One platform. Every method on your floor.
PlatenFlow was built decoration-method-first — each method gets its own first-class workflow, station screens, art handling, and routing rules. Not a screen-print system with bolt-on add-ons.
Direct-to-garment
Brother GTX SDK integration via GTXproCMD. PlatenFlow generates the spec, dispatches the ARXP, and routes to the right printer over your LAN. Multi-printer orchestration across GTX1, GTX2, GTX3.
- Direct SDK dispatch — no manual file shuffling
- Platen positioning to 0.1mm precision
- Magnification and ink volume control
- Multi-printer orchestration over LAN
- byPrintMethod for DTG / DTF roll / DTF cut-sheet
- Platen codes 16×21 down to 7×8
- Auto-advance queue on completion
- Live print art preview on operator screen
Direct-to-film
Hot-folder dispatch to Roland VersaWorks, Fiery AutoLoad, and any system with a watch folder. PlatenFlow drops the art file into your existing RIP queue. Operator hits Send. Done.
- Roland VersaWorks integration
- Fiery AutoLoad hot folder support
- Locked-sheet export (Pro tier)
- Per-station watch folder routing
- Rip queue dispatch with manifest
- Reuses your existing RIP — no replacement
Screen printing
Ink recipes, screen inventory, per-piece job tickets with mesh-count and setup notes. Color-count sort toggle for efficient batch runs. Brand-agnostic — works with any screen press.
- Ink recipe library with Pantone matching
- Screen inventory: clean / burned / dirty / damaged
- Burn count tracking per screen
- Per-piece job tickets with mesh-count
- Color-count sort for batching
- Mesh-count routing rules
- Setup notes per piece
- Reclaim workflow tracking
Embroidery
Brand-agnostic DST handoff for ZSK, Tajima, Barudan, and Melco machines. Per-station watch folders so each machine pulls from its own queue. Stitch count, thread color, hoop size all tracked.
- ZSK, Tajima, Barudan, Melco supported
- Per-station watch folder routing
- .dst / .col / .emb file handling
- Stitch count tracking
- Thread color logging
- Hoop size variables
Sublimation
Hot-folder dispatch through your existing sublimation RIP. Same operator workflow as every other method — barcode scan, queue advance, status logged.
- Works with any sublimation RIP
- Hot-folder dispatch pattern
- Same barcode workflow as DTG/DTF
- Per-piece tracking
- QC integration
- Bin management
Patches, foil, laser, UV-DTF, puff
Specialty decoration methods get their own queue screens and routing rules. Same barcode-driven workflow, same QC, same shipping flow.
- Patches queue
- Foil application tracking
- Laser engraving routing
- UV-DTF workflow
- Puff print spec sheets
- Spangle (rhinestone) station