AI IN PRINT: THE TIME IS NOW Speak to your average print shop today, and you’ll find that conversations surrounding AI have shifted significantly. Most are no longer debating its adoption – they are simply trying to keep up with the monthly pace of its updates. It feels like in only a blink of an eye, the software has moved far past simple file checking or colour enhancements to actively digesting customer emails, automating entire machine lines, and optimising downstream workflows before an operator even opens the file. The pace of development has caught large sections of the market off guard, with many print businesses left wondering what the next iteration will look like and how fast they will need to adapt. In order to get an inside look at the technologies entering the market and understand what may be coming down the pipeline, we spoke to a range of experts within the space to understand which solutions are worth the investment. Zero Friction HP’s journey with AI technology is a longstanding one, with the company having first introduced its HP PrintOS platform at drupa 2016 to connect print presses and production data in the cloud. A decade of data-gathering and iteration later, and HP’s core AI offering has evolved into an As AI development continues at a relentless pace, Jonathan Pert speaks to the print industry’s software experts to understand which solutions are worth the investment and how to deploy them on the shop floor intelligent ecosystem designed to connect entire print production environments and support better decision-making. Diana Pascual Soldevilla, general manager of Software & Solutions for HP’s Graphics business, says: “Our development is most visible in HP Nio, our AI-powered companion for workflow management within PrintOS. HP Nio v1.2, shown at LOUPE Americas in September 2026, supports all PrintOS languages and adds embedded video guidance and faster, more contextual responses. Its upcoming integration with HP Site Flow and HP PrintOS Color Beat will extend AI-powered guidance into workflow autoAI IN PRINT | JONATHAN PERT 37 www.printmonthly.co.uk Issue 363 - November | December 2026
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