This Week in Imaging: Update on Trade War and Impact on Printer/Copier Industry
This week finds us at an impasse in the U.S.-China trade war. The U.S. asserts that it’s “actively” negotiating tariffs with China…
This week finds us at an impasse in the U.S.-China trade war. The U.S. asserts that it’s “actively” negotiating tariffs with China…
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the global Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) market experienced 3.1 percent year-over-year (YoY) growth…
Featured Posts / Financial News / Konica Minolta / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 24, 2025
Losses related to divestment of several business units and impairment charges.
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today reported financial results for its first quarter, which ended on March 31, 2025. The......
“This integration will allow Arivia users to get even more value out of their MFP fleet, making it easier than ever to optimize operations, reduce costs, and ensure that their printing environments are running smoothly.”
Last month, Sharp Corporation of Europe introduced two new environmentally friendly desktop A4 color MFPs…
Katun Corporation, provider of Arivia copier/MFPs sourced from Fujifilm Business Innovation, and supplier of OEM-compatible imaging supplies…
Things appear to be looking up for Ninestar Corporation of Zuhai, China…
Japan-based companies’ share prices appear to weather market tumble better, and many may benefit from new free trade agreements with China and South Korea.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 10, 2025 · Last modified July 29, 2025
On April 9th, Canon announced that it’s used the Amazon reporting tool, letters of inquiry and/or information letters to successfully......
Katun Corporation announced today that its Arivia copier/MFPs are now fully compatible with MyQ, a print-management solution. This compatibility is......
In the past with traditional copier/MFPs, if you wanted to scan plastic ID cards or more fragile documents, you had to place the item by hand…
On April 4th, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. held an online press conference…
For companies that say they’ve balanced the locations of their manufacturing sites to minimize tariffs, these new tariffs make it impossible to do so, particularly since most Southeast Asian countries were hit with the new tariffs.
Featured Posts / Fujfilm / Fujifilm Business Innovation / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 2, 2025
“Fujifilm now offers both color and monochrome solutions, from entry-level office printers, to high-end devices suitable for a production print environment.”
Ninestar’s G&G business introduced a number of third-party and remanufactured printer supplies in March…
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