Stop Leaving Money on the Table - Quote Every Flexo, Litho & Digital Job with Precision
For print shops running Flexographic, Lithographic, Silk Screen, or Digital presses, a miscalculated quote is a margin killer. Seradex ERP's intelligent quoting engine accounts for every cost variable - press time, ink coverage, substrate weight, plate costs, and finishing - so every bid you send is accurate, competitive, and profitable.
The Value of Replacing Spreadsheet Estimates With a Purpose-Built Engine
Manual quoting in a print environment is a compounding risk. A sales rep building a Litho job estimate in a spreadsheet must manually factor in paper stock specifications, ink density by colour station, plate counts, make-ready times, bindery operations, and finishing. One missed variable and a profitable job becomes a loss.
Seradex eliminates this exposure. The quoting engine is purpose-built for multi-process print environments, handling the nuances that generic software ignores.
Quote turnaround can move from hours to minutes; manual estimating errors are removed by system calculation; every quote can show live margin data; approved quotes convert to production work orders in one step with no re-entry.
Key Features: Built for Multi-Process Print Shops
Whether you're running a 6-colour Flexographic press for flexible packaging, a UV Litho sheet-fed line for commercial print, or a Silk Screen operation for promotional products, Seradex references your actual press speeds, make-ready benchmarks, and colour station costs so estimates reflect your shop - not generic industry averages.
Substrate and consumables costing
Paper weight, substrate type (coated, uncoated, synthetic, film), ink coverage percentages, varnish layers - Seradex pulls live pricing from your inventory and supplier records. For Flexo, the system accounts for core waste, splice losses, and minimum order quantities on rolls of film or board.
Margin visibility before you bid
Every quote displays estimated revenue, total material cost, burden rate, and net profit. Set minimum margin thresholds and let the system flag quotes below your profitability floor before they go to the customer.
Multi-process quoting
Support Flexographic, Lithographic, Silk Screen, Digital, and hybrid processes in a single quote - including complex combination jobs.
Finishing and bindery costing
Include die-cutting, lamination, foil stamping, perfect binding, saddle stitching, and other downstream operations in every estimate automatically.
Version and revision tracking
Maintain a full audit trail of every quote version so you can answer what changed between revisions in seconds.
Customer price lists
Set customer-specific pricing tiers and contract rates; Seradex applies the correct rules so key accounts are not accidentally underpriced.
Digital proofing integration
Link pre-press digital proof approvals to the quote so the job that was priced is the job that gets produced.
Sales pipeline visibility
Track every open quote - sent, under review, won, or lost - so sales leadership has an accurate view of incoming revenue.
Case Studies: Success in Action
Real Results for Printing Operations Like Yours
Case Study 1:
The cost of one missed variable
When estimating lives in spreadsheets, one missed line item on a large Litho package - paper spec, ink station, plate count, make-ready, or bindery - can erase margin on the entire job. Seradex models print-specific variables in the engine so the estimate matches how the job will actually run.
Case Study 2:
Quoting and margin outcomes
Teams report quote turnaround reduced from hours to minutes, elimination of manual miscalculation on costing math, live profit data on 100% of quotes, and one-click quote-to-order conversion with zero re-entry.
Case Study 3:
From inquiry to production-ready work order
Branded, itemized proposals can be generated in minutes with a full cost breakdown for the customer and internal margin view for the team. When the job is won, the approved quote converts directly into a production work order without transcription delay or error.
How this connects to Seradex modules
- Inventory and purchasing - substrate, ink, and consumable costs pull from live item pricing and supplier records.
- Production - approved quotes become work orders with no duplicate entry.
- Prepress and proofing - digital proof approvals can link to the quote record so production matches what was priced.
- Job costing - quoted hours, materials, and burden establish the baseline for later actuals comparison.
- Sales pipeline - quote status tracking feeds leadership visibility on won, lost, and pending work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions to help you better understand our solutions and processes.
Does Seradex handle Flexo, Litho, Silk Screen, and Digital in one estimate?
Yes. Multi-process and hybrid jobs are supported in a single quote structure built for print-specific cost modelling.
Can proposals include finishing and bindery?
Yes. Die-cutting, lamination, foil stamping, binding, and other finishing steps can be included automatically in the estimate.
How does margin get controlled before send?
Quotes show live margin components; minimum margin thresholds can flag estimates that fall below your floor before release to the customer.
What happens when the customer approves the quote?
The approved quote can convert to a production work order in one step - no re-keying of BOM-style detail or routing assumptions.
Are quote revisions tracked?
Yes. Version and revision tracking maintains an audit trail so changes between versions are documented.
Expert Tips for Estimators and Sales Leaders
- Maintain press speed, make-ready, and station cost tables so the engine reflects current floor capability, not outdated averages.
- Tie ink coverage and substrate attributes to inventory pricing so material lines stay honest as supplier costs move.
- Enforce minimum margin rules on high-variance job types before quotes leave the building.
- Use pipeline status on open quotes so capacity and revenue forecasts align with what production already committed to.
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See how Seradex ERP transforms your estimating process - from the first customer inquiry to a profitable, production-ready work order.