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Engineered Printing Solutions has made its 100th sale of its single-pass DTO inkjet production system.
This milestone marks a major step in the manufacturing industry’s shift from analogue decoration to high-speed digital production.
EPS executive chairman, Ken Stack, said: “Digital DTO has moved from early adoption to mainstream production, driven by the need for agility, automation, and measurable ROI.
“Our next 100 systems will help shape the future of manufacturing for brands that demand reliability, flexibility, and world-class engineering support.”
Manufacturers today must support shorter batch sizes, long-tail SKUs, quicker changeovers, and on-demand customisation – needs that traditional pad, screen, and offset printing cannot meet cost-effectively due to tooling costs, long setups, and skilled-labour reliance.
Single-pass digital DTO eliminates plates, clichés, screens, and setup fees, enabling rapid artwork changes, variable data, and inline 2D code traceability without reducing production speed.
Rising labour costs and workforce shortages are also accelerating digital adoption. Single-pass UV inkjet reduces labour hours by up to 81% while aligning with automation-ready workflows, including robotic loading, pretreatment, inspection, and unloading.
Because digital DTO is software-driven, brands can maintain consistent print quality across shifts while minimising operator training and dependency.
