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EyeC Workflow Integration

Whether text, graphics, Braille, or code: Connected via the EyeC Workflow Integration, the Proofiler Graphic checks your prepress files against a previously approved template.

Any deviations are identified and automatically adjusted or displayed to the operator as required. This modern system not only increases security and quality, but also printing efficiency. At the same time, you save time and money, and improve customer satisfaction.

What is the EyeC Workflow Integration?

The EyeC Workflow Integration provides a modern inline inspection solution for multiple automated quality checks during prepress. It integrates EyeC’s industry-leading Proofiler Graphic into existing workflows to create a combined, standardised, and automated quality control process. This enables comparisons of prepress files with the customer’s approved documents, with step-and-repeat files, or with different versions of a file.

Once connected, the programme automatically triggers inspection procedures by retrieving job data, files, and inspection parameters from your workflow system and comparing them with the prepress file.

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Overview of the advantages of the EyeC Workflow Integration

  • noticeable improvement in print quality
  • control of all files possible
  • easy integration into existing processes
  • customisable to your own workflow
  • fully or semi-automatic checks
  • easy to operate
  • clear inspection reports
  • no interruptions to the workflow
  • significant reduction of rejects
  • minimisation of costs due to reprints
  • diminution in time consumption
  • faster delivery to the customer
  • prevention of complaints
  • improvement in customer satisfaction

Improve print quality with the EyeC Workflow Integration

In order to meet the high demands of your customers, consistently high print quality is essential – and this requires regular checks. Manual checks can usually only be carried out on a random basis, which increases the likelihood of misprints. 

With an automated quality inspection system such as EyeC Workflow Integration, even large jobs can be monitored continuously, for each file and at multiple points in the prepress process as required. Problems are recognised and reported immediately, and premature or unnecessary work steps are prevented. This significantly reduces the error rate and thus improves print quality.

How does the EyeC Workflow Integration work?

Specially developed for workflow systems such as the Automation Engine from Esko, EyeC Workflow Integration can be seamlessly unified into them. This means that quality checks are carried out in real time and existing work processes do not have to be disrupted or interrupted. Compared to manual checks, this leads to greater efficiency and guarantees flawless results, especially for large print jobs.

Flexibly adapt the EyeC Workflow Integration to any workflow

The requirements for a quality inspection system can vary depending on the order and workflow. It therefore makes sense to use a customisable programme. The EyeC Workflow Integration allows you several setting variants. For example, you can decide on the number of checking processes, and at which point in the pre-press stage the files should run through them.

The degree of automation can also be changed. In addition to the fully automatic inspection process, in which the software automatically compares and approves, there is also the semi-automatic process, in which deviations must be manually approved in the EyeC Proofiler Graphic. This allows you to ensure, for example, that all necessary changes are made and that nothing is inadvertently adjusted.

FAQ

Yes, the system is designed to integrate not only with mainstream workflow engines, but also with more customised environments. As long as the workflow can provide the required job data and prepress files, the EyeC solution can be adapted. Many printers use bespoke scripts, legacy systems, or mixed environments – the integration can accommodate these with tailored configuration rather than requiring a full workflow overhaul.
After initial configuration, operator involvement is minimal. The system automatically launches inspections, evaluates results, and only notifies staff when human decision-making is genuinely required (e.g., approval of intended deviations or verification of flagged differences). This allows operators to focus on exceptions rather than routine control tasks.
In practice, no. The inspections run in parallel with your workflow processes and are triggered automatically without interrupting file handling or plate preparation. Large print jobs often benefit the most, as the system prevents bottlenecks caused by manual checks or re-runs due to unnoticed prepress errors
Absolutely. Many printers choose a hybrid setup: fully automated inspections for standard jobs, and semi-automatic approval for critical or highly regulated artworks. The system supports job-specific rules, meaning you can decide – per customer, product category, or file type – which level of automation should apply.
Beyond identifying mismatches between prepress files and approved artwork, the integration improves documentation quality and traceability. Each inspection creates a clear, auditable report that can be shared with clients or kept for compliance. This transparency often strengthens customer trust, resolves disputes more quickly, and helps demonstrate continuous quality assurance.