Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), a leading innovator in Direct-to-Object (DTO) industrial printing, announced the sale of its 100th single-pass DTO inkjet production system, marking a major transition in manufacturing from analog decoration to high-speed digital production.
Founded in 1985 as a specialized pad-printing engineering company, EPS has evolved into a global leader in industrial digital printing and automation. The company has deployed more than 2,000 pad printers, 300 multipass DTO inkjet systems, and now 100 production-grade single-pass DTO machines.
The 100th system sale reflects market trends reshaping product decoration. Manufacturers increasingly require shorter batch sizes, extended SKU variety, faster changeovers, and on-demand customization — demands that traditional pad, screen, and offset printing cannot address cost-effectively. Single-pass digital DTO eliminates plates, clichés, screens, and setup fees while enabling rapid artwork changes, variable data, and inline 2D code traceability.
Rising labor costs and workforce shortages are accelerating digital adoption. Single-pass UV inkjet reduces labor hours by up to 81% while supporting automation-ready workflows including robotic loading, pretreatment, inspection, and unloading.
“Reaching our 100th single-pass DTO system marks a turning point in how manufacturers approach product decoration.”
— Ken Stack, Executive Chairman, EPS
EPS’s experience reinforces the importance of complete production-cell engineering. Pretreatment, ink chemistry, color management, part transport, and automation all play critical roles in success.
EPS is celebrating this milestone in partnership with Kingston Aluminum Technology (KAT) of Canada. KAT’s patented Alumishape™ technology produces uniquely shaped aluminum bottles. EPS engineered a flexible single-pass system capable of printing before bottle forming at 80 cans per minute.
“Working with EPS was a completely different process. They provide quick responses, creativity, and problem-solving ability.”
— Ben Pilon, President of BPE Group (KAT’s parent company)
For more than 40 years, EPS has helped manufacturers streamline workflows, reduce labor dependency, expand SKU agility, and improve print economics across multiple industries.