For Folding Carton Converters
The die, the color file, the press schedule, and the order live in four systems
You hold G7 color for the brand owner and DSCSA serial numbers for the pharma line, but the estimate, the press log, and the invoice share no job number.
A data warehouse built specifically for folding carton converters and paperboard packaging plants. Connect ArtiosCAD, Prinect, BOBST Connect, your print MIS, and the GL. Live in about 48 hours.
The join, made visible
Every system you run — and the answers you can't get today.
One shared key across every system. No exports, no VLOOKUP — the tools you already run, finally answering the questions that matter.
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Connect what you already run
Every design, prepress, colour, MIS, and press system a carton plant runs.
Synopsis joins them into one queryable warehouse in about 48 hours, keyed to the same job, die, and order. If a system is not listed, an export or an API is usually enough.
Synopsis is a data warehouse for folding carton converters, including pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and luxury packaging plants, live on your own systems in about 48 hours. ArtiosCAD, GMG, Heidelberg Prinect, BOBST Connect, ePS Radius, Tharstern, Optimus, and your brand-owner EDI land in one warehouse keyed to the same job, die, and order. Questions like which jobs ran past their estimated press hours and what caused a colour rejection become single queries. Updated August 2026.
Structural design & CAM
- Esko ArtiosCAD
- Kongsberg
- Arden Impact
- EngView
- and other CAD and sample tables
Prepress & workflow
- Heidelberg Prinect
- Esko Automation Engine
- Kodak Prinergy
- Agfa Apogee
Colour management & proofing
- GMG
- Esko Color Engine
- X-Rite
- CGS ORIS
- Alwan
- and the G7 records behind them
Print MIS & ERP
- ePS Radius
- Tharstern
- Optimus
- EFI Pace
- Label Traxx
- and other print MIS platforms
Press & converting
- BOBST Connect
- Heidelberg Push to Stop
- Koenig & Bauer
- Komori KP-Connect
- Brausse
Quality, vision & serialization
- AVT
- BST
- Systech
- TraceLink
- Antares Vision
Accounting & ERP
- QuickBooks
- Sage Intacct
- NetSuite
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
Orders, EDI & brand portals
- SPS Commerce
- TrueCommerce
- Cleo
- Brand-owner portals
- and the spreadsheets that arrive by email
Popular pairings
The integrations carton plants search for, answered in one warehouse.
Instead of a point-to-point connector for each pairing, every system lands in one warehouse keyed to the same job number, so each pairing below is one query.
ArtiosCAD + ePS Radius
Synopsis integrates ArtiosCAD structural data with ePS Radius estimates and job records, so board usage on the die and board cost on the estimate finally reference the same job.
Prinect + BOBST Connect
Synopsis connects Heidelberg Prinect press events to BOBST Connect diecutting and gluing data, so a job's real makeready and run time read end to end.
GMG + AVT
Synopsis joins GMG colour targets to AVT inspection results, so a colour rejection traces to the press, the shift, and the substrate that produced it.
ePS Radius + QuickBooks
Synopsis syncs ePS Radius job costing with the QuickBooks ledger, so job margin and the financial statements stop being two different numbers.
Tharstern + Prinect
Synopsis integrates Tharstern estimates with Prinect press logs, so the estimated hours and the actual hours sit on the same row while the job is still running.
Systech + ePS Radius
Synopsis connects Systech serialization records to the ePS Radius job and order, so a DSCSA audit is answered from the warehouse instead of a document hunt.
BOBST Connect + Sage Intacct
Synopsis joins BOBST Connect machine time and waste to Sage Intacct cost centres, so board waste is costed by machine and by shift.
SPS Commerce + ePS Radius
Synopsis syncs SPS Commerce EDI orders into the ePS Radius job record, so an incoming release order carries its price straight into job costing.
Esko Automation Engine + GMG
Synopsis integrates Esko Automation Engine prepress steps with GMG proofing history, so a repeat job's colour approval trail is one record.
Optimus + Dynamics 365
Synopsis connects Optimus MIS job data to Dynamics 365 finance, so multi-plant reporting runs on one chart of accounts.
Also joined for carton converters: Prinergy + ePS Radius, Apogee + Tharstern, Kongsberg + ArtiosCAD, X-Rite + AVT, EFI Pace + NetSuite, Komori KP-Connect + Optimus, Koenig & Bauer + Sage Intacct, TraceLink + Systech, Antares Vision + ePS Radius, BST + GMG, EngView + Tharstern, TrueCommerce + Optimus, Cleo + Dynamics 365, Alwan + GMG, CGS ORIS + Prinect, and most pairings of the systems above.
Use cases
What carton plants ask, and what an answer is worth.
Each of these is one question against one warehouse, answered without walking the floor with a clipboard first.
Which jobs are eroding margin while they are still on press?
Synopsis joins the EDI order price, the MIS estimate, and live press-floor cost from Prinect and BOBST Connect.
What caused this colour-out-of-spec rejection?
Synopsis joins GMG colour targets, AVT inspection results, the press log, the shift, and the substrate lot.
Can we answer a pharma serialization audit from the warehouse?
Synopsis joins Systech and TraceLink serialization records to the MIS job, the order, and the shipment.
Where is board waste actually happening?
Synopsis joins BOBST Connect and press waste counts to the die, the substrate, the machine, and the shift.
Which jobs blow through their estimated makeready?
Synopsis reads MIS estimated hours against Prinect and press actuals, by job, press, and crew.
Which repeat orders are now priced below board cost?
Synopsis joins the standing price on the EDI order to current board and ink cost per job.
Which dies are we re-cutting that we already own?
Synopsis reads ArtiosCAD die records against MIS job history and tooling charges.
Why are we late to this brand owner?
Synopsis joins the order promise date to prepress approval, press schedule, and ship confirmation for every job in the account.
Which substrate performs best on which press?
Synopsis joins board lot receipts to waste, rejection, and run-speed history by press.
Which customers are actually profitable after rework?
Synopsis joins MIS job cost, rework and reprint records, and the GL to the customer, not just the job.
Can we report across all our plants as one company?
Synopsis maps each plant's MIS and ledger to one job and cost definition, so plants compare directly.
Which quotes do we win, and at what margin?
Synopsis joins the estimating history to won jobs and their realised cost, by customer and by product type.
ROI figures are illustrative estimates for a single-plant converter running four to six presses at around $40M in revenue, and they are a menu, not a sum. Your own numbers replace them in the first week on your data.
Questions
Answers before you ask.
Can it tie the estimate to what the job actually cost on press?
The estimate in your print MIS, the press log, the diecutter and folder-gluer counts, and the invoice land in the same warehouse keyed to the job number, so quoted margin against realized margin is one query. Synopsis brings the records together for analysis; it doesn't replace your systems of record.
Can it answer a brand-owner or DSCSA serialization audit?
Your color measurements, job records, serialization logs, and shipment history join on the job and the lot, so an audit request reads as one query instead of a week of document pulls. Your quality team still owns the response; Synopsis holds the data trail behind it.
Can it report across two or three plants as one company?
Yes. Each plant's print MIS, press data, and accounting land in the same warehouse, with the plant carried on every record. You can read one plant on its own or all of them together, and a customer who runs at two plants reads as one customer. Plants on different systems are fine; they connect separately and meet in the warehouse.
Does Synopsis integrate ArtiosCAD with ePS Radius?
Yes. ArtiosCAD structural designs and the ePS Radius estimate and job cost land in one warehouse keyed to the job, so the die, the layout, and the cost read together. The same holds for GMG, Prinect, BOBST, Optimus, Tharstern and the other systems you run.
We run a system that isn't listed here. Can you connect it?
Usually, yes. The AI builds the connector from an export or an API, and a press or MIS that can produce a log file is typically flowing in days. If it can produce a file, it is a candidate.
How long until we can start asking questions?
Your first connected systems are answering questions in about 48 hours, and a full rollout lands in days, not a multi-quarter data project.
Do we need a data team or anyone who knows SQL?
No. We configure your warehouse with you and connect the systems you already run; your team just asks questions in plain English. Nobody has to write SQL or babysit pipelines unless they want to.
Does Synopsis replace the software we already use?
No. Your systems of record — ERP, CRM, accounting, and the rest — stay exactly where they are. Synopsis sits on top and joins them into one place you can query, so you report across everything instead of exporting from each tool.
Where does our data live, and is it secure?
Your data stays in your own warehouse — we don't keep a copy. Access is governed per user and every query is audit-logged. Synopsis is SOC 2 Type II, and you can review our live security posture in the Trust Center.
How is this different from a BI tool or a stack of dashboards?
BI tools chart data that something else already had to clean and join. Synopsis does that upstream work — connecting your systems, resolving entities, and enforcing your metric definitions — then answers in plain English, builds the dashboards, and traces every number back to its source.
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