by Industrial Print Magazine Staff
Workflow tools are pivotal for adding efficiency, reducing waste, and better meet customer demands in corrugated print environments.
The April issue of Industrial Print Magazine looks specifically at artificial intelligence (AI) in corrugated software tools and spotlights a successful print provider that has transformed its corrugate print business by strategically integrating workflow software.
Here, we highlight key corrugated software solutions on the market today.
Advantive
Advantive’s Kiwiplan offers a purpose-built suite of solutions designed specifically for the complexity and pace of corrugated manufacturing. Its modular platform includes CSC for automated, next-level corrugator scheduling, PCS VUE for always-on, automated production control, CASE VUE for continuously automated corrugator scheduling, TSS to automate the synchronization of shipping with production, and a Supply Chain Simulator that enables automated scenario modeling to anticipate and plan for future conditions. Together, these tools automate critical decisions across scheduling, production, logistics, and supply chain operations—helping plants maintain efficiency and responsiveness in high-mix, fast-changing environments.
Advantive ONE, coming soon, will elevate these automated capabilities by unifying Kiwiplan’s rich operational data into a broader, intelligent ecosystem. By connecting automated scheduling, production, logistics, and supply chain insights across systems—and applying advanced analytics and AI—Advantive ONE will enable more predictive, proactive, and connected workflows. This evolution helps manufacturers move beyond automating individual modules to orchestrating the entire operation as a single, intelligent enterprise.
Advantive Abaca provides a comprehensive, fully integrated ERP solution designed to support the end-to-end needs of corrugated and packaging manufacturers. Its tools span order management, estimating, production planning, inventory, and financials—helping teams standardize processes, improve data accuracy, and gain better control across both front-office and plant operations. Abaca’s strength is in delivering operational consistency and reliable execution across the business.
With Advantive ONE, Abaca customers will be able to build on that foundation with a modern, unified platform designed to unlock greater value from their data. Advantive ONE will enhance visibility, enable AI-driven insights, and support future capabilities like predictive demand, operational intelligence, and smarter, faster decision making across the organization.
Advantive Advantzware provides a suite of analytics and optimization tools engineered to bring real-time intelligence and automated decision support to mid-market corrugated manufacturers. Its platform unifies production data, performance metrics, and operational signals across the enterprise—helping teams visualize performance, identify bottlenecks, and act on insights faster. With built-in dashboards, automated alerts, and flexible reporting, Advantzware enables manufacturers to measure what matters and use data as a strategic asset.
Advantive ONE will amplify Advantzware’s capabilities by creating an even broader data ecosystem across its solutions. By embedding unified data models and AI-ready analytics, Advantive ONE will enable more predictive and actionable insights, automate deeper optimization scenarios, provide quicker support resolution, and help manufacturers transition from retrospective reporting to forward-looking intelligence and automated decision support at scale.
ePS Packaging
ePS Packaging is built upon a 30 plus year history of being a leading global software provider of all segments in the packaging industry.
Escada, ePS’ corrugate control software, implements AI-driven best practice monitoring, which analyzes performance, recommends optimizations, and even auto-adjusts recipes.
HiFlow Solutions
HiFlow is an end-to-end, AI-powered business operations and production process management system designed specifically for corrugated converters as well as other packaging segments. It combines MERP capabilities with production planning, automation, real-time data collection, and analytics. The platform streamlines the entire order-to-delivery workflow, improves operational visibility, and integrates seamlessly with machines, logistics platforms and customer communication tools for corrugated converters.
Core characteristics of HiFlow include a modular, scalable architecture supporting multi-plant operations; AI capabilities built into estimating, order management, inbound logistics and accounts payable; workflow automation to reduce manual work and eliminate errors; dashboards and KPIs for live production insight, real-time data collection, and integration with shop-floor equipment, scanners, and logistics systems.
HiFlow includes several tools tailored specifically for corrugated board and box manufacturers, such as Estimating & Product Configuration, Scheduling & Planning, Production Workflow Management, Inventory, Customer Communication & CRM.
HiFlow uses AI to boost automation, improve data accuracy, and speed up decision-making across production and operational workflows.
In estimating, HiFlow supports estimating teams by streamlining how inquiries and quotes are handled. The AI engine interprets customer inquiries, RFQs, emails, and forms; extracts technical specifications; selects optimal technological paths; generates estimates and quotes automatically; and reaches out to customers when required data is missing.
Purchase order (PO) automation is one of HiFlow’s most advanced AI capabilities. It scans incoming emails to detect new orders, extracts and validates header and line-item details, auto-creates complete PO records, manages confirmation workflows, and triggers production and all downstream processes.
For Scheduling & Production AI helps production teams plan smarter and work more efficiently by optimizing schedules to reduce machine downtime and changeovers, predicting production timing with higher accuracy, and identify and remove bottlenecks automatically.
HiFlow’s logistics capabilities bring automation across the entire inbound workflow by automatically registering supplier deliveries from ASNs and emails, processing and validating BOL documents,· ensuring full end-to-end traceability in P2P processes, and minimizing reliance on traditional EDI connections.
For Enhanced Price List Management, the AI module keeps purchasing data clean and up to date. It imports supplier price lists, validates item mappings, and maintains consistent and accurate purchasing information across the system.
HiFlow automates key steps in AP processing by extracting data from invoices, matching invoices to POs and BOLs, validating amounts and discrepancies, and posting transactions directly into financial modules.
Hybrid Software
Hybrid Software utilizes AI with iC3D, its 3D visualization tool, to provide more renders to offer more ‘looks’ and better detail.
It uses PACKZ, its PDF production editing software with AI internally to help tell it what to do. Hybrid Software will also use AI for troubleshooting and providing information about what can be done to improve art.
Hybrid Software also utilizes AI in CloudFlow, its production workflow suite, to conduct searches; for example, trying to find a relevant, existing die line. It considers what you have and knows what you may have to match the job’s needs.
Apr2026, Industrial Print Magazine
