Enfocus Switch Core Engine & Optional Add-On Modules
Enfocus Switch Core Engine serves as the central open-automation platform for print and prepress workflows. It eliminates repetitive manual tasks, routes incoming job files, and seamlessly integrates design, MIS, and production tools into an error-free, automated pipeline.
Core Platform & Features
- Automated Job Routing: Automatically receive, sort, split, merge, and route incoming files based on file attributes or rules.
- Modular Infrastructure: Start with the core engine and scale your automation capabilities as your business grows.
- Enfocus Appstore Integration: Instantly access hundreds of pre-built integrations to drag-and-drop third-party applications directly into your flows.
Optional Add-On Modules
- Configurator Module: Directly controls and connects leading prepress applications—such as Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), PitStop Server, and imposition software—into automated workflows.
- Metadata Module: Extracts and utilizes embedded XML, JDF, XMP, or custom job dataset information to drive smart, dynamic routing decisions throughout your workflow.
- Database Module: Connects Switch directly to external SQL or ODBC databases to read, write, update, and manage customer and job data without manual coding.
- Scripting Module: Enables custom JavaScript and Node.js scripting capabilities via SwitchScripter to create tailor-made processing logic and complex API integrations.
- PDF Review Module: Provides an online, browser-based proofing environment with color-accurate overprint viewing, densitometer tools, and direct approval controls sent to clients.
- SwitchClient Module: Grants operators and staff manual entry points to submit files, inject metadata, view progress, and manually approve or override jobs in real time.
- Web Services / REST API Module: Exposes Switch to external web applications, web-to-print portals, and enterprise platforms for two-way system communications.







