What Engineered Printing Solutions does

Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), founded in 1985 and headquartered in East Dorset, Vermont, is a North American industrial printing equipment manufacturer and exclusive distribution partner. The company operates two complementary technology platforms: pad printing machines (analog) and industrial inkjet printers (digital, UV-LED curable direct-to-object) for product decoration and part marking. Equipment categories span flatbed inkjet printers (FJet24 Gen2, FJETXL, FJETXL Pro), cylindrical printers (BottleJet, DualSpin, XD-360), wide-format and hybrid flatbed/roll printers, single-pass conveyorized inkjet printers (XD series, XDLT) reaching 50 in/sec throughput, and pad printing machines ranging from EAZY series to electro-pneumatic and servo-electric variants. An extensive ancillary product family covers pretreatment (corona, flame), infrared dryers, washing units, Pantheon flush rigs, conveyors, bowl feeders, laser plate makers, and custom robotics/automation solutions. Complementing the hardware, EPS supplies pad printing inks (USP Class VI and Class I medical-grade certified plus multi-substrate PLT series), silicone pads, polymer and laser plates, ceramic ring cups, and inkjet consumables, alongside engineering services (custom automation, production engineering, color matching, custom pad development, design, cliché development with 24-hour turnaround, and ink adhesion/process development).

EPS generates revenue across four streams: industrial printing equipment sales (custom-designed, purpose-built machines for direct-to-shape product decoration); recurring consumables (inks, pads, plates, ceramic ring cups, inkjet consumables); engineering and professional services (custom automation design, robotics integration, color matching, custom pad and cliché development, ink adhesion and process development); and ancillary equipment and parts (pretreatment systems, dryers, infrared drying tunnels, conveyors, parts feeders, washing units, laser plate makers, flush rigs). Pricing is quote-based and varies by machine configuration, automation requirements, print width, throughput needs, and substrate type, typically structured as multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with dedicated Sales Engineers who manage inquiries from initial assessment through implementation; exclusive North American distribution partnerships with Comec Italia (pad printing), Xaar Versatex Printbar, and Pantheon Systems (flush rigs) extend the portfolio without proportional capital deployment.

EPS has deployed more than 2,400 printing systems across North America over four decades. The company operates from a 22,500 sq ft facility plus an additional 10,000 sq ft modern manufacturing space opened in 2015 and primarily serves enterprise customers in medical devices, automotive, electronics, consumer goods, appliances, and safety equipment manufacturing. EPS has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xaar plc, a UK-listed digital inkjet technology company, since 2016.

Name

Engineered Printing Solutions

Legal name

Engineered Printing Solutions

Website

https://epsvt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Engineered Printing Solutions, founded 1985 and based in East Dorset, Vermont, manufactures and distributes custom industrial inkjet and pad printing equipment for direct-to-object product decoration across medical, automotive, electronics, consumer goods, and appliance manufacturers in North America. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-listed Xaar plc since 2016, the company has deployed over 2,400 systems across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Printing Equipment

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Support Activities for Printing (323120)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Labeling, Coding & Marking Equipment (Labelers, Inkjet, Laser) (IMALAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Production & High-Volume Printing Systems (HDACAEAJ), Direct-to-Container & Digital Printing (Inkjet/Laser) (IMALAKAF), Printing Inks (IMAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Industrial inkjet printers
• Pad printing machines
• Direct-to-object printing
• UV-LED printing equipment
• Product marking machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

East Dorset

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Printing Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial inkjet printers and pad printing machines including flatbed UV-LED, cylindrical, wide format, singlepass, roll-to-roll, and pad print systems. Machines are custom-designed and purpose-built with custom automation capabilities.
2. Printing Consumables: Recurring revenue from consumables including inks (multiple series for different substrates), pads (various shapes and durometers), printing plates (polymer and laser), ceramic ring cups, additives, and thinners
3. Engineering and Professional Services: Custom machine automation design and robotics, production engineering, color matching, custom pad development, cliché development, ink adhesion and process development, fixture design, and ink-mixing services
4. Ancillary Equipment and Parts: Pre-treatment systems, dryers, infrared drying tunnels, conveyors, parts feeders, washing units, laser plate makers, optional devices, and Pantheon flush rigs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Engineered Printing Solutions designs, manufactures and distributes custom industrial printing equipment for direct-to-object product decoration and part marking. Its core offerings include UV-LED industrial inkjet printers (flatbed, cylindrical, wide-format, wide-format hybrid, single-pass, roll-to-roll), pad printing machines (EAZY, electro-pneumatic, servo-electric), supporting ancillary equipment (pretreatment, dryers, custom automation, washing units, conveyors, plate makers), printing consumables (inks, pads, plates, ceramic ring cups), and engineering and professional services such as custom machine automation, production engineering, color matching and cliché development.

Product overview

Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS) is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial printing solutions comprising two core technology platforms: pad printing machines (analog) and industrial inkjet printers (digital direct-to-object). The product portfolio includes flatbed UV-LED inkjet printers (FJet24 Gen2, FJETXL, FJETXL Pro), cylindrical inkjet printers (BottleJet, DualSpin, XD-360), wide-format flatbed (FJetRF, FJetZF) and hybrid printers (FJetRH, FJetZH), single-pass inkjet printers (XD Series, XDLT), and roll-to-roll printers (RR70, ZR126, ZR196). Pad printing offerings span EAZY Series, electro-pneumatic, and servo-electric machines. Supporting these are extensive ancillary products including pretreatment systems (corona, flame), dryers, custom automation solutions, washing units, Pantheon flush rigs, conveyors, parts feeders, and laser plate makers. Consumables include pad printing inks (PLT4, PLT6, PLT9, PLT12, PLT15, PLT33, PLT272, PLT4G series with Class I and Class VI medical certifications), printing pads, plates (polymer and laser types), ceramic ring cups, and inkjet consumables. Engineering and professional services round out the offering with custom machine automation, production engineering, color matching, and cliché development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flatbed UV-LED Inkjet Printers UV-LED curable flatbed (scanning) industrial inkjet printers where printheads move back and forth across flat or semi-flat objects, building resolution through repeated passes at up to 1200 x 1200 dpi. Supports CMYK plus white or varnish, variable-data printing for batch coding and mass customization, and integration with custom automation for industrial part marking and product decoration.
• Cylindrical and Bottle Inkjet Printers UV-LED industrial inkjet printers built specifically for decorating cylindrical and tapered objects including bottles, water bottles and pint glasses. Product family includes the BottleJet for flat-walled and tapered bottles, BottleJet DualSpin for simultaneous printing of two objects with dual loading stations, and the XD-360 2.0 multi-color printer with inline pre-treatment and UV-LED curing for full 360-degree direct-to-shape decoration.
• Wide Format Flatbed UV-LED Printers Wide-format flatbed UV-LED printers with 1200 dpi high-precision imaging, single- or double-row printhead configurations, and wide color gamut (CMYK+V and spot colors). Includes FJetRF for personalized mass customization applications and FJetZF delivering up to 1400 ft²/hr with variable dots and true gray scale imaging.
• Wide Format Hybrid UV-LED Printers Hybrid UV-LED printers capable of printing both rigid and rolled media up to 2 inches thick. Includes FJetRH Series (63, 98 and 126-inch widths, up to 799 ft²/hr with Ricoh Gen5 printheads) and FJetZH Series (up to 1530 ft²/hr with optional linear motor and magnetic rail system for the Z126H model).
• SinglePass Inkjet Printers Conveyorized single-pass industrial inkjet printers where products pass below print heads only once for high throughput mass production (up to 50 inches/second). Includes the XD Conveyorized Series (70mm, 108mm, 140mm or 210mm print widths, CMYK+WW with varnish and extended color gamut options) and XDLT featuring Xaar Nitrox print heads (WWCMYK), GIS print electronics, CIMS II 450 ink management and Integration Technologies UV Pin and Cure.
• Roll-to-Roll Inkjet Printers Industrial roll-to-roll UV-LED inkjet printers for flexible media. Includes RR70 (up to 9 Ricoh Gen 6 print heads, 2-inch media thickness, water-cooled LED curing, up to 1290 ft²/hr), ZR126 (up to 12 Kyocera heads, 20mm media thickness, up to 3053 ft²/hr with mesh kit for linerless mesh printing) and ZR196 (up to 196-inch print width with advanced static suppression system). Compatible with Onyx, Caldera, and other 3rd party RIPs.
• Pad Printing Machines Pad printing machine lines for direct part marking and decoration including EAZY Series large-diameter cup pad printers for affordable continuous-duty production, electro-pneumatic pad printers serving medical device clean rooms and automotive assembly lines, and servo-electric high-speed pad printers customizable with automatic load/unload, pre-treatment and curing options.
• Pretreatment Systems Pre-treatment devices for printing preparation including Corona high voltage/low temperature electrical discharge system for PP-PE plastics and clean room installations, Stand-Alone Flamers with 10-inch horizontal burner stroke and electronic ignition, and Conveyor Flamer pre-treatment systems with automatic product detection and OSHA-compliant natural gas or propane operation.
• Dryers and Infrared Drying Tunnels Post-print drying equipment including MT3 and MT6 infrared ovens with variable speed and combined infrared/ventilated air operation, DP1000 conveyor drying chamber with adjustable temperature reaching 700°F (300°F at belt level), and CD-11208 compact dryer with double-wall construction and exhaust fume removal.
• Custom Automation and Robotic Solutions Custom automation solutions including XE Robot multi-faceted robotic pad printing work stations, XRV Rotary Pad Printer for 360° vertical printing on syringe sides (10-40mm diameter, 70-100mm length, stainless steel and aluminum clean room construction), CNC Automation Systems, Pick & Place Systems (2-4+ axes, pneumatic or servo), robotic vision-sensed pad printing, five-color coin printers, custom fixtures, adjustable base fixtures and custom in-line conveyors.
• Washing Units Pad printing washing units including SUPERWASH XP600 (630mm basket, 6 bar pressure, 70L/min pump with 16 spray nozzles), compact MINIWASH for cleaning cliches, cups and plates, and SUPERWASH XP400 pneumatic washing unit.
• Pantheon Portable Flush Rigs Portable flushing rigs for in-field printhead recovery and cleaning supporting Xaar (1001, 1002, 501, Proton, UPH/XJ760, XJ126, XJ128, X500 including In-situ variants), Dimatix SG1024, and Kyocera KJ4 series printheads, providing printhead cleaning without ultrasonic damage risk.
• Conveyors and Parts Feeders Linear Conveyors (18 to 48+ stations), Elliptical Conveyors for 4-6 color registration, Linear Shuttle Conveyors with 500mm travel and orthogonal XY registration, Rotary Tables for 2-12 station automation, and custom Bowl Feeders for bottle caps, syringes, erasers, electric components and plastic parts.
• Laser Plate Makers and Plate Making Systems Digital-to-plate laser cliché making systems with no chemicals or film required, plus semi-automatic exposure units and film positive systems. Includes RapidFire and RapidFireXL cliché makers, Exposure Units, BR35M (up to 350 x 250mm) and BR50M (up to 500 x 350mm) plate makers, Film Positive System, and Clean Air 300 HEPA and carbon-tray air filtration system (300 cfm, dual carbon filters, deep-bed gas filter).
• Pad Printing Inks (PLT Series and Certified Medical Inks) Pad printing ink portfolio spanning PLT4 (nylon, powder-coated surfaces), PLT4G (glass, ceramics, metals with Class I topical certification), PLT6 (rubber and fibers), PLT9 (broad plastics), PLT12 (ABS, mylar, polyester, polystyrene), PLT15 (clear plastics and metals), PLT33 (polypropylene), PLT272 (plexiglas, thermo-plastics), Class VI USP medical certified inks (PLT4, TPR #980 Black, TPU #980 Black for syringes, catheters and tubing), Class I topical-use certified inks, PMS mixing ink system for custom color matching, plus ink additives (hardeners like PLH/PLHG, thinners PLTA/PLTB/PLTCAN, retarders, anti-static, cleanup solvents, matte powder, PLP2 adhesion promoter).
• Pad Printing Pads Silicone rubber printing pads with excellent ink adhesion and detachment characteristics. Available in cylindrical, rectangular, linear, compound, and MARKEM brand types, with durometer ranges from 10 to 80 and custom design and manufacturing available.
• Printing Plates Pad printing plates in polymer and laser variants including thick steel TH plates (up to 1M cycles, up to 12in wide), thin steel TS plates (70k-100k cycles), and polymer types RDW, RD, OR, AQ, GN2, GN3, GY3, GY1, plus laser plates BQL Blue Quicklase (3k-5k cycles), RDL Red Laser (30k-40k cycles) and ORL Orange Laser (5k-10k cycles).
• Ceramic Ring Cups and Ink Saver Rings Closed ink cup system of anodized aluminum fitted with cubic zirconia ring, in standard round sizes 60mm-300mm, oval sizes 70x140mm, 110x220mm and 160x320mm for longer image areas, plus Ink Saver Ring low-volume additive to reduce consumable waste.
• Inkjet Consumables Complete inkjet consumables line including inks, filters, primers (jetable, wipeable, sprayable), wipes, gloves, and printheads.
• Custom Machine Automation Design and Robotics Engineering Custom automation design and robotics integration services delivered by EPS's full in-house staff of software, electrical, mechanical and production engineers, designed to integrate pad printing and industrial inkjet equipment with each customer's specific product line.
• Production Engineering Services Production engineering services for end-users including fixture design, ink-mixing and cliché-making delivered by in-house software, electrical and mechanical engineers.
• Color Matching Services Color matching services for precise ink color reproduction across pad printing and industrial inkjet applications, supporting both short-run and high-volume production.
• Custom Pad Development Custom pad design and development services for specialized pad printing applications where standard pad geometries are insufficient.
• Design and Graphics Services Design and graphics services for print artwork preparation and optimization across pad printing and digital inkjet workflows.
• Cliché Development Services Cliché development services with average turnaround of 24 hours on receipt of artwork, supporting rapid pad printing plate production.
• Ink Adhesion and Process Development Ink adhesion testing and process development services to optimize printing results across a broad range of substrates including rubber, fibers, plastics, glass, ceramics, nylon and metals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,400+ printing systems deployed across North America
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Comec Italia S.r.l.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2026Exclusive North American distribution partnership (United States and Canada) for Comec Italia's complete industrial pad printing portfolio. Enables EPS to offer detailed ROI models comparing pad and digital printing based on production volumes, substrate requirements, and long-term operating economics. Expands vertical market solutions for medical devices, automotive, industrial parts, electronics, packaging, and consumer goods. Comec Italia, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Cavaria, Italy, manufactures pad printing systems available in more than 25 countries.
• Xaar Versatex PrintbarcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026EPS is the exclusive North American distributor for the Xaar Versatex Printbar product, extending EPS's direct-to-object printing portfolio with Xaar's print engine technology.
• Pantheon Systems LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026EPS is the exclusive North American distributor of Pantheon Systems Limited Portable Flush Rigs. These systems provide optimal printhead cleaning and recovery without ultrasonic damage risk. Supports Xaar, Dimatix, and Kyocera printhead models.
• Xaar plcflagshipOthers · 1 January 2016EPS was purchased by Xaar plc in 2016. Xaar is a world leader in digital inkjet technology development. This parent company relationship provides EPS with access to Xaar's inkjet technology and printhead expertise.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Markem-Imaje: A Dover Corporation business and one of the largest global suppliers of industrial marking, coding, and product identification systems, including industrial inkjet printers. Directly comparable to EPS in product marking equipment serving automotive, medical device, consumer goods, and industrial customers, but with materially greater scale and global reach.
• Videojet: A Danaher-owned global leader in industrial inkjet, laser marking, coding, and product decoration equipment. Directly competes with EPS in continuous inkjet and industrial marking for packaging and product identification, serving overlapping end-markets including medical devices, automotive, and consumer goods.
• Domino Printing Sciences: A global manufacturer of industrial inkjet printers, laser coders, and thermal transfer overprinters serving product identification and marking applications. Directly comparable to EPS in industrial inkjet product marking, with broader scale and a deeper product portfolio including coding for packaging lines.
• Inkcups Now: US-based manufacturer of pad printing machines, industrial inkjet printers, and custom printing solutions for product decoration. Closely comparable to EPS in pad printing and direct-to-object digital printing, with overlapping vertical focus on drinkware, cosmetics, promotional products, and industrial parts.
• Tampoprint: German-based global manufacturer of pad printing machines, clichés, and pad printing automation systems. Directly comparable to EPS in industrial pad printing equipment and consumables, with deeper international presence and a broader pad printing product portfolio.
• Teca-Print: Swiss-based manufacturer of pad printing machines, automated pad printing systems, and printing consumables. Directly comparable to EPS in industrial pad printing machinery and automation, serving medical, automotive, and consumer goods customers in Europe and globally.

Emerging players

• Kornit Digital: Israeli-headquartered provider of digital direct-to-garment and on-demand textile printing solutions. An emerging player in industrial digital printing with partial overlap to EPS's direct-to-object UV-LED printing, but focused on textile and apparel applications rather than rigid substrates.

Others

• Xaar plc: UK-listed parent company of EPS and a world leader in digital inkjet printhead technology. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem enabler — Xaar develops the printheads (Nitrox, Versatex) that EPS integrates into its industrial inkjet systems, and Xaar's broader OEM customer base competes for similar end-market applications.

Broad incumbents

• HP Inc. Global incumbent in large-format and industrial printing, including the HP Latex, PageWide, and industrial inkjet portfolios. Overlaps with EPS in industrial and large-format UV-LED printing, but operates as a broad incumbent serving signage, packaging, and commercial print rather than specializing in direct-to-object product marking.
• ITW (Illinois Tool Works): Diversified industrial manufacturer with a Marking & Packaging division offering industrial coding, marking, and product identification equipment. A broad incumbent in industrial marking with overlapping applications to EPS in automotive, medical, and consumer goods, but operating as part of a much larger diversified industrial portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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