China’s Printer Industry Struggles with Supply, Demand Challenges
In the first quarter, both the supply and demand sides of the printer market in China were “blocked,” and the entire 2022 year may not be better.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 18, 2022
In the first quarter, both the supply and demand sides of the printer market in China were “blocked,” and the entire 2022 year may not be better.
“…the demand for hardcopy devices remains strong, but the continuing supply-chain issues for hardware and supplies are seriously hampering recovery for many suppliers.”
Buyers are shifting from laser and inkjet cartridge printers to ink-tank printers because of ink-usage efficiency.
Canon U.S.A. today introduced six new desktop All-in-Ones designed for hybrid workers and small businesses…
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 14, 2022
Decline said to be driven in part by lower demand versus a year ago, especially in the consumer market which is reaching saturation.
Epson says the new color inkjet desktop MFP, which is available through Epson BusinessFirst partners, has the lowest power consumption in its class, and is designed for workgroups and higher print volumes.
Goal is to expand inkjet print-head sales in Europe, as well as develop commercial and industrial print applications.
Commercial & Production Printing / Inkjet / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 16, 2022
As part of its continuing expansion into commercial digital printing, on March 16th, Ricoh Company of Japan launched three newly developed industrial-grade inkjet print heads…
On March 7th, Xiaomi, a Chinese designer and manufacturer of smartphones and consumer electronic goods, introduced a continuous-supply, refillable ink-tank printer…
Sales revenue for business printers across Europe remained significantly higher than sales revenue for consumer printers in January 2022…
Commercial & Production Printing / Inkjet / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 16, 2022
On February 15th, Ricoh Europe introduced what it says is the world’s first plant-derived printer ink. The new plant-derived ink......
The only segment that did see growth was the A4 business inkjet market which increased by 8.4 percent.
Epson America today introduced a new All-in-One photo printer designed for home users and creative professionals, the color-inkjet Expression-Photo XP-8700......
Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 17, 2022
As part of its strategy of expanding into new digital-print marketers, Epson has developed wide-format graphics printers, textile printers, photo printers, point-of-sale printers, and label printers…
Canon / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 22, 2021
“The shortages from spare parts and increase in logistics costs are expected to continue until the end of 2022, impacting printer supplies.”
Commercial & Production Printing / HP / Inkjet
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 22, 2021 · Last modified December 20, 2021
Last summer, HP Inc. announced that it was discontinuing its PageWide linehead inkjet printers and MFPs for the office, but......
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