ENGINEERED Printing Solutions (EPS), a specialist in Direct-to-Object (DTO) industrial printing, is celebrating a milestone following the sale of its 100th single-pass DTO inkjet production system.
Founded in 1985 as a pad-printing engineering company, EPS has grown into a major player in industrial digital printing and automation. The firm has deployed more than 2,000 pad printers, 300 multipass DTO inkjet systems, and now 100 production-grade single-pass DTO machines.
The sale of the 100th system is said to reflect wider market trends reshaping product decoration. Manufacturers today must support shorter batch sizes, long-tail SKUs, quicker changeovers, and on-demand customisation – needs that EPS said 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.
EPS executive chairman Ken Stack said, “Reaching our 100th single-pass DTO system is more than a sales milestone – it marks a turning point in how manufacturers think about product decoration. 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.”
EPS is celebrating its 100th single-pass sale in partnership with Kingston Aluminium Technology (KAT) of Canada. KAT’s patented Alumishape technology produces uniquely shaped aluminium bottles. EPS engineered a flexible single-pass system capable of printing before bottle forming, enabling the containers to be shaped after decoration without distorting the artwork. The system delivers 80 cans per minute.
Ben Pilon, president of BPE Group, KAT’s parent company, added, “Finding a print solution was a long process for us. With our new technology, we had been through a lot of testing, and it was proving to be a major challenge.
“Working with EPS was a completely different process compared to other solutions. EPS provides quick response times, creativity, and the ability to problem solve. They worked with us to develop something new and I felt confident that together it would be a great solution. Our current printer has been working great, support has been very good and most importantly, our customers are happy.”
