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Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / HP / Konica Minolta / Patent-Infringement / Xerox

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This Week in Imaging: HP Takes Printing from Offices, to Dorm Rooms, Factories, Car-Wrap Shops, and More

As for HP’s new Latex Series R printers announced this week, they’ll be able to print on rigid materials for producing items such as car wraps, wall coverings, canvas prints, outdoor and indoor signs, etc.

Commercial & Production Printing / HP / Inkjet / New Products / News / Wide Format

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HP Expanding Wide-Format Latex Printer Family with New Latex R Series

Thom Brown, chief inkologist, at HP Inc., commented: “White ink has been a consistent problem for the industry. Traditionally it uses bigger and heavier pigment particles that frequently clog print heads, or the opaque mixture becomes separated and settles to the bottom of the ink reservoir.”

Commercial & Production Printing / Electronics for Imaging / New Products / News / Ricoh

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New EFI Fiery Servers for Ricoh’s New Four- and Five-Color Station Pro C7200X Series Production Printers

Introduced earlier this month in Europe, the five-color Ricoh Pro C7200X (Graphic Arts Edition) cut-sheet production printer series is said to have been designed and engineered for graphic-arts applications, while the four-color ProTM C7200 series has been developed to help enterprise print rooms reduce operational costs.

Commercial & Production Printing / News / Ricoh

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New Ricoh Pro VC60000 Inks for Printing on Coated Offset Substrates

“The future of Ricoh’s business, and that of our clients’, is entwined in a shared opportunity to understand market requirements and the solutions required for business growth. Ricoh’s new inks are an excellent example of innovation addressing real-world business opportunities through improved color, faster production speeds, and enabling the use of common paper types in the commercial print space.”

Commercial & Production Printing / HP / New Products / News

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New ‘HD’ HP Indigo 12000 Press with Double Resolution, New Vivid Inks for High-End Photo and Commercial Printing

HP Indigo ElectroInk Vivid Pink and HP Indigo ElectroInk Vivid Green, are a new set of brighter inks for high-end photo applications, including wedding photography, allow printers to print more vibrant pink, green, and blue shades.

3D Printing / Acquisitions / Commercial & Production Printing / Imaging Supplies / Patent-Infringement

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This Week in Imaging: Canon Kicks Off New Year with New Speciality and 3D Printers, Patent-Recognition, Promotions, More

This week was marked with some interesting updates from Canon, including new hardware, patent-recognition, and an interesting interview with Canon’s...