In September, Minneapolis, MN-based Katun Corporation introduced new color toner cartridges for several Canon and Ricoh MFPs as well as monochrome toner cartridges for Lexmark printers. The aftermarket supplies firm announced that it is now offering Katun Performance color toners for Ricoh’s MP C3003, MP C3503, MP C2003, and MP C2503 series of MFPs and
On September 7, Canon U.S.A. announced five new A4 monochrome laser MFPs in its imageCLASS family: the imageCLASS MF232w, MF236n, MF244dw, MF247dw, and MF249dw. Canon says the new machines are ideal for students and small-office/home-office (SOHO) users. Morihiro Eto, senior specialist for the Desktop Printing and Imaging Solutions Division of Canon U.S.A.’s Business Imaging Solutions
On Friday, September 9, rumors were swirling that HP would purchase Samsung’s printer and MFP business (see “Is HP Planning to Buy Samsung’s Printer Business?”). By early on Monday, September 12, both companies revealed that the rumor is true and HP Inc. has agreed to acquire Samsung Electronics’ printer business for approximately $1.05 billion. HP
It is a rumor that may have Canon’s top executives feeling some alarm. On September 9, Reuters reported that Samsung Electronics is considering selling its printer business to HP for about $1.8 billion. Reuters’ source was an article in the Seoul Economic Daily. Samsung reportedly would not comment on the story to Reuters. We reached
On August 31, Canon announced that once again it was taking legal action to protect its patented dongle gear design in Europe. The OEM said in a press release that it has filed a request for a preliminary injunction and the seizure of infringing products as well as a patent-infringement suit against J&H Greentech &
On August 9, Canon U.S.A. refreshed its lineup of A3 color laser MFPs for small- to mid-volume workgroups with the launch of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5500 series. The new family includes four models: the 35 ppm (black and color) imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5535i, the 40 ppm C5540i, the 50 ppm C5550i, and the 60 ppm C5560i.
The Recycler has reported that French third-party supplies manufacturer Armor has launched new compatible and remanufactured cartridges for Canon, Epson, and HP devices. The launch includes compatible inkjet cartridges for Epson’s Expression Home range of printers that use Epson’s 29XL cartridges. The OEM 29XL cartridges are for use in the XP-235, XP-332, XP-335, XP-432, and
Law enforcement officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) raided a villa in a residential neighborhood in the city of Ras Al Khaimah, seized counterfeit ink and toner cartridges, and arrested three people, according to the Gulf Times. The value of the confiscated product is said to be Dh35 million, which is a little more
Printer and copier OEMs have now finished announcing their financial results for the quarter ended on June 30, 2016. For all the Japanese OEMs, except for Canon, this period is the first quarter of the fiscal year that will end March 31, 2017. For Canon and U.S.-based OEMs Lexmark and Xerox, this period is the
On July 26, Canon announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2016. In general, the second quarter marked a continuation of the same glum trends we saw in Q1 (see “Canon Hit Hard by Yen’s Appreciation and Slumping Laser Printer Business in Q1”). Once again, Canon reported declines in
