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otopack

For packaging suppliers & converters

Your packaging back office, fully staffed.

Otopack works on top of Dynamics, CartonCloud and your 3PL to quote, proof, onboard and dispatch. No new ERP. No migration.

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Trusted by

  • Vektropack
  • Finepack

Works with

  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • CartonCloud
  • 3PL partners

Works on top of your systems

Your ERP records the order. Otopack runs it.

Dynamics and CartonCloud are good at keeping records. The chasing, checking and re-keying between them is where your people lose the day. That is the work Otopack does.

  • Your ERP stays the recordOrders, stock and invoices stay in Dynamics. Otopack reads from it and writes back.
  • Nothing to migrateNo new system to learn for finance or the warehouse. Your team keeps the screens they know.
  • People still sign offArtwork approvals and supplier changes always go to a named person on your team or the brand.

Your ERP & WMS

DYNAMICS · CARTONCLOUD

  • Estimator
  • Artwork Coordinator
  • Purchasing Officer
  • Customer Service Rep
  • Dispatch Coordinator

Your team

Meet the team your packaging business keeps hiring for.

Five roles every packaging supplier knows. Each one works inside your existing systems and hands the decisions to your people.

  • RFQ & Costing

    Estimator

    Reads the spec sheet, pulls substrate and print costs, checks MOQ and run length, and sends a costed quote back to the customer.

    Quotes out the same day

    RFQ-2291 · Folding cartonQuote sent 11:42
    350gsm FBB, CMYK + matt varnish
    $0.184 / unit
    Run length
    12,500
    MOQ check
    Passed
  • Artwork & Proofing

    Artwork Coordinator

    Runs every proof round, keeps each version and comment, and records who signed off and when.

    Zero wrong prints

    v1Changesv2Changesv3Approved
    See how proofing works
  • Supplier Approval

    Purchasing Officer

    Sends RFQs to approved converters and mills, compares prices and lead times, and keeps certificates current.

    Every supplier approved and on file

    • Mill A14 daysBRCGS
    • Converter B9 daysISO 9001
    • Printer C11 daysFSC
  • New Brand Setup, Accounts & Reorders

    Customer Service Rep

    Sets up new brand accounts with spec sheets and compliance documents, and chases reorders before stock runs short.

    Reorders raised before anyone asks

    Reorder due

    SKU VK-24811

    42,000 pouches, stock covers 9 days

    New brand setup

    Spec sheets 4 of 5

  • Stockholding, Call-offs & Dispatch

    Dispatch Coordinator

    Watches stock you hold for each brand, raises call-offs with your warehouse or 3PL, and confirms proof of delivery.

    Call-offs delivered on the promised day

    1. Call-offCO-3317
    2. Picked18 pallets
    3. DispatchedCartonCloud
    4. DeliveredPOD pending

Follow one order

From brief to pallet, without the email chain.

One carton order for a supplement brand, followed through all ten steps. Each step shows who handles it and which of your systems it lands in.

  1. 01

    Brief

    Customer Service Rep · Email and brand portal

    A supplement brand needs cartons for a new SKU. The brief, spec sheet and dieline land in one place instead of six inboxes.

    Brief received: SB-MAG-120, reverse tuck carton

  2. 02

    RFQ

    Purchasing Officer · Supplier RFQs

    The same spec goes to three approved converters, so prices and lead times compare line by line.

    3 RFQs sent, 3 of 3 replied

  3. 03

    Costing

    Estimator · Dynamics price lists

    Substrate, print, finish and freight are costed. MOQ and run length are checked before the quote leaves.

    Quote Q-7731 sent, $0.184 per unit

  4. 04

    Proof round

    Artwork Coordinator · Proof portal

    The brand marks up the proof on screen. Every comment is pinned to the panel it is about.

    Round 2: 2 comments, both resolved

  5. 05

    Sign-off

    Artwork Coordinator · Proof portal

    A named person at the brand approves version 3. The approval is stamped with their name, the time and the exact file.

    v3 approved by the brand, 10:14

  6. 06

    Supplier PO

    Purchasing Officer · Dynamics purchasing

    The purchase order goes to the converter with the approved file attached. Nobody can print version 2 by mistake.

    PO-18832 raised with approved v3

  7. 07

    Stock

    Dispatch Coordinator · CartonCloud

    Finished cartons arrive at your warehouse or 3PL and show against the brand’s stockholding.

    20,400 units received, 24 pallets

  8. 08

    Call-off

    Dispatch Coordinator · CartonCloud

    The brand calls off six pallets. The pick is raised in CartonCloud without anyone re-keying it.

    Call-off CO-3317, 6 pallets

  9. 09

    Dispatch

    Dispatch Coordinator · 3PL partner

    The carrier is booked and the brand receives tracking without asking for it.

    Booked for Thursday AM delivery

  10. 10

    Proof of delivery

    Customer Service Rep · Dynamics

    Proof of delivery comes back, the invoice is raised in Dynamics, and a reorder reminder is set for the SKU.

    POD received, invoice INV-55120

Know what's sitting in your inbox

Put a number on the work nobody sees.

Quotes waiting for a reply and proofs stuck in email do not show up in your ERP. Here is what they add up to.

Example figures. Change them to yours.

Quotes

Proofing

Call-offs

Team

Sitting in your inbox

$82,450

in quotes waiting for a reply

60.3h

a month chasing proofs and re‑keying call‑offs

$2,774

a month in staff time on that work

Show me where that time goes

Industries

Built for the brands your customers are.

Food, supplement, pharma and beauty brands each get recalled for different things. Otopack checks the details that matter to each of them, on every proof.

  • FSANZARL

    Food & Beverage

    Labels change with every recipe tweak. Each proof is checked against the details a food brand gets recalled for.

    • Allergens declared in bold
    • Nutrition information panel
    • Country of origin label
  • TGAAUST L

    Supplements & Nutraceuticals

    Listed medicines carry details that must match the ARTG entry. Otopack checks them before a carton goes to print.

    • AUST L number present
    • Required warning statements
    • Indications match the listing
  • TGAGMP

    Pharmaceutical

    Controlled artwork versions and a full audit trail, so your QA team can show an auditor exactly who approved what.

    • Version control on every file
    • Named approvals with time stamps
    • Change history kept per SKU
  • ACCCARL

    Beauty & Personal Care

    Many pack sizes, one ingredient list. Otopack keeps every size of a product in step when the formula changes.

    • Ingredient list on every size
    • Batch code panel
    • Claims matched across SKUs

Straight answer

Otopack is not for you if...

We built Otopack for packaging businesses with real volume and real artwork risk. Here is who we turn away.

  • You want to replace your ERP.

    Otopack works on top of Dynamics and CartonCloud. If you are shopping for a new ERP, we are the wrong call.

  • You sell plain stock boxes with no printed artwork.

    Most of what Otopack does is proofing, compliance checks and repeat SKUs. Without artwork there is little for it to run.

  • You want nobody to check artwork.

    Otopack prepares and checks every proof. A named person on your team or the brand always signs off.

  • You run a handful of jobs a month from one inbox.

    If one person can hold every order in their head, keep doing that. Come back when they cannot.

Proof Checked

The mistakes that get cartons pulped.

Proof Checked is our running series on the small artwork errors that cause reprints and recalls, and the check that catches each one.

  1. #01FSANZ

    Allergen not in bold

    Food ingredient list

  2. #02TGA

    AUST L number missing

    Supplement carton front

  3. #03GS1

    Barcode quiet zone too narrow

    Pouch back panel

  4. #04ARL

    Old recycling label

    Jar label

Bring one real order. Watch it run.

Pick a quote, a proof round or a call-off from this week. We will walk it through Otopack on top of your own systems, so you see exactly where the hours go.