Services / Custom Development / VDP Pipelines
Data to 1-bit TIFF or LEN — without the manual steps in between.
VDP pipelines that run end-to-end: data ingest from Airtable, CSV, or JSON → templated PDF → imposition → 1-bit TIFF or LEN ready for your platesetter or digital press. Regulatory copy validation included for food and pharma label work.
Pipeline stages
End-to-end scope.
01
Data ingest
- Airtable, CSV, JSON, XML source formats
- Validation rules: required fields, character limits, regulatory copy
- Approval gate before PDF generation
- Delta processing for reorders (only changed records regenerate)
02
PDF generation
- Template-driven PDF via CompilePDF or third-party VDP engine
- Font handling: embed, subset, compliance
- ICC color management: profile assignment and conversion
- Overprint verification (white ink, knockout, trap zones)
- Barcode generation: GS1, QR, DataMatrix, ITF
03
Imposition & output
- Step-and-repeat imposition driven by job data
- Gang-up and nesting for substrate efficiency
- Bleed, safety zone, and dieline mask application
- 1-bit TIFF or LEN output for direct-to-plate or digital press
- Output to AE or Cloudflow hot folder for RIP dispatch
04
Compliance & audit
- Regulatory copy validation: food labeling, pharma, FDA
- Mandatory field presence checks before plate output
- Audit trail: record-level PDFs archived with source data
- Version control for template and data changes
Tell me about your data sources and output targets.
30-minute technical call. Fixed-fee scope follows. No obligation.