For print shops
Software for print shops
Plan press scheduling, setup times and finishing in one system. Gantway shows you the offset press, shift handovers, folding machine and perfect binder in a single view.
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Gantway Gantt — press scheduling across shifts, with zoom levels from hourly detail to the weekly view
What Gantway takes over in print shops
The press is the flagship, but folding, cutting, binding and packaging decide the delivery date. Whoever doesn't plan these capacities separately delivers late — even when the printing was finished on time.
All presses on one planning board
From the hourly beat for the current shift day to the weekly overview for order planning: the digital desk shows all six machines with real utilization. Bottlenecks become visible before a deadline tips over.
- All machines with real utilization
- Zoom from shift day to weekly overview
- Bottlenecks visible before a deadline tips over
All presses on one planning board
Spot conflicts before the plate change is late
When two orders claim the same machine at the same time or a setup buffer is missing, Gantway flags it immediately — not only once the printer stands in front of the empty plate.
- Double booking of a machine flagged immediately
- Missing setup buffer detected
- Alarm when scheduling, not at the empty plate
Spot conflicts before the plate change is late
Track every order from press to dispatch
Printing, finishing, packaging, shipping: every order has a status, a deadline and a responsible station. No more guessing, no more calling around — just facts.
- Four stages from printing to shipping
- Status, deadline and station per order
- No guessing, no calling around
Track every order from press to dispatch
Hourly rate per press in the costing
Offset, digital, large format — each machine has its own hourly rate. Gantway calculates the pre-costing at the quote stage and compares it after order completion with the actual times. That way you know which order types pay off.
- Own hourly rate per machine
- Pre-costing at the quote stage
- Compared against actual times after completion
Hourly rate per press in the costing
Plan shifts with qualifications
Offset printer, digital-print operator, bookbinder: Gantway knows who is allowed to operate which machine. Shift schedules account for qualifications automatically — no staffing gap, no machine that waits because no one is assigned.
- Stored who may operate which machine
- Shift schedules account for qualifications automatically
- No machine waiting for staff
Plan shifts with qualifications
Check paper stock when taking the order
Before you give a customer a deadline, you see: is the substrate in stock? Is the stock enough for the run? No more betting between order confirmation and delivery day.
- Substrate stock visible when the order comes in
- Is the stock enough for the run
- Stock checked before you give a deadline
Check paper stock when taking the order
Is Gantway a fit for your business?
Gantway makes particular sense if …
- You run two shifts on several machines — from offset and digital to folding and perfect binding.
- Your orders run in parallel, from business cards to book blocks.
- Every plate change on the offset press costs setup time — regardless of the run length.
- Printing and finishing are two bottleneck chains that run independently of each other.
- Whether the order ships on time is decided by finishing, not by the press.
Frequently asked questions
How do I plan orders and utilization in a small print shop?
Gantway breaks every order into work steps with dependencies and puts them on a shared planning surface. You see utilization for the coming days and weeks — and bottlenecks stand out before a print run gets stuck.
The Digital Desk in detail →Do we keep track of paper and consumables?
Yes. Requirements arise from the orders; stock and purchase orders run in the same system. Every task shows whether its material is sufficient — you order in time, not when the press is already waiting.
Materials & procurement in detail →Will we know what an order really cost in the end?
Yes — through pre- and post-costing with labor, material and machine costs per order and line item. Plan versus actual, to the hour and the euro: you see which orders carry the business and which just keep it busy.
Pre- and post-costing in detail →What does production planning for a print shop cost?
Gantway comes in three plans, billed by active accounts — scheduled employees without a login cost nothing. Test free for 14 days, no credit card.
See pricing →Do we need new hardware or an installation for this?
No. Gantway runs in the browser on the devices you already have. Data is stored GDPR-compliant on servers in Germany; orders, master data and working times can be exported as CSV at any time.
Plan your next print run in Gantway
In 30 minutes we'll show you how Gantway brings your press scheduling, shift handovers and finishing chain together in a single view — no paper shuffling, no surprises.