Decoration methods

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. DTG and DTF are included in PlatenFlow Base; every other method is an optional $25/month module, so you add only what your floor runs.

DTG

Direct-to-garment

Included in Base

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

DTF

Direct-to-film

Included in Base

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

Per-station watch folder routing
Rip queue dispatch with manifest
Reuses your existing RIP — no replacement

SCREEN

Screen printing

$25/mo module

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

EMB

Embroidery

$25/mo module

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

SUB

Sublimation

$25/mo module

Route and track sublimation jobs alongside every other method. Sublimation pieces flow through the same barcode-driven workflow — scan, queue advance, and status logged — so nothing gets lost on the floor. Operators send art to your existing sublimation RIP; PlatenFlow handles routing and tracking rather than a dedicated automatic dispatch driver.

Works with your existing sublimation RIP
Routable and trackable across the floor
Same barcode workflow as DTG/DTF

Per-piece tracking
QC integration
Bin management

SPECIALTY

Spangle, vinyl / puff, and laser

$25/mo each

Spangle, Vinyl / Puff, and Laser are each their own $25/month module — add the ones your floor runs. Every specialty method gets its own queue screen and routing rules, on the same barcode-driven workflow, same QC, and same shipping flow as the rest of your production.

Spangle (rhinestone) station — module
Vinyl / puff spec sheets — module
Laser engraving routing — module

Per-piece barcode tracking
QC integration
Bin management

See it run.