Worldwide Printer, MFP Shipments Down in First Quarter
The brightest spot for the quarter was the year-over-year expansion of color inkjet MFPs in the 11-20 ppm range, which grew 4.7 percent to more than 6.2 million units shipped.
Canon / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Kyocera / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 23, 2019 · Last modified June 6, 2019
The brightest spot for the quarter was the year-over-year expansion of color inkjet MFPs in the 11-20 ppm range, which grew 4.7 percent to more than 6.2 million units shipped.
SmileDirectClub will deploy 49 HP Jet Fusion 3D printers, making SmileDirectClub the largest producer of Multi Jet Fusion 3D-printed parts in the United States.
HP Inc. today introduced new multifunctional large-format printers for architecture, engineering and design applications. It says the new models feature cloud-based......
Ricoh, for its part, announced this week that it will move some of its printer and MFP production out of China and into Thailand in order to evade U.S. tariffs.
This week, we saw a host of office-imaging companies based in Japan report results for their fiscal years that ended...
HP Inc. continued its 3D-printing evolution, advancing into the industrial segment, with its introduction today of the Jet Fusion 5200 Series.
This week, two of the big players in the printer/MFP industry reported earnings, with Xerox’s first-quarter earnings reflecting the impact...
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 22, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
Back in 2016, HP had also filed a printer-supplies patent-infringement lawsuit in China against Speed Infotech of Shanghai.
Two significant news items hit the document-imaging world this week. First, was Electronics for Imaging’s announcement that it’s agreed to...
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Epson / Featured Posts / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Sharp
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 12, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
The majority of growth was experienced in the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) and U.S. markets, rather than in Europe.
One thing that caught our eye this week was the home page for Canon Inc., which showcases digital cameras –...
Commercial & Production Printing / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 9, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
HP Inc. reported today that at the International Sign Association (ISA) 2019 trade show being held April 24 to 26......
HP / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
In the wake of weaker-than-expected supplies’ revenue, HP Inc. said it will be cracking down on supplies counterfeits.
Amazon / Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2019 · Last modified April 30, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, continued its strategy of seeking to remove third-party toner cartridges designed for use with Canon......
This week we were in court for a routine matter, and one thing that struck us was how much lawyers...
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