DD Purkayastha inaugurates the Wan-Ifra India 2016 Conference in Kolkata on 21 September
Magdoom Mohamed of Wan-Ifra welcomes the delegates. Total 400 delegates from 95 companies and 22 countries attended the conference
Team Manroland, which finalised a deal on automatic registration and cut-off control system with Lokmat Media
TechNova, the Indian partner of Agfa, highlighted the new generation Advantage N Essentials range of violet CTP systems, especially for the newspaper segment
Damian Staedeli of ABB said the company’s solutions concern mostly the bigger newspapers, such as Times and ABP. Therefore, he said, the interest in ABB systems is currently limited in India
During his talk, Ambi Parameshwaran of Brand-Building.com said newspapers would have to present themselves differently
During his speech, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, founder of Bandhan Bank, emphasised on micro finance and explained how he established a financial institution
During his speech, RP Lakshmivenkatraman of The Hindu said during implementation of the new publishing system, it was tough to satisfy the edit team as they come with a set mindset
(from left) Pradeep Unny of Amar Ujala and Pawan Tyagi of TPH. Amar Ujala has been a loyal customer of TPH for ages
Ashish Aron of 4C Plus. The company highlighted its Newswrap editorial system and CIO 365, its advertising and circulation managing solutions
Ravindra Gandhi (extreme right), the managing director of Wellprint, is an MBBS degree holder. Wellprint manufactures newspaper printing inks and offset printing inks, and deals in rollers, fountain solutions and washes
Newstech has recently sold two Mitsubishi web offset printing presses to Malayala Manorama
Poddar Global, the only company except newspaper publishers themselves, who import and sell newsprint in India, has warehouses in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Delhi and Guwahati
Hamburg, Germany-based ppi Media, an international workflow specialist for automated newspaper production and cross-media publishing, said the company is focusing on regional languages market in India. It has added Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Tamil to its portfolio
During his speech, Manfred Werfel of Wan-Ifra said newsprint production has grown 5% globally despite challenges
During his speech, Suresh Kuppusamy of Deccan Herald explained how they implemented print quality standardisation across multiple printing plants
Swapan Chaudhuri (standing) of New Hub Media is exploring the market for Claro, an image enhancement software
Manugraph highlighted its Ecoline and Smartline range of presses at the exhibition in the sidelines of the conference
Maniraju Bora of Trelleborg said the company is further strengthening its presence in India in order to meet the needs of the growing newspaper sector
Nandini Choudhury of DIC India, one of the few woman speakers at Wan-Ifra 2016, talked about how a newspaper can innovate with UV printing technology
Yashpal Bindra of Summit presented Liberty, an editorial content management solution
Team Ferag India said the company will announce some good news soon. Ferag is one of the prominent manufacturers of mailroom systems
Highlights from Wan-Ifra India 2016
Highlights from Wan-Ifra India 2016
The Wan-Ifra India 2016 Conference, the 24th edition of the annual event, took place in Kolkata on 21-22 September.
It was the first time the city hosted the event, which saw an attendance of 400 delegates from 95 companies and 22 countries. Rahul Kumar brings you some snapshots.
28 Sep 2016 | 6438 Views | By PrintWeek India