- 0:00 Life before Scodix: outsourcing embellishment
- 0:24 The cost of external tooling and vendors
- 1:00 Introducing customers to Scodix
- 1:32 First customer: gold foil sample, no trial needed
- 2:06 Customer trial: hot foil request, Scodix solution
- 2:30 Two clicks, five minutes, a whole new finish
- 2:45 The result: an amazed customer
From Outsourced Tooling to In-House Flexibility
Before Scodix, every embellishment request meant sending work outside the building. As one team member explains, “when customers wanted an embellishment before we got Scodix, it was always that we had to work with an external vendor… on the one hand, we always had to buy very expensive tooling.”
That reliance on external partners and physical tooling made every job slower and costlier, no matter the run length: “It took longer, and even for smaller amounts, it was much more expensive for the customers.”
With Scodix, GPI gained the ability to offer customers something fundamentally different: no tooling, full flexibility, and everything handled in-house.
The Solution
Bringing Scodix onto the production floor meant GPI could finally show customers what digital embellishment could do, without waiting on outside vendors or investing in dies and tooling for every new effect.
The rollout was deliberate. The team trained on the press and trained colleagues before opening the door to customer requests, then began walking customers through the new possibilities. Demand followed almost immediately. As the team recalls, “the customers said, okay, when can we start?”
One customer’s first request was a simple Pantone gold foil sample. Seeing what Scodix could do won him over instantly, and he skipped the trial stage entirely, moving straight to commercial production: “It’s a lot of trust from our customers.”
The Result: Quick Changes, Amazed Customers
The real proof came a few weeks later, when a customer asked for a classic hot foil effect. GPI’s team decided to show what Scodix could do instead. They demonstrated a flat orange finish, then added structure and texture, all with what the operator describes as “just two mouse clicks.” Five minutes later, the customer had an entirely different orange sample in hand.
“The customer was amazed,” the team says. “I think this is really a great opportunity to do these quick changes.”
That turnaround, from concept to a fully reworked sample in minutes, has become one of the clearest demonstrations of what Scodix makes possible: no external vendor, no tooling delays, and no limits on how quickly an idea can become a finished sample.
The Result: An Amazed Customer after a Quick Turnaround of Reworked Samples in Minutes
As GPI summarises, “just two mouse clicks and five minutes later, the customer had an entirely different orange sample in hand.”
FAQs
How does Scodix reduce embellishment costs compared to traditional finishing?
Scodix eliminates the need for external vendors and physical tooling like dies and screens. Because effects are applied digitally, GPI can offer embellishment in-house, even for smaller quantities, without the setup costs that make traditional finishing expensive for short runs.
Can Scodix replace traditional foil finishing?
Yes. Scodix can replicate classic effects such as hot foil while also adding texture and structure that traditional foil can’t achieve, giving converters more creative range without switching processes or vendors.
How quickly can Scodix produce a new embellishment sample?
Very quickly. In GPI’s case, adjusting an effect and producing a new sample took only a few mouse clicks and about five minutes, allowing teams to iterate with customers in real time instead of waiting on outside tooling or vendors.