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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.

19+ years prepress automation50,000+ jobs/month through my workflows200+ jobs/day · preflight-to-plate14 facilities · HYBRID ↔ ERP83% proof time reduction75% 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.
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
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
Self-hosted

Everything available to run. No lock-in.

  • You get the source

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

  • Maintain it independently

    If PWS disappears tomorrow, you have the right to run 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.

  • Source-delivered

    Custom dev is delivered with full source code. You can maintain it, extend it, or hire anyone you want to work on it.

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
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PWS Stack

Eight tools. Built for prepress.

Lint, Codex, Lens, Assay, Atlas, Trove, Collate, Compile — the same tools I use in client engagements, built to augment the stack you already run.

Ready to start?

Email me what you’re dealing with. No deck, no obligation.

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