Developments in Newspaper Printing

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Although there has been an overall increase in the circulation of newspapers around the world over the past few years, in western countries they're facing tough competition. The advent of free, up-to-the-minute news through the internet and 24-hour television stations has put newspapers in a vulnerable position. The industry has responded with new compact formats, more use of colour inks and increased regionalisation and zoning of papers. But what technologies and trends are going to shape the future of newspaper printing?
This new study investigates the latest developments, including:

• An overview of the key trends and drivers affecting the industry
• Advances in inks and paper that could address environmental and economic concerns
• What suppliers and printers are doing and how this could influence the marketplace

Contents

Executive summary

Introduction

• Scope
• Definitions

Newspaper printing: an overview

• Key drivers and trends
• Newspaper publishing trends
  • Circulation trends
  • Free newspapers
  • International growth
  • Negative implications for newspaper printing
• Commercial vs newspaper printing
• Impact of the internet
• The move from broadsheet
• End of mass media
• Environmental issues
• Cutting-edge technologies
  • Digital print
  • Waterless offset litho
  • Bigger newsprint rolls
  • Hybrid inks
  • Energy cured inks
  • Increased use of heatset
  • Innovative cleaning systems

Newspaper printing processes

• Offset lithography - overview
• Waterless offset litho
• Flexography
• The mechanics of newspaper printing
• Maintaining web tension
• Blanket technology
• Printing in colour
• Improving colour on newsprint
• Registration

Newsprint

Newspaper printing inks

• Offset litho
  • Soy inks
  • Transferring the ink to the paper
• Waterless litho inks
• UV inks and energy curing
• Flexographic inks

Pre press

• Computerisation and integration
• Screening
  • Screen angles
• Platemaking for offset litho: overview
  • Processless plates
    • Thermal ablation
    • Thermal coalescence
    • On-press development
  • Processless violet plates
  • Platemaking for waterless litho
  • Mounting litho plates
• Platemaking for flexographic plates
• Colour management
• Proofing

Postpress

• Heating
• Folders
• Grabbers
• Inserting
• Bundling

Company activity

• Newsprint
• Prepress
• Ink manufacturers
• Printers