Diagnostics of production, equipment launch and acceptance.
About the bureau
PRINT·AUDIT. Independent technical audit of print production.
The bureau’s work is not tied to selling equipment or defending a vendor. The task is to show where the machine, color, RIP, material, operator and reporting create risk for money and deadlines.
Checking the chain: file, RIP, profile, material and machine.
Decisions are built on measurements, tests and production context.
What is checked
The bureau’s value lies in production experience, measurements and an independent position.
UV, digital and wide-format printing: launch, acceptance, configuration limits.
ICC, ΔE, material profiles, modes and repeatability between shifts.
Files, prepress, operators, control points, project handover, responsibility.
CRM/ERP, statuses, owner reporting and a loss map.
A neutral technical side between an expensive decision and real printing.
For the owner it is a way not to sign an expensive purchase blindly. For the production director — to separate a systemic cause from shift-floor guesses. For a vendor or integrator — to add an external technical layer in a difficult launch, project handover or dispute.
10 years in print production — from technologist to technical director.
- RICOH — technical manager for industrial printing (UV, wide-format, latex, textile, digital sheet): commissioning, RIP (ONYX, Caldera, EFI, ColorGate), ICC profiles, defect diagnostics. Combined project volume over 15,000 m²/year.
- Education: Moscow State University of Printing Arts (print-media technology) and a polygraphic college. Passed the Farnsworth–Munsell color-vision test; flexography (DuPont) and pad-printing training.
- Production from the inside: consumables technologist, postpress service (Kolbus, MBO, Polar), CRM/ERP rollout (Zoho), KPI/SLA and digital workflow for 30+ people.
If the risk concerns the machine, color or process — start with a service.
How it works
The audit is structured around evidence, decisions and next actions.
The buyer needs to know what happens before the call, during the review, and after the report is delivered.
You send the machine, material, symptom, business risk and urgency.
I classify whether the case is pre-purchase, acceptance, rescue, color, workflow, vendor-risk or production-loss related.
- Equipment model and supplier
- Production type and materials
- Main symptom and urgency
- Contact and preferred channel
A short call, an evidence request, data collection, technical review and then a written report.
If the case is complex, the audit can extend into implementation support or vendor-facing technical discussion.
- Diagnostic call
- Evidence collection
- Technical review
- Risk ranking
- Recommendations and decision notes
A report that shows where production loses money, what is proven, what remains uncertain and what to fix first.
The outcome is a decision framework, not motivational advice.
- Root-cause map
- Risk map
- Evidence gaps
- 30/60/90-day plan
- Optional follow-up support
Scope and boundaries
Clear boundaries protect the buyer and the diagnosis.
The buyer should know exactly what this is, what it is not, and where the work stops.
Owners, production directors, suppliers, dealers and integrators who need independent technical diagnosis.
Best for expensive equipment, repeated defects, acceptance risk and workflow loss.
Not equipment sales, not generic business consulting, not a training course and not a promise machine.
The value is diagnosis, prioritization, evidence and a decision path the team can act on.
Without a clear scope, CRM, production and color work become random fixes.
The audit keeps the technical truth visible long enough to make a decision.
FAQ
Can the audit be remote?
Often yes, if files, samples, videos, settings and production context are available.
Do you work with owners and suppliers?
Yes. The role is independent diagnosis, not vendor attack or operator blame.
What do I need to send first?
A short case description, the equipment or process context, and the main production problem.
How fast is the response?
The response speed depends on the case clarity and the amount of evidence available.
Can you work without a full machine visit?
Yes, when the evidence set is strong enough for remote diagnosis.
Will you implement software without diagnosis?
No. Production software only helps when the production truth is already visible.