Tagged: HP Inc.

This Week in Imaging: How IKON, Lanier, Savin Acquisitions Have Made a Tough Road for Ricoh

At first it seemed the acquisition of IKON would only be a boon for Ricoh. After all, IKON was said to be the world’s largest independent provider of copier/MFPs, printers, and related services, with over 400 offices in North America and Western Europe, regional sales and service training facilities, a roster of Fortune 500 customers, and revenues of $4,167 million for its fiscal year before it was purchased by Ricoh.

This Week in Imaging: HP Takes Printing from Offices, to Dorm Rooms, Factories, Car-Wrap Shops, and More

As for HP’s new Latex Series R printers announced this week, they’ll be able to print on rigid materials for producing items such as car wraps, wall coverings, canvas prints, outdoor and indoor signs, etc.

HP Expanding Wide-Format Latex Printer Family with New Latex R Series

Thom Brown, chief inkologist, at HP Inc., commented: “White ink has been a consistent problem for the industry. Traditionally it uses bigger and heavier pigment particles that frequently clog print heads, or the opaque mixture becomes separated and settles to the bottom of the ink reservoir.”

A Closer Look at HP Smart Device Services for Better, Less Costly Copier Servicing

One part of HP’s strategy is focusing  on what has been traditionally been the Achilles’ Heel of printers and copier/MFPs – machine break-downs and downtime, typically cited as one of the top challenges for vendors, as copier/MFPs have numerous parts that require service and must be fixed or replaced.