Connect Your Print Operation.
APOGEE IQ Platform
Connect print production equipment, business systems and workflows with Apogee IQ. The end-to-end Apogee IQ centralized platform improves visibility, automates processes, and makes better production decisions.
When information is trapped between disconnected systems, production slows down, manual work increases, and it becomes harder to see what is happening across the operation.
ECO3 APOGEE, Kodak PRINERGY, and Fujifilm XMF provide powerful prepress workflow automation for print production. However, print facilities are using multiple systems in conjunction with these to handle eCommerce, approvals, ERP, or other parts of the process. APOGEE IQ is designed to address a broader challenge: connecting the entire print operation.
APOGEE IQ provides a connected, end-to-end platform that brings business systems, production workflows, and shop-floor data together—helping automate information flows, improve production visibility, and make better decisions with the resources already on hand. Shed the multiple systems for one smart solution.
The Challenges Modern Printers Face
As print operations become more sophisticated, the number of systems involved in production continues to grow.
Common challenges include:
- Business and production systems that do not communicate effectively
- Manual transfer of information between applications
- Multiple point-to-point integrations that are difficult to maintain
- Limited visibility into what is happening on the production floor
- Difficulty identifying where production is delayed
- Increasing pressure to produce more with existing resources
- Difficulty connecting new applications or equipment to existing workflows
APOGEE IQ addresses the gap between business information and production activity by creating a connected digital backbone for the print operation.
Business Benefits of a Connected Print Platform
Connect Business Systems with Production Systems
APOGEE IQ Integrate can connect business applications such as MIS, ERP, eCommerce, CRM, logistics, workflow systems, and other applications through a central integration layer.
This reduces manual information exchange, speeds up the process, and helps keep systems synchronized.
Automate Information Flow
APOGEE IQ can automate multi-step processes using events, conditions, and actions. Information can be routed, transformed, validated, and passed to the next stage automatically.
The result is fewer manual touchpoints, saving time, lessening errors and creating a smoother production workflow.
Improve Production Visibility
Beyond simply knowing that a job is in production, you need to know the progress, what is happening, and whether something is preventing it from moving forward.
APOGEE IQ is designed to provide visibility into order status and production components, helping teams quickly identify exceptions, errors, and equipment or integration issues.
APOGEE IQ Applications
System Integration
Connect the applications that run your business through a central integration layer rather than relying on multiple individual connections.
This makes it easier to exchange information between systems and provides a more flexible foundation as your business evolves.
Workflow Automation
Automate the movement and processing of information based on events and conditions.
For example, incoming files and associated information can be evaluated and automatically directed to the appropriate next step.
This helps reduce repetitive tasks and keeps work moving with less manual intervention.
Production Data Intelligence
When business information, workflow information, and production data are connected, you have a stronger foundation for understanding how your operation is performing.
Apogee IQ Retrieve is designed to capture data automatically from connected equipment, with alternative methods available when direct connections are not possible.
Apogee IQ brings information sources together to support better visibility, resource utilization, scheduling, and future production planning.
A Connected Print Operation
To create the best product, ECO3 has partnered with top software companies in creating APOGEE IQ. Adobe, Bodoni, Nela, and PlanProphet have all joined ECO3 in creating APOGEE IQ for a truly connected, innovative, all-in-one solution that aims to be the best on the market.
APOGEE IQ is designed to connect the different parts of a modern print operation into one central platform.
More Than a Print Workflow
APOGEE IQ is designed to connect:
Business systems — ERP, MIS, eCommerce, CRM, and logistics
Production workflows — automation and orchestration
Production equipment — presses, CTP, digital presses, and finishing
Shop-floor data collection tools — production status, equipment activity, materials, and quality
Why This Matters
Traditional workflow automation helps you produce jobs efficiently.
APOGEE IQ is designed to help you connect the systems and information behind the entire operation, while producing jobs efficiently.
By bringing these elements together, APOGEE IQ can help reduce manual information transfer, improve production visibility, identify problems faster, and provide better information for planning and resource decisions.
The result is a shift from managing individual workflows to building a more connected, visible, and intelligent print operation. The APOGEE IQ platform is specifically designed around a central integration layer and production information, extending beyond traditional workflow automation.
How This Difference Matters to Your Business
Imagine receiving an order through your web-to-print storefront.
Traditionally, information may need to move through several systems before production begins. Each handoff creates another opportunity for delays, manual intervention, or errors.
With a connected platform, the information can move automatically between the systems involved, saving time and reducing errors.
The order can become production information.
Production information can trigger workflow actions.
Workflow information can move to the appropriate production process.
Equipment can provide information about what is happening on the shop floor.
And that production information can be used to understand progress, identify exceptions, and improve planning.
The value is not another software screen. The value is keeping information moving, resulting in more jobs completed in the same amount of time.
The Bigger Opportunity
APOGEE, PRINERGY, and Fujifilm XMF demonstrate how powerful modern print workflow automation can be.
APOGEE IQ is designed for the next step.
Not simply:
How do I automate my prepress workflow?
But:
How do I connect my entire print operation so information can move automatically, production is easier to monitor, and decisions can be based on what is actually happening?
That is the significance of APOGEE IQ.
It is intended to provide a foundation where workflow automation, system integration, production data, and operational visibility work together.
Built for a Connected Print Factory
A modern print operation may include systems from many different vendors.
Rather than requiring every system to communicate directly with every other system, APOGEE IQ provides a central integration layer.
This approach can make it easier to:
- Connect different business applications
- Connect production systems
- Exchange information automatically
- Add new connections as requirements change
- Reduce dependence on manual data transfer
- Maintain a more flexible production environment
This is particularly important as print businesses add new equipment, applications, production technologies, or sales channels.
From Data to Better Decisions
APOGEE IQ is designed to turn information from the production floor into operational insight.
Production information can help you understand:
What is happening?
See the status and progress of production.
Where is the problem?
Identify errors, exceptions, or components that are preventing work from moving forward.
How are resources being used?
Understand equipment activity, materials, production time, and resource allocation.
How can print production improve?
Use better information to support scheduling, planning, and efficiency improvements.
Why APOGEE IQ?
APOGEE IQ helps print production businesses:
Connect business and production systems
Automate repetitive information flows
See what is happening across production
Collect data from the shop floor
Understand production performance
Optimize resources and workflows
Scale a connected production environment
The goal is simple: less disconnected information, less manual intervention, and better visibility across your print operation. Create a smarter, streamlined operation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is APOGEE IQ?
APOGEE IQ is an all-in-one print production platform designed to automate business systems, print workflows, production equipment, and operational data. It simplifies, automates, and streamlines the entire print production process from initial order to delivered product.
What does APOGEE IQ Integrate do?
APOGEE IQ Integrate connects business applications such as ERP, MIS, eCommerce, CRM, logistics, workflow systems, and other applications. It automates the exchange of information between those systems.
What does APOGEE IQ Retrieve do?
APOGEE IQ Retrieve collects operational data from production equipment and shop-floor systems. This can include information about equipment, production activity, materials, quality, production time, and progress.
How does APOGEE IQ improve production efficiency?
By connecting systems and automating information flows, APOGEE IQ can reduce manual data entry and repetitive tasks. Production data can also provide better visibility into equipment, resources, and production progress.
Can APOGEE IQ connect to existing business systems?
Yes. The APOGEE IQ Integrate platform is designed to easily connect applications such as MIS, ERP, eCommerce, CRM, logistics, workflow systems, and other third-party applications.
Can APOGEE IQ collect data from production equipment?
Yes. APOGEE IQ Retrieve is designed to collect data from presses, CTP systems, plate sorters, digital presses, finishing equipment, and other shop-floor devices.
Why is connecting business and production systems important?
When business and print production systems operate separately, information often has to be transferred manually. Connecting them allows information to flow automatically and gives teams better visibility into the entire production process.
Is APOGEE IQ only for fully automated print factories?
No. The platform is designed to connect existing business systems, workflows, and production equipment, providing a foundation for increasing automation and connectivity over time.
Ready to Build a Smarter Print Workflow?
The Apogee IQ Platform helps connect your entire production environment, automate repetitive processes, improve operational visibility, and give your team the insight needed to make faster, more informed decisions.