Batch Design Software for Trophy Shops
The industry's best tool for handling data heavy design specifications. Focus more on style and less on variable text.
MACHINERY
isn't your bottleneck
It's the hours spent preparing designs before anything gets cut.
Orders arrive in every format
Excel sheets, scanned forms, email threads, phone photos - no two customers send data the same way.
Variable data takes time
Names, titles, and dates typed into design software over and over. Hundreds of times per job.
Export layout is annoying
Calculating plate fit, adjusting margins, repositioning - before a single piece is cut.
Built for Production
Automatic Submission Parsing
Paste from Excel, upload a CSV, or scan a handwritten order sheet. Handle bulk orders with ease and precision. Any way customers are sending information, Etch Express will do the grunt work.
- Paste directly from any spreadsheet
- CSV, XLSX, and PDF import
- Scanned document support
- Hand written notes
Flexible Design, Powered by Variables
An optimized suite of design tools - drag text, shapes, and images, set fonts and colors, then mark any field as a variable. Preview the longest variables for consistent design results.
- Full design canvas with text, shapes, and images
- Mark any element as a variable - {Name}, {Number}, {Date}
- Live preview cycles through your actual data
- Fonts, colors, alignment - full creative control
Lay Out Your Bulk Export
Set the appropriate dimensions, margins, and gaps. Automatically calculating how many designs fit for the given export dimensions and generate production-quality, fully optimized SVG and PDF exports.
- Custom export dimension support
- Automatic plate grid calculation
- Multi-export pagination for large batches
- Production-ready SVG export
Monitor Productivity
Track Production Costs
Inventory tracking, cost per design, material reservations. Understand what your most profitable products truly are.
- SKU and inventory tracking
- Cost-per-design analytics
- Material reservation for pending orders
- Low stock alerts
A Pane of Glass
Design activity, material costs, stock trends, and waste tracking - all in one dashboard. Make data-driven decisions about your production.
- Design activity timeline and status breakdown
- Material cost trends and top usage reports
- Waste analysis and cost-per-design tracking
- Date range filtering with timezone support
Supercharged with AI Workflows
Intelligent document parsing, auto-formatting, and smart layout optimization. Let AI handle the tedious work while you focus on production.
Bring your art with you
Switching tools shouldn't mean redrawing years of plate designs. Drop in the files you already run - they come back as living templates.
- Drop in PDF, EPS, or SVG - straight from CorelDRAW or EngraveLab
- Plate size, layout, and fonts detected automatically
- Fixed names become variables - your designs, batch-ready
Manual vs Etch Express
| Task | Manual | Etch Express |
|---|---|---|
| Input order data | ManualType each name manually | Etch ExpressPaste list or upload file |
| Focused Design | ManualCopy and paste order details | Etch ExpressDesign once, batch applies |
| Layout for exporting | ManualCalculate & position manually | Etch ExpressAuto-grid with dimensions |
| Handle format changes | ManualStart over for each size | Etch ExpressTemplates adapt instantly |
| Export for production | ManualSave each file separately | Etch ExpressOne-click batch export |
| Track materials used | ManualSpreadsheet or guesswork | Etch ExpressBuilt-in inventory |
Give your ⌘+C⌘+V a break
Stop parsing customer order submissions. See how Etch Express could bring new efficiencies into your organization.