by DPS Magazine Staff
Each year, DPS Magazine honors the top 30 vendors and five honorable mentions as determined by our readers. The information is gathered throughout the year with INFO#s, which are tied to editorial and advertisements. These companies saw the most engagement over the past 12 months through the lead generation system, DPSMagDirect.com.
Readers’ Choice Top 30
Winning vendors share their most recent introductions or flagship products here.
Aleyant
Designed for commercial print providers, Pressero enables online storefronts with instant pricing, product customization, online proofing, and reordering. Its ability to manage multiple branded storefronts, automate workflows, and integrate with production systems helps print businesses operate more efficiently while delivering a modern, user-friendly buying experience. INFO# 100
Aurigma
Customer’s Canvas Direct Mail Solution launched in 2025 as an API-first solution, this engine is designed to be embedded directly into a print service provider’s existing infrastructure—MIS, ERP, or home-grown systems. It addresses the critical prepress bottleneck in high-volume, variable data publishing by automating file generation without requiring a separate, disconnected workflow. INFO# 101
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
The varioPRINT iX1700 stands out for extending Canon’s production portfolio of inkjet innovation and experiences to a broader range of production print environments. The high-quality press leverages Canon’s new Qualink inkjet technology to deliver offset-like image quality, consistent high-volume performance, and the reliability production print providers expect. Its media flexibility and stable press operation support a range of applications, helping production printers expand inkjet capabilities while maintaining predictable workflows. INFO# 102
Duplo USA Corp.
The DC-618 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser is Duplo’s top-selling product—loved by digital print providers across North America. It’s the ultimate solution for printers seeking a compact yet powerful tool for short-run production. With the ability to slit, cut, crease, and perforate digitally printed applications in a single pass, the DC-618 delivers professional-quality finishes at speeds of up to 23 sheets per minute. It allows users to cut job costs by reducing labor and increasing throughput, enabling fast, high-quality finishes. INFO# 103
Epson America
The SureColor S8170 64-inch solvent printer sets a new performance benchmark. With over 20 percent faster print speeds and improved print quality compared to the previous generation, it delivers the highest productivity in Epson’s solvent printer lineup. INFO# 104
FUJIFILM North America Corp.
Fujifilm recently announced metallic Gold toner for the first time on its REVORIA PRESS EC2100S and SC285S models. Adding Gold brings the total number of specialty toner options to six, joining Silver, White, Pink, Clear, and Textured Clear, underscoring Fujifilm’s commitment to continued innovation for the mid-range production digital press market. INFO# 105
Graphic Whizard
Graphic Whizard Hydraulic & Electric Paper Cutters deliver professional-grade performance with features typically reserved for more expensive systems. Engineered with efficiency and operator safety at the forefront, these cutters help print shops work faster without compromising precision. Every Graphic Whizard paper cutter comes standard with cut-table safety light beams, a laser cut line for pinpoint accuracy, a power back gauge, automatic clamp, and a large, intuitive color touchscreen for streamlined operation. Available in both hydraulic and electric configurations, the lineup is designed to meet the needs of today’s fast-paced production environments—whether for short-run digital work or higher volume cutting demands. By combining advanced technology, durable construction, and user-friendly design at an accessible price point, Graphic Whizard paper cutters are a smart, reliable investment for shops looking to improve accuracy, productivity, and overall finishing performance. INFO# 106
Heidelberg
The HEIDELBERG Jetfire 75 is more than a digital press—it’s a future-ready production platform. Delivering true industrial performance, the machine produces up to 58 million sheets per year at speeds of 9,800 four-up sheets per hour (simplex). Its B2 format—614×750 millimeters—enables both standard applications like brochures and books and special formats such as posters and banners. Designed for ease of use, the Jetfire 75 combines high automation with intuitive controls to reduce training time and manual intervention. Automated maintenance processes and seamless switching between offset and digital production, with automatic color adjustment, further enhance overall efficiency. INFO# 107
HP, Inc.
The HP Indigo V12 addresses one of the label industry’s toughest challenges, scaling digital production without sacrificing efficiency, quality, or flexibility. Designed for mid- to high-volume environments, it delivers consistent, on demand output at speeds of up to 120 meters per minute, extending digital into applications traditionally dominated by analog. INFO# 108
Kodak
KODAK PROSPER Imprinting Systems offer versatile, highly efficient digital print solutions without compromising productivity. PROSPER Imprinting Systems supports a range of applications—from variable data and versioned messaging to direct mail, transactional print, packaging, and security printing—elevating print productivity across diverse markets. The new PROSPER Print Bar adds seamless digital capability and automatic color-to-color registration to analog presses and finishing equipment, supporting variable content in 105 millimeter width increments at speeds of up to 300 meters per minute or 1,000 feet per minute. INFO# 109
Komori Corp.
Komori’s J-throne 29 is the company’s newest product introduction. It is a 23×29-inch B2+, LED-UV inkjet press capable of speeds of up to 6,000 sheets per hour (sph). It is positioned as a production inkjet press built on offset DNA, designed to integrate seamlessly into modern North American pressrooms. It has the capability to be a longer run machine and take advantage of 6,000/3,000 sph production speeds with the push of a button. It complements offset and extends the reach of sheet-fed economics, incorporating offset-grade sheet handling, industrial uptime expectations, self-maintenance opportunities, as well as LED-UV sustainability and energy efficiency. The B2+ format is aligned with commercial and packaging needs. Superb front to back registration in a single pass eliminates print handling and errors. Double the previous platform production speed. Pallet-style feeder and pallet-style delivery facilitate all run lengths. Automatic registration calibration reduces downtime. Ambient temperature substrates and low temperature ink application allows extended uptime and fast start up times. Double LED pin and cure techniques create better gloss and deep densities. Upgraded RIP and integrated Komori KHS-AI presetting software creates a better workflow for more uptime. INFO# 110
Konica Minolta
The new Konica Minolta AccurioWide 320HS is a wide format hybrid printer designed for versatility, productivity, and high-quality output. With a print width up to 126 inches, UV LED curing, and a six-color plus white ink set, this press supports a range of indoor and outdoor print applications. INFO# 111
MBO America
The MBO ZSS 23 Zero Speed Automatic Splicer is designed for high-volume digital and web-fed production where uptime is essential. It automatically splices a new roll to an expiring one without stopping the line, eliminating manual roll changes and maximizing productivity. The shaftless design reduces operator strain while precise web tension control, advanced monitoring, and an intuitive HMI ensure consistent performance across multiple substrates. INFO# 112
Müller Martini
Hunkeler’s new Gen8 roll-to-stack finishing solution for 23-inch webs is designed for maximum productivity and future-ready performance. The high-performance system combines the CS8 Cutter, Separator, and LS8 Stacker, processing 23-inch web widths at speeds of up to 590 feet per minute. With the DynaCut function, variable format production is possible on the fly, allowing cut-length changes while running up to 762 millimeters. Built on Gen8 technology, the solution is ready for tomorrow’s printing speeds and ensures reliable processing of demanding, full-color applications on both coated and uncoated papers—from lightweight to heavyweight stocks. The 23-inch format is especially relevant for the North American market, as it enables two-up landscape letter format on the web—significantly reducing paper consumption, production time, and overall costs. INFO# 113
Nobelus
The Orbis Dual 61 is an encapsulation laminating system compatible with films up to 15-mil thick. Featuring a Heidelberg feed head, oil-heated laminator, and highly accurate guillotine trimmer, this system ensures high-quality lamination for B2 sheets. Operators can adjust pressure and tension settings as needed, and the feeder and laminator are PLC controlled for complete synchronization. The trimmer is capable of sealed-edge, flush-trim, and negative cutting. Other key features include swing-out film mandrels, an extended cooling bank, and inline edge slitters. This system is ideal for ID cards, menus, brochures, and a host of other two-sided applications. INFO# 114
Presswise by SmartSoft
Designed by a printer as an alternative to purchasing independent modules—or custom development—of print estimating, workflow automation, print MIS, shipping, and mail preparation software, PressWise provides a single software as a service-based print workflow system. INFO# 115
Printware LLC
Why iJetColor? The world’s most profitable inkjet envelope presses—trusted and loved by customers. Designed for speed, reliability, and unbelievable print quality. The iJetColor 1175 presses empower printers to produce vibrant, full-color envelopes on demand. With fast setup, minimal labor, and exceptional uptime, it delivers impressive efficiency and scalability. INFO# 116
Quadient
The MACH 7 is Quadient’s most popular envelope printing solution because it offers customers excellent print quality from 1,200 dpi resolution and high contrast pigment inks. This makes color printing on regular blank envelopes much easier. INFO# 117
Ricoh USA, Inc.
Ricoh Production Consulting and Professional Services create long lasting, meaningful relationships. Ricoh shares its experience in production printing with its customers to shape business objectives and drive positive outcomes with the highest level of efficiency. Dedicated experts—from color management to finishing, workflow design, and automation, and even offset printing—cut down waste, improve uptime, and optimize throughput. Ricoh’s device and vendor agnostic approach to Professional Services takes full advantage of existing technology ecosystems. INFO# 118
RISO, Inc.
The VALEZUS T2200 is an oil-based pigment ink inkjet press. It does not need dryers or decurlers in its process, making it not only shorter, but more efficient to operate, requiring only 110V power. The VALEZUS T2200 prints on cutsheet paper at speeds of up to 320 impressions per minute, meaning that it can print duplex variable data print at 160 pages per minute, in full color. Its twin 4,000 sheet capacity feeders and stackers can be loaded and unloaded independently while operating, allowing for truly continuous printing of long jobs. INFO# 119
Rollem
The Insignia 6H PLUS performs die-cutting, kiss-cutting, creasing, perforating, and embossing. The PLUS includes a digital control interface, which enables simplified machine operation, quicker operator training, variable batching, and sheet tracking. Ease of operation and quick changeovers make Insignia well suited for entry into the valuable packaging market. It’s ideal for folding cartons, packaging, decals, ID cards, carriers, and more. This production driven model handles both short-run repeat work and high-volume runs. The flexible 20×20-inch sheet capacity enables either landscape or portrait orientation, allowing for maximum imposition and utilization of the sheet on stocks up to 24 pt. thickness. INFO# 120
Scodix
Scodix provides advanced digital embellishment solutions for the printing industry. Last Fall, the company launched Scodix Luxe, the 17th application in its portfolio. Scodix Luxe redefines luxury embellishments by introducing support for a carefully selected collection of premium, specialty, and luxurious substrates with unique qualities, textures, and distinctive characteristics. INFO# 121
Screen Americas
Commercial, direct mail, and publishing printers who have yet to retire their conventional offset equipment are about to, thanks to the introduction of the Truepress JET 560HDX. With a wider color gamut, 1,200×1,200 dpi resolution, and innovative drying system, the Truepress JET 560HDX is Screen’s finest high-speed inkjet technology yet. Equipped to accommodate coated and uncoated paper stock up to 120 pounds and 560 millimeters wide, printers accustomed to producing jobs over several weeks now complete them in days with the Truepress JET 560HDX. The press’ complex variable data capabilities will have authors knocking on your door. INFO# 122
Sharp USA
The Sharp BP 1200S stands out for true six‑color, single‑pass printing at rated speed, eliminating multi‑run delays. Its BP PE12 Fiery Print Server with the FS600 Pro Platform widens the color gamut for richer skin tones and more accurate Pantone matching. Color‑Logic Integration adds striking metallic effects on standard stocks, offering over 280 metallic vector colors and an easy‑to‑use Photoshop plugin. The Touch7 Neon Color System adds 390 expanded gamut and pastel hues using CMYK plus Pink, also supported by a Photoshop plugin, enabling designers and printers to create vivid, distinctive embellishments and eye‑catching metallic results. INFO# 123
Signs365
Offered by Signs365, DTF is a versatile transfer material that allows full-color, high-detail prints to be heat pressed onto garments. It works on cotton, polyester, and blends, offering strong adhesion, stretch, and durability with a soft feel after pressing. INFO# 124
Standard Finishing Systems
The Horizon BBS-56 Roll-fed Book Block Solution, which made its debut at Standard’s National Demonstration and Training Center last May, combines unwinding, plowfolding, cutting, gluing, stacking, and delivery into a single process. The Horizon BBS-56 can be connected to Horizon perfect binding and trimming solutions to create a roll-to-perfect bound workflow capable of producing up to 800 books per hour. Designed for short to medium runs, the BBS-56 automatically optimizes production speeds for variable applications, accelerating for thicker book blocks and decelerating for thinner ones. The BBS-56 also boasts a smaller physical footprint than traditional plowfold systems, offering more flexibility for binderies. INFO# 125
Therm-O-Type
The NSF Ultra B2 size die cutter is the culmination of over 30 years of collaborative work between producers of foil stamped, embossed, and die-cut products and THERM-O-TYPE Corporation. Fast set up, high productivity, accuracy, and high-quality output make the NSF a profitable machine purchase. INFO# 126
Valloy Inc.
DUOBLADE FX is a unique automatic, sheet-fed digital knife cutter. It is designed for end customers and designers in high levels of automation and easiness. They can produce various 2D goods like stickers, tags, 3D cards, toppers, and boxes instantly. Creative designs are printable with the automatic inserting of marks and quick response codes, then cutting files will be synchronized with the machine in real time without any limitation. INFO# 127
Videojet Technologies
Ideal for printing on both flat and curved surfaces, Videojet’s continuous inkjet (CIJ) is a non-contact printing method that utilizes a range of CIJ inks to print on almost any substrate. INFO# 128
Xerox Corporation
The Xerox Proficio Production Series marks a new chapter in the company’s production print portfolio. Led by the all-new Xerox Proficio PX300 and PX500 Production Presses, designed to help print providers perfect the business of print through greater automation, next-level image quality, application-driven growth, and optional five-color capability. The compact PX300 delivers advanced automation, consistent high-quality CMYK, and versatile application support. The higher-volume PX500 adds increased speed, robust media handling, and scalability for premium, high-demand environments. INFO# 129
Editor’s Note
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Mar2026, DPS Magazine
