On April 15, Memjet announced the launch of Aspen, a page-wide color inkjet print engine optimized for on-demand, high-quality label and commercial presses. The engine is capable of speeds of 225 feet per minute, full dot control, and flexible configurations for retrofitting printers with digital capabilities. The print engine is capable of integrating with existing
On April 3, Lexmark announced three new A4 monochrome laser printers for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs): the MS312dn, MS315dn, and MS415dn. The company claims the new printers will provide SMBs with enterprise-level features. The new printers are direct replacements for the MS310d, MS310dn, MS410d, and MS410dn that Lexmark announced in October 2012 (see “Lexmark
Over the past few weeks, HP has launched several new single-function and multifunction printers for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises. Among the new machines are two high-speed color laser series for enterprises: the Color LaserJet Enterprise M651 series of A4 printers and the Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M680 series of A4 MFPs. (For
On March 24, HP announced the new Officejet Enterprise Color X555 series and Officejet Enterprise Color MFP X585 series, a family of A4 inkjet devices that are designed for large business and employ HP PageWide technology. Andy Binder, VP of Enterprise Ink for HP, emphasizes that the Officejet Enterprise X machines are not typical SOHO/SMB-oriented
On March 19, at its “Future of Business Printing 2014” event in Vienna, Epson unveiled a bold new plan to penetrate the business printing market with inkjet technology. As part of this endeavor, the company announced 18 new inkjet devices that use its PrecisionCore print heads. Three of these machines use interesting new ink bags
On March 11, HP announced the Officejet Pro 8610, 8620, and 8630 e-All-in-Ones. The new business-oriented A4 multifunction inkjets replace the Officejet Pro 8600, Officejet Pro 8600 Plus, and Officejet Pro 8600 Premium e-All-in-Ones that the company introduced in September 2011 (see “New HP Officejet Pro Products Feature New Ink Set and Consumables”). While the
On March 13, Kyocera Document Solutions America announced the launch of six new devices in its ECOSYS line: two black-and-white desktop printers, a black-and-white MFP, and three color MFPs. They are all A4 workgroup devices, and like all of Kyocera’s ECOSYS devices utilize separate toner cartridges and long-life drum units. The ECOSYS P2135d and P2135dn
On February 18, HP introduced the Color LaserJet Pro MFP M476 series. The new A4 color MFPs have the distinction of being both HP’s and the industry’s first printer series to meet the Mopria global certification standards for mobile printing. In addition, the new Color LaserJet Pro MFP M476 series uses a new set of
Earlier this week, Canon U.S.A. announced two new A3 color MFPs, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5235A and C5240A. Tom O’Neill, director of marketing for Canon U.S.A., tells us the new machines will replace the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5235 and C5240 that Canon introduced roughly a year and a half ago (see “Canon Announces New imageRUNNER ADVANCE Platform”).
Konica Minolta continued its spate of new releases in February with the announcement of a pair of A4 monochrome all-in-one (AIO) printers, the bizhub 3320 and bizhub 4020. The company’s press release on the devices states: “Combining compact size with advanced multifunction capabilities, the bizhub 4020 and bizhub 3320 A4 AIOs are ideal for small-