This Week in Imaging: Wait-and-See Time for Tariffs
“U.S. consumers, not China, pay the price for tariffs – what more proof does the White House need?”
“U.S. consumers, not China, pay the price for tariffs – what more proof does the White House need?”
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 19, 2019 · Last modified June 27, 2019
Sustainable Impact programs resulted in more than $972 million dollars of new revenue for HP in 2018, a 35 percent year-over-year increase.
Epson / Managed Print & Document Services / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 19, 2019 · Last modified June 27, 2019
The award reflects Epson’s decision in about 2008 – at about the time consumers began transitioning away from home printers, due to the influence of both smartphones and the Great Recession – to move into office printing and imaging.
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 19, 2019 · Last modified June 27, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced the filing of a Report Infringement Form with Amazon.es based on the alleged......
On June 17th, the Imaging Supplies Coalition for International Intellectual Property Protection (ISC) announced that it had elected a new...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 17, 2019 · Last modified July 8, 2019
Epson says the tariffs would have a “detrimental impact on U.S. consumers and businesses.”
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Lexmark / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 14, 2019 · Last modified June 27, 2019
The inkjet-printer patents were developed by Lexmark before it sold its inkjet technology and patents to Funai Electric Company of Japan for $100 million in 2013.
The good news on the tariff front is that a U.S.-proposed 5-percent tariff – that could have gone up to...
Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 13, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
Epson says it was among the first inkjet printer manufacturers to put its inkjet technology to use in digital textile printing.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 13, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
On June 12th, Knica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. introduced its new bizhub i-Series, which it bills as its “next-generation IoT-enabled......
Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 12, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
In April, we reported how the California-based division of aftermarket third-party toner manufacturer Aster Graphics, which is headquartered in China,...
Sharp CEO and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu said trade frictions between the United States and China could provide an “opportunity” to expand its business with Chinese companies, in contrast to many other manufacturers who have voiced concerns over U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods.
HP Inc. announced today that it;s opened the doors for its new 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence......
“The personnel shortage is an issue, and it will hurt your business unless you stay proactive.”
Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 11, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
Epson America today launched the SureLab D870 Minilab Photo Printer ($2,295 MSRP), a “dry-lab” printer built for demanding small-format professional......
Amazon / Canon / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 11, 2019 · Last modified June 17, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, is continuing its campaign to have third-party toner cartridges that it says infringe on its patents removed from the Amazon ecommerce website.
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