Screen Printing - June/July 2017 - 8

PRESSING ISSUES

M&R ACQUIRES NOVUS IMAGING
M&R has announced its acquisition of Novus Imaging, a New Hampshirebased manufacturer of digital printing equipment including the large-format
Ultra flatbed LED printer, Synergia hybrid UV printer, and more. The companies aim to combine M&R's "size, manufacturing capacity, and worldwide
sales and service network" with Novus's large-format experience, according to
a release. The companies exhibited together at the ISA Sign Expo in April.

INPRINT STUDY INVESTIGATES
INKJET FOR PACKAGING

RICOH MAKES THEIR ENTRY INTO
DIRECT-TO-GARMENT PRINTING WITH
NEW RICOH RI 3000, RI 6000 PRINTERS
IN 2016, RICOH ELECTRONICS saw great
potential in AnaJet and the growth of the
DTG industry. An established pillar in the
world of enterprise printing solutions,
Ricoh decided to jump into the garment
printing game, and AnaJet became a

Ricoh company. In the 18 months since
the acquisition, AnaJet and Ricoh have
established a collaborative partnership to
create new direct-to-garment products
and service offerings. On May 8th, Ricoh
officially announced the release of the
new RICOH Ri 3000/Ri 6000 printers.
The RICOH Ri 3000/Ri 6000 printers
represent the culmination of AnaJet
garment printing innovation and Ricoh
engineering and manufacturing to
deliver fast print speeds, industrial-grade
reliability, and vibrant garment prints in a
comprehensive direct-to-garment
solution. The RICOH Ri 6000 boasts
class-leading print speed and is capable
of printing a full-color 12 x 10-inch

SCREENPRINTING

graphic on a light garment in less than
27 seconds. The printers are manufactured in Ricoh's ISO 9001- and ISO
14001-certified factory in California and
feature RICOH MH2420 industrial-grade
piezoelectric printheads, rated at 100
billion actuations. These
printers provide a more
intuitive printing experience:
Their new 7-inch color touch
panel display simplifies
controls to preview, organize,
and print your vibrant
high-definition photo prints
and CMYK designs.
"As AnaJet, we led the
industry in establishing the
trend of direct-to-garment printing,"
says Karl Tipre, CEO, AnaJet. "In
January 2016, AnaJet became a Ricoh
company and we immediately began
work to bring together the best of
AnaJet direct-to-garment innovation
and Ricoh engineering and performance excellence. The culmination of
our efforts is the brand new Ri 3000/Ri
6000 printers that will represent a new
standard for the industry."
The RICOH Ri 3000/Ri 6000 printers
are available through AnaJet and will
be available internationally later in
2017. More information about the
RICOH Ri 3000 and Ri 6000 is available
at www.anajet.com.

A new survey and report produced by
I.T. Strategies for the organizers of the
InPrint USA exposition anticipates
growth for industrial, digital inkjet
print technology in the functional,
decorative, and package printing
sectors. The report analyzes data
collected from a survey distributed to
162 respondents in January.
According to the report, 74 percent
of survey respondents believe that the
packaging sector will experience the
greatest amount of growth in 2017.
"The value of print for packaging globally is $296 billion. Digital currently
represents $3.26 billion. So rates for
growth are set against a relatively
low level of digital penetration thus
far," says I.T. Strategies Founder Mark
Hanley in a release.
The report also reveals the following:
n Almost half of responders believe
that inkjet will play a larger role
in packaging over the next two to
five years.
n Flexible packaging, labels, and
direct-to-shape packaging markets have the highest potential
for investing in and adopting
industrial inkjet solutions.
n Nearly 32 percent of those surveyed feel flexibility and speed
offer the most value for digital
printing for packaging.
n Respondents felt that two of the
biggest barriers to greater market
adoption are: brands and retailers
focusing too much on digital print
quality matching that of analog
printing, and the supply chain
resisting change due to a heavy
investment in analog technology.

http://www.anajet.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Screen Printing - June/July 2017