Purpose-built
for label converters.
Automate prepress. Schedule smarter. Proof faster. Track everything.
Print MIS
Orders, quoting, inventory, shipping, and QuickBooks invoicing. The central hub that connects artwork to the press floor.
SMART SCHEDULER
Rules-based auto-scheduling with shift awareness, equipment groups, tool setup optimization, and real-time capacity reports.
Proofing Inventory
Send proofs to customers, collect approvals, track revisions, and manage the entire review cycle from one portal.
Data Collection
Real-time press floor tracking. Setup time, run time, footage, materials, and color verification without operator downtime.
Splice Audit
Automated 4K splice capture with AI pass/fail inspection, QC review workflows, and ISO-ready audit trails.
Botson is a connected ecosystem of software and hardware purpose-built for label converters. From prepress plug-ins to MIS, production scheduling, shop floor data collection, and AI-powered splice inspection. Every module talks to the others or can run independently.
One ecosystem. Every step connected.
Product specs embedded in artwork flow into orders, orders flow into the scheduler, the scheduler sets targets for data collection, and actuals flow back for reporting. No re-keying. No CSV exports. No version conflicts.
How the pieces fit together
Artwork gets preflighted and specs are embedded
Botson Illustrator plug-ins run checks, validate barcodes, and write product specifications directly into the file as XMP metadata.
APEX reads specs and creates production tickets
Orders are entered (or AI-assisted), tickets are generated with materials, tooling, and time estimates pulled from the embedded spec data.
Cadence schedules work across equipment
Tickets flow into the scheduler where they are auto-placed on presses, finishers, and rewinders based on rules, shifts, and due dates.
Tracer tracks actuals at the press
HMI terminals display scheduled goals and track real setup time, run time, footage, and material usage as jobs run.
Splice inspects quality at the rewinder
Every splice is captured and AI-evaluated. Pass/fail results link back to the ticket for full traceability.
APEX ships and invoices automatically
When a job ships, packing slips trigger automatic invoicing in QuickBooks Online. No end-of-month batch.
Adobe Illustrator Plug-ins
The foundation of the ecosystem. Prepress automation that lives inside the tool your team already uses.
Preflight / Proof
100+ automated checks, barcode validation, customer proofing portal
Trap / Step & Repeat
Auto trapping, die-based step & repeat, bearer marks
∆Sync / PressCheck
Press-side color verification, dot simulation, calibration
Cost / Estimate
Equipment rates, materials, quantity breaks, customer-ready quotes
No credit card required. All plug-ins included in trial.
No enterprise pricing
Month-to-month, pay for what you use. No six-figure implementations or multi-year contracts.
Up and running in a day
Install plug-ins in minutes. Configure equipment in an hour. Schedule your first jobs the same day.
Built by print people
Every feature exists because someone in a real print shop needed it. Not because an enterprise checklist required it.
See how it all connects
Schedule a demo to see the full ecosystem in action, or start with plug-ins and add production tools when you are ready.