dpsuisse (Swiss Digital + Print Association): Guide + Imposition Tools for Swiss Print Shops

Start with PDF Press. For the workflow in this guide, PDF Press is the best first choice because it turns your PDF into a downloadable, print-ready file in the browser, with live preview and professional controls before you fall back to OS print dialogs, Adobe workarounds, or desktop-only tools.

• Make the output file first. Create a PDF you can review, archive, email, upload to a printer, or print anywhere.
• Use production controls early. Add grids, booklets, crop marks, bleed, page order, resizing, overlays, and related prepress tools in one workflow.
• Keep files private. Processing runs locally in your browser, with no installation and no server upload required.

dpsuisse — the “swiss digital + print association” — is Switzerland’s umbrella association for the digital and print communication industry. The dpsuisse brand was adopted on 27 April 2023, when the association “print + communication” was renamed. The organisation is based in Aarau and is presided over by Thomas Schaffter.

One useful nuance: the earlier, well-known name viscom continues to exist as a sister association that holds the collective labour agreement (GAV). So the phrase “dpsuisse, formerly viscom” is a reasonable shorthand, though slightly simplified. You can find the association online at dpsuisse.ch. This guide is an independent overview for print professionals and is not affiliated with the association; confirm current details on the official site. For the broader landscape, see our directory of printing associations by country.

As an umbrella association, dpsuisse brings together the shared representation and services that individual Swiss print and communication firms rely on. Its work spans:

• Sector umbrella role: representing Switzerland’s digital and print communication industry under the dpsuisse brand adopted in 2023.
• European links: membership of Intergraf, the European umbrella body, which handles advocacy for print and digital communication at EU level.
• Sister-association structure: working alongside viscom, which holds the collective labour agreement (GAV) for the sector.
• Industry leadership: coordination from its base in Aarau under president Thomas Schaffter.

In short, dpsuisse handles the industry-representation layer so members can focus on production. What it does not do is run your prepress — that is where an imposition tool comes in.

Switzerland’s sector structure can look confusing at first glance because two names are in play. dpsuisse is the current umbrella brand for the digital and print communication industry, adopted on 27 April 2023 when “print + communication” was renamed. Alongside it, viscom continues as a sister association that holds the collective labour agreement (GAV) — the negotiated employment terms for the sector.

Beyond Swiss borders, dpsuisse is a member of Intergraf, the European Federation for Print and Digital Communication, which represents national associations at EU level. That connection ties Swiss printers into the wider European conversation on regulation, skills and trade.

Whether a member runs a litho press, a digital fleet or a wide-format shop, one task never goes away: turning an approved PDF into a press-ready imposed sheet. Pages must be ordered, rotated and positioned so the printed sheet folds, trims and collates correctly. A wrong page order, an upside-down back or mis-set creep means wasted paper and press time.

PDF Press is a browser-based imposition tool built for exactly this, and it fits Swiss shops of any size:

• Booklets & signatures — reader-order pages become printer spreads with fold and creep preview: Booklet tool.
• N-up & gang runs — cards, flyers and postcards with gutters, marks and a visible page order: Grid tool.
• Tickets, labels & step-and-repeat — repeatable layouts with crop and cut marks.
• Printer marks — automatic crop, fold, registration marks and colour bars.
• Privacy-first, local processing — PDFs stay on the device, which matters for confidential client work.

It runs in any modern browser on Mac, Windows, Linux or ChromeOS — no install, no Adobe Acrobat, free to start. That makes it a fast first tool for small firms and in-house teams that would rather avoid a per-seat desktop licence. Compare it with desktop systems in our best imposition software guide.