Partner Technology & Innovations at Edge Rockies

The Solutions Showcase at Edge Rockies will be full of innovative tools and technologies designed to supercharge your business efficiency and expand your customer offerings. From automation software and finishing to materials handling and substrates, you'll find solutions to improve every part of your business.

Hybrid Software

Hybrid Software: Transforming Packaging & Label Production Through Smart Innovation

Hybrid Software delivers powerful, connected solutions that streamline the entire packaging and label production workflow—from design to press. Our products empower printers, converters, and brand owners to work faster, smarter, and with greater accuracy. Discover how our flagship applications drive efficiency, automation, and quality for Dscoop members worldwide.

PACKZ – The Professional PDF Editor for Labels & Packaging

PACKZ is Hybrid Software’s award-winning native PDF editor, built specifically for packaging prepress. Unlike general graphic design tools, PACKZ is engineered around the needs of high-volume, high-precision print environments.

Key Advantages:

  • Native PDF editing with no conversions, ensuring accuracy and reliability
  • Automated trapping, step-and-repeat, and preflight to eliminate repetitive manual work
  • AI-enabled features for detecting technical objects, optimizing artwork, and reducing errors
  • Color-accurate editing including advanced separation handling and variable data support
  • Full support for digital, flexo, offset, and hybrid workflows

PACKZ combines high performance with ease of use—making it the go-to solution for prepress professionals who need speed without sacrificing precision.

CLOUDFLOW – Workflow Automation for Modern Packaging Production

CLOUDFLOW is a modular, scalable workflow ecosystem designed to automate packaging and label production from design to output. Operating entirely in the browser, it seamlessly connects teams, systems, and processes.

What CLOUDFLOW Delivers:

  • Automated prepress workflows for trapping, color management, layout, and QC
  • Browser-based collaboration, enabling global teams to work together in real time
  • Integration with MIS, ERP, RIPs, digital presses, and third-party tools
  • Job management dashboards for visibility and control across the entire production chain
  • High-speed processing for large, complex packaging files

CLOUDFLOW is built to help printers and converters reduce bottlenecks, boost throughput, and ensure consistent quality every time.

Packzimizer – Intelligent Layout Optimization

Packzimizer maximizes output efficiency by automatically calculating the most economical layout for packaging and label production. Whether printing digital, flexo, or offset, it ensures optimal substrate usage and reduced waste.

Benefits Include:

  • Automated sheet, roll, and die layout calculation
  • Multi-SKU and multi-order optimization for complex packaging runs
  • Waste reduction through smart imposition
  • Direct integration with PACKZ and CLOUDFLOW for end-to-end automation

The result: lower production costs, higher press utilization, and faster turnaround times.

ColorSpace – High-Accuracy Color Management for Packaging

ColorSpace is Hybrid Software’s advanced color management solution, tailored to the demanding world of packaging print. It ensures accurate brand colors across substrates, presses, and technologies.

Core Capabilities:

  • Spot color simulation and optimization, including ECG/extended gamut
  • Press and substrate profiling for consistent results
  • Automated color matching through spectral data
  • Seamless integration with PACKZ and CLOUDFLOW

With ColorSpace, printers can maintain color fidelity—even in fast-paced digital and hybrid environments.

IC3D – Real-Time 3D Packaging Visualization

IC3D brings packaging concepts to life with real-time 3D design, visualization, and virtual prototyping. From flexible packaging to cartons and bottles, IC3D enables teams to move from idea to approval in minutes.

Why IC3D Stands Out:

  • Live 3D visualization for folding cartons, labels, shrink sleeves, flexible packs, POS/POP, and more
  • Fast virtual mockups without expensive physical samples
  • Photorealistic rendering with accurate lighting, textures, and materials
  • Augmented reality viewing for enhanced customer presentations
  • Direct link to PACKZ for a combined 2D/3D workflow

IC3D shortens design cycles, accelerates approvals, and helps brands and converters showcase creativity with confidence.

Innovation That Connects the Entire Packaging Workflow

Together, PACKZ, CLOUDFLOW, Packzimiser, ColorSpace, and IC3D form a powerful ecosystem that covers every stage of packaging production:

  • Design → Visualization → Prepress → Automation → Layout → Color → Output

Hybrid Software ensures each step works seamlessly, enabling Dscoop printers to tackle shorter runs, more SKUs, faster changeovers, and higher quality demands with ease.