Digital Printing & Finishing Equipment
Print full-color graphics, variable content, branding, and short-run designs directly onto corrugated sheets, boxes, envelopes, bags, cartons, and other compatible flat or semi-flexible materials.
These systems support direct-to-package and specialty-printing applications where media size, thickness, surface, print area, and product handling differ from traditional sheet printing.
Explore Digital Printing & Finishing SolutionsThe systems below cover tabletop through extended-width direct-to-package printing for packaging and specialty flat materials.
AstroNova direct-to-package printers range from compact tabletop systems to extended-width industrial platforms for corrugated production.
AstroNova
A compact tabletop direct-to-package printer for sheets, cardboard, pouches, envelopes, coasters, and other compatible flat materials.
AstroNova
A wide-format direct-to-package printing platform for cardboard, postcards, boxes, paper bags, envelopes, and other thicker or specialty products.
AstroNova
A production digital printing system for paper bags, corrugated boxes, packaging materials, and other medium-width specialty applications.
AstroNova
An extended-width industrial digital printer designed primarily for branded corrugated sheets and boxes.
The following production color printers also handle envelope and specialty-media applications. Full details for each system are maintained on the Production Color Printers page.
Kirk-Rudy
Full-color production printing on cut sheets, labels, and packaging materials.
View Under Production Color PrintersFormax
Color printing on envelopes and additional mailing and packaging materials.
View Under Production Color PrintersFormax
Built for thicker media including cartons, corrugated materials, and padded envelopes.
View Under Production Color PrintersFormax
Compact color printing for envelopes and paper stocks.
View Under Production Color PrintersSpecialty printing decisions depend heavily on the physical product being printed.
Identify whether the surface is porous kraft, coated board, poly-lined, or laminated, since surface behavior affects ink choice, dry time, and finished appearance.
Define the full range of product dimensions, including the thickest and most rigid items, and note whether any product is partially assembled or uneven.
Determine how much of the surface must be printed. A single logo and a full-coverage design place very different demands on print width and ink usage.
Review monthly volume, run length, and whether product will be hand-fed, stack-fed, or delivered by a conveyor or feeding system.
Clarify how the printed piece will be handled, stored, shipped, or displayed, and whether the print must resist scuffing, moisture, or extended handling.
Complete color printing systems with integrated feeding, transport, and output handling for envelopes, sheets, and mailpieces.
Explore Production Color PrintersFeeders, folders, inserters, addressing systems, tabbers, and verification equipment used around printed mailpieces.
Explore Print & Mail EquipmentForming, filling, packing, sealing, wrapping, strapping, and palletizing equipment for packaged product.
Explore Packaging AutomationConnect printing with feeding, transport, inspection, and packaging equipment as a coordinated workflow.
Explore Integrated SystemsRelated Solution
Explore how artwork, variable data, printing technology, media handling, finishing, inspection, and downstream workflow requirements come together around the completed printed application.
Connect printing equipment with feeders, transports, finishing, inspection, mail systems, packaging equipment, and production controls.
Explore Integrated SystemsRequest installation, training, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair support for eligible printing and finishing equipment.
Explore Service & SupportSupported materials vary by system and may include corrugated sheets, finished boxes, envelopes, padded mailers, paper bags, folding cartons, postcards, chipboard, and other compatible flat or semi-flexible media. Thickness, surface, rigidity, and dimensions should be confirmed against a specific model.
Many direct-to-package systems support variable content such as text, numbering, barcodes, and versioned graphics alongside static artwork. The extent of the variable content and the required print area influence which configuration is appropriate.
Direct printing places the image onto the package itself, so there is no label to buy, store, or apply. Labeling prints a separate label that is then applied to the product or case. Direct printing removes a consumable and an application step, while labeling can offer different material and durability options.
Useful details include the material and surface, product width, length, and thickness, the required print area and coverage, monthly volume, how product will be fed and collected, and what the printed piece must withstand after it leaves the printer.
Share the material and product details and ATP can help identify an appropriate direct-to-package printing configuration.