Dataline brings the connected print company to Inkish FLOW 2026

At Inkish FLOW, stand 13 & 14, Dataline will demonstrate how Print ERP, Web-to-Print and AI can automate the workflow from customer request through production to invoicing.

Stuttgart, 1 October 2026 – Dataline will use the first edition of Inkish FLOW, taking place from 3 to 5 November 2026 at Probo Print in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, to demonstrate where the next major productivity gains in print can be found: not only in faster production equipment, but in automating the entire workflow around it. At stand 13 & 14, you can discover how Dataline connects sales, estimating, online ordering, planning, production, logistics and invoicing, helping more work move through your business with less manual handovers. Visitors who book a meeting in advance also have the chance to win a VIP ticket for Inkish FLOW.

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Print businesses have invested heavily in automating production, yet many processes before and after the press still rely on emails, manual data entry, repeated communication and information being transferred between systems. The opportunity for automation therefore extends far beyond the production floor. Dataline will show you how specialised Print ERP software can connect these individual steps into one continuous flow. The objective is not to keep adding standalone tools, but to reduce the interruptions between quotation, order, prepress, scheduling, production, delivery and invoicing, while ensuring that the right information is available at every stage. 

Broad portfolio for different print environments

Visitors to Inkish FLOW will be able to explore Dataline's broad Print ERP portfolio and discuss which approach best matches their own production environment. 

MultiPress 7.0 Cosmic combines Dataline's established MIS/ERP functionality with new AI-supported capabilities for print, sign and large-format businesses. Unik connects Web-to-Print ordering directly with the production workflow, helping companies turn online sales into structured orders without creating another disconnected process. For label and flexible packaging producers, DigiFlex combines dedicated MIS and BI/MES functionality. Chroma is designed for complex production environments, while VG Seven provides a cloud-native Print ERP platform with integrated e-commerce capabilities.

Together, these solutions reflect one of the central ideas behind Inkish FLOW: automation delivers the greatest value when software, data and production processes are connected rather than managed as separate islands.

Practical AI where manual work still slows the flow

Artificial intelligence will also feature prominently on the Dataline stand, with demonstrations focused on practical business applications rather than AI for its own sake.

Estimaite analyses incoming quotation requests, extracts relevant information from unstructured customer enquiries and helps users prepare an estimate more quickly. Planmaite focuses on production planning, analysing changing schedules to identify bottlenecks and opportunities to align jobs, machines and deadlines more effectively. Flowmaite extends automation into areas where traditional workflow rules reach their limits. Emails, notes, instructions and confirmations do not always arrive in a predictable structure. Flowmaite helps interpret this information and translate it into specific actions within MultiFlow. The solution received an EDP Award 2026 for Best Technical Workflow Solution.

Visitors can also discover EcoPrint Score, winner of the EDP Award 2026 for Best MIS Solution, and ParamCenter, Dataline's central library for technical machine data. Both reflect the same principle: effective automation depends on reliable information being available at the right point in the workflow.

Bring your workflow bottleneck to stand 13 & 14

Inkish FLOW is built around seeing technology at work in a real production environment, and Dataline is taking the same practical approach to its presence at the event.

Dataline's German business experts and product specialists will be available throughout the event to discuss visitors' own processes and production environments. A webshop that is disconnected from production, quotation requests that require repeated interpretation, schedules that constantly need manual adjustment or orders that have to be re-entered between systems are exactly the kinds of issues visitors can bring to the stand.

Dataline will welcome visitors at stands 13 & 14 from 3 to 5 November at Probo Print in Bad Hersfeld. If you book a meeting with Dataline in advance, you will also have a chance to win a VIP ticket for Inkish FLOW: events.dataline.eu/InkishFlow2026. You can share your workflow challenges beforehand, allowing the Dataline team to focus the meeting on the areas where automation can reduce manual work and connect processes more effectively.

Companies unable to attend Inkish FLOW can still request a personal demo of Dataline's Print ERP, Web-to-Print, workflow automation and AI solutions via dataline.eu/start-demo.