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The real cost of not Automating in print

Automation in print isn’t simply a technology project; it’s a strategic decision that shapes how you compete and grow.

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Sep 30, 2025

Efficient artwork onboarding starts with smart upload portals

From labels to tradeshow graphics: how artwork submission portals transform customer experience and downstream automation In the print and packaging world, onboarding new jobs efficiently can make or ...

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Aug 5, 2025

The whole picture: The importance of data and business intelligence

Imagine trying to complete a jigsaw puzzle with half the pieces missing. You might have a rough idea of what you are trying to create, but you’ll never be able to see the full picture. Running a print business without proper data and business intelligence can pose the same difficulty. Without real-time insights into costs, efficiency, and performance at every stage of production, decision-making becomes little more than guesswork, and guesswork in business is a costly gamble. So, here’s how to e

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Jun 30, 2025

How to take the hassle out of job onboarding

Let’s face it, job onboarding in print can be a bit of a nightmare. Files coming in from every direction, orders getting held up, and quality checks adding extra headaches. Sound familiar? The good news is, it doesn’t have to be this chaotic. Enter, portals. What is a portal? It’s an online platform that gives customers a central spot to order and manage their print jobs meaning no more back and forth email chains or calls chasing quotes. Just log in, pick a template, enter your info, and you’re

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May 15, 2025

How Connected Automation can transform print businesses

What is Connected Automation? Connected automation integrates software, processes, and data across a business, eliminating inefficiencies and improving decision-making. It relies on: Connectivity : Enables seamless interaction between different software applications. Automation : Triggered processes that reduce manual intervention. By implementing connected automation, print businesses can, consolidate data, eliminate repetitive tasks and double data entry and improve integration with customers,

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May 11, 2025

The Print Report Podcast 'Prepress and PDF Standards with Dietrich von Seggern'

On this episode of The Print Report , Deborah Corn and Pat McGrew are joined by our CEO Dietrich von Seggern to discuss the critical role of prepress and PDF standards in the print industry, trends in print automation, and the evolving needs of the industry.

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Sep 12, 2024

David van Driessche

The Efficiency Sweet Spot: Embracing Connected Automation Without Compromising Human Expertise

I'm better than this … machine! Hands if you have said this more than once over the last week. In all the projects we undertake, we aim to attain Connected Automation. More specifically, we try to replace tasks that demand strenuous human effort with Connected Automation. This is seldom challenged when we’re looking for a workaround for routine and straightforward tasks. Humans aren't particularly thrilled about sending individual confirmation emails for each and every incoming order. We gladly

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Sep 14, 2023

Christian Blaise

Machine Learning with Enfocus Switch

The Challenge: Improving proofing Processes One of our loyal historical clients asked us if we could improve his proofing process. Indeed, it processes a lot of files in its control and proofing workflow and, in many cases, the files contain technical inks such as die-cut, varnish, etc. These inks are obviously using spot colors and, therefore, when the proofs are printed, it is, therefore, necessary to also measure these inks in the control strips in order to ensure the compliance of the docume

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Aug 1, 2023

Top 5 misconceptions about Connected Automation in Large Format Printing – DEBUNKED

Between skilled labor leaving the industry and mixed signals about economic recovery, Connected Automation will be a crucial asset for the Large Format printing industry to explore. The press agrees, and so does Fespa Belgium. In 2022, several news outlets published on Connected Automation in Large Format printing stating that the perceived future involved incorporating this into the printing industry. After the pandemic, the printing industry struggled to find and keep workers on board. Automat

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May 17, 2023

Tom Peire on Inkish TV: Implementation is the Missing Link in Print Automation

Four Pees was at Printing United 2022. Morten Reitoft of Inkish TV interviewed CEO Tom Peire. They discussed how implementation is now the biggest success factor in efficient automation rollouts. Read an excerpt of the interview below.

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Oct 24, 2022

Four Pees Café – ZePrA 10, What’s new?

Ready to bring some color to your world? ColorLogic will soon release ZePrA 10 with various new features to elevate ZePrA to the next level. The most important new features of ZePrA 10 are the improve...

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Jul 5, 2022

Four Pees Café - Test your Switch workflows in seconds, with Buggy!

Four Pees, has recently released its “Buggy” app on the Enfocus Appstore. The main goal? To reduce the amount of testing time for Switch workflow creators. This app is part of a series of apps that Four Pees has been creating over the past couple of months for the Enfocus Appstore to help enhance the various possibilities in Enfocus Switch, based on feedback from Switch customers and their own experiences with flow design in projects done with customers. Want to discover how Buggy works and how

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Jun 27, 2022

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