Worldwide Printer and MFP Shipments Slip Again in First Quarter
Manufacturing constraints and logistic issues continued to be the main causes of the declining market.
Canon / Featured Posts / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 2, 2022
Manufacturing constraints and logistic issues continued to be the main causes of the declining market.
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 26, 2022
Canon U.S.A. today announced two new light-production models, the imagePRESS Lite C270 and C265 devices, as well as the imageRUNNER......
Canon / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 25, 2022
Inkjet printers and Epson continue to lead the market.
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 24, 2022
We look at recent financial results for document-imaging companies’ production- and commercial-printer businesses.
Firm cites European supply-chain disruptions and increased costs for decision.
According to Reuters, companies that complete an acquisition without first securing EU regulatory approval…
On May 19th, Flex Technology Group and RJ Young announced that they have acquired two office-technology companies.
Canon / Featured Posts / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 18, 2022
In the first quarter, both the supply and demand sides of the printer market in China were “blocked,” and the entire 2022 year may not be better.
“…the demand for hardcopy devices remains strong, but the continuing supply-chain issues for hardware and supplies are seriously hampering recovery for many suppliers.”
In general, the focus on hybrid work has been equipping workers at home with desktop A4 printers and MFPs. However,......
Brother / Canon / Epson / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Lexmark / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 6, 2022
“Supply-chain disruptions upended the printer market’s nascent recovery in 2021, with printer supply insufficient to meet demand…”
Canon / Featured Posts / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 5, 2022
Other main issue is the disrupted supply chain, with back-orders up to eight-times the normal number.
Buyers are shifting from laser and inkjet cartridge printers to ink-tank printers because of ink-usage efficiency.
The big news this week was Ricoh’s acquisition of Fujitsu’s document-scanner hardware and software business, PFU Limited. The acquisition is......
Canon U.S.A. today introduced six new desktop All-in-Ones designed for hybrid workers and small businesses…
Canon U.S.A. today announced the upcoming release of the imagePRESS V1000 digital toner-based color press, which is scheduled to be......
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