With Apogee, ECO3 offers you a comprehensive and integrated prepress workflow solution.
Keeping an overview of your PDF files with Apogee Preflight? Calculating the ideal imposition with Apogee Impose? Or saving on ink costs and expensive press time with InkTune? Apogee fuses different software modules into one streamlined whole, enabling you to control every phase of the production process from a single user interface. Even jobs that consist of multiple parts are simply processed in one flow.
The latest version brings new tools, improved performance, and a unique cloud-based solution.
In general, Apogee has made my life easier. ECO3 has done a great job upgrading and staying current with new intuitive features that allow us to do more with less. Books that took hours to produce were accomplished in minutes making our operation faster and more efficient.
Mike Hegg, Prepress Manager - Journal Graphics
We installed Apogee 20 years ago, and it is working great for us. The use of built-in automation and integrated trapping has made a big difference in our overall productivity. The automation has only gotten better. What we do now takes half the amount of people which makes my job easier. Apogee is reliable, intuitive, faster, and easy to use, and it has only improved.
Beth Brandewie, Prepress Manager - Globus Printing & Packaging
Apogee is a game-changer. It allows us to run production faster with a hot ticket workflow, and it automates our imposition requirements without the hassle. It accurately renders and color manages our PDF's delivering predictable results and peace of mind. And the service is top-notch.
Jeff Swarek, Prepress Manager - Heeter
Extended support for digital printing
In addition to offset plate production, Apogee can also process data for digital presses and large-format printing. Version 15 focuses on extending this versatility.
InkTune has been optimized for digital commercial printers to deliver stable, predictable color while reducing ink complexity. It limits over-inking in sensitive areas without affecting quality, resulting in smoother production and more reliable color.
New in v15: Proofing made easy
Apogee v15 delivers smarter proofing and streamlined certification, helping you achieve consistent, standards-compliant color with less effort. A new one-click automated proofing setup simplifies maintenance and delivers consistent, certified results. Calibrating, checking and updating proofers now takes less time. The new release also includes improved color book handling with combined CxF files.
Packaging improvements
A pharma clock mark has been added to ensure compliance in pharmaceutical packaging workflows.
Packaging proofing has been improved with dedicated calibration curves per spot color and more flexible ink management. Visibility of die and CAD lines in proofs has been enhanced, and packaging imposition reports now provide clearer measurements and layout details.
New in v15: Smarter automation without coding
Apogee Scripting Engine enables powerful workflow automation with no programming skills required. It works seamlessly with Export, TIFF PlateSetter, OpenConnect, Archiving, InkDrive and other Apogee modules. Automation is configured through simple, ready-to-use templates, supported by an interactive Quick Start Guide with searchable functions and examples.
New in v15: updated core technologies
Key OEM components in Apogee v15 have been upgraded to the latest versions, ensuring a robust and up-to-date production environment.
- At the heart of Apogee is a powerful PostgreSQL 17.0 database.
- PDF preflighting can be handled by either Apogee Preflight or Enfocus PitStop 25 b1619094.
- The Renderer is based on Adobe APPE 7.0. For managing and optimizing PDF files, the workflow uses Adobe PDF Library PDFL 21.0.0.7.
- For your online communication, WebApproval now relies on Apache Tomcat 11.0.7 and JAVA 21.0.7.
Online collaboration
The new WebApproval solution introduces a range of usability and workflow enhancements designed to help customer service representatives, print buyers and production teams work more efficiently and with greater confidence.
Vector PDF download is now available to all users, with no additional licensing required. A new Flip Book toolbar gives users instant access to commonly used viewing tools—without digging through menus or shortcuts.
Smaller handy improvements include automatic approval of blank pages, search and filter functionality in the notifications pane and customizable email notifications, including company branding such as logos.
New in v15: Effortless archiving
As run lengths shorten and re-runs happen more often, job management becomes more crucial. With the new Archive functionality, jobs can be archived safely in the cloud or on-premise and quickly retrieved through a dedicated Archived Jobs dialog. Searching, accessing, and managing historical jobs has never been easier.
New in v15: Automated packaging job production
The new PackIQ automatically collects related input files into complete jobs using naming rules or metadata, then creates grids and applies auto-fill layouts—saving time and reducing manual setup.
PackIQ works out of the box with Hotfolders and can be extended with the Automate Task Processor for more advanced, condition-based packaging workflows. Input files and job timing are clearly visible, ensuring full control and transparency.
| Apogee Server | |
|---|---|
| OS requirements (depending on throughput and reliability requirements) | - Windows 10 and 11 (Pro for Workstations and Enterprise) - Windows 2016 (Standard Edition) - Windows 2019 (Standard Edition) - Windows 2022 (Standard and Datacenter Edition) - Windows 2025 (Standard and Datacenter Edition) |
| Hardware requirements | - Dual CPU - Min. 16 GB Ram - 250 GB SSD or hard disk |
| System architecture | - Client-server system – allowing remote operator access and system management - Modular set-up - based on task processors that handle specific workflow tasks - Dynamic load-balancing – run multiple instances of task processors or move them to separate PCs for high volume workloads - Intelligent color management – built-in color optimization to guarantee highest output quality |
| Task processors (some optional) | - Automate – rules-based automation and file processing - Export – output files for integration with third party systems - Hot folder – automatically process incoming files - Impose – dynamic imposition and step & repeat module - JDF Input – import job data from MIS or planning systems - Normalize – validate and process PDF files - Open Connect – import bitmap data from third party RIPs - PDF Render – Adobe APPE-based RIP with built-in trapping - Preflight – check incoming PDF files - Press – generate ink key settings, optimize processing for specific sheet sizes,… - Versioning – process multi-lingual or other versioning jobs … and more, including drivers for platesetters, proofers, large format printers,… |
| Apogee Client | |
|---|---|
| Hardware requirements | - Windows 10 or 11 - Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 or 2025 - MacOS X 10.7 and later |
| Languages | Chinese (simplified and traditional), Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Swedish |
Apogee brochure
Apogee fully supports the most recent Adobe PDF Print Engine, your sure-fire guarantee for high-quality rendering. In addition, it supports new engines (i.e. Canon B4000 and Canon B5000) and links to the new DFE Ricoh TotalFlow, for which it ensures the best connection possible with the C7100 and C9100 series. Finally, this software solution is compatible with the latest formats and applications, such as Adobe Normalizer, Acrobat plug-ins, Adobe Creative Suite, and QuarkXPress..
Apogee Cloud is all about using the existing Apogee products, yet relying on the systems infrastructure, know-how, cloud technology, and hardware security offered by ECO3. It allows you to run your workflow off-site, more specifically on the same private and secure cloud that is also used for Arkitex newspaper production.
Expanding your Apogee workflow system with a web portal for online collaboration, Apogee WebApproval enables both your clients and your colleagues to access jobs from their desktop computer or mobile device. They can cooperate, transfer files, review pages, and approve jobs. Thanks to WebApproval, you can facilitate file exchange and shorten approval cycles, which results in fewer errors and more satisfied customers.
Apogee Network is a community for Apogee users, specially developed to help you get the most out of your Apogee investment. Next to a user forum, the site also offers a wealth of support documents.
