Multiple Leading Digital Printing Equipment Companies Win Honors! The 2026 EDP Printing Awards List Announced

Best Single-Sheet Digital Press

Brand: Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14010S

The Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14010S doesn't reinvent toner technology-it perfects it for large-scale production: leading speed, complete automation modules, and wide media compatibility, meeting the core needs of high-volume printers for stable output and high uptime. As a benchmark for industrial-grade reliability, it proves that in commercial printing, real-world production capacity is far more competitive than flashy marketing.

Best Sheet-Fed Digital Press

Brand: Canon varioPRINT iV7

The Canon varioPRINT iV7 marks the official entry of sheet-fed inkjet printing into the industrial era: high production efficiency combined with offset-grade paper specifications and media flexibility, breaking the traditional cost limits of printing production. The model debuted at drupa 2024, sending a clear signal to the industry that inkjet printing equipment is becoming the new standard for both sheet-fed and roll-fed printing.

Roll-to-Roll Paper Printing Machine

Brand: SCREEN Truepress JET 560HDX

The SCREEN Truepress JET 560HDX printing system uses a top-notch new inkjet technology. When paired with SCREEN's brand-new Truepress SC2 ink, it can significantly improve clarity. This new high-density ink can be printed directly on offset coated paper without any surface treatment. This isn't just a gradual upgrade-it's a real leap forward, making inkjet printing a true production standard.

Packaging and Printing

Best Label Combination Digital Press

Brand: HP Indigo 6K

Although the HP Indigo 6K isn't a brand-new model, its refined iterations bring revolutionary production value. With over 2,300 units installed worldwide, it's a leading digital narrow-web printing platform with a significant market share gap. Relying on a mature and stable equipment base, upgraded automation modules, and consistently high image quality, it helps printing companies boost printing speed, production efficiency, and profit margins. This established model has become a core production powerhouse, continuously setting the benchmark for digital label printing.

Best Combo-Style Digital Label Printer

Brand: Boster FlexJet

The Boster FlexJet has completely redefined digital label production: single-channel, multi-layer printing replaces the complex traditional multi-step workflow. The production process is more streamlined, faster, and more flexible, allowing printing companies to create high-value, complex labels with unprecedented speed and profit potential.

Best Flexible Packaging Printer

Brand: Screen Truepress PAC 830F

The Screen Truepress PAC 830F is taking the digital flexible packaging industry to the next level: single-pass water-based inks, industrial-grade printing speeds, and full compliance with food safety standards. Its market adoption is still in the early stages, but it has already shown the potential to make small-batch, multi-version print jobs profitable, hinting at the future scalability of digital printing in flexible packaging production..

Corrugated Paper Multi-Channel Inkjet Printer

Brand: Durst P5 SMP

The Durst P5 SMP takes multi-channel printing to a whole new level. Its hybrid design works with both roll and rigid materials in a single machine. It combines high-precision printheads with automated material handling and even has digital substrate alignment, achieving speeds close to single-channel printers. On top of that, with advanced color management, automatic calibration, and fully integrated workflow, it efficiently handles large, complex orders with stable, reproducible output, while reducing manual labor and machine downtime.

Single-Pass Inkjet Printer for Corrugated Cardboard

Brand: EFI Nozomi Series

The EFI Nozomi Series is a benchmark single-pass flatbed printer, designed specifically for the industrial packaging sector (models 14000 and 17000) and extended to signage and display applications with the SD model. It brings true high-speed digital production capabilities to a variety of substrates, including plastic and corrugated cardboard. The printer balances industrial-level output, excellent print quality, and a wide color gamut, reliably reproducing brand-standard spot colors. It's a key solution for replacing traditional printing techniques with digital printing in high-volume production scenarios.

Post-Printing Finishing and Special Effects

Best Single-Sheet Digital Cutting Equipment

Brand: Vivid Razar

Vivid Razar is changing the game for traditional laminating equipment. By integrating lamination, cutting, creasing, and digital finishing into a single pass, it eliminates multiple post-printing steps. All high-value processes can be done in-house. The main advantage of the equipment isn't just maximizing one function-it's about simplifying the entire post-print workflow, reducing material handling, saving labor, and making it easier for digital printing to achieve high-value applications.

Best Wide-Format Digital Cutting Equipment

Brand: Summa F1625 Vantage

The Summa F1625 Vantage brings real productivity improvements to digital cutting. Its three-head setup allows multiple tools to run at the same time, reducing tool changes and speeding up production for all kinds of rigid and flexible materials. With enhanced motion control and smarter tool management, this machine delivers higher precision and flawless results even in long-run jobs, making it a perfect fit for the increasingly complex demands of the signage and display industry.

Automation and Quality Control

The Best Smart Robotics Equipment for Commercial Printing

Brand: Heidelberg StackStar C

The Heidelberg StackStar C brings intelligent automation to folding and gluing production lines, equipped with sensors and human-machine collaborative operation modes, significantly reducing manual labor and allowing a single operator to easily manage multiple machines. While it isn't a fully automated production line system, it provides a noticeable boost in efficiency during everyday stacking tasks.

Best Online Quality Inspection System

Brand: Global Vision Verify Inline

The Global Vision Verify Inline system brings online print inspection to the cloud, allowing press operators to monitor the quality of every print job, each press, and even the entire factory from a single dashboard. Its advanced scanner and AI-based comparison features can automatically detect registration, text, graphics, barcodes, QR codes, and color issues, greatly reducing false alarms without requiring operators to watch the machine constantly. As the industry's first native cloud-based online quality inspection solution, it opens up a whole new perspective on quality control, with industry-leading data visualization and flexible cross-factory management capabilities.

Inks and Substrates



Best UV Curing Ink

Brand: Durst Prysma LED Entera Series Ink



Different applications need specific matching inks. The Durst Prysma LED Entera Series Ink is designed specifically for corrugated cardboard production, focusing on production cost, color stability, and smooth printing performance. This ink has excellent adhesion on difficult-to-stick substrates, a wide color gamut, low odor, and most importantly, it enables stable, predictable production at an industrial scale. It's compatible with the Durst P5 platform, balancing print quality and cost control needs for printing companies, helping drive the commercialization of digital corrugated printing.



Best Specialty Functional Ink

Brand: Bost Thalia Ink



Bost Thalia Ink has set a new benchmark in UV digital printing technology, combining high performance with forward-looking compliance. This series of inks is free of TPO and CMR substances, offering outstanding adhesion, wide color gamut, and excellent durability, while also meeting food safety requirements. Special variants like Thalia Foldable can handle high ink coverage and demanding folding process scenarios.