echnical Solutions LLC was founded in 2003 to deliver world class consulting, training, and research to newspapers in North America. It is a joint venture of the Newspaper Association of America and Ifra, a leading international association for newspapers and media publishing.

Technical Solutions' offers:
Consulting on all areas of newspaper production-from pressroom and packaging operations to operations benchmarking, content management systems, protocols for the dissemination of online news and advertising... and more.
Training programs, developed specifically for newspaper professionals, which can be customized as needed to satisfy a newspaper's unique operational requirements.
Research that focuses on specific issues of a newspaper client-production problems, introducing new products or gathering information for a decision-making process. Research results are proprietary to the funding organization.
 
 

Consulting Areas
Print Quality: reproduction, color management, process standardization, assessments, color profiling, SNAP, digital photography workflow, International Color Quality Club

Management: productivity analyses, cost analyses, process mapping and redesign, work measurement & metrics, disaster recovery planning, project management, construction planning & management, capital equipment acquisition, RFP development, newsroom process redesign, task analysis, service metrics

Publishing Systems: CtP selection & acceptance testing, systems design, XML applications, AdsML implementation, PDF workflow, PDF/X-3, Apple OS-X, Apple Scripting, E-commerce implementations, soft proofing

Press: Maintenance audits, acceptance testing, press printability testing, waste reduction strategies

Packaging: Preprint management strategies, product loading analyses, workflow analyses, productivity analysis, process design, maintenance audits

Vendors: Product applications development, applications analyses, sales development, market analyses, product testing

Human Resource Development
(Courses for New & Rising Managers)
"Solve that Problem!" A variety of courses to fill any experiential or knowledge gaps for production directors, new managers and managers moving up. See our training catalogue.

Skill-based Courses
On-site applications training, press training, courses in color theory, separation, judgment, and measurement. See our training catalogue.  

Research
Technical Solutions offers research that focuses on specific issues of a newspaper client - production problems, introducing new products or gathering information for a decision-making process. Research results are proprietary to the funding organization.

Research Areas include:
  • Proprietary
  • Industry
  • Surveys  

Training
Technical Solutions offers training programs, developed specifically for newspaper professionals, which can be customized as needed to satisfy a newspaper's unique operational requirements.

Training Areas include:
  • Newsroom Applications
  • Scripting
  • Press
  • Operations Management
  • Color Theory  

Consulting
Technical Solutions offers consulting on all areas of newspaper production - from pressroom to packaging operations to operations benchmarking, content management systems, protocols for dissemination of online news and advertising … and more.

Areas of Expertise include:
  • Print Quality
  • Management
  • Publishing Systems
  • Press
  • Packaging
  • Operations
  • Benchmarking
  • Vendors

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