Krino is AI-first print shop management software built in Australia. Where most print MIS tools are a database with forms bolted on top, Krino adds AI for print shops that quotes, schedules, chases and reconciles with far less manual effort. It is the capability no established Australian competitor currently markets, and it is why a small team can run like a much larger one, all on one flat price with no per-user fees.
AI for print shops is not a chatbot parked in the corner of the screen. It is a set of features that take on the repetitive judgement work that fills an owner’s day: sequencing jobs, spotting a thin quote, following up a quiet approval, flagging a job that is slipping and nudging an overdue invoice. It does not replace your estimators or operators. It clears the busywork so they spend their time on printing and looking after customers.
Think of it as an extra team member who never forgets a follow-up, never loses track of a job, and never lets a quote go out below your margin by accident.
Krino groups its AI into four areas. Each is a feature you can switch on, watch and control.
Krino groups jobs that share material and setup, balances the load across your machines and rebuilds the plan whenever something changes, so you spend less time on changeovers and make-ready. See how AI job scheduling works.
Quoting is where margin is won or lost. Krino applies your costing consistently across every estimator, flags quotes that fall below a healthy margin and learns from the quotes you have already sent. Explore AI print quoting.
Autonomous agents carry out routine chasing on their own: following up quiet quotes and proofs, reminding on overdue invoices and watching stock levels. Meet the AI agents for print shops.
Where job scheduling decides order and machine, production scheduling keeps the whole shop-floor plan accurate in real time as rush work and changes arrive. Read about AI production scheduling.
| Capability | What it removes | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| AI job scheduling | Whiteboard sequencing and excess make-ready | Busy pressrooms with frequent changeovers |
| AI print quoting | Inconsistent pricing and thin-margin quotes | Shops with several estimators |
| AI agents | Chasing quotes, proofs, invoices and stock by hand | Small teams wearing many hats |
| AI production scheduling | Floor plans that go stale after every change | Mixed print and signage workflows |
Two pressures make this the moment to adopt AI, not next year.
AI-first does not mean hands-off. Krino is built so a person is always in charge.
The AI is not a separate product; it runs on top of a complete print MIS. If the term is new, start with our plain-English explanation of a print MIS. From there the AI reaches into quoting, jobs, materials and invoicing.
Everything shares one source of truth, so a quote, its job, its schedule and its invoice are the same record rather than four copies. Browse the full feature set to see the foundation, and the print quoting software guide for how estimates feed the rest of the workflow. Add native Xero integration, Australian support and one flat price, and the AI has clean, connected data to work from.
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You do not have to flip a switch and hand the shop to a robot overnight. Most owners start with one capability, usually quoting or scheduling, run it alongside how they work today, and turn on the next once they trust it. Because every feature shares the same job and customer records, adding the next one takes nothing new to set up. Within a few weeks the AI is quoting consistently, keeping the floor plan current and chasing the admin that used to sit on your desk, while you stay in control of every decision that matters.
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It also means there is no risky big-bang migration. You keep your existing data, watch the AI work on real jobs, and widen its remit as results come in. Australian support is on hand if you want help setting the guardrails, and the one flat price means turning on more capability never adds to your bill.
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Do I need to be technical to use AI for print shops? No. The AI works inside the everyday screens you already use for quoting, scheduling and invoicing. There is nothing to configure like a data scientist; you switch features on and approve what they suggest.
Will AI replace my staff? No. It removes repetitive admin so your team can do more of the skilled work. Owners typically use it to grow without adding head office overhead, not to cut their floor crew.
Is my shop data used to train someone else’s model? Krino uses your data to help run your shop. The point of AI-first software is to make your business faster, not to hand your pricing to a competitor.
