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Industry solution / Creative & Media

Turn a print brief into a workable press schedule

A customer’s artwork does not answer the questions about finished size, stock, run length and delivery. Sektura keeps the agreed order details with paper availability, machine planning and the manual approval step so the workshop can see what is ready and what is still open.

Pricing & getting started
Industry photograph: Print Shop
Photograph · Geri Sakti · Image credits

  1. A complete job brief

    Product, size, colours, stock, quantity, finishing and requested date can be recorded before the job reaches the pressroom.

  2. Capacity in context

    Paper stock and the production schedule help the team compare the run with material and machine time; people still confirm feasibility.

  3. A visible handover

    Order stages and a human print approval are recorded. Dispatch details can be entered without implying a carrier has been booked.

How Sektura helps with everyday work

Example: concert flyers needed by Friday

Fictional shop-floor example: a promoter wants 2,000 double-sided flyers by Friday. Artwork came by email, but the stock choice and final approval are missing.

  1. Resolve the specification

    Sales records the finished size, print run, colours and paper weight and asks the customer to confirm the stock.

  2. Review before scheduling

    Prepress inspects the actual artwork outside the metadata warning step; the team checks available sheets and a plausible press slot.

  3. Release only when agreed

    An authorised colleague records manual approval, hands the job to production and notes collection or shipping arrangements.

The promoter gets a clear update on what is settled. The desk has not inspected the file bytes or printed the flyers by itself.

Getting started is simple

How it works

  1. Create sample stock

    Set up a fictional flyer product and a paper item with a realistic sheet count.

  2. Enter a test job

    Specify size, quantity, colours, paper, finishing and requested delivery date.

  3. Walk through the handoff

    Check stock and schedule, read the order-data warnings and only simulate approval after a separate artwork review.

Questions before you start

Does preflight automatically validate a PDF file?
No. The current action produces warnings from order metadata and leaves file checking pending; it does not read artwork content. Your prepress operator must review the supplied file.
Does dispatch book a courier or calculate its tariff?
No. The desk holds shipment details; labels, rates and an actual booking require a separately confirmed service or process.

Agree the proof standard

Customer sign-off, colour expectations, tolerances and delivery terms should be made explicit for the particular job.

No credit card is needed to start your trial.

Try a sample flyer job from brief to schedule

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Industry solution

Print shops and digital printers

  • print shop
  • digital printer
  • copy shop

Editorial workflow draft — not a product screenshot.

Prepare a flyer print run

A customer supplies a flyer file, but paper stock and quantity are still undecided.

  1. Confirm format and quantity with the customer.

  2. Check paper stock for the agreed run.

  3. Reserve machine time for the print job.

The job records paper, quantity and a planned production slot.

Print Shop · Actual product view with saved fictional example data.
Druckprodukte · Actual product view with saved fictional example data. Interface language: German.
01

Print Job Calculator

Price per edition, format, paper type, colour and finishing (varnish, lamination)

02

Machine Scheduling Workflow

Visually plan press setup times and production order, identify bottlenecks

03

Paper Stock & Reorder Alert

Track paper, ink and substrate consumption with automatic reorder suggestions

04

ISO 12647 Colour Profile Management

Manage colour profiles per printing process and create print approval protocol for clients

05

Edition Price Curve Analysis

Break-even analysis per edition — price recommendation and profit margin at the push of a button

Less paperwork

Standard features included

These features are included in every sektura solution.

01

Customers

Customer records with full project history for all PrintShopDesk jobs and relevant contact and location information.

02

Invoices

Invoices for PrintShopDesk services under local law. Automatic numbering, PDF export and dunning management.

03

Appointments

Appointments for PrintShopDesk deployments with GPS address, staff assignment and automatic email reminders.

04

Documents

All PrintShopDesk documents managed centrally: plans, protocols, warranties, certificates and manufacturer documentation.

05

Projects

PrintShopDesk jobs with industry-specific fields, status tracking and automatic cost calculation.

06

Reports & KPIs

Reports for PrintShopDesk: revenue by service type, utilisation, averages and profitability per job.

07

Feature voting

Vote on new PrintShopDesk features. Which functions matter most? Your vote counts in product development.

Getting started is simple

How it works

  1. 01

    Set up print products, paper types and prices

  2. 02

    Configure print job calculator and enter initial data

  3. 03

    Configure machine scheduling workflow and enter initial data

  4. 04

    Configure paper stock & reorder alert and enter initial data

  5. 05

    Create the first invoice or quote and test the workflow

Switching from existing systems

Before you switch, we check which data we can transfer from your existing system.

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30

days free trial

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Billing cycle

Monthly industry price

€79.00/ month

Net price · add-ons separate

This transaction is exempt from VAT under section 19(1) of the German VAT Act (UStG).

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13 add-ons · available separately as needed +

Add-ons are billed separately in EUR. Displayed prices reflect your selected country and billing cycle.

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