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Workflow integration that connects order to press
We use Enfocus Switch to connect your web-to-print storefront, MIS, prepress and finishing, so job data is entered once and jobs flow through without re-keying or manual handoffs.
// what's included
One connected flow, from order to dispatch
Order intake
Orders and artwork from storefronts, email and FTP captured and matched to the right job automatically.
MIS connection
Job data in from your MIS and status back out, using an API, XML or JDF depending on the system.
Prepress routing
Preflight, imposition and colour steps triggered by job data rather than by someone moving files.
Finishing outputs
Cut files, barcodes and job tickets generated alongside the print file.
Status and notifications
Customers and staff kept informed automatically, so nobody has to chase.
Built to be maintained
Flows that are documented and structured so your team can understand and adjust them.
// how it works
Built alongside live production
Map the data
We trace where each piece of job information comes from and where it needs to go.
Design the flows
We design the Switch flows and integrations around how you actually work.
Build and test
Everything is built and tested in parallel with live production, using real jobs.
Phased go-live
Routes go live one at a time, so there is never a risky big switchover.
// is this you?
Signs your systems are not talking
- 01The same job is typed into two or more systems
- 02Artwork is matched to jobs by hand
- 03The office walks out to the floor to find out where a job is
- 04Enfocus Switch is installed but only runs simple hot folders
- 05Invoices go out days after jobs ship
// questions
Straight answers
Do we need to replace our MIS or web-to-print system?
Usually not. Most of our work connects the systems you already have. Replacement only makes sense when a system genuinely cannot be connected, and we will tell you if that is the case.
We already have Switch flows. Can you take them over?
Yes. Our team holds the Enfocus Certified Switch Expert and Certified Flow Designer certifications. We review, document, fix and extend existing flows, including ones built by someone else.
Will integration disrupt production?
No. We build and test alongside live production and go live in phases, one route at a time.
Enter job data once.
Tell us which systems you use and where the handoffs hurt. We will be in touch within one working day.