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Published news and source-linked reporting for printing, signs and graphics professionals.

  • Epson Takes a $170M Write-Down on Fiery

    On May 1, 2026, Seiko Epson Corporation disclosed a 25.9 billion yen ($170M) impairment loss on Fiery goodwill, citing deteriorating market conditions and constrained customer capital expenditure driven by US tariff policies.

  • Kornit Digital Acquires PrintFactory

    Kornit Digital (NASDAQ: KRNT) acquired PrintFactory, a Netherlands-based cloud-native RIP and workflow software company with 10,000+ users. Deal announced April 12, 2026. Financial terms not disclosed.

  • Inkcups Appoints Bill Keating as New Chief Executive Officer

    Inkcups, a global leader in pad printing and UV inkjet technology, named Bill Keating as its new CEO effective May 19, 2025. Keating succeeds interim CEO Rick Hajec, who remains on the Inkcups Advisory Board.

  • Easy Group's DTG PRO MagicInk Wins 2026 PRINTING United Pinnacle Award

    The Made in the USA, patent-pending MagicInk technology won the Textile Digital Inks category, recognized for its clog-free architecture that solves persistent maintenance headaches.

  • InnoPrinter and Supply55 Announce Strategic Partnership for North America

    The partnership combines InnoPrinter's UV inkjet technology with Supply55's North American distribution network, targeting the growing market for direct-to-object printing.

  • The LED Consolidation Wave: Principal Industries Acquires GENLED, and It Is Not the Last Deal

    Principal Industries acquired GENLED Brands this week, expanding its distribution network in the sign lighting segment. The deal is the latest in a pattern reshaping the LED supply chain since 2023 -- strategic buyers acquiring brands with established dealer networks rather than commodity product lines. Expect pricing power to shift toward consolidated suppliers as the number of competing brands shrinks.

  • Print Employment Picked Up in May -- But the Non-Production Surge Is the Real Story

    Overall printing industry employment rose 1.0% in May, but non-production employment surged 2.5% -- the biggest single-month gain in that category in over a year. Non-production roles include sales, estimating, customer service, and management. The data signals that print companies are investing in commercial infrastructure, not just production capacity -- a direct response to what acquirers are paying for.

  • Sustainability in Print Is No Longer Optional -- Nazdar, Kornit, and the Manifesto Making It Official

    Nazdar is a founding partner of the Sustainable Print Manifesto, a structured industry commitment to measurable sustainability targets across ink chemistry, substrate selection, and supply chain transparency. Two supply chain stories this week -- Royal Apparel's made-in-USA expansion and SanMar's MiiR partnership -- show the same pressure arriving from the buyer side. For print shops, the sustainability question is now arriving from two directions simultaneously.

  • swissQprint Expands, Mauveworx Invests in Dual Agfa, WINTIPAK Buys Heidelberg: What the Equipment Spending Wave Tells Us

    Three major equipment investment announcements in one week from WhatTheyThink tell a consistent story: print companies with strong fundamentals are spending on capacity right now. swissQprint opened a new facility, Mauveworx committed to two Agfa Tauro systems simultaneously, and WINTIPAK invested in a Heidelberg Boardmaster. In a market where many companies have been cautious since 2022, the willingness to commit at this scale is a meaningful signal about where demand is heading.