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Your Artwork Coordinator

Every proof round, signed off and on record.

Customers choose artwork, mark up proofs and sign off in one place. Otopack keeps every version, every comment and every approval, then passes the approved file to production and your ERP.

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Before and after

The same proof round, run two ways.

With email and PDFs

  • Proofs go out as PDF attachments and come back as screenshots with arrows drawn on them.
  • Nobody is sure which file is final: final_v3, final_FINAL or final_approved.
  • Approval is a "looks good" buried somewhere in an email thread.
  • The brand’s regulatory person sees the artwork after it is printed.
  • The converter prints from whichever file was attached to the PO.

With Otopack

  • The brand marks up the proof in the browser, with each comment pinned to the panel it is about.
  • One file per version, numbered, with every change listed against it.
  • Sign-off is a named approval with the time and the exact file.
  • Required reviewers such as regulatory or QA are added to the round before it can close.
  • Only the approved version can be attached to the supplier PO.

How it works

From first upload to the print file.

  1. 01

    Upload the dieline and artwork

    Your studio or the brand uploads the file. Otopack reads the SKU and pack type and opens proof round 1.

  2. 02

    Checks run before the brand sees it

    Otopack checks the details for the brand’s category, such as bold allergens for food or the AUST L number for supplements, and flags anything missing.

  3. 03

    The brand marks up and approves

    Comments are pinned to the panel. Each round becomes a new numbered version until a named person approves it.

  4. 04

    The approved file goes to production

    The approved version is attached to the supplier PO and the order in Dynamics. Earlier versions are locked.

Works with

Fits around the people and systems you already have.

Microsoft Dynamics
The approved file and approval record are attached to the sales order and the purchase order.
Your artwork studio
Designers keep their own tools and upload each new version to the same proof round. No renaming files.
The brand
Brand marketing, regulatory and QA review through a secure link in their browser.
Your converters and printers
Receive the approved file with the PO, so the print file always matches the sign-off.

Checked on every proof

The details regulators and brands look for.

FSANZ
Allergen declarations and the nutrition information panel present on food packs.
TGA
AUST L or AUST R number and required statements present on medicine and supplement packs.
GMP
Version history and named approvals kept together for audits.
ARL
Australasian Recycling Label artwork matched to the pack components.

Questions

What packaging teams ask us.

Does the brand need to learn a new system?

No. Brands open the proof from a link, mark it up in their browser and approve it there.

Can we keep our existing artwork studio?

Yes. Designers keep their own tools and upload each new version to the same proof round.

Does Otopack replace our QA sign-off?

No. Otopack checks and records. Your QA or regulatory person still signs off, and their approval is stored with the file.

What happens to old versions?

They stay on record and are locked, so they cannot be attached to a purchase order by mistake.

Does it work with Microsoft Dynamics?

Yes. The approved file and the approval record are attached to the order in Dynamics.

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.

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