ECO3 & Graphic Communications: a partnership built for printers
Deadlines keep getting shorter. Customers expect instant approvals. Costs climb higher every month. Too often, your team is stuck fixing files, chasing sign-offs and rekeying the same job details across multiple systems.
It all adds up to wasted time, higher costs, and missed opportunities.
This is where the ECO3 & Graphic Communications partnership makes a difference. Connect your MIS with Apogee to eliminate bottlenecks, cut out the rework, and give you back control of your workflow.
Instead of juggling disconnected systems, Apogee and Graphic Communications MIS platforms work as one:
- Orders flow directly into prepress.
- Approvals happen online, instantly visible to your team.
- Costs and production data flow back, giving you a real picture of profitability.
Every job moves smoothly, with fewer clicks, fewer errors, and less wasted time.
Built for printers like you
Not every print shop runs the same way. That’s why the ECO3 & Graphic Communications integration adapts to the needs of different businesses, whether you’re running commercial, growing, or publication-focused operations.
- Commercial & Specialty Printers: Handle more jobs without adding more admin. With Pace and Apogee, you can streamline order management, customer approvals, and press scheduling in one place — keeping your shop efficient and profitable.
- Growing Print Operations: If your business is scaling, you need deeper automation. Tharstern and Apogee delivers powerful estimating and JDF workflows that customers describe as “a near 100% automated workflow.”
- Publication & Book Printers: High-volume, version-heavy jobs demand precision and efficiency. With Technique and Apogee, you can tackle recurring orders and complex versioning, saving 15–20 minutes per order on average.
See the integration in action
We know every print shop runs differently. That’s why we have demos so you can see how the ECO3 & Graphic Communications integration works in real-world workflows.
Printers who implemented the integration are already seeing the difference!
“The integration of ECO Apogee and Technique is impressive. A large amount of our production contains multiple versions. For orders with multiple address changes alone, the integration saves us 15 to 20 minutes per printing order.”
— David Van De Velde, Prepress Manager, T’Hooft
“We recently adopted Tharstern as our MIS partner to work alongside ECO3’s Apogee Prepress workflow. The integration has proved seamless. The JDF capabilities have delivered us a near 100% JDF-enabled workflow throughout the whole business.”
— Jamie Awford, Prepress Manager, Stephens & George Limited
Here’s what integrating your MIS and Apogee workflow can mean for you:
- No more chasing sign-offs, endless file fixes and approval delays. Files are preflighted automatically, approvals happen online, and job specs flow directly into production. What used to take days now happens in hours.
- Addressing rising costs and vanishing margins by providing real-time costing and scheduling feedback. Every sheet, plate, and labor hour is tracked. With real-time costing inside your MIS, you always know where margins stand. No surprises, just clear, data-driven decisions.
- No more duplicate data entry. With Apogee and Graphic Communications MIS integrated, the data moves automatically across estimating, scheduling, prepress, and the shop floor. One connected workflow that keeps jobs moving.
See it for yourself
Want to experience how an integrated production system can streamline your own workflow? Request a personalized demo today and discover how our smart automation can help you save time, reduce errors, and boost profitability.