Onyx Graphics, a player in wide-format digital printing and RIP software, will highlight its fully integrated digital ecosystem at ISA 2025. The latest release of ONYX Thrive, combined with ONYX Align—a browser-based print shop management solution—delivers a streamlined, connected workflow that simplifies job setup, enhances production control, and reduces manual steps. Together, these offerings ensure print service providers greater visibility, speed, and automation from order entry to final output. Attendees are invited to experience the full suite of Onyx solutions at stand 2118.
Automation simplifies complex workflows
Print providers face increasing pressure to deliver faster turnaround times, high production quality and accuracy at lower prices. However, the typical print process continues to rely on disconnected systems and manual processes such as pen-to-paper or siloed software. As a result, such problems as data re-entry, file transfers, and duplicated settings across platforms often lead to errors, delays, and production inconsistencies.
Onyx’s integrated digital ecosystem between its RIP software and business management solutions addresses these challenges with scalable, end-to-end workflows. A key example is the digital integration between ONYX Align and ONYX Thrive— bringing order management and RIP processing together in a single, connected environment. The ONYX ecosystem extends even further, encompassing pre-print nesting tools, RIP solutions, browser-based shop management, and data-driven integration through APIs and workflow automation tools.
Streamlined workflow from estimation to output
ONYX Align offers browser-based tools for quoting, job tracking, and order management, while Thrive delivers RIP precision across a wide range of wide-format printers and cutters. For users running ONYX Thrive Version 24—or even those starting from Version 22—this compatibility enables print shops to eliminate workflow gaps and reduce risks from estimation through final delivery.
This automatic integration between two robust software creates a closed-loop print production workflow—designed specifically for ONYX users seeking accessible, end-to-end connectivity. Instead of working across disconnected systems, print shops can now unify quoting, job setup, and RIP processing in a single, data-consistent environment.
For ONYX users leveraging the integration, the following settings can be carried over between our solutions:
- Import once, use everywhere: Import printers, media, and QuickSets from Thrive into Align—eliminating redundant setup and syncing systems instantly.
- Smarter job estimation: Map ink cost and print speed data to jobs for accurate, real-time cost estimation.
- Job-level control: Assign printers and settings to jobs directly, ensuring output aligns with estimates and production requirements.
- Push-to-production: Send print-ready files from ONYX Align to ONYX Thrive with one click—reducing handoffs and mistakes.
“Print businesses don’t just need better software – they need smarter, integrated systems,” said Matt Crawford, president and CEO at Onyx Graphics. “Our ONYX Align and ONYX Thrive integration is designed to remove friction and unlock real-world productivity, whether you’re quoting a rush job or running multiple jobs simultaneously.”
Take a typical vinyl banner job with a ready-to-print file as an example. Using the ONYX ecosystem, a shop can upload the print-ready file directly into ONYX Align, where the job is automatically assigned to the correct printer and print mode. The solution instantly references all relevant production settings—including QuickSets, media groups, media profiles, print modes, and the assigned printer—and pushes that job to the ONYX Thrive RIP Queue without manual input or reconfiguration. From there, ONYX Thrive processes the file and sends back a color-managed preview for final review.
If the job needs to be recreated later, the original order data—including file, settings, and history—is already stored in Align and can be resent to Thrive with a single click. This connection between ONYX Align and ONYX Thrive is just one example of the company’s commitment to building smart, scalable workflows that meet the needs of modern print production.
