Technology Trends

Although the sale and use of office digital MFPs have been sluggish due to the global trend toward paperless offices, the sale and use of production printers continue to grow.

The shift towards accessibility presents a unique opportunity for managed print services providers.

A4s have become faster and more durable, and the print quality has improved with each new model. So why don’t these devices get more respect?

In this follow-up to Frank G. Cannata’s PRINTING United overview, Frank recaps his conversations with Xerox executives about the company’s production print strategy.

Frank and CJ travel to PRINTING United Expo 2024 in Las Vegas to discover what’s new in the world of production and industrial print.

The Printer and MFP Subcommittee of the Japanese Business Machine and Information System Industries Association (JBMIA) recently announced the results of a domestic survey on “business areas where paper output remains strong,” a topic of great interest in the MFP/printer industry.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force across industries, encompassing various technologies such as machine learning algorithms, neural networks, and large language models.

PRINTNG United Expo 2024 once again proved to be a hotbed of innovation, showcasing the latest advancements in printing technology and highlighting emerging trends to shape the industry’s future.

A3 devices, the too-much-is-never-enough workhorses of office printing, have long been the go-to machines for customers seeking a full set of features and capabilities.

PRINTING United provides office technology dealers looking to diversify and expand solutions offerings in production print many opportunities to consider.

Edmund Sumner, managing director of SumnerOne in St. Louis, Missouri, describes his dealership’s entry into production print and strategies for success. 

Konica Minolta secured over 200 orders from customers worldwide and Ricoh added more than 100 orders during drupa 2024 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

In-plant customers represent a gateway to production print for MPS providers.

If you aren’t selling wide format printers, it’s a product category worth considering, especially for expanding your production print footprint.

Industrial print is one of those terms that defies clear definition. Like the sometimes mile-wide, mighty Mississippi River, the broad category represents many things in a vast ocean of different businesses.

We begin this special issue about production print with interviews with four dealers. Each of the first three represents a different manufacturer.

You’d think there would be a definition of light production, but there isn’t. Some vendors dodge the question by citing the jobs that fall into this category.

Broadly speaking, finishing includes corner and edge trimming, perforating, inserting pages, folding, die-cutting, fold-out pages, special trims, adding tabs, perfect binding, and more.

What can AI do to make a dealer’s organization’s workday, and their clients’ easier?

Frank travels to Datamax in Little Rock, Arkansas, to interview Barry Simon and key members of his team.

On May 23, Toshiba Tec’s President, Hironobu Nishikori, held a briefing on the company’s 2024 fiscal year management policy and announced the mid-term management plan for 2024–2026.

As the printing industry evolves, office technology dealerships are increasingly seeking to expand their offerings by selling production printers.

On Sunday, June 16, 2024, Katun Corporation held a grand opening for its new state-of-the-art Asia headquarters and research and development facility in Taiwan.

Rumors to the contrary, print is far from dead, and where there’s print, there’s an opportunity for managing that print with print management software.

The leasing companies have their finger on the pulse of the evolutionary changes sweeping the office technology industry, leading to new financing options.