A modern MIS connects people, machines and jobs. Explore how Keyline simplifies everyday work in your print shop, from estimating to the customer portal.
Clear workflows and estimates you can trace.
Impose a job and find the cheapest or fastest production path.
Open interfaces for assistants and automation.
This comparison contrasts traditional working methods with the Keyline approach. The features of an existing MIS depend on the product, version and modules in use.
Traditional approach
Screens and workflows are organised around individual departments. Experienced staff often hold the knowledge of what happens next.
With Keyline
One project workspace shows the job status and the next step. Clear workflows guide the whole team.
Traditional approach
Estimating depends on specialist knowledge of tables, markups and system configuration.
With Keyline
Estimates use the digital twin of your production: machines, materials, worksteps and formulas. Every result can be traced back to its formula.
Traditional approach
Connecting AI to an established system landscape requires working with its existing interfaces and data structures.
With Keyline
An open API and webhooks connect Keyline with AI and automation tools. Built-in assistants support requests and incoming invoices; you keep the decision.
Traditional approach
E-invoices may require extra modules or external tools. A complete workflow is the key requirement.
With Keyline
XRechnung and ZUGFeRD are built in. Invoices are sent directly and incoming e-invoices are read automatically.
Traditional approach
Estimating and production planning are maintained separately and need to be aligned.
With Keyline
A process net connects estimating and production. On release, it becomes the production plan, using the same data.
Traditional approach
Imposition is often a separate step whose results are then fed back into the estimate.
With Keyline
Keyline imposes directly within the estimate, in seconds, on your sheet sizes and with suitable folding schemes.
Traditional approach
Alternative machines and production paths are estimated individually and compared.
With Keyline
Keyline finds and compares production paths in seconds. The cheapest and fastest paths are highlighted immediately.
Traditional approach
Offer acceptance and print files are handled through email, file storage or additional portals.
With Keyline
Every project has a customer page for accepting offers online and uploading print data straight to the job, without a separate customer account.
Traditional approach
Machines, accounting and shipping connect through individual interfaces or additional data transfers.
With Keyline
Open interfaces connect Keyline with different tools and systems. Integrations support connected workflows. The upcoming MCP server is intended to give AI assistants access to Keyline too.
Machines, worksteps, materials and formulas model how your print shop produces. Estimating, production path finding and planning build on this foundation, creating a connected workflow from one shared model.
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