Still Running Your Print Shop on Excel? · Alexandra Pettersson · GKS4 · FLOW 2026
Are you still managing your printing business with spreadsheets, paperwork, or information stored in people’s heads? There’s a better way — and getting started might be easier than you think.
At FLOW 2026 in Bad Hersfeld, Pat McGrew meets Alexandra Pettersson from GKS4 to explore how a modern, cloud-native Print MIS can help small and medium-sized printing companies take control of their entire production process.
At the heart of GKS4 is a powerful estimating engine that calculates prices in milliseconds, making it easy to create quotations, adjust specifications, and respond quickly to customer requests. But estimating is only the beginning.
From quotations and order management to job tickets, production planning, distribution, and shipping, GKS4 connects essential business processes into one integrated workflow. Whether you’re producing offset, digital, or wide-format print, the system is designed to adapt to your production environment.
And what about implementation? Alexandra explains how GKS4 focuses on fast onboarding, with a typical implementation taking just one to two months. Existing material data can be imported, machines configured, and employees introduced to an intuitive system that makes everyday work considerably easier.
For printers who have been reluctant to invest in an MIS because of concerns about complexity or lengthy implementation projects, this conversation offers an interesting perspective.
Sometimes the biggest step toward automation isn’t buying another machine. It’s getting better control of the business you already have.
Recorded at FLOW 2026 · Bad Hersfeld, Germany · INKISH
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Print Is Just the Beginning – From Personal...
What if printing companies could offer much more than personalized print — and actually measure the results of every campaign? At FLOW 2026 in Bad Hersfeld, INKISH's Morten Reitoft meets Phil Gaskin from XMPie to explore how a platform that started with variable data printing has evolved into a comprehensive solution for personalization, web-to-print, e-commerce, and omnichannel marketing. For 26 years, XMPie has helped printers turn customer data into personalized communications. Today, the possibilities extend far beyond printed products. By connecting physical print with digital channels, printers can deliver interactive campaigns combining print, online experiences, messaging, and measurable customer engagement. Phil explains how XMPie's integration with Adobe maintains the creative freedom and typographical control designers expect, while enabling customers to personalize products and campaigns through online storefronts. The same platform can manage ordering, campaign deployment, and analytics, providing valuable insights into campaign performance. And this isn't just technology for large printing companies. From small businesses to multinational organizations, XMPie offers different entry points depending on the customer's needs and ambitions. The conversation also explores programmatic print, the growing importance of open integrations, and how AI is helping XMPie simplify operations and introduce new creative possibilities. Perhaps most importantly, Phil explains how expanding into digital services can help printers protect existing print volumes while developing entirely new revenue opportunities. A conversation about the evolving value of print and why the future of printing may depend as much on connecting communication channels as on producing the printed product itself. Recorded at FLOW 2026 · Bad Hersfeld, Germany · INKISH