WAN-IFRA has carried out quality certification ISO 12647-3 since 2005. The performed quality analysis is primarily based on worldwide accepted standards for newspaper production.
Newspaper printing companies can use this certification to guarantee their customers that they print high quality consistently and in accordance with the relevant international standards in the newspaper industry. The Certification assures the readers and advertisers that the printed newspaper has been produced by the best possible technical processes.
The objective of the certification is to optimise the reproduction processes at the prepress and press of a newspaper printing company. To obtain the certification, the printer has prove that they can print consistently high quality over a period of 6 months. In addition to the printing tests, an on-site audit is carried out by a WAN-IFRA consultant to check the quality assurance mechanism.
It is possible to obtain certification for all 3 technical categories
Category 1: Cold-set offset on newsprint
Category 2: heatset-offset (or UV) on newsprint
Category 3: heatset-offset (or UV) on SC or LWC paper
Significance of WAN-IFRA ISO 12647-3 Certification?
- Onsite process audit and visit with advisory report on the changes needed / areas of weakness in the process.
- Internationally acclaimed ISO 12647-3 certification from WAN-IFRA, the industry association.
- Being a standardisation association, the expertise from hundreds of print site audits and consultation puts us unique from the crowd.
- Successfully certified company will be honoured on the stage of World Printer Summit, an annual event in Europe.
- Each publication and print site that completes a successful certification or renewal (after 2 year) will add two star each time to get into WAN-IFRA’s prestigious Elite star and Millennium Club .
- Transparency in approach and compliance to European Union GDPR regulation on information privacy.
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