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Welcome to the pages for magazine production & technology issues.

Who are the Production & Technology committee?

The Production & Technology committee is the PPA steering committee on issues of magazine production, including digital, print and paper. The committee exists to promote and provide information on relevant areas for magazine production personnel. It aims to develop and raise standards, educate and resolve problems in a collaborative and co-operative manner.

The Production & Technology committee is made up of production directors/managers, and its chairmen is Andrew Watley, group production director at Wilmington Media.

The Pass4press committee is a subgroup of the Production & Technology committee and is chaired by The Condé Nast Publications' Jonathan Moore. The PPA Pass4Press committee exists to develop the pass4press initiative and best practice for the digital transmission of material within the magazine production process. It also acts as a forum to allow publishing production personnel and supplier companies to collaborate to raise the standards, educate and resolve problems.

Committee achievements

The committee directs and advises on PPA's Magazine Production event - a one day conference and evening awards ceremony. A highly successful seminar, on the changing role of magazine production was held at Magazines & Business Media 2007 in May.

Training is a key area for the committee, with the development of the PPA certificate in Production Management.

The Pass4press committee launched version 8 of its best practice guidelines for the digital workflow in November 2007. Pic4press version 3 was lauched in May 2007.

Production & Technology committee priorities for 2008:

To continue to increase awareness of environmental issues by:
Continuing to work with and support the PPA Environment committee to enable publishers to purchase on an environmentally informed basis.

Continue work to assess the magazine industry’s carbon footprint in order to develop advice to work towards reducing its carbon footprint.

Assist with WRAP study into use of recycled paper

To continue to review the environmental impact of covermounts and polywrap. To continue to encourage members to adopt the use of oxo/hydro-biodegradable plastic film.

Drive towards universal use of credible certification standards and agree position with paper manufacturers.

Determine the best approach to encourage the highest possible environmental standards in the printing industry

Support FAEP in its environmental activities

Continue the Magazine production conference and awards.

To build and maintain best practice guidelines for the digital workflow in collaboration with other interest groups. Ensure guidelines are updated to reflect developing technologies. To develop common standards for automated integrated systems by further developing:
• pass4press main specifications
• pic4press guidelines
• proofing guidelines, including soft proofing
• Marketing of the pass4press/pic4press guidelines though the website/conference seminars/workshops/training

To investigate the role of production teams within the integration of both printed and digital media.

To further dialogue with key suppliers by organising informal networking-sessions to be held at the end of the working day.

To ensure that publishers are kept updated on key paper related issues, through sharing information, best practices and guidance.

To continue to support and develop the certificate in production management to ensure that it reflects the changing responsibilities of magazine production. To undertake an annual review (September) of the certificate with PTC.

Ensure that publishers are regularly informed on the changes and major developments surrounding magazine distribution systems and postal issues. (at least twice yearly)

PPA has undertaken a number of activities designed to improve the processes of magazine production. These include:

Digital production standards - pass4press

Digital guide

Digital glossary

Production customs

Paper