Offerings for print industry | HCLTech

Overview

From Gutenberg’s first press in 1440 to 3D Printing, the print industry continues to evolve. Digital technologies are now growing in industrial print segments such as labels, flexible packaging, corrugated, folding cartons, and specialty. 3D printing enables applications that were not yet possible with traditional manufacturing.  Strategies to leverage 3D printing cost-effectively are gaining ground. COVID-19 is accelerating these changes in the print industry. The near-universal shift to work-from-anywhere has disrupted well-established revenue streams for the established print OEMs. It has also accelerated the move from paper-based document processing to digital data and information flows.

The print OEMs are rushing to establish new revenue streams to capture market share in the shift to an increasingly digital environment. On one hand, they are increasing their offerings for next-gen digital data capture and document workflows to embed themselves in the enterprise functional flows. On the other hand, they are leveraging their tech prowess to extend print technology to special-use production printers and 3D printers. Reduced topline due to COVID-19 is putting pressure on their product development pipeline, while there is also a need to direct more investment into next-gen products and solutions. This is the time to consider collaboration with a technology and services partner to augment their internal tech capability and significantly improve their time to profit.

HCLTech’s Digital and Print Technology practice of over 2,500 engineers has extensive experience and deep expertise, working on a vast array of print devices, apps, and workflow software. Products range from home, office to production, offset, finishing, industrial, and 3D printers. Software expertise cuts across embedded controllers and DFEs, drivers, mobile, apps, cloud, and workflow solutions. Hardware includes mechanical, PWB, ASIC, VLSI, power supply, ink and toner technology, and paper path.

HCLTech works on new product development, sustaining / VAVE, digital product support, V&V, digital solutions development, program management, and more. For our partners, HCLTech collaborates to deliver one-off features or end-to-end design and development of print devices and solutions.

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Key Highlights

  • Services 3 of the 5 top Office and Production print OEMs and 12+ print companies
  • Over 2,500 engineers with print domain expertise
  • Successfully filed for 500+ patentable ideas in the last ten years
  • $600M savings to clients on their R&D spend in the last decade
  • End-to-end engineering capability for Concept to Manufacture of print devices and solutions
  • 25,000+ square feet of lab space for various print OEMs
  • Global service delivery capability with print domain experts onsite in the US and Europe
  • Investment in next-gen digital technology labs to accelerate transformation for our customers:  AI, Analytics, Cloud, Predictive Maintenance, IoT, UX
  • Integration of AI / ML, NLP, RPA, IoT, and Analytics to create solutions for automation of development, QA, internal and customer support process, and enterprise transactions
  • 3D Printing hardware, software, and strategy/application capabilities

Our Offerings

Digital Product Support
Digital Product Support
With new digital technologies disrupting the product support model, product support has become highly specialized and expensive for print companies. Comprehensive support is needed for installed printer fleet. With our comprehensive digital product support solution and experience in this domain, you can reimagine after-sales support with us.
Security
Security
Securing the digital world requires domain and technology expertise. With 25 client relationships, 40+ collaborative partner alliances, 150+ dedicated professionals, and 15+ years of experience, leverage our wide range of expertise on digital security.
Digital Solutions
Digital Solutions
Our digital engineering solutions catalog covers the gamut of consulting services, digital platform development, digital platform sustenance, and digital operations. We are the largest R&D service provider across the globe in digital technology and print product space.
Verification and Validation
Verification and Validation
With 5000+ person-years of print device test experience, 75+ products in the field, 13 patents, 118 printer services tips, and over $5M value created for the customer, our V&V offerings cater to various aspects of system testing, solution testing, hardware testing, and embedded feature testing.
New Product Development
New Product Development
With HCLTech’s digital and print technology competencies across systems, hardware and software that created 500+ patentable ideas and a vast array of experience for print OEMs, we offer a one-stop-shop with all the traditional and digital engineering capabilities to help you across the product development lifecycle.

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