Presstropic
The operating system for printing presses

Run your whole press from one system.

Paper, plates, job cards, production and dispatch — tracked end to end, from inward to delivery challan.

A modular, print-first platform that replaces registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp with one source of truth — built by people who run a press.

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The problem

A press runs on memory, paper and guesswork.

The daily reality on most shop floors — and what it quietly costs.

Paper that doesn't add up

Reams counted by hand; stock and consumption never reconcile, so reorders are late or blind.

Plates that go missing

Thousands of plates across racks with no reliable location — re-making lost plates burns money and time.

Jobs tracked on WhatsApp

Job status lives in chats and people's heads; nobody knows what's running, pending or stuck.

No traceability

When something goes wrong there's no record of who did what, when — disputes can't be settled with data.

The solution

One platform, built only for print.

Presstropic turns the whole shop floor into a connected system. Each module is a "Buddy" — focused, simple, and linked to the others so data flows end to end.

✓ Purpose-built for printing & job-work — not a generic ERP bent to fit
✓ Modular: adopt one Buddy or the whole suite
✓ Every record traceable, every create/edit/delete logged
✓ Financial-year aware IDs that reset cleanly each year
The Buddy suite

Modules that run the whole floor.

Issue stock to a job, track its plates, run it on the floor, bill it and dispatch — one thread of data.

PaperBuddy module
Paper inventory

PaperBuddy

Every sheet accounted for — from the day it arrives to the job it goes out on.

01/ 07
  • Inward register by party, type, size and GSM, with multi-bundle entry
  • Paper Stock Register with opening and closing balances for any day, week, month or financial year
  • Stock issued against a job automatically, with a negative balance recorded when a party supplies its own paper
  • Stock adjustments for a recount, damage or write-off — dated, with a reason and the person who made it
  • Packaging slips grouped per pack size, printed single, duplicate or triplicate
RackBuddy module
Plate storage

RackBuddy

Every plate mapped to an exact rack location by your own series rules.

02/ 07
  • Rack visualisation and series masters
  • Search a plate ID and get the exact rack and slot
  • Active, missing, scrapped and incomplete-entry registers
  • Usage logs showing every time a plate left the rack
  • Replacement plates tracked against the original set
JobBuddy module
Job cards & production

JobBuddy

Job cards, a process route, and a live view of what is running right now.

03/ 07
  • Process route with machine, operator, finish and quantity produced
  • Live floor monitoring that refreshes on its own
  • Day scheduling, machine-wise schedule and a production calendar
  • Operator records and production reports by party, process and machine
  • Deleting a job asks whether its paper returns to stock — nothing moves silently
StoreBuddy module
Raw material store

StoreBuddy

Films, inks and consumables — in, out, returned and scrapped.

04/ 07
  • Combination-wise stock for every material variant
  • Issue against a Job ID, with reuse returns booked back in
  • Inward, issue and return documents all editable and deletable, with stock corrected automatically
  • Scrap list kept per financial year
  • Deletions blocked when they would drive stock negative
DispatchBuddy module
Dispatch, billing & challans

DispatchBuddy

From a finished job to a billed, dispatched challan — and the record that it was invoiced.

05/ 07
  • One challan can bill several jobs of a party, grouped job by job
  • Charge a set of processes together at one rate, or bill on a minimum rate, minimum order quantity or minimum order value
  • Job status follows the work: complete, ready-to-ship, shipped, and invoiced
  • Un-invoiced Jobs screen shows work that has been dispatched but never billed
  • Party ledger: billed, dispatched, awaiting dispatch and unbilled, per customer
Books & audit

AuditReports

The questions an auditor asks first, answered from the data you already have.

06/ 07
  • Document numbering gaps found and cross-checked against the audit trail
  • Stock reconciliation: received less issued equals closing, on every line
  • Audit trail recording who changed what, with each field's old and new value
  • Financial year close that freezes a completed year against further edits
  • Every register searchable, sortable, filterable, printable and exportable
Masters & rates

MasterManagement

Everything defined once, and changed in bulk when it needs to change.

07/ 07
  • Parties, processes, machines, tools, operators and paper types
  • Rate lists down to each process, subtype and finish — per party, with a default
  • Download a master as a spreadsheet, edit it, upload it back
  • Permissions per screen and per action — view, create, edit, delete, print, export
  • Every screen reachable from both the sidebar and its module home
How it connects

One job, end to end.

Every step writes to the same system — so nothing is re-keyed, and everything is traceable.

Material in

Paper & store stock recorded on inward.

Job card

Created with its full process route.

On the floor

Runs process by process, live.

Plates tracked

Located & checked by series.

Dispatched

Challan closes the loop.

Why Presstropic

Generic ERPs weren't built for a press. This is.

The difference between software you fight and software that fits.

Generic ERP / Spreadsheets

  • Plates, paper reams & job-work have no native concept
  • Months of customisation, still an awkward fit
  • Built for accountants, not the shop floor
  • Status scattered across chats and registers

PRESSTROPIC

  • Paper, plates, job cards & scrap are first-class
  • Works out of the box for print job-work
  • Designed for operators: fast, visual, simple
  • One connected trail from inward to dispatch
Control & trust

Built-in governance, not bolted on.

The controls that make one source of truth actually trustworthy.

Activity logs

Every create, edit and delete recorded with who and when.

Backups & export

Database backups and CSV/Excel export keep data safe and portable.

Roles & access

Screen-level permissions so each person sees only what they should.

Master-driven

Parties, machines & series defined once and reused everywhere.

FAQ

Printing press software — common questions.

What Presstropic does, who it's for, and how it fits a working press.

What is Presstropic?

Presstropic is a printing press ERP and job-work management software. It runs the whole floor — paper inward, plate/screen tracking, job cards, production and dispatch challans — from one system, so a print press can replace its paper registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp updates with a single source of truth.

Which printing presses is it built for?

It's built for print and job-work presses — offset, screen, digital, packaging and finishing units — that juggle many jobs, parties and processes at once. If you make job cards, track plates or screens, record production and raise delivery challans, Presstropic is designed for your daily flow. It's made for presses in India, with financial-year job numbering and challan formats that fit local practice.

Does it handle job cards and job work?

Yes. Every job gets a job card with its processes, sizes, quantities, machines and operators. You can track production and wastage per process, see live floor status, and know exactly where each job stands — from scheduling to finishing — without chasing anyone on the shop floor.

Can it generate dispatch challans?

Yes. Presstropic creates delivery/dispatch challans with party, job and rate details, tracks ready-to-ship and dispatched status, and lets you revise rates on existing challans party-wise — for one challan or in bulk. Party-, process- and month-wise dispatch reports are built in.

Does it replace registers and spreadsheets?

That's the point. Paper registers, Excel sheets and scattered WhatsApp messages get replaced by one connected system. Everything — masters, paper stock, plates, jobs, production and dispatch — lives in one place with activity logs, role-based access and backups, so nothing is lost and everyone sees the same numbers.

Is my data safe and private?

Each company's data is fully isolated, with screen-level roles so people see only what they should. Every create, edit and delete is logged with who and when, and you can take database backups and export to CSV/Excel any time — your data stays yours and portable.

How do we get started?

Request a demo and we'll walk you through the daily flow with your own kind of jobs and plates — usually in under 30 minutes. We help with setup, data and rollout, and reach out within one working day.

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Let's bring your press online.

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  • ✓ A guided demo with your kind of jobs
  • ✓ Answers on setup, data and rollout
  • ✓ We reach out within one working day

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