From approved artwork to the dispatched pallet, each reel and cylinder stays on record.
Manage artwork revisions, contract proofs, gravure cylinders and flexo plates, ink batches, film reels, press runs, slitting and dispatch for industrial printing. Every job carries its signed colour standard, the tooling that printed it and the metres it spoiled. Repeat orders reopen the same specification, so the next run begins from the last good one instead of from a swatch book.
- Colour standards, cylinder and plate lists and job specifications entered from your existing files
- Jobs still on press, substrate reels in the store and artwork files moved over
- If a screen or rule needs changing after go-live, ask GullySystem and our team does it
Industrial Printing Company Management Software holds artwork approval, tooling, ink batches, substrate reels, press runs and slitting together. Each job keeps its colour standard, the cylinders or plates used, make-ready waste and the rolls dispatched. A repeat order then starts from a proven record, not from a sample card.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Enquiry and artwork
A brand owner sends artwork and a quantity in metres or impressions. Prepress preflights the PDF, logs the revision and sends a contract proof.
- 2
Estimate
Reel width, repeat length, colour count, substrate, laminating and expected make-ready build the price, and every revision of it is kept.
- 3
Tooling and ink
Once the proof is signed, plates or cylinders are made and registered. The ink kitchen mixes to the Pantone reference and records the batch.
- 4
Press run
The operator loads a numbered reel, runs make-ready and prints. Good metres, waste and viscosity checks on the Zahn cup are noted through the shift.
- 5
Finishing
Reels move on to laminating, slitting or die cutting. Each finished roll receives a number, a core size, a weight and a metre count.
- 6
Dispatch and repeat
Rolls are packed with a spectro report and packing list. The job is stored so the next order reopens the same cylinders and ink recipe.
What is inside.
Every module can be switched on, left out or changed to match how your team already works.
The business modules it is built from.
Each one is also available on its own, or inside a system built for you.
- Quote & Proposal Management
Estimates are priced from web width, repeat length, colour count and lamination, and each revised figure stays beside the earlier one.
- Document Management
Artwork files, contract proofs and the customer’s signed approval are filed with their revision, so cylinders are engraved only from the approved version.
- Work Order Management
Each press run is recorded against the job with reel in, make-ready metres, good metres and the operator who ran the shift.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
Ink mixes and finished roll numbers are tracked as lots, so a complaint on one pallet leads back to its ink batch and reel.
- Stock Tracking and Alerts
BOPP, foil and board are tracked by reel, width and micron gauge, and a low-stock alert appears before a regular substrate runs out.
- Job Work Management
Printed reels sent out for lamination or cold seal coating are logged with metres sent and returned, and any loss shows on the job.
- Production Planning
Jobs are placed on each press by colour sequence, web width and due date, so ink changeovers and washes are grouped.
- Quality Control
Spectro reports are attached to each pallet, and any complaint is logged against the roll number that was shipped.
How we would put it in.
Setup, data migration, integrations and anything built on top.
One system, each person sees their part.
For prepress
Preflight artwork, record revisions, send proofs and release tooling only after the signed approval is on file.
For press operators
See the reel, ink and L*a*b* colour reference for the job. Record make-ready, good metres and waste from the press side.
For the ink kitchen
Mix to the job’s colour reference, log viscosity and batch, and see what remains in pails for the next run.
For the planner
Sequence runs by colour and web width, and watch cylinders due for rechroming before they are booked.
For owners and sales
Read job margin after real spoilage, open quotations and pallets awaiting dispatch.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Waste metres by press, cause and job
- Impressions run per cylinder against rechroming limit
- Ink kilograms consumed per job against estimate
- Reel stock by lot, width and micron gauge
- Open jobs by press and due date
- Repeat orders with their last spectro report
- Complaints by roll number and brand owner
Who this is built for.
- Flexographic and gravure printers of BOPP, PET, foil and laminate
- Label and shrink sleeve printers working in rolls
- Folding carton and board printers with offset or digital lines
- Printers of snack pouches and wrapping for food and consumer brands
- Wide-format and industrial digital print shops serving brand owners
When it is not the right choice.
- A small copy and jobbing shop with no tooling and few reels will find Printing Press Management Software closer.
- A converter whose main output is bags, pouches or boxes rather than printed web should look at Plastic Packaging Manufacturer Management Software.
Adapted to your business before it goes live.
You are not handed a login and left to it. The product is set up around your records, your people and the tools you already use.
Works alongside
- SMS
- Colour measurement export
- Accounting export
Questions owners ask before a demo.
Does it handle reel-fed and sheet-fed work?
Yes. A reel job counts metres and finished rolls. A sheet job counts sheets and impressions. Both can sit under one brand owner’s account.
Can we track how often a cylinder has run?
Yes. Each press run adds its impressions to the cylinder or plate record, and a limit you set raises a warning before the next booking.
How is a colour standard stored?
The Pantone reference and its measured L*a*b* values are saved against the job. Later runs are checked against the same figures, and tolerances are set with your quality staff.
Can artwork revisions be controlled?
Yes. Each file is held with its revision, the contract proof sent and the approval received. Tooling cannot be released until an approved revision is on record.
Does job cost include the real waste?
Yes. Make-ready metres and running waste are recorded by cause on every run, so job cost uses the film that was actually spoiled, not a flat allowance.
Can outside lamination be tracked?
Yes. Reels sent for lamination or coating are logged out with metres, and the quantity returned and the loss are posted when the reel comes back.
Can the planner group jobs by colour?
Yes. The press schedule shows each job’s colours, web width and due date, so the sequence can cut washes and ink changeovers.
Can we move open orders and reel stock?
Yes. We import your job list, artwork records and reel stock from spreadsheets, and the press floor compares a sample against the reels on the rack before go-live.
What happens when a brand complains about a roll?
The complaint is opened against the roll number. It leads back to the press run, ink batch, reel lot and spectro report that went with that pallet.
Who sets up and supports it?
GullySystem staff set up the press list, tooling and job types. Changes after launch are requested from the same team and quoted when they are large.
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