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Modular print ERP & estimation software

Impress MIS is modular — choose the modules you need and grow from manual estimating to full operations control. Streamline workflows, reduce wastage, automate repetitive tasks, and improve margins across labels, flexibles, and packaging.

Industrial printing press with ink rollers in a commercial print plant
Corrugated cardboard boxes stacked in a packaging warehouse
Corrugated
Printed stand-up pouches and flexible packaging samples
Flexibles
  • 60+

    Ranked solutions per job

  • 1-click

    Flexo vs Gravure vs Digital

  • Single click

    Multi-quantity estimates

  • QR-ready

    Production job cards

Built for converters

Precise estimates in a few clicks

For rectangular or irregular shaped products produced with any printing technology, Impress delivers accurate estimates fast. The platform speaks the language of labels and flexible packaging — coil width, cut-off, cylinder sizes, composite GSM, unwinding direction, and inline flexo operations are native to the system.

Product suite

Three products that cover most converter needs

Impress MIS software is modular — users choose modules as they scale. Start with estimating, add costing alongside your existing inventory system, or deploy the full MIS platform.

  • Impress Estimate

    Start here

    The right entry point for companies still estimating manually. Covers the modules you need to convert enquiries into job orders — fast quotes without spreadsheet risk.

    • Plan & estimation in one click
    • Enquiry to job order workflow
    • Quotation & job card generation
  • Impress Costing

    Integrate & cost

    Built for teams comfortable with an existing inventory management system. Integrate Impress Costing to pull inventory data and cover the full path from new enquiry through job costing.

    • Connects to your existing IMS
    • Enquiry through job costing
    • Real consumption vs estimate
  • Impress MIS

    Full platform

    The holistic Impress solution streamlines operations, reduces wastage, automates repetitive tasks, and increases bottom-line visibility across sales, production, inventory, and finance.

    • All modules included
    • Shop floor to invoicing
    • Operations & profitability dashboards

Platform modules

End-to-end modules for print & packaging operations

Pick modules à la carte or deploy the full stack. Each module connects enquiry, planning, production, inventory, and finance without re-entering data.

  • Plan & Estimation

    Plans and estimates in a single click using technical and cost parameters — no need for a deeply technical user to generate accurate quotes.

  • Sales Order

    Create sales orders from existing products and new inquiries to avoid re-entering data. Upload customer purchase orders directly.

  • Quotation & Job Card

    Generate quotations in customized formats, export to PDF, or send via email. Production-ready job cards with QR support.

  • Production Planning

    Fine-tune estimated plans in production planning and visualize cost differences between estimated and actual plans for quick decisions.

  • Shop Floor Data Collection

    Flexible SFDC implementation — live data collection with DMI devices or manual entry, matched to how your shop floor operates.

  • Purchase & Inventory

    Automate inventory with bar-coded tracking and stock location. Manage reusable assets — dies, plates, and cylinders — in a digital library.

  • Quality Control

    Customize quality parameters per material and process to enforce QC in the warehouse and on the production floor.

  • Packing

    Generate packing labels for finished goods while capturing material and production data at dispatch prep.

  • Shipping

    Track finished goods, locate stock in the warehouse, generate customized delivery notes, and capture actual delivery cost.

  • Sales Invoicing

    Invoice individual or multiple delivery notes and sales orders — aligned with what actually shipped.

  • Costing

    Accurate job costing using real-time shop floor data and material consumption — closing the loop on estimate vs actual.

  • Dashboard

    Insights on operations, productivity, profitability, customer analysis, and product inventory — exportable for leadership review.

The conundrum

Flexo, Gravure, or Digital?

The puzzle of whether to go for Flexo, Gravure, or Digital printing is solved in a click. Impress Estimation considers every unique technical constraint and costing parameter involved in each printing technology — so estimators and sales teams recommend the right process with confidence.

Labels & flexibles

Estimation that speaks your language

  • Industry-native fields: unwinding direction, coil width, cut-off, cylinder sizes, and composite GSM.
  • Models all inline operations on a flexo press to find the most efficient press for each label specification.
  • Built for converters who need speed without sacrificing technical accuracy.
Sheets and rolls of printed adhesive labels for flexo production
Perfect plan

Automatic press, reel width & cylinder selection

  • Automatic press, reel width, and cylinder size selection based on cost, technical constraints, and inline operations.
  • Feedable reel width, cut-off, media caliper, and re-register system considered for every job.
  • Up to 60+ ranked solutions per specification — sorted by cost with pictorial layout representation.
Industrial printing press cylinders and ink rollers
Power of estimate

Configure logic your way

  • Simple UI with estimation logic you can configure to match your shop floor rules.
  • Precise costing with all cost parameters — estimates, multiple artworks, and quantity options in a single click.
  • Interactive layout selection so estimators stay in control of the final recommendation.
Generic unbranded folding carton for print estimation samples
Dashboard

Data at your fingertips

  • Target vs achieved per salesperson, converted orders by product, and actual vs converted pipelines.
  • Top 10 customers, job status summaries, and graphical dashboards for leadership visibility.
  • Export reports to PDF, CSV, or Excel for finance and operations review.
Manufacturing team reviewing production on the shop floor
Quotation & job card

Interactive outputs for sales and production

  • Well-designed quotation and job card formats — easily customized per customer request.
  • Job cards generate QR codes to reduce manual data entry on the production floor.
  • Seamless handoff from estimate to production without re-keying specifications.
Finished printed cartons stored in warehouse aisles ready to ship

FAQ

Common questions about Impress Estimation

Which printing technologies does Impress support?

Impress supports Flexo, Gravure, and Digital printing workflows. The platform compares technical constraints and costing parameters across technologies so you can recommend the most profitable option for each job.

Is Impress built for labels and flexible packaging?

Yes. The system uses industry-native terminology and constraints — coil width, cut-off, cylinder sizes, composite GSM, unwinding direction, and inline flexo operations are built in.

Can we customize estimation rules?

Estimation logic is configurable to match your shop floor rules, cost parameters, and approval workflows — without sacrificing the speed of one-click quoting.

How does Impress connect to production?

Quotations and job cards can be customized per customer. Job cards include QR codes to reduce manual re-entry when work moves from sales to the production department.

What is the difference between Impress Estimate, Costing, and MIS?

Impress Estimate is the entry product for manual estimators — enquiry to job order. Impress Costing integrates with your existing inventory system for enquiry-through-job-costing. Impress MIS is the full modular ERP spanning sales, production, inventory, QC, shipping, invoicing, and dashboards.

Can we add modules later?

Yes. Impress is modular by design. Start with estimation and quotation modules, then add production planning, shop floor data collection, inventory, or invoicing as your operations mature.

See Impress in action

Start with estimating — grow into full print MIS

Book a demo with our product team. We'll map your enquiry-to-production workflow and recommend the right Impress product and modules for your plant.

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