The construction of Epson’s new factory at its Hirooka office in Shiojiri, Japan, is finally complete. Epson says the new plant, known as Hirooka Office Building 9, will be the second production site for its PrecisionCore print chips, which the OEM currently manufactures at its Suwa Minami Plant in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Epson first announced
As part of a three-way marketing, distribution, and servicing partnership, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has unveiled a new line of continuous-feed inkjet presses for medium-size businesses in the commercial print sector. Konica Minolta has teamed up with Long Island, NY-based production printer manufacturer Super Web and print-head and ink technology provider Memjet to offer
In separate reports, two Japanese printer OEMs have announced plans to grow operations in India. Canon India plans to add six new PIXMA G-series refillable ink tank printers to its lineup: the PIXMA G1010, G2010, G2012, G3010, G3012, and G4010, according to the New India Express. Canon launched its low-cost PIXMA G-series inkjet devices in
On January 9, Canon U.S.A., Inc. revealed a new lineup of inkjet card and label printers and a thermal re-transfer ID card printer aimed at business users. Canon is exhibiting the new printers this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held in Las Vegas from January 9 to 12. The new machines appear
On November 29, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) issued a press release about its Pulse 2017 dealer event in Phoenix, AZ, and how the company is “uniquely positioned to maximize today’s office environment, as well as develop systems for the office of the future” (see “Sharp National Dealer Meeting Introduces New Products to
On October 5, Seiko Epson announced plans to construct a 405,261-square-foot building in the city of Shiojiro in Nagano, Japan. The three-story building will include a factory for prototyping and volume production of large commercial and industrial printing systems and a test laboratory for digital textile printing. The company said it plans to invest ¥16
Beginning October 1 this year, Xerox will begin selling Fujifilm’s J Press 720S in the U.S. and Canada under an agreement announced this week between Xerox and Fujifilm North America Corp. The J Press 720S is a sheet-fed inkjet press in the B2 digital press format in an industry segment that analysts believe is poised
On August 30, Memjet announced the release of DuraLink, a new digital inkjet printing platform that combines a long-life print head, pigment-based ink, and flexible print modules to provide its OEM partners with customized solutions for customers in high-volume commercial, packaging, and industrial printing markets. Memjet says the DuraLink platform is centered on a new
On August 16, HP Inc. announced “a historic deal with Shutterfly,” the online photo-printing and photo-services giant. Shutterfly has named HP as its preferred digital press provider and will be adding “a second phase of HP Indigo 12000 Digital Presses.” HP’s relationship with Shutterfly stretches back to at least 2002 (see press release), when HP was
On March 8 and 9, Canon U.S.A., Inc. hosted its 2017 One Canon Event at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, FL. The event allowed industry analysts to learn from the firm’s management team how various businesses within Canon U.S.A. are performing and gain insights into where the company is looking to
