The hardcopy peripherals market in Australia took a hard dive during the first quarter of 2018, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) “Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” Laser and inkjet markets tumbled 8.6 percent and 9.3 percent, respectively, over the same period last year. IDC attributes the decline to falling sales of low-price brands,
Chinese chip manufacturer Apex Microelectronics has been rolling out lots of new replacement chips for a range of Kyocera printers recently (see “Apex Releases Chips for Kyocera ECOSYS MFPs” and “Apex Releases Chips for New Kyocera A4 Monochrome Printer”), and it is continuing that pace with the release of replacement chips for color toner cartridges
On May 30, International Data Corporation (IDC) released an overview of the findings from its latest “Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker” for the first quarter of 2018. In the first quarter of 2018, worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers, copiers, MFPs) grew year-over-year for the sixth consecutive quarter. IDC reported worldwide hardcopy peripheral shipments totaled
Apex Microelectronics has released replacement chips for the toner cartridge employed in an A4 monochrome laser printer that Kyocera launched in Russia and Europe in April 2018. Kyocera’s ECOSYS P2335d is a compact single-function printer with double-sided printing that offers print speeds up to 35 ppm. The ECOSYS P2335d’s toner cartridge, the TK-1200, is rated
Apex Microelectronics has released replacement chips for cartridges used in the Kyocera ECOSYS M8130cidn, M8124cidn, M4132idn, and M4125idn. Kyocera introduced the ECOSYS M8130cidn and M8124cidn A3 color MFPs ECOSYS M4132idn and M4125idn A3 monochrome MFPs in December 2017 (see “Kyocera Introduces New A3 ECOSYS MFPs for Small Businesses”). According to its announcement, Apex now has
On April 3, Kyocera Document Solutions America announced the introduction of five new MFPs, including the TASKalfa 3212i and 4012i A3 monochrome MFPs, the ECOSYS M3655idn and M3660idn A4 monochrome MFPs, and the TASKalfa 307ci A4 color MFP. Kyocera promotes the new devices as offering “the wireless connectivity required in an increasingly mobile professional world.”
On March 6, Kyocera Document Solutions America announced a new high-speed, high-volume A3 monochrome MFP: the TASKalfa 9002i. Featuring output speeds of up to 90 ppm, the TASKalfa 9002i is an addition to Kyocera’s lineup and becomes the highest-speed model in its A3 monochrome lineup, sitting above the 70 ppm TASKalfa 7002i and the 80
Every year since 2011, Clarivate Analytics, formerly the intellectual property and science business of Thomson Reuters, has put out a report on the Top 100 Global Innovators. This intellectual property-focused report “seek[s] to identify the most innovative organizations around the globe” and is based on “Clarivate Analytics proprietary data and analysis tools, including Derwent Innovation
A Chinese aftermarket printer supplies manufacturer plans to build a production facility and marketing center in Kenya because labor costs in China are getting too high. Xu Huanwen, the Kenya general manager for Arecolor, a subsidiary of Anycolor Computer Consumables Co. Ltd., told Chinese news outlet Xinhuanet the company expects to spend U.S. $10 million
On December 12, Kyocera Document Solutions America Inc. announced four new low-priced, entry-level A3 MFPs aimed at workgroups and small businesses: the color ECOSYS M8130cidn and M8124cidn and the monochrome ECOSYS M4132idn and M4125idn. The color M8130cidn and monochrome M4132idn are the fastest of the four devices, with print speeds of up to 30 ppm
