Print workflow · Advice and implementation
Which version is approved? Has the job reached the right RIP? These questions take time away from production. We connect orders, artwork checks, approvals and handovers into a traceable workflow. Advice, implementation and suitable software support less manual work and free up capacity.
Discuss your print workflowScope, priorities and price agreed before work begins.
What we handle
We examine processes with order handling, prepress and production staff. Where do people search for information or copy files? We create a plan with responsibilities, dependencies and a manageable first automation step.
Product, quantity, material and artwork must belong to the same order. We define system relationships and an authoritative file version. Linking check results to that version helps prevent outdated artwork being passed on unnoticed.
We design customer and internal approvals with clear roles and status changes. The workflow records the approved version and changes requiring renewed approval. Exceptions needing professional judgement follow an explicit decision path.
We examine how approved jobs can reach your RIP (Raster Image Processor) with suitable settings. Available interfaces, software versions and licences determine the approach. File assignment, target queues and permitted handovers are agreed and tested with your production team.
Where systems provide feedback, we combine acceptance, processing and errors in an overview. Transferring a file does not mean production is complete. Failed handovers and retries follow defined rules and responsibilities.
SaaS means Software as a Service: a hosted application accessed through a browser. We develop order, approval or status portals for your team or customers, connected to the agreed workflow. Operations, access and data storage are defined beforehand.
An example from everyday print business
A customer sends updated artwork after approval. Several versions sit in emails and folders. Production staff must ask which one they can use.
We connect artwork to its order, identify the new version and define renewed approval. Only the confirmed version, with its technical checks completed, may follow the agreed path to the intended RIP queue.
Your team sees version, approval and available handover status together. The aim is a clear decision chain, with unresolved cases visible for action.
How we work together
We review typical jobs, systems and handovers with the people who work with them every day.
We assess interfaces and define rules, approvals, scope, price and acceptance criteria for the first step.
We integrate the solution, test normal and exceptional cases and agree its introduction together.
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Preflight checks a file’s technical properties. The workflow also establishes the relevant order and version, who approves it and when handover is allowed. Both services complement each other. Existing checking tools can be used where their interfaces permit integration.
We assess your system, version and licences first. APIs, JDF/XJDF or hot folders may be options where supported. We establish available controls and status feedback before committing to an implementation.
No. We can begin with a focused process, such as customer approvals or a particular production handover. Existing systems and established practices inform the design. Experience from this first implementation helps determine which further steps would be useful.
We define roles, functions and integrations, then develop the agreed browser application. Hosting, permissions, backups, updates and support are explicitly agreed around your requirements and systems.
The next step
Show us a typical job. In a free initial check, we identify where workflow automation could reduce your team’s daily workload.
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