Office Process Automation

If you own or are evaluating a production machine, you’ve likely noticed that production print environments are becoming more automated and personalized. This means that supporting technology such as print servers play an increasingly important role. In fact, the global digital printing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.6% from 2025 to 2033. This growth is driven by demand for shorter print runs, faster turnaround times, and personalized and specialized printing.

Organizations evaluating production printers often ask us whether they should choose the integrated Fiery controller or upgrade to an external Fiery print server.

We at STPT always adhere to the principle that the answer will depend on your specific print environment.

If your organization or business is managing multiple printers at once, even a small disruption can pose security and financial risks unless you have a centralized way to manage them.

Maybe a printer disappears from a user's computer, or a driver update causes compatibility issues. These issues can unnecessarily burden IT, especially as security requirements continue to rise across industries such as healthcare, education, legal services, and government.

The challenge is becoming more common as businesses continue moving more of their technology infrastructure to the cloud. According to Quocirca's MPS Landscape Report, 42% of organizations operating mixed, multi-vendor printer fleets say their biggest challenge is securing printing across a hybrid workforce.

Have you ever run out of toner at the worst time possible?

It can happen right before payroll packets need to print, when a school office is preparing enrollment forms, or while your team is pushing out a client presentation that has to leave the building ASAP. Think of the lost time and frustration of realizing that an “automatic” shipment system still somehow missed the moment you needed it most.

That’s why the difference between manufacturer auto-toner programs and local vendor-managed toner replenishment matters more than most businesses realize.

As a print vendor, we work with both Xerox’s manufacturer-led supply automation and our own STPT Auto-Toner Shipment system. After helping businesses across North Texas manage printer fleets for nearly 40 years, we’ve seen where both systems work well, where they can fall short, and what makes the replenishment experience smoother in real-world office environments.

Healthcare environments are fast-paced. When it comes to paperwork, documents like patient records, prescriptions, and discharge instructions are printed constantly. These types of files often contain highly sensitive information. At the same time, teams are juggling compliance requirements, tight budgets, and IT systems that need to stay reliable around the clock.

In that kind of environment, printing needs to be secure, efficient, and cost-effective. And if it’s not managed well, small issues like a document left on a tray or overordered supplies can turn into bigger problems.

At this point, healthcare organizations begin to wonder if print management software is actually worth it.

In this blog, we’ll explain what print management software does in a healthcare setting, the real benefits and tradeoffs, and how to decide if it makes sense for your organization.

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Growth is exciting, but can your printer fleet keep up with it?

For one of the fastest-growing school districts in Texas, this question kept popping up. More students mean more teachers and more campuses. And with that growth also comes more printing, more color usage, more service calls, and more pressure on IT.

The district needed a print vendor that could scale with them, reduce unnecessary color costs, and deliver reliable local service without disrupting instruction.

Here’s what they were facing, how they evaluated vendors, and what solution they implemented district-wide.

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