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Prepress automation & integration

Automation that actually ships.

One engineer. 19 years in prepress. I support your AE and Cloudflow, build the integrations connecting them to your MIS, or lead your team on a fractional basis. Depending on what you need.

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19+ years prepress automation 50,000+ jobs/month through my workflows 200+ jobs/day · preflight-to-plate 14 facilities · HYBRID ↔ ERP 83% proof time reduction 75% fewer production errors
Three ways to engage. One engineer throughout.

What Print With Synergy does.

01

Support

Keep AE and Cloudflow running. Named engineer.

Support contracts for Esko AE and HYBRID Cloudflow — 25–50% below vendor renewal. SLAs in writing. You call, you get me.

  • P1 response: 1 hour
  • AE 12+ and Cloudflow 11+ covered
  • Your licenses. Our support.
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02

Build & Fix

One workflow. One integration. One emergency rescue.

AE Pilot tickets, Cloudflow workflow builds, JDF/JMF patches, web-to-print portals, and 4pm Friday rescues. Fixed-fee or hourly. Full source delivered.

  • AE Pilot tickets and Cloudflow workflows
  • Web-to-print portals and MIS bridges
  • Emergency rescue: response within 1 hour
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03

Lead

Senior automation leadership. Monthly. 30-day exit.

Embedded in your team — architecture, integration design, hands-on builds, code review, team mentoring. Proactive, not reactive.

  • Architecture, integration design, hands-on builds
  • Code review and standards enforcement
  • Team mentoring and knowledge transfer
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Open source

Everything on GitHub. AGPL-3.0+. No lock-in.

GitHub: printwithsynergy License: AGPL-3.0+
  • You get the source

    Custom dev on the PWS stack is delivered with full source code. No proprietary runtime, no vendor-locked config format.

  • You can fork it

    If PWS disappears tomorrow, you have the right to run it, fork it, and hire anyone you want to maintain it.

  • No software fees

    The PWS stack itself is zero-cost. You pay for implementation and support — not a per-seat license that grows with your headcount.

  • AGPL keeps it honest

    The license prevents future closed-sourcing. Anyone who distributes a modified version must release their changes. That includes me.

From the community

What prepress shops say about vendor support costs.

They charge what they can get away with. Negotiate aggressively.

on Esko maintenance pricing
veteran prepress manager

The maintenance contract comes up every year and is a sticking point with upper management.

on annual renewal treadmill
commercial printer

The purchase price of the licenses should cover support. Unfortunately it doesn't.

on hidden support costs
label converter
PWS Stack

Six open-source PDF tools. Five are AGPL-3.0+.

LintPDF, CompilePDF, CodexPDF, LensPDF, AssayPDF, ArtworkPDF — all on GitHub. The same tools I use in client engagements.

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