs 22 Kodak Prosper S30 imprinting systems to power a
new promotion in The Sun that kicks off the UK football season and offers
access to exclusive online content. Backed by digital printing capability,
Kodak experts can help newspaper publishers around the world design
a solution that meets the needs and reading habits of their specific
audiences
N
ews UK (formerly News International) has taken delivery of the UK’s largest order
of Kodak Prosper S30 imprinting systems to transform its printed newspaper
business. A total of 22 such systems have been installed by the British newspaper
publisher, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corp. The current publisher of The Times,
The Sunday Times, and The Sun has mounted the high-speed digital printing heads inline on
its offset presses, located at three UK print sites in Broxbourne, Knowsley and Eurocentral,
while others have been placed on presses at contract sites in Kells (Ireland) and Belfast.
“Newspapers all around the world are facing changing business models as readers increasingly
look online for the latest news and content,” noted Kodak’s Will Mansfield, director of
Marketing, Inkjet Printing Solutions. “With high-speed inline digital printing solutions,
Kodak is helping newspaper publishers shift from a paper-dependent retail model to one
of blended print and digital content via subscriptions.” To offset decreasing subscription
and print advertising revenues, publishers are moving expanded content online and selling
subscriptions to that content. Variable-data printing allows publishers to promote the online
content and provide a variety of incentives for readers to engage with both platforms.
In the latest application, beginning in early August, readers of The Sun will be able to collect
special codes that will be printed on papers daily using the Prosper S30 imprinting systems.
The unique printed codes will unlock one month’s worth of access to The Sun’s digital
content. This program begins just as the very popular football season kicks off, and online
content will include enhanced football coverage, such as near-live videos of every Barclays
Premier League goal on the go—hours before televised football round-up programs have
even started. Moving forward, readers can collect five codes each week for continuous
access to The Sun’s unrivalled digital content and perks. Says Sun editor David Dinsmore,
“The strong bond between The Sun and its millions of customers is behind its enduring
success over many decades. However, we are never complacent and continue striving to
deliver greater choice and value, which is why we’ve invested millions in this solution to
ensure every one of our loyal readers can get their hands on the huge benefits of Sun+
membership.”
TheKodak Prosper S30 imprinting system enables printers to capitalise on the investments
made in offset presses and bridge the gap with digital techniques by adopting a one-step
inline process. The solution can be easily integrated into existing production processes,
18
RIND Survey
September 2013
delighted that News UK has chosen Kodak’s unique
stream inkjet technology to present to its readers the
extensive benefits of our print-heads. Every single
day, a unique code will be printed in every paper, and
this represents the perfect example of variable-data
printing in a hybrid environment, combining the
advantages of both the digital and offset worlds.”
Digital printing capability enables a number of
other exciting applications, such as late-breaking
news and photos, late sports scores, geographically
targeted content, interactive advertisements, gaming
or lottery applications, personalised social media links,
and much more. Kodak experts can help newspaper
publishers around the world design a solution that
meets the needs and reading habits of their specific
audiences.
<
allowing hybrid printing applications such as direct
mail, inserts, gaming, advertising and package
labeling. With a speed of 3000 fpm (915 mpm) and
a guaranteed 600 x 200 dpi resolution, the Prosper
S30 imprinting system is the higher-performance
choice of the Prosper S-series imprinting system
family, which has already shown itself to be an
industry-leading technology with hundreds of
successful installations worldwide.
Now Prosper S30 is also enhancing the newspaper
market with its combination of unrivalled speed,
quality and low running cost, enabling publishers to
explore new opportunities in interactive print and
drive promotions across multiple media platforms.
Philip Cullimore, rregional managing director,
Eamer, Kodak, commented: “Few events in the
UK’s sporting calendar are more keenly anticipated
than the start of the new football season. We are
Kodak Flexcel bags award
Printing Industries of America has announced that the Kodak Flexcel Direct System is among 11
recipients of the 2013 InterTech Technology Awards, signifying its contribution to the advancement
of flexographic package printing. The innovative direct laser engraving system uses energy-efficient,
high-power imaging technology to produce press-ready elastomer plates and sleeves that enable
both superior print quality and increased production throughput. This year’s InterTech Technology
Award marks the third time Kodak has received recognition from Printing Industries of America for
its flexographic solutions.
<
Amar Ujala launches website for Dehradun
After Lucknow, Hindi daily Amar Ujala has now launched a new website for Dehradun, dehradun.
amarujala.com. Sources said that the website would be run and managed by the team of the newspaper.
Till now, news related to Uttarakhand and Dehradun was available on the newspaper’s main website.
The media house decided to go in for a separate web platform in view of the growing demand and
interest in news from Uttarakhand. Readers will be able to interact with and give their feedback in a
more involved manner with the new website. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna inaugurated
the new website at a ceremony held recently, which was attended by Uttarakhand Governor Aziz
Qureshi, among others.
<
20
RIND Survey
September 2013
Flexible, open and able
to grow
Of the several future scenarios examined by Kaleva Oy, it was investment
in a new production centre that won through
N
Photo: Ferag
otwithstanding the Internet portal and other electronic media, printed newspapers
– and that mainly means the title Kaleva – enjoy a high status at Kaleva Oy. Nothing
underscores that better than the investment in a new production centre in excess
of Euro 40 million.
As
technical
director
Jukka Hurskainen explains,
alternatives like a complete
shutdown of their own printing
operation and outsourcing of
all printing jobs, or a retrofit
project to replace technology,
were put to the test. None of
these strategies could deliver a
satisfactory result. In the end,
it was a new building with
modern, full-scale technology
that proved to be the most
efficient solution, especially
since
Kaleva Oy would retain
With the Ferag system, they have at their disposal an effective tool for diversified
services: Technical director Jukka Hurskainen (left) and project manager Juho control of quality, flexibility
Rankinen.
and dependable distribution,
along with the chance to earn additional revenue from outside jobs.
The Ferag system has thus been configured so that new components with added-value
functions can easily be integrated into the line layout. As originally conceived and now
realised, the project provides the technical basis to grow the business in the commercials
market by incorporating a StreamFold quarterfold line and SNT-50 trimming drum.
For the sake of flexibility, the mailroom has been configured as an independently
operating system with two DiscPool sectors. One sector feeds an MSD-2C MultiSertDrum,
the StreamFold quarterfold line and the SNT-50 trimming drum. The second sector goes
to the bundling sector. The Kaleva title, in particular, is readied for distribution with a lot
of small counts. Thanks to DiscPool, continuous production is guaranteed, even with such
minimum-sized bundles.
Project Manager Juho Rankinen is happy: "Ferag has been exemplary in coming up
with a slim-line concept to match the demands listed in our specifications. Despite the
relative compactness of the system, we have gained freedom and security when shaping our
processes. Together, we have reached the objectives that have been set up to this point," he
says.
<
September 2013
RIND Survey
21
Elvis Dam goes mobile
The Elvis Review App enables users of Elvis Dam to leverage the advantages
of their Dam solution also on their iPads
D
Photo: WoodWing
igital asset management has become a mission-critical application for publishers,
brands and service providers such as agencies and printers. In publishing and content
marketing workflows as well as other business processes, many content-related
decisions are made at customer sites, in meetings, at trade shows, stores and warehouses
– even during sales calls. A mobile Dam solution is therefore an important prerequisite to
ensure the efficiency of such workflows and processes. Based on customer feedback and market research, the Elvis Review app is designed to
search, view, review and approve collections of images, videos and other assets on the go.
Users can zoom in on images and videos and view metadata information. For the selection of
content, the app also allows the user to rank, approve and reject assets. To ensure consistency
and efficiency the app performs live updates of modified collections and assets.
WoodWing’s Elvis Review app is designed to search, view, review and approve collections of images, videos and other assets,
enabling digital asset management on the go.
"To be able to cope with today’s fast-paced business environments, many of our Elvis Dam
users have asked for an app that enables them to review and select assets while travelling or
in meetings,” says Erik Schut, president of WoodWing Software. “The Elvis Review App
meets this demand and brings the ease-of-use and speed of Elvis Dam to the iOS platform.”
According to Schut, WoodWing is considering development of additional mobile Apps,
targeted at other specific DAM usage scenarios.
The Elvis Review app is free, but requires an Elvis Dam user account in order to be
used.
<
22
RIND Survey
September 2013
StreamFold: simple but effective
Ringier Axel Springer CZ runs production on three Ferag inserting lines at the Prague facility, and
two at Ostrava. Previously, lack of the right technology had meant that a portion of the company's
own publications had been produced by outside printers. Because of the changeover to a new,
compact newspaper format, and bearing in mind the concentration of its resources, from now
on the company wishes to produce all newspaper circulations on its own, in-house production
capacity.
Which is why, at both printing centres, the Ferag installations have been augmented by StreamFold
technology. Since February this year, production has been up and running on two quarterfold lines
in Prague and one in Ostrava. The contract, realised under the direction of Ferag, incorporates one
rotary trimmer and compensating stacker per line, from company In-Log, as well as one SmartStrap
cross-strapping machine.
The volumes scheduled for production each week reach 230000 copies in Prague and 115000 in
Ostrava. Paginations of the unfolded tabloid products range between 24 and 32. At a printing speed
of 33000 cylinder rotations per hour, the copies are folded to half format in the StreamFold line and
then given a single edge trim in the rotary trimmer to create a finished product of up to 64 pages.
<
ferag…
Reliable inserting without compromise
EasySert – the universal inserting process
MiniSert – inserting the new way
Create your inserting line with up to 40 hoppers.
From manual to automatic inserting.
30,000 cph, all in one system: commissioning, inserting,
Inexpensive, easy-to-operate, from two to twelve hoppers,
tape-fixing, addressing, packaging, zoning, controlling.
20,000 cph, quick simple installation and commissioning.
The compact RollSertDrum and the high-speed MultiSertDrums
perfect the entire spectrum of modern newspaper production.
Ferag AG
Zürichstrasse 74
CH-8340 Hinwil
Phone +41 44 938 60 00
Fax +41 44 938 60 60
Hall 1.2,
Stand 220 2013
September
RIND Survey
[email protected]
www.ferag.com
23
Cutting-edge technology
in northern Bavaria
Printing firms have to adapt to current developments brought on by
technological advancements and fundamental shifts in the market as
well as actively shaping their future and anticipating new trends. Spintler
Druck und Verlag in Weiden, Germany, is a prime example of a company
which not only embraces new processes but is also committed to actively
shaping them
S
pintler printing and publishing house once published and produced its own local
newspaper. The title was dropped 20 years ago. This was followed by form printing
which boomed from 1990 to 2000. At that time sheetfed offset barely amounted to
between 10 and 20 per cent of production. Today continuous form printing and letterheads
on a web press each make up 10 per cent of production and 80 per cent is now produced
on sheetfed offset or digital presses.
Mixed products
One
of
the
company’s strengths is
mixed products from
digital and offset. This
includes various semipersonalised
items
ranging from mailings
to
personalised
packaging. Production
varies from one up
to 50000 copies. For
example, in digital
printing three or four
packaging
designs
can be produced as
Maximum speed is not always required, as small print runs benefit from the Rapida 106’s samples before the
fast makeready times.
main job starts. Even
small runs are processed on laser stampers and cutting plotters. In addition, the company
also has special stampers, folding and stitching machines as well as finishing systems for selfmailers at its disposal. The majority of the production steps take place in house, including
inserting by hand. The more complex the production, the better it is suited to Spintler’s
portfolio. The 50-strong company receives orders from all over Germany. However, the
company’s customer base consists mainly of insurance firms, ad agencies and larger
publishing houses.
The shift is also apparent in the firm’s press room. The recent installation of a five-colour
Rapida 106 with coater signals a change in systems now that the company’s main press is from
24
RIND Survey
September 2013
firm predominantly prints with conventional inks, a
primer is applied and products are then finished with
UV coating.
KBA. Managing director Thomas Leckert opted for
this press due to KBA’s cutting-edge innovation in
sheetfed offset and the better standard of customer
care offered. The cost per printed sheet was also a
deciding factor.
More output
The new press can handle 60g/m² paper as well
as board up to approx. 800g/m². The press format
is engineered to accommodate last minute decisions
as to whether a job is to be printed on the Rapida
or on another medium-format press. The press also
features a fully automated plate-changing system.
Substrates are changed nearly every hour, as the
company focuses on individuality. Today, jobs are
ready for print in 12 to 15 minutes, in comparison to
the up to 1.5 hours of “tinkering” which was needed
in the past. Thanks to the Rapida 106’s sidelay-free
infeed and extensive press preset functions, time
is saved effortlessly nearly all jobs are ready to be
printed after the first proof. Rapida inline quality
control with QualiTronic ColorControl also plays
its part in ensuring quality from the first to the last
sheet, which means that hardly any sheets end up
in the waste paper bin. Only a few months after
the Rapida 106 was fired up, production output
has increased by 20 per cent to 25 per cent and
continues to rise.
UV finishing, which up until now was done
externally, is also new at Spintler. A huge amount of
time is saved as all processes can be done inline. The
26
<
Thomas Leckert, managing director of Spintler Druck und Verlag
(right), and Werner Dengel from KBA sales are delighted with the
Rapida 106’s minimal makeready times and high print quality.
Ecological processes
The Rapida 106, with its low power consumption,
has also has brought about major ecological advances.
Generating power in the company’s own block
heat and power plant so that even finishing can be
carried out without negatively effecting CO² levels.
Spintler also produces considerable amounts of solar
power. Plates are produced process-less and without
chemicals. The use of printing aids and amount of
ink has been cut, plus the press room also benefits
from the press’ glycol cooling system. What is more,
Spintler Druck und Verlag offers environmentallyfriendly printing, an offer taken up mainly by larger
publishing houses and insurance firms. The company
was also, of course, been PSO- and FSC-certified
many years ago.
Thomas Leckert always keeps a close eye on market
changes and industry developments. He is particularly
interested in combinations and interfaces between
digital and offset printing. The company can now
make the most of its strengths with its press fleet
consisting of three sheetfed offset and four digital
presses (with two more at a subsidiary).
Printer Hubert Bauer has an overview of all press functions on the new
KBA ErgoTronic console.
RIND Survey
September 2013
‘Change will never be
this slow again’
I
t you think the pace of change in the media business has been fast in recent years, then you’ll want to
brace yourself for what’s coming in the near future. The latest issue of World News Publishing Focus
tells why. Here’s what we can expect between now and 2016:
- Graphene, touted as the miracle material of the 21st century, will ultimately allow smart devices to be
rolled up into the size of a pencil
- Ultra-high definition screens, far greater than what is commercially available
- A growing number of screens will incorporate Natural User Interface technology, which gives new
meaning to ‘user friendly’ – the interface is virtually invisible and turns novices into experts quickly
- Lithium-sulfur batteries will improve battery life by a factor of 400
- We will tap to pay and check in
- Our lives will move to the cloud
- The line between advertising and other content will blur
- Media agencies will be a major determinant of marketing success, and marketing will be the determinant
of business success
Those are some of the forecasts from Andreas Vogiatzakis, CEO of the Omnicom Media Group in
Malaysia, in an article entitled ‘Big picture: Change will never be this slow again,’ to be found in the July/
August edition of World News Publishing Focus, the magazine dedicated to the changing media landscape
published by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). “What is driving
these changes?” asks Vogiatzakis . “The quest for the ultimate end point: the state of abundance, where we
will be everywhere with everyone and everything in the moment. Beyond 2016, we will have near-artificial
intelligence that will make its current state seem dumb by comparison.” Vogiatzakis was a speaker at the
global summit meetings of newspapers and news publishers held in Bangkok, Thailand, in June
<
Shimizu Printing supports environmental initiative
Verdigris, the environmental initiative from independent graphic arts research group Digital
Dots, has welcomed Shimizu Printing Inc, Japan, as its latest associate member. Verdigris is a nonprofit research initiative designed to help printers and their customers understand more about
the environmental impact of print media. The goal is to raise awareness of print’s positive effect,
through cooperative content development shared with an international network of publishers.
Headquartered in Tokyo with its printing plant based in Gunma prefecture, Shimizu Printing
specialises in environmentally-sustainable packaging printing solutions using an advanced highresolution UV waterless printing process. Founded in 1935, the company has developed its own
green printing programme, PGG Cloud, which helps both identify and reduce the environmental
impact of a particular print project by taking into account the complete print production lifecycle
and the precise calculation of materials used.
<
September 2013
RIND Survey
27
24
W E B L I N E SPECIAL REPORT N°3 • VAPoN
A special resource feature
Comparative Economics
The key question when considering alternate technologies is what are their total lifetime economic
implications? Too often this information is only partially available and not comparable.
1:1 Single-width single development
The VAPoN project group made its initial comparative economic assessment in 2006. Since then,
there have been some changes in data that have warranted a revised and expanded modelling of
all the data. The comparative analysis was made by Eurografica, who have developed comprehensive printing economic modelling for over 15 years. To ensure that the results are both complete
and comparative the project team and other experts defined and cross-checked all data and
assumptions. The modelling takes a comprehensive commercial approach that shows the interrelated cost implications for investment, annual operating and total printed product costs. These
three areas may have different importance to different printing companies. Some newspaper
companies may only consider additional direct costs per printed job; others may only partially
assign capital costs; while others want to operate as fully accountable profit centres. The web widths
and cut-offs of the four presses modelled allow them to produce the same size Half Berliner Format
(235 x 315 mm). The cost scenario is the addition of a 4-high 8-couple tower as an extension to an
existing press.
1- Capital costs
1:2 Single-width double development
The total installed investment costs include the printing tower and paster with capacity for coated
roll weights. The capital costs of drying and curing systems include installation and all equipment
required for each ink-drying process including extraction, oxidation, chill rolls, inert gas, piping,
superstructure.
Total capital costs
2:2 Double-width double development
2:2
et
ats
He
2:2
nv
Co
al
on
ti
en
UV
2:2
V
rt U
Ine
2:2
EB
1:2
et
ats
He
1:2
nv
Co
al
on
ti
en
UV
1:2
V
rt U
Ine
1:1
et
ats
He
1:1
nv
Co
al
on
ti
en
UV
1:1
V
rt U
Ine
Heatset’s installed investment cost is over double that of all other systems. EB (Electron Beam) is the
next most expensive. Inert UV and Conventional UV are similar in cost for double-width presses with
Conventional UV having the lowest cost for single-width presses.
2- Operating costs
Operating hours are based on three shifts with a yearly total capacity of 5307 hours. Hourly rates
include: Labour (1 printer and 1 assistant) at German rates. Indirect production costs include the
different consumables for each process such as blankets and rollers; German costs for gas, water
and electricity; service and maintenance; and an allowance for administration and sales. Capital
costs include depreciation and interest. The costs of factory space are not included as this is highly
variable and has no impact on process comparison.
Consumables
UV consumables are generally more expensive than heatset.
UV ink systems: Acrylate chemistry is a high cost factor because its limited supply makes inks 300500% more expensive than oil-based inks, and the cost is unlikely to reduce. UV inks require
photoinitiators to promote bonding but EB does not require them but must use an inerting gas to
produce an oxygen-free curing environment (as does Inert UV). There is a claim that UV may use
28
RIND Survey
September 2013
Heatset
Inert UV
Conventional UV
Integrated hot air
dryer-oxidiser
UV lamp system for both sides of web,
with closed air cooling and exhaust fan
UV lamp system for both sides of web
Chimney
Closed air cooling installation
Ozone extraction hoods, piping and fan
Support structure
Nitrogen-tank and circulation system
Closed air cooling installation
Chill rolls & cold water supply
Extraction pipes and fans
Electrical Installation
Web guide
Electrical Installation
Installation cost on top of tower
Silicone applicator
Ink agitators on all ducts
Ink agitators on all ducts
Electrical & gas Installation
Low pressure ink supply system
Low pressure ink supply system
95° air bar turning system
Plate baking machine
Plate baking machine
The principal installed capital equipment for
each drying or curing system.
less ink than heatset for comparable SIDs, but this has yet to be proved. This claim is based on
heatset ink containing about 35% solvent that is evaporated, against UV inks being solids with no
volume loss. However, these inks are formulated differently and what is important is how much
pigment is left on the paper.
UV roller coverings and blankets: These tend to be more expensive and have a shorter life than
conventional materials. Selection of these materials is critical and inks should be tested to ensure
the best solution. Different rubber compounds are used (a) for 100% UV production or (b) alternating
production between UV and conventional inks. A major issue is to ensure that the right washing solutions are used to avoid risk of damage to the surfaces.
UV lamp life: Lamps normally require replacement after 1 500 hours of use.
Hourly rates
Two rates have been calculated for dryer "ON" and "OFF". The 2 cases ("ON" and "OFF") for each dryer
are necessary, because investing in a drying system will increase the hourly rate for coldset products ("OFF"). Both cases are based on higher capital costs caused by the drying system. The dryer
"ON" rate includes the energy and consumables required. The coldset tower without dryer
(1st column) is the 100% base hourly rate against which other process variations are compared. The
heatset dryer has an integrated oxidizer that significantly reduces gas costs by using the energy from
evaporated ink solvents. The charts next page show that the hourly rates for the double-width press
(2:2) with dryer “ON” are very similar for heatset and EB while the two UV installations are around 8%
higher. For single-width presses heatset is 10% higher than UV. The significant difference is in the
lower hourly production output for Conventional UV on high speed presses that are limited to 7 m/s.
However, this difference is not relevant for slow speed single width machines operating below this
speed — this is the type of press where most Conventional UV units are currently installed.
Ink changeover: Although the hourly rate is
not influenced by this factor, it does have an
impact on production costs and the total
number of jobs that can be produced per
year. Ink changeover is particularly time
consuming when moving from oil based to
UV inks and vice versa, but much less from
coldset to heatset. The scenario used is one
ink change in each direction, five days a
week. Changeable ink fountains and automated washing systems are used for the high
speed presses (2:2 and 1:2), the other
presses are cleaned manually.
3- Total production cost
The total cost to produce a representative print job reflects the differences in makeready, operating
speed and changeover times on different inks and paper grades. This is the key calculation to
compare all cost elements. The sample print job is a 16-page (235 x 315 mm) product, 100 000
copies, printed on each press type with different drying systems on six types of paper using appropriate inks. This ‘typical’ job is used as an average for annual production to calculate how many of
these jobs can be produced per year.
Ink coverage: Representative SID values have been calculated for each of the ink-paper combinations.
Operating scenarios: The variable operating conditions are 100% coldset production, 70/30%
(coldset/with dryer), 50/50% (coldset/with dryer) and 100% with dryer.
Printing speed: Coldset, heatset, Inert UV and EB run at maximum press speed; Conventional UV is
currently restricted to a maximum of 7 m/s.
September 2013
RIND Survey
29
Hourly rates and output
The hourly rates and its average production output speed (copies per hour) are compared in these
charts for different processes for four classes of presses.
Calc. net-output in copies/h
1: Double-width high speed (2:2): All systems
show similar hourly rates. Hourly output for
all presses is identical except for
Conventional UV that is limited to a
production speed of 7 m/s.
Hourly rate %
90 000 copies/h
180%
146%
160%
151%
140%
122%
120%
153%
147%
115%
126%
115%
100%
50 000 copies/h
80%
40 000 copies/h
60%
30 000 copies/h
40%
20 000 copies/h
20%
10 000 copies/h
t
Co
F
N
e
ds
l
2:2
s
at
2:2
O
et
He
F
tO
se
at
2:2
He
l
n
e
nv
Co
2:2 ON
UV
0 copies/h
al
na
tio
n
tio
en
nv
Co FF
2
:
2 VO
U
V
2:2
F
ON
tU
er
In
V
2:2
tU
er
OF
2:2
In
Calc. net-output in copies/h
160%
143%
70 000 copies/h
134%
123%
120%
EB
2:2
F
OF
Hourly rate %
137%
140%
EB
ON
113%
60 000 copies/h
110%
50 000 copies/h
100%
100%
40 000 copies/h
80%
30 000 copies/h
60%
20 000 copies/h
40%
10 000 copies/h
20%
0%
et
1:
N
tO
lds
o
2C
1:2
e
ats
FF
tO
He
1:2
e
ats
He
N
VO
U
al
n
tio
en
nv
o
2C
1:
1:2
F
160%
146%
1:2
In
1:2
V
rt U
F
Ine
70 000 copies/h
139%
60 000 copies/h
119%
114%
50 000 copies/h
100%
100%
40 000 copies/h
80%
30 000 copies/h
60%
20 000 copies/h
40%
10 000 copies/h
20%
0%
et
1:
N
tO
lds
o
1C
1:1
e
ats
FF
tO
He
1:1
e
ats
He
V
lU
FF
ON
na
tio
en
nv
o
1C
1:
1:1
al
on
nti
ve
n
Co
180%
N
FF
VO
O
UV
1:1
U
ert
In
1:1
n
Co
al
on
nti
ve
Calc. net-output in copies/h
4: Single width single-circumference — slow
speed (1:1S): Heatset has a higher hourly rate,
but in all cases hourly production output is
the same.
Hourly rate %
35 000 copies/h
158%
160%
137%
140%
120%
30 000 copies/h
137%
116%
25 000 copies/h
100%
100%
0 copies/h
O
UV
20 000 copies/h
80%
15 000 copies/h
60%
10 000 copies/h
40%
5 000 copies/h
20%
0%
et
w
lo
1S
1:
o
dC
ee
Sp
N
tO
lds
30
0 copies/h
OF
Hourly rate %
124%
120%
U
ert
140%
140%
N
VO
OF
a
on
nti
ve
n
Co
V
lU
Calc. net-output in copies/h
3: Single width single-circumference —
medium speed (1:1): Similar to high speed
performance with heatset having a higher
hourly rate than UV; and low Conventional
UV output..
70 000 copies/h
60 000 copies/h
100%
0%
2: Single width double circumference high
speed (1:2): Heatset has a marginally higher
hourly rate than either of the UV systems.
Hourly production speed is the same for all
systems except the Conventional UV
80 000 copies/h
1:1
S
low
FF
tO
e
dH
ee
Sp
e
ats
1:1
w
Slo
e
dH
ee
Sp
e
ats
ed
1:1
w
Slo
e
Sp
ats
He
N
VO
U
et
RIND Survey
1:1
w
Slo
S
F
0 copies/h
OF
tse
ea
dH
e
pe
V
tU
September 2013
3- Total production cost
Press/Process
Press/ProcessPaper
Paper
2:2 Coldset
2:2 Heatset
2:2 Conventional UV
2:2 Inert UV
2:2 EB
Double-width total cost of production
45 gsm
45 gsm
52 gsm
52 gsm
54 gsm
54 gsm
EB
SC-B54 gsm
45 gsm
LWC
45 gsmULWC
ULWC 52 gsm
VAC 54 gsm
VAC
NP NP
INPINP52 gsm
SC-B
LWC
—
100%
—
—
116%
139%
128%
110%
145%
150%
127%
—
—
178%
163%
196%
—
180%
—
168%
154%
186%
—
171%
—
169%
155%
187%
—
172%
1:2 Coldset
1:2 Heatset
1:2 Conventional UV
1:2 Inert UV
100%
109%
162%
152%
—
149%
—
—
117%
126%
180%
169%
138%
—
—
—
—
127%
178%
166%
—
144%
196%
185%
1:1 Coldset
1:1 Heatset
1:1 Conventional UV
1:1 Inert UV
100%
109%
163%
157%
—
151%
—
—
117%
127%
180%
175%
141%
—
—
—
—
128%
178%
172%
—
146%
197%
191%
1:1-S Coldset
1:1-S Heatset
1:1-S Conventional UV
100%
115%
147%
—
154%
—
116%
131%
164%
138%
—
—
—
132%
162%
—
149%
180%
Total cost of printing running 70% Coldset and 30% with dryer. This chart shows the costs of
printing on different papers when using drying and curing systems. The 100% base reference is
printing coldset on Newsprint. VAC is a matt coated paper that can be printed coldset. Source
PrintCity VAPoN.
Inert UV
Conventional UV
Heatset
Coldset
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
Single-width double-circumference
Inert UV
Conventional UV
Heatset
Coldset
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
Single-width single-circumference
Observations
The additional cost to print heatset on newsprint — compared to coldset — is 9-15% depending on
press size and speed. Inert UV and EB are 52-57% more expensive whilst Conventional UV is 63%
higher, except for slow speed single-width where it is 47%.
Inert UV
Conventional UV
The cost impact of utilisation of the dryer or curing system is minimal — there is only 1-2% difference in production costs between using the dryer 30%, 50% and 100% of press time.
Three factors increase total printing costs with radiation curing:
1- Higher ink prices;
2- Longer time to clean the press when changing ink types;
3- Limited Conventional UV production speed (in comparison to coldset, heatset and Inert UV)
except for slow speed single-width presses.
Heatset
Coldset
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
200%
250%
Slow speed single-width
single-circumference
Conventional UV
Heatset
These charts show the different
production cost by press type for
three paper grades:
54 gsm LWC
52 gsm INP
45 gsm NP
The press utilisation is 70% coldset
and 30% with a dryer.
Coldset
0%
50%
100%
150%
(Reproduced from the PrintCity Alliance Value Added Printing of Newspapers
(VAPoN) Report. Readers can request a printed copy from www.printcity.de/
shop at no cost. PrintCity Alliance seeks FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
for all print topics, including newspaper printing and publishing. For more
details, visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Print_Packaging_FAQs.)
September 2013
RIND Survey
31
Automated controls
from QuadTech
Global press control technology leader QuadTech,
Inc (Stand 540 at WAN-IFRA India Expo in
Bangalore, September 11-13) will show how its
fully automated, on-the-fly colour control and
web inspection solutions provide the key to quality
consistency and lean newspaper printing. The
closed-loop Colour Control and Web Inspection
System with AccuCam enhanced with water control,
is setting productivity and quality standards at major
newspaper printing operations around the world.
As well as offering advanced image-based colour
control, the system provides reliable warnings of
many common printing faults such as scumming,
creasing, transposed plates, plate crack-outs, and
tramlines. The system’s advanced web inspection
typically detects defects within the first 170 copies,
and continuously throughout the print run.
Eliminating the need for gray bars and color bars,
AccuCam uses pre-press image files to create L*a*b*
target aim point values. Its six-channel spectral
sensor measures the printed web and calculates
the L*a*b* values of the entire image, then brings
the printed image to the specified L*a*b* target
values and automatically maintains the color values
throughout the production run. As of August, the
system has been providing significant quality and
waste improvements at the Newsprinters Knowsley
(UK) plant, Sankei Shimbun Printing (Osaka, Japan),
Herold Druck und Verlag AG (Vienna, Austria), The
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, USA), and printing semicommercial work at Quad/Graphics plants in the
USA. QuadTech’s Digital Ink System, for web offset
printers, replaces conventional ink fountains with
computer-controlled ink injectors. This provides
precise density control across the printed image
by metering the exact volume of ink required in
each control zone consistently, at all press speeds.
Removing the need for gap settings results in a
more consistent ink density throughout the entire
printing run, eliminates the costs of contamination
from open fountains, resulting in significant and
immediate savings in ink, paper, and maintenance.
32
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
Because nothing is touching the fountain ball, the
costs of recalibrating and replacing worn ink keys
and fountain balls are eliminated.
QuadTech’s Register Guidance System with
MultiCam is a closed-loop colour-to-colour register
control system designed to work on the Iconintegrated platform with other QuadTech products
Photos in this section: company/agency
Industry updates
QuadTech’s MultiCam is the world’s best-selling register control camera,
with over 10000 installed worldwide.
such as Ribbon Control System with MultiCam. The
uniqueness of the MultiCam design is that it can
search the entire repeat length of the web, identifying
marks as small as 0.36 mm (0.014 inches). It can
easily process the large volume of data generated by
searching for register marks on text-heavy newspaper
pages, using unique FPGA-based hardware. This
allows the system to find or remain locked onto
register marks, and control register during tension
upsets and times where register could be out. The
MultiCam systems make adjustments at press speeds
of up to 17.8 meters per second.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
QuadTech’s Register Guidance System also
includes an optional fan-out control feature. The
system captures even the tiniest shift in lateral register
position and instantly makes automatic corrections via
an interface with the bustle devices. QuadTech press
controls share a common Icon-integrated platform,
which provides real-time press control from a single
point. Data Central Reporting generates and stores
press performance data, optimising quality control
for operators who can then compare productivity
and make strategic decisions according to previous
and live runs.
Says Karl Fritchen, president of QuadTech: “Our
focus on innovation has helped establish a new
standard in quality and waste control in the newspaper
printing workflow. And our global presence and
service capabilities gives printers full, local access to
support at every stage of the print workflow. WANIFRA India Expo gives the region’s visitors a chance
to appreciate this powerful combination of benefits
first hand.”
Grassroots is now available
only as an e-journal
Please log on to the Press
Institute of India Web site
(www.pressinstitute.in)
to subscribe and read.
Grassroots looks at social
development issues and covers
stories from the Real India.
QuadTech® Color Control
and Web Inspection System
with AccuCam™
Visit us at WAN-IFRA India Expo 2013
Bangalore, India, Stand 540
www.quadtechworld.com
QuadTech®
Digital Ink System
Industry Updates
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
QI Press Controls’
depth-detection camera
At the WAN-IFRA Expo India 2013 (Stand 250
– Hall 2), QI Press Controls’ newest innovation
will have its first introduction to the India market:
the mRC-3D detection camera. The mRC-3D
detection camera is equipped with double sensors
and automatic self-cleaning. This means an extra
gain in efficiency for users. Heat-set and cold-set
and automatically transports, without any operator
interference, a crystal clear section of film in front
of the sensor. Fully automatic, always 100 per cent
clean lens for optimum result.
Since its introduction during drupa this year, the
mRC-3D has received a warm welcome in the market
proven by its global sale since amongst which to BDU
(The Netherlands), Verlag M. DuMont Schauberg
(Germany), Columbus Dispatch (USA), Fairfax Media
(Australia), Kroonpress (Estonia), Gráfica Eldorado
(Brazil) and Pressehaus Stade (Germany). One of the
first investors BDU, contract printer for around 70
newspaper titles every week, including some dailies,
is enthusiastic about the results they achieved.
Truepress Jet will be
on show
The mRC-3D camera with double sensors protected by an AIMS,
automatic ink mist shield, clicked in place in front of the camera.
rotary printing are high-speed processes in which
quality and customer satisfaction come down to
nanoseconds; misregister and/or colour deviations
are no longer accepted in the battle for the reader/
consumer. In order to achieve this and meet the
need for the highest efficiency, QI Press Controls’
engineers have developed the new generation of
automated detection.
The double-sensor technology not only doubles
the possibilities but can also cope more effectively
with depth; which is the reason for the 3D
designation for mRC’s latest detection camera. The
concept proves its great added value particularly
well in case of unsteady paper web routings and/
or surfaces. Since detection cameras in production
processes can become polluted, this would usually
require printing personnel to carry out cleaning.
Now, this is no longer needed. The mRC-3D
camera detects pollution in front of the sensor
34
Screen Europe, part of the Dainippon Screen
Group, is demonstrating the production power and
flexibility of the new Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV
wide-format inkjet printer at an Open House event
at its European Solutions & Technology Centre in
Amstelveen, The Netherlands, on September 19th
and 20th 2013.
The Truepress Jet W3200UV, developed by Screen
and its subsidiary company Inca Digital, received its
global launch at FESPA earlier this year. It is a costeffective solution for the market looking to upgrade
from legacy high-quality, low speed digital printers to
a new-generation printer that delivers high-quality at
high productivity. Visitors to the Open House will
see the six-colour + white Truepress Jet W3200UV
printing a variety of display graphics up to 3.2 x 1.6m
in size on a selection of substrates up to 50mm thick
at speeds up to a ‘best-in-class’ 84 sqm/hr.
Like the Screen Truepress Jet W1632UV and
Truepress Jet 2500UV, the new Truepress Jet
W3200UV printer from Screen uses the vibrant
Truepress inks, which deliver high-definition, widecolour gamut print quality with excellent resistance to
the bending and cutting of media. Users can specify
colour options to suit their needs: CMYK + LcLm,
+LcLmWW or +WW.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
Impressing with
cross-media models
Newspapers have to impress their customers
with design and ideas, and the Russian market is
no exception. manroland web systems, its Russian
market organisation VIP Systems, and printing house
Extra M showed how it's done in June in Moscow.
The jointly organised
seminar, Innovative
Newspapers, focused
on
collaboration
between
publishers,
print shops, and
advertisers.
The
current challenge is
how to create attractive
newspaper products
that impress the
readership as efficient
advertisement
and Sabine Sirach, Product Marketing
Newspaper, manroland web systems,
information carriers.
introduces creative newspaper
“With their added- applications using international
value concepts full examples.
of ideas, creative
materials, and cross-media models, newspapers are
impressing their customers worldwide,” said Sabine
Sirach, Product Marketing Newspaper, at manroland
web systems. Sirach also explained the concepts'
use in technical printing. As a result, she was able
to present unique newspaper products in equally
impressive quantities. And production on printing
presses – think of heatset/coldset combinations –
is not the only variable here. Other variables include
the use of colour, papers, fold variants, booklets,
and adhesive cards.
Advertisements from India are always a special
highlight: the market has come to be a real specialist
for innovative newspaper advertisements in recent
years. Advertisements featuring neon colours,
talking, and scented newspapers were all the rage,
even beyond the printing industry. Now the print
shops are diligently applying glue – to produce
creative advertising combinations with half-covers,
flaps, and butterfly applications. It's a great way
to gain inspiration for one's own work, as it's also
clear that every publishing house has to find its own
“royal road” in its market.
36
ABB tech to the fore – in
Bangalore and Berlin
ABB, one of the leading automation suppliers to
the newspaper industry worldwide, will be at the
WAN-IFRA India Expo (Stand 155) to explain how
its completely integrated production management
and press automation systems for the entire
newspaper production process can contribute to
your business success. ABB’s press automation and
control systems are available for presses from all
leading manufacturers. Their retrofit solutions also
open the world of modern control, management and
workflow systems to owners of older presses. ABB’s
production management solutions also allow the
integration of existing systems, thereby protecting
the customers’ previous investments.
ABB’s Center of Excellence for Printing (www.abb.
com/printing) delivers solutions that provide unique
and totally integrated end-to-end control, protect
existing investments and provide management
information essential to improving profitability.
ABB will be using the World Publishing Expo
(Stand 2.2.210) in Berlin to show the latest prototype
from its research center in the field of man-machine
interfaces. The technology, never before seen in the
newspaper industry, allows a process to be controlled
by eye and hand movements alone. Moving on to
innovations that are available today for improving
your business, ABB will be explaining its latest
modular retrofit solutions. These solutions, tailored
to almost any press type, allow the life of a newspaper
press to be extended in the most cost-effective way
possible. Different solutions are available to meet
different needs and include drives, controls, control
console and press management system replacements.
ABB will also be showing the latest releases of its
production management systems that optimize the
entire newspaper production process up to and
including the delivery.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
Securing the future
of print
‘Securing the future’ is the focus of manroland
web systems’ presence at Print 2013 in Chicago,
September 8-12. manroland web systems will be
at Booth #3143 to discuss securing the future
of existing core pressroom technologies for
customers through optimising, utilising existing
infrastructures, and proactively managing service
issues. Additionally, presentations will be available
for printers to find out more about securing future
business through flexible technological designs and
increased productivity.
manroland web systems’ teams of technology
experts have created press.update, the portfolio of
solutions to keep presses running state-of-the-art
through refurbishment, retrofitting, reconfiguration,
or upgrades. The press.update program assesses the
needs of individual pressrooms to increase efficiency,
boost production, and respond to changing market
conditions without the investment in additional
capital equipment.
Whether the customer needs a web-width reduction
to reduce material costs, an added colour tower
or plow-folder upgrade for additional production
flexibility, or a component upgrade to manage parts
obsolescence, each need is evaluated on an individual
pressroom-by-pressroom basis. manroland web
systems’ equipment design has evolved with the
print industry to provide pressrooms with innovative
and ground-breaking technology configurations.
For example, broadsheet-to-tabloid flexibility from
manroland web systems’ Three-Around Solution
breathes new life into existing newspaper press
equipment. The plate cylinder prints three sheets
in a single revolution, rather than two, allowing up
to 50 per cent more copies per hour in non-collect
runs. The Three-Around retrofit can be used to
create an entirely new business model for today’s
newspapers.
manroland web systems’ Digital Finishing
Solutions FoldLine and FormerLine are two of
the best examples of the quality of industrial-scale
design being created by manroland web systems’
engineers, based on the company’s well-known web
offset modules. FoldLine (for newspaper production)
offers the options for variable broadsheet and
38
tabloid sections and page numbers for personalised
issues. FormerLine for book production offers
variable book signatures and page numbers as well as
glued book-block finishing.
ppi Media solutions for
digital age
Breaking news on Twitter, the first
pictures and a caption on facebook,
a message and a video are posted on
the website, and the next morning
there’s a detailed report in the daily
newspaper. Do the print media stand
a chance in the future or are the
digital channels the new cashcows
Manuel
Scheyda, of the media industry? At dmexco
head of Innovation (Hall 6/C061), which will be held
Management at ppi
in Cologne from September 18-19,
Media.
2013, ppi Media will demonstrate
software solutions which help publishers reposition
themselves, create attractive offers and provide their
readers with news and advertising in line with their
respective interests.
“Numerous attempts to establish new business
models start ambitiously, yet very often end up
a mere digital alternative to the printed version.
Why? Things that don’t add value should not cost
anything. That’s too short-sighted,” says Manuel
Scheyda. Scheyda, head of Innovation Management
at ppi Media, will therefore hold a seminar on digital
strategies and best practices for newspaper and
magazine publishers entitled ‘Small, powerful and
smart: software solutions for the challenges of the
digital age’.
At dmexco, ppi Media will be presenting its fast, multichannel publishing solution Content-X, designed and
developed for a specific target audience. The dmexco
presentation will also focus on SoLoMo (Social Local
Mobile), e-commerce and publishers as agencies. ppi
Media, a Hamburg-based company, has reinterpreted
its existing approach, creating and implementing
a media-neutral production workflow. ppi Media’s
customers include the business magazine impulse,
the Bangkok Post and the FAZ.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
Russmedia expands
editorial workflow
International media company Russmedia, based
in Vorarlberg, Austria, has integrated its subsidiaries
in Hungary and Romania in its media-neutral
Vorarlberger Nachrichten. Its multi-user environment
and display of different workflow variations – text
before layout, layout before text, text and layout, as
well as print before digital and digital before print –
are powerful arguments for installing the Content-X
workflow.
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
Goss to highlight
new ideas
Russmedia in East Europe: Two sites belonging to Russmedia in
Hungary.
editorial workflow with ppi Media’s Content-X.
“In a newspaper market such as Eastern Europe,
an efficient newspaper production is of utmost
importance. Streamlined, automated processes,
from planning to the finished product, are absolutely
essential,” says Peter Zehrer, technical prepress
manager at Russmedia.
ppi Media's innovative CX planner, which will be
used to plan editions at the subsidiaries, will reduce
planning to the essential functions. “With CX
planner, it’s easy and inexpensive to create editions,
leave document handling to the system and use
the entire range of Content-X functions,” explains
Sabine Jähmlich, VP of Customer Projects at ppi
Media. Apart from being media-neutral, Content-X
seamlessly integrates the InDesign server as well.
Even without installing InDesign on their clients,
editors can view a preview of their articles in the
page layout while they are writing in the web-based
DC-X Story Editor. The article previews, generated
every time an article is saved, are integrated in the
DC-X Story Editor. All that is required is internet
access. Freelance editors or correspondents can
also easily be integrated in the editorial workflow,
enabling them to benefit from the previews as well.
In Vorarlberg, the management is so impressed
by this editorial workflow that, along with its
subsidiaries in Hungary and Romania, it will also
install the new workflow at its main newspaper, the
40
At Print 2013 in Chicago, Goss International
will continue its ‘See Things Differently’ theme,
emphasising unique advantages and opportunities for
commercial, newspaper and packaging printers. The
company will highlight Goss and Ferag technology,
recent projects in the Americas and its unmatched
manufacturing and support resources in this region.
Goss will present updates on the Sunday Vpak web offset presses at Print
2013, including the first installation in the United States.
The new Goss Magnum Compact press will
be introduced to the American market at Print
2013, with live demonstrations of its costeffective Autoplate system. “This is the world’s
first 2x1 press with Autoplate,” explains Goss vice
president of newspaper sales, North America, Wesley
Clements. “We have addressed the demands of our
customers for an automated, cost-effective press that
will support multi-product business models and ultrashort, as well as traditional, run lengths for newspaper,
book and semi-commercial production.”
Goss will highlight recent and upcoming projects
in the Americas. These include Sunday web presses, a
triple-width newspaper press at the Pittsburgh PostGazette, Goss-Ferag finishing solutions and creative
aftermarket projects.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
Truepress Jet L350UV to
make European debut
Screen’s Truepress Jet L350UV digital label
press makes its European commercial debut at
the Labelexpo (September 24-27, Brussels) where
it is being demonstrated by both Screen (Stand
9G50) and European reseller Dantex (Stand 5D20).
ink further boosts colour vibrancy while enhancing
application versatility by allowing printing on
transparent film and metallic foil. The press
incorporates single-pass greyscale piezo printheads
with a minimum droplet size of 3 picolitres. Printing
resolutions of 600 x 600dpi combined with the very
small droplet size gives sharp, well-defined images
and text. The press is engineered as either a roll-toroll press for near-line finishing, or with the ability to
feature automated in-line finishing such as lamination,
die-cutting, foiling, coating and embossing etc.
Vinsak to launch
Slitter Rewinder
The Truepress Jet L350UV.
Screen developed the Truepress Jet L350UV to
address the exploding demand from major brands
for value-added packaging that increase product
differentiation. Shown as an early prototype at
drupa 2012, the innovative inkjet label printing
system boasts photo-realistic quality, fast job
turnarounds and stable output that requires almost
no daily maintenance. The new press prints widths
up to 322 mm (12.6 in) and prints at a top speed of
50m (164 ft) per minute. It leads the industry as an
inkjet printing system for labels with productivity
of 16.1sqm (173.2sqft) per minute. Lamination, die
cutting and other post-press processing devices can
be connected inline to automate label production
from beginning to end.
Combined with advanced colour management
technology based on Screen’s Equios universal
workflow, the Truepress Jet L350UV creates
smooth, vivid gradations. To provide a wider colour
gamut than is typical with the four-colour process,
the Truepress Jet L350UV uses Screen’s proprietary
high-definition UV inks. Optional opaque white
42
Vinsak invites visitors to visit their stand at Hall 9,
No. 9H65 where they can see the live performance
of the LSR330 Label Inspection Slitter Rewinder
(which will be launched there) along with the VIS
1200 inkjet system. Visitors can also see Vinsak’s
Brand Protection Solutions that contains security
inks, softwares and other smart innovative and
secure products aimed at providing true value to any
printer in either profit improvement, environmental
considerations and adding more value to the products
and applications.
“This is the first show for VINSAK at Labelexpo
Europe and we have new products to show.” says
Neeraj Sharma, executive director, Creed Engineers.
The VIS1200 is a modular wide format inkjet
printing system. The VIS 1200 can print on a variety
of different papers, that is, various offset papers,
coated paper, gloss papers, etc. The user interface
is easy to handle, offers a good overview and with
its Windows technology it is truly intuitive. Brand
Protection Solutions contain the range of security
inks, security software, security substrates, hot
stamping and track and trace.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Vinsak brings laser
technology solution
Vinsak, provider of extensive range of solutions
for the printing and packaging industry, has brought
a solution that enables direct engraving of image
either to the continuous sleeves or flexo plates on
sleeves according to requirement. The ability of the
technology to engrave either continuous sleeves, flat
plates or plate-on-sleeves, gives the opportunity to
utilise a single processor for the production of a
printing form for flexible film, labels, sausage casings,
folding cartons, beverage cans and aluminum tubes.
Specially suited for flexible packaging, the
technology gives flexo printers the opportunity to
optimise quality and pre-press cost. It is based on
laser technology from Lead Lasers BV, a Netherlandbased supplier for the flexo and gravure industry.
Ideal for both, either trade shops or medium/narrow
The VIS 1200 inkjet system.
web flexo printing applications, the technology is a
direct CtP Laser engraving system for engraving
continuous elastomer or polymer sleeves, and
flexographic printing plates up to 1400mm (55”)
print width. Unlike the plates available in the
market, the lasers engraved ones are extremely
robust and easy for handling.
Ready for digital?
CCI NewsGate: Future-proof editorial technology
The ever-evolving ecosystem of news and
content cannot be embraced by a static
system. To meet the challenges in the
digital oriented media market, you need
a technology
platform
for continuousSurvey
and
September
2013
agile development.
RIND
And you need a technology and business
partner that will develop with you.
NewsGate is that platform and CCI that
partner.
43
www.ccieurope.com
Industry Updates
WAN-IFRA INDIA EXPO/ OTHER EVENTS
FFEI launches Graphium
UV inkjet press
FFEI, leading developer, manufacturer and
supplier of digital imaging solutions within the
graphic arts industry, has announced the launch
of Graphium, a productive, modular digital UV
inkjet press with high opacity digital white, for the
production of labels, packaging and speciality print.
Graphium offers convertors increased flexibility
and productivity, enabling them to accept complex
projects requiring a wide gamut of colours on
virtually any substrate. Supporting up to six digital
modules and six flexo stations, Graphium offers the
unique capability from a single vendor, of being able
to integrate optional flexo and finishing stations
inline for conversion in a single pass. This capability
significantly reduces production time and cost in
comparison to traditional offline finishing.
Next-Gen flexo printing
from Kodak
FFEI Graphium – a modular digital UV inkjet press with high opacity
digital white.
Set to be unveiled at the upcoming Print13 and
LabelExpo, Graphium enables a greater number
of jobs to be converted digitally, transforming
productivity, profitability and the ability for printers
and converters to respond to dynamic product and
market changes.
Building on FFEI’s longstanding expertise in
digital inkjet technologies, Graphium combines a
range of leading-edge technologies that allow users
to convert complex jobs that are not economically
viable with standalone conventional or inkjet presses.
It also combines innovative workflow, prepress,
colour management software and cutting-edge head
calibration technology, ensuring consistent quality
through repeatable production. This guarantees a
match between press and proof, aligning to colour
standards. Printers and converters are able to benefit
from high-quality, vibrant printing, with excellent
adhesion, light fastness and durability.
44
The next generation of flexo printing capabilities
will be presented by Kodak, MPS and Reproflex
3 when they team up for an exclusive day of live
presentations to show Labelexpo Europe visitors how
to Do More With Less at the MPS booth Q40 in Hall
11, on September 25. Continuous demonstrations
will highlight how leading prepress and press
technologies come together to deliver outstanding,
consistent print quality at the lowest delivered cost.
The demonstrations will dynamically present how
offset-like quality can be achieved cost effectively
and efficiently with narrow web UV flexo—with no
compromises and without the use of spot colour inks.
After the demo, visitors will be encouraged to take
label samples and check them against proofs that will
be displayed on the booth while rolls of labels and
samples will be available for viewing at both the MPS
and Kodak booths throughout the show.
Izvestiya targets highvolume digital books
Following its investment in a Screen Truepress
Jet520EX mono web press last year, Moscow
publishing house Izvestiya is on target to achieve
its objective of printing 250000-1 million books a
month by 2015 and an annual revenue close to Euro
3 million. Izvestiya chose the Truepress Jet520EX,
supplied by YAM International, to print high quality,
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
short-run books and magazines and is the first
project of its kind in Russia and CIS.
Izvestiya is part of the Presidential Property
Management Department of the Russian Federation,
and not only prints commercial books and magazines,
but also documents for various public institutions.
The decision to install the Truepress Jet520EX
came after company research into the Russian book
market revealed that the capabilities of conventional
printing technologies no longer met customers’
requirements. In particular a considerable decrease
of medium runs, a growth of the number of book
titles, and a reduction of the share of hardcover
editions created the right conditions to implement
digital printing technology.
After in-depth research and a competitive tender,
Izvestiya selected the high-quality Screen Truepress
Jet520EX monochrome press offered by YAM
International, Screen’s partner in Russia. The easyto-use, single-operator inkjet printing system prints
single-pass duplex on a 160 to 520 mm web width
at 128m/minute. Screen’s aqueous inks provide
high optical density of images and low cost per
impression.
The Truepress Jet is installed in Izvestiya’s new
4000 sq m production facility in Moscow along
with a new sheet-fed press for printing book covers
and finishing equipment. In total the company has
invested close to Euro 6 million in new equipment.
Today, the aim is around-the-clock production of
black-and-white books with colored soft covers in
runs from 10-5000 copies and from 50-1000 pages.
Magazines, booklets, and a variety of complex jobs
are also printed in the new division.
KBA reports €10m
pre-tax profit
Compared to the end of March, earnings
at the Koenig & Bauer Group have improved
considerably after six months. The world’s No. 2 in
press manufacturing generated a pre-tax profit of
€10m in the second quarter thanks to higher sales, a
profitable product mix and cost savings. After the
first three months, the pre-tax loss stood at –€18.8m
resulting from the insufficient sales volume. A pre-
46
tax loss of –€8.8m (2012: +€6.7m) was reported due
to the shortfall in sales still noticeable after six months.
Group net loss came to –€10.6m (2012: +€3.6m) and
corresponds to earnings per share of –€0.64.
Despite several orders from Germany, France
and West Asia, KBA has felt the reluctance of
newspaper and commercial printers to invest in web
presses. The reservation has been driven by media
shifts and intensified by a weak economy in some
markets. After the extraordinary high in 2011, the
order volume for special presses has fallen back to
the average level, even though significant restraint is
currently noticeable and new project conclusions are
delayed. Thus, the volume of new orders in the web
and special press division stood at €150.8m, 30 per
cent lower than the previous year. To sum up, after
six months group order intake of €444.6m was 23.3
per cent down on last year’s figure.
With above-average revenue of €311.5m generated
in the second quarter, the gap against last year has
become considerably smaller. However, after six
months group sales of €502.2m were 15 per cent
lower than twelve months ago (€590.5m). Sales of
€255.4m generated by the web and special press
division fell over 26% short of last year’s figure due
to deliveries postponed to the second half of the
year. In contrast, sheetfed sales were up 1.6 per cent
to €246.8m.
KBA expects improved operating results in the
course of the year as it pushes forward with turnaround programmes in its traditional web and
sheetfed business. Projects to harmonise processes
and align group-wide purchasing are well on target.
As part of this KBA is also investing in ensuring
its competitiveness in the future. Despite the risks
and expenses mentioned, management is targeting a
group pre-tax profit (EBT) similar to last year (€6.1m).
An important milestone was reached in setting up the
new product field high-performance digital printing
with the first order for the KBA RotaJET inkjet
press.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
Astros – China’s
colourful print kingdom
The Chinese print group Leo has its origins in a
small factory set up in Hong Kong in 1982. The
first investment on the Chinese mainland followed
in 1989 with the opening of a factory in Nanhai
District. At the end of 1991, the Leo Group then
Astros has ranked third on the list of the Top 100
Print Enterprises in China for the past three years.
The fine reputation of Astros products throughout
the world is confirmed by the stream of prizes
received by the company, for example Premium Print
Awards, Gold Ink Awards, and the First Prize of
China Printing. The outstanding position which Leo
occupies in the print industry today is furthermore
indivisible from the excellence of its equipment
base.
From a compact Genius 52 UV up to a large-format
Rapida in format 120 x 162 cm, Astros operates a
total of eight sheetfed offset presses from KBA.
GMG launches softproofing solution
Astros uses Rapida presses in formats up to 120 x 162 cm. The press
seen here is a six-colour Rapida 162 with inline coater and raised
foundations.
established Heshan Astros Printing in the city of
Heshan. Constant expansion of the overseas market
fostered healthy growth for Heshan Astros Printing
and the other group subsidiaries. The favourable
geographical location, modern production
equipment and professional staff were decisive
contributing factors. Today, Leo is one of the largest
print enterprises in the world. A spectacular print
complex covering an area of 666000 m2 stands out
in bright yellow and blue on what was once lowlying marshland.
From 2007 to 2012, the company recorded an
average growth rate of around 10 per cent. The key
export markets are Europe, the USA and Australia,
which Astros serves through its own sales offices
in Reading (UK), Seattle (USA), Antwerp (Belgium)
and Milan (Italy). They maintain close customer
relationships with customers at global level and can
thus stay abreast of all the latest market trends. In
2011, for example, Astros designed and produced
a high-quality 3D book, with which its customer
successfully gained accreditation as a supplier to the
2012 Olympic Games in London.
48
GMG, a leading developer and supplier of high-end
colour management software solutions, announces
the commercial launch of GMG CoZone Collaborate,
A cloud-based soft proofing, collaboration and approval solution for both
static and multimedia content.
a comprehensive online project collaboration, softproofing and approval solution. In order to keep
pace with an evolving and technologically-savvy
customer base, the graphic arts industry needs
RIND Survey
September 2013
Industry Updates
to adopt these new content management and
workflow methodologies. Integrating the best of
these technologies with the best that the industry
has to offer is crucial for print and media content
providers to best serve their clients in the future.
Recognising the changes in customer behaviour and
expectations, GMG has developed a comprehensive
web-based platform – GMG CoZone – that
integrates the cloud and project collaboration with
the high-quality color management toolsets for
which the company is world-renowned. The first
GMG CoZone module to be released is CoZone
Collaborate.
CoZone Collaborate allows project participants
to manage, review, proof and approve graphic
arts content and by the end of 2013 - multimedia
content - within an online Amazon Cloud Service
hosted soft-proofing environment.
While CoZone Collaborate features a powerful
soft-proofing engine, future CoZone modules will
allow seamless connection to GMG-calibrated
hard-copy output devices, delivering an end-toend color-accurate workflow. CoZone Collaborate
allows even inexperienced users to collaborate,
review, proof and approve content.
The system is completely cloud-based – there’s
no software or hardware to install and manage, and
users do not require anything more than a web
browser. GMG has invested heavily in cloud based
services so that we can offer a robust, enterpriselevel cloud platform accessible worldwide, day or
night, with a guaranteed service level uptime of
99.95 per cent. Unlike most other solutions, CoZone
offers no restriction of the number of users, file
sizes, or even storage.
Central to the CoZone Collaborate service is an
easy-to-use user interface, allowing end-users to be
up and running with minimal training. Powerful
approval and soft-proofing features provide users
with a comprehensive yet easy-to-use toolset to
mark up, measure, review and collaborate.
CoZone Collaborate will also offer multimedia file
support by the end of the year, further extending
collaboration options over static content.
50
Nela integrates
Barenschee Pre Press
In April, operations had been shut down at
Barenschee Systemtechnik GmbH in Lüneburg
(Northern Germany). By an agreement with the
liquidator in May, Nela had gained comprehensive
rights to the company’s technical know-how.
Numerous former Barenschee customers have
since then contacted Nela for technical service and
information.
The license agreement is now replaced by the
purchase of the company’s technical and commercial
know-how, in the context of which Nela has assumed
any and all rights on engineering data including spare
parts lists, software source codes, and customer
databases. The acquisition, as well as the integration
of staff and expertise, guarantees that customers
profit from continued supply with spare parts and
technical support, or even the upgrade of existing
systems.
The Nela Group, consisting of Brüder Neumeister
GmbH, Nela USA, Inc and Nela Asia, forms the
largest register and plate automation company in
the printing industry. Register systems include inline punch and bend systems for newspaper and
commercial printing, as well as plate automation and
transport systems. With more than 3000 installed
Vision punch/bender systems woldwide, Nela is the
leading technologist and state of the art manufacturer
in plate automation and register systems in the
world.
KBA acquires Kammann
Maschinenbau
Following the planned takeover of Flexotecnica,
an Italian press manufacturer active in the growing
print market for flexible packaging (film) in February,
Koenig & Bauer has announced a further acquisition
in a luxury segment of the packaging printing sector.
KBA is continuing its successful niche strategy with
the majority takeover of Kammann Maschinenbau
GmbH in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. The world’s
RIND Survey
September 2013
CO2 for 106.5 kg
= 135.2 kg
Total CO2 release during this exercise is 246.35 kg.
CO2 saving after the paper is improved = 791.03 kg. (1037.38 kg. - 246.35 kg.)
accounts for between 60% to 80% of
the total CO2 emissions. Therefore
printer has to be very meticulous in
Industry
Updates
selecting
an appropriate stock.

second-largest press manufacturer aims to expand
into this growing market to counteract the shrinking
sales volume of web presses for publications heavily
affected by the advance of online media.
Koenig & Bauer takes over 85 per cent of
Kammann Maschinenbau GmbH. The previous
majority shareholder, private equity firm Perusa in
Munich, has successfully restructured and realigned
this medium-sized press manufacturer over the
last years. Kammann’s two managing directors will
continue to hold a 15 per cent stake.
ESS
E PR
F TH
AL O
RN
JOU
INST
INDIA CH 2011
E OF - MAR . 50
ITUT NUARY SUE 1 RS
JA
VOLU
ME
3 IS
A JOURNAL OF THE PRESS INSTITUTE OF INDIA
APRIL - JUNE 2011
VOLUME 3 ISSUE 2 RS. 50
Subscribe to
VIDURA
Annual Rs. 200
Three years Rs. 500
The Kammann14
screen printing system for direct decorating premium glass,
plastic and metal containers.
Kammann mainly offers presses for decorating
hollow containers made from premium-quality
glass, plastic and metal. Along with screen printing,
Kammann’s precise and flexible transport systems
can also be equipped with hot-stamping, digital
printing and decorating processes.
The company also has a substantial service
business. In systems for directly decorating glass
containers Kammann is the global market leader.
While direct printing of containers is a new territory
for KBA, the group is already well-established in
some areas of label printing and other packaging
forms. Management therefore views this acquisition
as a useful addition.
July 2011
RIND Survey
1
201 0
DIA TEMBER3 RS. 5
P
E
- SE ISSU
JULY ME 3
LU
VO
F IN
EO
T
ITU
ia,
S
triv Y
RES
EP
and UALT
TH
s
F
g
O
AS
AL
tin
RN
P ra HE C
OU
AJ
y TR IS T
b
yed LISM
buo NA
orld JOUR
w
In a ALIT Y
QU
T
INS
nce

eep
to k
ral
ises
of ru
rom
ics
n: P
am
me
dyn
Wo
x
N
res
 U
ple
n
atu
fe
com nicatio
t
e
e
to
h
 T
tern
our
mu
e In
um
com
gh
f th
eo
gin
g
n
a
ri
f
e
 B
se o
in th
sen
lism
pa
rna
elo
lists
jou
dev
rna
ble
ust
jou
onsi
sm
ed
esp
lud
new
 R
as e
TV
h
n
ice
dia cism
 In
just
pti
sce
here
m: W
A JO
ssa
 A
URNA
L OF
efe
of d
ne
st li
r la
You
ring
easu bility
 M
a
d
ws
rea
vie
k re
B oo

THE P
RESS
INST
ITUT
InTaHw
E OF
EM
oIRAGb
INDIA
E
QUACan rmld
JULY
ApPT
rilEM
LIT YainstrueTaoHyAeTdISbW
VOLUVo - SE
-June
Mlu
BE 20
Em
3 eIS4SU
JOUmRmedia y OTM
11
IsEsueR 2012
R
E
PN atEin
3 2RS
R.s50
50
NALpIS
lay a r’S
MPO
s
W
ore p g
a
MmIS
E
n
R
dMtrEiv
roacti
N
TH
v
T
e
ia,
E CArole?
SUAL
TY
It’s tru
th,
The rig objectivity,
credib
ht
ility tha
Is news to privacy
t coun
in a pu
all abou
t
blic pla
Saniton
t jus
atisib
ce
le
on
journa t a quote
: On
InAdilau
us onlism
anda
TVble
in the or a byte?
media
sc
neco
ws
Ge
age of
epnd
mm
ticerism
ustitydera to joi
n the the
equity mun

dotsIntern
ve
dio
lo
in
ini
om
AsWsa
p
the me
et
atiasetivns
men
e e of
: Wac
dia
hehie
vesti
re ju
rs ce
who fol
has elu
lowed
dedthe
ir na
jour
passion
lists




 Resp


September 2013
RIND Survey


At wh
at cost
child he
Childre
alth, su
n beat
rvival?
the od
UNW Should ch
ds to
om
ildren
pursu
It’s en: om
ap
ThecoDo InterPrne
ises to pear on TV e education
t, TV
mme
thatke
plex
stidy
com

drep
c vio
ty show
aw mo reali
mAun
nalen

m ce: A
caica
s?
setio
of lanradm st childYo
fornbu ics

Brin
l ark leg renur last line
ilding ru
giHi
ngsto
da
of de
hurymofouUr
islMatieaon
fence
du jou ms with ca
surin
r to
featrn
uti
g
urali
essm in Ind onreadabilit
y
ia
Book
revie
ws



51
Other News
Donating for a cause
Devastating floods and landslides resulted
in thousands of people losing their lives in
Uttarakhand in June this year, a tragedy of the scale
not seen since the tsunami of 2004. Various media
houses appealed for donations and pitched in to
try and help those affected. The Punjab Kesari
Group contributed Rs 21 lakh, and together with
donations that poured in, the group collected an
amount of Rs 55500071 (Rs 5.55 crore). On August
7, Vijay kumar Chopra, CMD and chief editor,
Punjab Kesari Group, presented the amount to
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Other directors
from the group who accompanied him included
(seen left to right in picture above ) Pamila Chopra,
Abhijay Chopra, Amit Chopra, Aroosh Chopra,
Amiya Chopra and Abha Chopra.
A guide to World Expo
The World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo and
Conference) will be held at the Messe Berlin
exhibition grounds from 7 to 9 October next.
The Expo, organised by the World Association of
Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
for more than four decades, showcases the latest
technologies and brings together suppliers to the
industry with its thought leaders and decision
makers. It is one of the world’s best venues for the
latest developments in print, workflow efficiency,
social-local-mobile, revenue generation, and more.
52
Axel Springer’s CEO Mathias Döpfner will open
the World Publishing Expo 2013, speaking about
the importance of technology for the future of
publishing. More than 200 speakers and presenters
will be featured over the Expo’s three days, in both
free and paid-for events.
The free events, to be held on four “Media
Port” stages scattered throughout the Expo, will
feature collaborations between publishers and
suppliers and provide case studies of what can help
publishers now. The paid events are for top-level
industry executives and editors and will discuss
strategies for the future of news publishing. These
premium events include the 6th Tablet and App
Summit on 7 and 8 October, the World Editors
Forum International Newsroom Summit on 8
and 9 October, and three Shaping the Future of
News Publishing (SFN) Forums on digital printing
opportunities (7 October), audience analytics (8
October) and new revenue streams (9 October).
The World Editors Forum’s 12th International
Newsroom Summit aims to provide strategies
for breaking down barriers in the newsroom
and increasing collaborations between editorial
and technology and among broadcast, print and
digital operations. Speakers include Raju Narisetti,
senior VP and deputy head of Strategy for News
Corp., Kerry Northrup, creator of the US$2.5 million
Newsplex prototype convergent newsroom-studio
and currently the Turner Multimedia Professor at
Western Kentucky University, and Anthony De
Rosa, editor-in-chief of Circa, the first born-onmobile news publisher.
WAN-IFRA’s World Innovation Network is
an initiative designed to share new ideas and to
provide a platform for publishers to network with
innovators from within the industry and beyond.
The WIN will be organising a hackathon during
the Expo, and will showcase itself during a Media
Port session that will feature: Johnny Ryan, Chief
Innovation Officer at the Irish Times, Rick van
Dijk, Operational Director for Stimuleringsfonds
voor de Pers in the Netherlands, Ole Molgaard,
Program Director at CBS Executive, Denmark and
many others.
RIND Survey
September 2013
Other News
WAN-IFRA events are always known for their
conviviality, and the Expo is no exception. The
Expo will feature a News Publishers’ Night at the
architectural monument Umspannwerk Kreuzberg,
a former electricity generating facility that is now
home to a variety of companies from the creative
and web industry. Other events include a Women
in Media event and an Apéritif Français.
Full details for all World Publishing Expo
events can be found at http://www.wan-ifra.org/
ifraexpo2013
Podcasts from World Congress
available
Though the newspaper and news publishing
industry is facing challenges, the recent World
Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum
in Bangkok, Thailand, provided many examples
of innovation and experimentation that were
heartening for the industry.
Here are some of the things they’re saying:
Eduardo Sirotsky Melzer, CEO, RBS Multimedia
Group, Brazil: “There is no one silver bullet that
will solve all of our issues in this industry. We
must try everything, and at the same time don’t be
afraid to fail.”
Robert Dickey, president, Gannett’s US
Community Publishing, United States: “We have
travelled far from the printed page into the digital
age…. We are there for one reason: We must be.
We have realised that what consumers value is our
commitment to our content, not how we deliver
it.” Vincent Peyrègne, CEO, World Association of
Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA):
“Newspaper professionals understand, more than
ever, the benefits offered by the digital world to
improve the quality of their conversation with
communities, identify new territories where they
can expand their role, help reduce the complexity
of the world, and increase the trust of their
audience.”
Siddarth Varadarajan, editor, The Hindu: "The
bottom line is that it is essential for the future
of news that the readers' interests are protected.
People are willing to spend money for news –
September 2013
RIND Survey
for objective information – but if this is seen as
compromised it will be the kiss of death for news
business.”
Jeff Jarvis, Journalism professor at City University
of New York and the author of What would Google
Do and From Gutenberg to Geek: "The new metrics
is not page views or unique browsers - it is of
relationships," Jarvis said. "It's about how many
people do we know, what do we know about them
and what are they doing right now?"
Justin Arenstein, Knight International Fellow
at the International Center for Journalists, South
Africa: “Traditional media needs to get away from
being a proprietary manufacturer and instead see
itself as a platform like an operating system that
others can build apps on top of or to plug into.
Journalists need to stop thinking like content
manufacturers and start thinking like hackers.”
To access the free materials, and to subscribe to
the podcasts, go to: http//wnc.icmreporting.co.uk
Publishers launch global forum
on copyright
Publishers from around the world met in
Bangkok to take steps to establish a new global
forum to share experiences and concerns about
how content aggregators and search engines impact
their businesses. The issue is a contentious one, as
search engines and aggregators can play both a
positive and negative role for publishers, driving
traffic to news sites but often using content with
no discussion with publishers whatsoever.
Until now, engagement with search engines,
aggregators and regulators has generally occurred
at the national or regional level, as publishers have
little opportunity to meet with colleagues from
afar to discuss the issues on a global scale. “We
need to create a global forum for the debate and
the discussion,” said Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of
WAN-IFRA. “Organisations like Google have huge means
to lobby at the worldwide level. Our industry
has to come up with strong positions, or we will
lose,” said Margaret Boribon, secretary general of
Belgium’s French language newspaper association,
which has successfully sued Google for copyright
53
Other News
violations. “Solidarity at the local level is essential,
but solidarity at the global level is a goal as well.”
WAN-IFRA’s IP and Copyright Forum is a new
informal initiative to provide publishers with a
global platform to learn about and understand
similar challenges publishers are facing in different
markets around the world.
Seventh edition of
Dainik Divya Marathi
DB Corp has announced the launch of its seventh
edition of Dainik Divya Marathi from Amravati.
With the launch, the company has expanded its
presence to seven cities in Maharashtra, with
seven editions in the region – Aurangabad, Nashik,
Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Solapur and Akola – and 66
editions across India.
Amravati is the second largest city of the
Vidarbha region after Nagpur and over time has
emerged as the second most prominent education
centre of Maharashtra, after Pune. The region has
a high literacy rate of over 93 per cent. Although
the launch planning was similar to that of other
regions, the booking strategy did not only focus
on self-generated responses, but also targeted the
Vidharba region and areas around Amravati.
The launch was conducted in three broad phases,
beginning with initial introductory branding
through seeking views and feedback, crystallisation
of feedback to develop and design product, and
finally explore pricing and placing strategies of
the product in the market. Corresponding to
these phases, respective teams were mobilised to
form the survey teams, visibility teams and the
final implementation teams that were trained in
communication skills, presentation skills, direct
marketing skills, sales techniques and personality
grooming.
drive has been launched to announce the Gwalior
edition. The entire city was painted red with banners,
hoardings and slogans of the daily.
The group has come up with different introductory
offers for all new and current readers. The entire
promotion campaign comes with the tag line Poora
Sach, Behichak (whole truth, without a doubt) to
make an impact with the readers.
Jagran Q1 2014 profit up 33%
Jagran Prakashan, publishers of Dainik Jagran, has
reported consolidated operating revenues of Rs
413.06 crore, operating profit of Rs 101.92 crore,
and net profit of Rs 57.76 crore for Q1 of the
2014 financial year. Advertisement revenues for Q1
FY14 were up by 12.06 per cent at Rs 289.77 crore
from Rs 258.59 crore in the same period last fiscal.
Circulation revenues were up 14.70 per cent at Rs
86.32 crore from Rs 75.26 crore. Other operating
revenues at Rs 36.97 crore were up by 6.66 per cent
from Rs 34.66 crore in Q1 FY13
Pradesh Today re-launches
Gwalior edition
Pradesh Today, the Hindi daily from Madhya
Pradesh, has re-launched its Gwalior edition.
This is the sixth edition of Pradesh Today, which
is already present in cities such as Bhopal, Indore,
Jabalpur, Rewa and Katni. A massive promotion
54
RIND Survey
September 2013
EVENTS CALENDAR
September
September 9-13, organised
by WAN-IFRA, in the US East
Coast: Study Tour – Digital
Advertising. More details from
[email protected]
September
11,
organised
by WAN-IFRA, in Darmstadt,
Germany: Webinar – 3 Vital
Ingredients for Online Publisher
Success. More details from sergio.
[email protected]
September 11-13, organised
by WAN-IFRA, in Bangalore:
WAN-IFRA India Expo 2013/
Publish Asia 2013. More details
from [email protected]
September 17-18, organised by
WAN-IFRA and the Society of
News Design, in Jakarta, Indonesia:
New Design Asia 2013. More
details from [email protected]
September 23-26, organised
by WAN-IFRA, in Munich
and Darmstadt: Taking Your
Newsroom to the Next Level
II. More details from bettina.
[email protected]
October
October 3, organised by
Whitmar Publications, in London:
The Digital Printer Awards 2013.
More details from Chloe.w@
whitmar.co.uk
October 6, organised by WANIFRA, in Berlin: Tutorial for
International Newspaper Color
Quality Club. More details from
[email protected]
October 6, organised by WANIFRA, in Berlin: Workshop on
Smart Paywalls – a Worldwide
Trend. More details from ulrike.
[email protected]
September 2013
RIND Survey
October 7-8, organised by WANIFRA, in Berlin: 6th Tablet and
App Summit. More details from
[email protected]
October 7-9, organised by WANIFRA, in Berlin: World Publishing
Expo 2013 (IFRA Expo &
Conference)/ SFN Forums
(Digital Printing Strategies/
Harnessing Audience Analytics/
New Revenue Streams)/ Open
Media Port Stages 2013/ 12th
International Newsroom Summit
(Breaking down Barriers). More
details from [email protected]; sergio.oliveira@wan-ifra.
org; [email protected]
October 8, organised by WANIFRA, in Berlin: Berlin Start-up
Tour. More details from ioana.
[email protected]
October 10, organised by WANIFRA, in Berlin: Search Engine
Optimisation – Google SEO.
More details from bettina.werner@
wan-ifra.org
October 10, organised by WANIFRA, in Berlin: Workshop on
Lean Manufacturing. More details
from [email protected]
October 17, organised by Whitmar
Publications, in London: The
2013 FlexoTech International
Print Awards. More details
[email protected]
October 21-22, organised by
WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lumpur:
Social Media for Newsroom
Content. More details from
sivakumaran.veerasamy@wan-ifra.
org
October 21-23, organised by
WAN-IFRA, in San Francisco Bay
Area: Study Tour. Strictly Digital
– West Coast Innovators. More
details from [email protected]
October 23-24, organised by
Informa Print & Media Group, in
London: Cross Media 2013. More
details at www.crossmedialive.com
October 23-24, organised by
WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lumpur:
Picture Perfect – Infographics
for Audience Engagement.
More details from sivakumaran.
[email protected]
October 26, organised by
IPAMA:
Minimisation
of
Operation Cost. More details at
http://ipama.org
November
November 4, organised by Two
Sides and Print Power Autumn,
in London: Print Meets the
Challenge of a Multimedia
World. More details at http://www.
twosides.info /Autumn-Seminar2013
November 4-8, organised by
WAN-IFRA, in New York and
Washington DC: Study Tour –
Winning in Print and in Digital.
More details from nick.tjaardstra@
wan-ifra.org
November 7, organised by
Forum Events, at the Royal
Berkshire Conference Centre,
Reading, UK: Print Services
Summit. More details at http://
www.forumevents.co.uk
November 10-13, organised
by WAN-IFRA, in Copenhagen,
Denmark: Leading Media &
Entertainment
Companies
Programme. More details at
http://cbs-executive.dk/media
November 12-14, organised by
WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lampur,
Malaysia: Digital Media Asia
2013. More details from gilles.
[email protected]
November
23,
organised
by
IPAMA:
Management
Information Systems. More
details at http://ipama.org
55
RIND Survey
Calendar
Visit www.pressinstitute.in
A journal of the Press Institute of India Research Institute for Newspaper Development
R.N.I.No.33715/80.Postal Registration No. TN/CC (S) Dn/203/012-14 licenced to
post without prepayment under WPP licence No. TN/PMG(CCR)/WPP-615/12-14
The Press Institute of India Research Institute for Newspaper Development
Second Main Road, Taramani CPT Campus, Chennai 600 113
Tele: 044-2254 2344 Telefax: 044-2254 2323
RIND Survey
Yes, digital publishing is here to stay
Director & Editor
Sashi Nair
[email protected]
Editorial Assistant
R. Suseela
[email protected]
Manager
N. Subramanian
[email protected]
Tablets might still be a niche market in India, but they are a rapidly growing and promising
new media channel for newspaper publishers. Digital publishing to tablets is another step
in the ongoing evolution of the media industry. This change forces publishers to define
an effective multi-channel publishing strategy, enabling them to effortlessly address any
channel and to monetise new channels such as tablets successfully. A special report by
Stefan Horst
RIND Survey
September 2013 | Volume 34 | Issue 9 | Rs 40
www.rindsurvey.com / www.pressinstitute.in
A Journal of the Press Institute of India - Research Institute for Newspaper Development
MODEL PLANT, OWNER’S PRIDE
>>> more
Dinamalar surges forward on the new media front
A 60-year-old newspaper has adapted and moved with the times, and moved quickly. Its
Web site attracts more than two million unique visitors and more than 190 million page
views a month; its iPhone, iPod and iPad applications have recorded a substantial number
of downloads and page views, with various apps being made available on the Android
platform as well. All run and managed by a small team that is highly focused on delivering
value to users as well as clients, and it has paid off well. Sashi Nair reports on the Dinamalar
new media success story
As you enter DB Corp’s press in Indore, you get the impression
of entering a world-class facility. Spick and span, complete with
the soothing green of new-mowed lawns and blooming roses
on one side. The four-tower KBA machine here produces
250000 of Dainik Bhaskar copies every night. By 4 am, the
copies are picked up by news agents for distribution.
 Mathrubhumi goes live on Atex
content system
 Cutting-edge technology in
northern Bavaria
 News UK increases reader
engagement
 ‘Change will never be this slow again’
 Flexible, open and able to grow
 QI Press Controls’ depth-detection
camera
 Elvis Dam goes mobile
 Automated controls from QuadTech
>>> more
Design & Layout
V. Anandha Kumar
Assistant Manager / Librarian
R. Geetha
[email protected]
Office Staff
B. Rajendran
Advertisement Tariff
Full Page:
B&W Colour PII-RIND does not take responsibility for
returning unsolicited material. It may not always
be possible to reply to senders of unsolicited
material. Opinions expressed in this publication
do not necessarily reflect the views of the editor
or publisher.
Every effort has been taken to assure that
the accuracy of information contained in this
publication is based on reliable sources. All
trade marks and trade names mentioned in this
magazine belong to their respective owners. In
case of error, editor/publisher shall not be liable
for any loss or prejudice caused to the reader.
The publisher reserves the copyright of the
materials published in the magazine. No part of
the articles or photographs can be reproduced
without the prior permission of the publisher.
All disputes will be subjected to the jurisdiction
of Chennai only.
Printed by V.B.S. Moni and published by Sashi Nair on behalf of
The Press Institute of India - Research Institute for Newspaper
Development, from RIND premises, Second Main Road, Taramani
CPT Campus, Chennai 600 113 and printed at Print Shop Private
Limited, 4/310 Gandhi Street, Kottivakkam, Old Mahabalipuram Road,
Chennai 600 096. Editor: Sashi Nair
5656
Rs. 6,000
Rs. 12,000
Half Page:
B&W Colour Rs. 3,000
Rs. 6,000
Overseas
Last date for receipt
of material
15th of every month
Material (images / pictures in
300 dpi and text in 600 dpi)
as a PDF file (created in CMYK),
can be sent to
[email protected]
or by CD to our address
Annual Subscription
Full Page : USD 450
Half Page : USD 250
India :
12 Issues Rs. 480
48 Issues Rs. 1,500
Mechanical Details
Page : 185 mm x 255 mm
Bleed : 210 mm x 280 mm
after trimming
Vertical half page :
93 mm x 255 mm
Horizontal half page :
185 mm x128 mm
Overseas :
USD 50
Please note that the cheque or
demand draft or at par cheque
payable in Chennai, for the
subscription amount should
be drawn in the name of Press
Institute of India ONLY and
NOT in the name of the magazine.
RIND Survey
September 2013