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Xerox partners with Kyocera Highcon rescue
deal approved

for cut-sheet inkjet market continue under new owner-
Highcon Systems is set to

Xerox has partnered with in demand for cut-sheet ship after an acquisition of its
Kyocera to re-enter the cut- inkjet installs in the coming assets gained court approval.
sheet inkjet market with a years. The Israeli digital post-
new offering of inkjet pro- Availability and model- press specialist has been
duction presses. specific details for the new operating under the supervi-
The agreement will see presses will be announced sion of a court-appointed
the US-headquartered firm trustee since seeking bank-
source Kyocera’s cut-sheet later this year. The presses ruptcy protection in April.
colour inkjet presses, in a will be branded under Xerox
move to broaden its produc- and integrated with the US-based Arkena Inc has
tion print portfolio and keep Xerox Production acquired Highcon’s assets,
up with growth trends in the Ecosystem, including work- “concluding a comprehen-
market. Kyocera’s inkjet technology to join with Xerox global reach flow automation software, sive and carefully overseen
Terry Antinora, senior reinforce our commitment expand the group’s market finishing and remote ser- process”.
vice president and head of to leadership in digital pro- share in print and print ser- vice. The firm said that the over
product and engineering at duction,” Antinora said. vices. Once a global player in the the past few months the trus-
Xerox said this was “a piv- Xerox hopes to realign its The firm said the agree- inkjet market after the com- tee had allowed the business
otal moment” in the compa- production print business ment also underscores its pany acquired Impika in to continue operating, pro-
ny’s production print toward “higher-value, strategy to deliver differenti- viding its customers with
business. growth segments”, building ated, ecosystem-enabled 2013 and became the manu-
“Our re-entry into the cut- on its ‘Reinvention’ simplifi- offerings to help clients facturer’s global inkjet inno- consistent support, supply of
sheet inkjet market allows cation and profit improve- scale profitably, streamline vation centre, Xerox then consumables, and technical
us to diversify our portfolio, ment programme, operations and reduce costs, shut the facility in 2019 to service.
meet growing client demand announced by CEO Steve while the move comes in focus inkjet development in The terms of the deal were
for speed and efficiency, and Bandrowczak in 2023, to response to a predicted rise the US. not disclosed.
Digital transition to Konica Minolta adds

continue through 2029 new presses

Digital print will grow to
Konica Minolta has
around a fifth (20%) of the unv ei led its new
global print industry’s mar- AccurioPress C10500 and
ket development value by C10500S production
2028, as it continues to take presses, which complete its
work from offset processes. C14010 family of flagship
Digital presses are directly toner engines. In an expan- Konica Minolta C10500S model
displacing litho work in sev- sion of its production print
eral applications. Demand offering, the new presses identify paper type and
for offset litho has fallen by Digital print processes are expected to see sales growth of 48% have speeds up to 105ppm weight.
an annual compounded rate and can handle sheets up to Both presses utilise the
(CAGR) of 2.5%, from magazines and newspapers, of growth is only set to 450gsm, long sheets up to company’s Simitri V toner,
$354.4bn (£260bn) in 2019, offset litho – still the most increase, with Smithers pre- 1,300mm, and embossed which delivers an offset
according to a recently widely used print process – dicting 4.8% CAGR over the paper, envelopes, polyester, matte finish and uses lower
released market report from is facing challenges across next five years. Strong and cut-sheet labels. fusing temperatures,
industry intelligence service many applications, with growth in flexo and packag- Further features include reduced energy use and
Smithers, which has pre- increasing competition ing gravure processes have automatic adjustments and paper impact, according to
kept up overall analogue
dicted a further decline to from digital presses. print values, with sheetfed monitoring using the Konica Minolta.
$308bn by 2029. Digital printing has litho faring better than IQ-601 Intelligent Quality While the S model has
Driven by significant grown rapidly, seeing 3.4% other litho processes thanks Optimizer Unit for precise additional capabilities with
reductions in demand for CAGR from 2019 to 2024, to to a buoyant packaging mar- colour profiles and IM-104 its fifth colour feature,
publication print, especially a total of $165.5bn. The rate ket. Intelligent Media Sensor to including white toner.
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