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JANUARY
Sheetfed Progress
Taking
advantage of offset options to fight
blurring production boundaries
UV Growth
How printers
are approaching the potential of
Ultra Violet
Technology Report
Specific
press advances driving the speed
and accuracy of sheetfed
Editorial Closing: December 6
Ad Closing: December 6
Ad Material Due: December 14
FEBRUARY
Macworld
An in-depth look at print-
ing's operating system and file format
Monitor-based Proofing
Advances
in proofing,what is practical and how
to integrate it
Technology Report
Software
under $5,000 that can change your
business
Editorial Closing: January 10
Ad Closing: January 16
Ad Material Due: January 18
MARCH
JDF
The current and future states of
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Automation Checklist
Strategies
for companies that want to automate
beyond CIP4
Technology Report
New
technology working together from
different manufacturers
Editorial Closing: February 7
Ad Closing: February 10
Ad Material Due: February 15
Environmental Printing
Awards Supplement
PrintAction
is producing a standalone
publication featuring the 2006 EPA
award winners and environmentally
strong content as well as coverage
of the February 8th ceremony with
keynote speaker David Suzuki.
Editorial Closing: February 7
Ad Closing: February 10
Ad Material Due: February 15
APRIL
CTP in Canada
Marketplace data
about CTP installation,plate usage,line
screen averages,stochastic printing and
JDF-enabled software.
Technology Report
The rise
of process-less and chemistry-free
printing plates
Editorial Closing: March 7
Ad Closing: March 13
Ad Material Due: March 15
MAY
The Digital Production Engine
What advances in colour and
application are suitable for commercial
printers
Unified Workflow
How software
and hardware can tie together offset
and digital processes
Technology Report
The latest
digital production engine technology
Editorial Closing: April 4
Ad Closing: April 7
Ad Material Due: April 12
JUNE
Ink and Paper
Utilizing the
most important relationship in the
pressroom
Colour Management
Spectral
and density measurement,and which
standards work
Technology Report
The latest
colour management tools to drive
more effective workflow
Editorial Closing: May 2
Ad Closing: May 8
Ad Material Due: May 11
JULY
PA50
Canada's 50 Most Influential
People in Graphic Communications
Technology Report
The 25 most
important graphic communications
technologies in 2006,determined by
a PrintAction reader poll
Editorial Closing: June 6
Ad Closing: June 12
Ad Material Due: June 15
AUGUST
Digitizing the Bindery
How
printers are using postpress technology
to drive out cost
Digital Finishing
Making digital
finishing work for a range of
commercial applications
Technology Report
Graph Expo
2006 technology preview
Editorial Closing: July 4
Ad Closing: July 11
Ad Material Due: July 13
SEPTEMBER
Inkjet
The real-world of industrial
inkjet for commercial printers
Premier Print Awards
Canadian
Benny winners and their technology
and techniques
Technology Report
New
technology for sign printing from
SGIA 2006
Editorial Closing: August 8
Ad Closing: August 14
Ad Material Due: August 17
OCTOBER
Packaging
How a commercial
printer can bridge the packaging divide
RFID
Why a commercial printer
can take advantage of RFID
Technology Report
New
technology helping commercial
printers move into packaging
Editorial Closing: September 5
Ad Closing: September 11
Ad Material Due: September 14
NOVEMBER
Graph Expo Review
An on-the-
floor measurement of how the printing
industry looks
Print World Preview
A Canadian
view of the current state of printing
technology
Technology Report
New
technology to come out of
Graph Expo
Editorial Closing: October 3
Ad Closing: October 10
Ad Material Due: October 12
DECEMBER
The Year in Review
Annual look
at what the most important stories of
2005 mean for the industry
The Year Ahead
What strategies
are reshaping the printing industry
Technology Report
Twenty
technologies every printer must at
least investigate in the NewYear
Editorial Closing: November 7
Ad Closing: November 14
Ad Material Due: November 16
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
Authoritative columnists with extensive industry experience provide industry information
on management and production topics in every issue, along with crucial news and
feature articles designed to keep printers up-to-date with the fast-changing world of
print production.
