Heidelberg's Print Media Academy is slowly turning into the knowledge centre for the printing industry and offset printing establishment across South & South East Asia. Few of the best minds from the printing services & related industry share their inputs and experience at their facility in Chennai [Tamil Nadu], while subject specific workshops & seminars are hosted across India to reach out to more people involved in printing services, prepress services & postpress services.

Print Media Academy's has completed more than 500 consultancy projects over 10 years of seminars, which is irrefutably proves the fact that investing in their services really pays dividends, and how! In 2010, Print Media Academy [Chennai] added to its offerings ‘ISO Certifications & Workshops' and new courses on ‘Print Production & Lean Printing' – this is besides many other courses which are being offered by the PMA through its workshops help across India.

The Indian economy is steadily growing and creating a positive impact on the printing and packaging industry. The industry [packaging, printing services, PrePress Service, postpress services etc] is gradually transforming from a skill-based to a knowledge-driven industry. Quality value-added printing and lean printing are increasingly in demand. Print Media Academy, India keeps a continual track of the challenges and demands Indian printers face, & develops training courses that help them overcome problems and stay profitable.

The current economic situation increases competitive pressures [and thereby the ability of companies to maintain profit margins] in the Printing Services and related industries. That's why, as well as the right equipment, you also need the appropriate business model - one for prepress services will not vastly differ from the one in postpress services but those key alterations make all the difference - and relevant know-how to operate successfully and competitively. With its practice-oriented seminars and customized consultancy, the Print Media Academy ensures a foundation for a successful future.

Taking a sneak preview of few of the services being offered, we come up with this: Prepress Services Workflow & Standardization: This course will help the prepress services specialist to learn how to handle the files from customer till reproduction with utmost precision and repeatability. Key content includes: fundamentals of prepress services, Image Resolution, PDF Basic, Preflight, Digital Imposition etc.

Press Services Adjustment & Standardization: Most presses would perform much better if they are adjusted optimally. The engineering principle - "Only what we can measure, can be controlled" applies to press operations as well. The knowledge of process control and its implementation will lead to better quality, less wastage, more effective and efficient press operation & subsequently more profit.

Postpress Services- Industrial Binding & Print Finishing: Postpress finishing is what gives the print product its final form. This course explains exactly what is involved in the finishing process and the technical and quality related aspects to be taken into account. The course focuses on cutting, folding, saddle stitching and adhesive binding.