Japan-based specialist in production print solutions, document management system and IT services, Ricoh Co. recently announced its acquisition of AnaJet, which is one of the first companies in the world to mass produce direct-to-garment (DTG) printers.
The terms of acquisition declare that AnaJet will continue operating under its current name and management team, and maintain local operations that include more than 50 employees at its headquarters.
Speaking about the acquisition, Junichi Matsuno, General Manager of Ricoh Ltd.’s Inkjet Business Division said, “It is the latest strategic investment by Ricoh to strengthen its industrial inkjet business while enabling its customers to move forward new ideas and drive imaginative thinking. With AnaJet’s DTG printer solutions combined with the broad Ricoh portfolio, customers will now have the ability to deliver a broader solution set to their end users more effectively.” Ricoh plans to improve its position in the industrial inkjet market with the introduction of DTG printers, where it has an established name in inkjet print head development.
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This is not the first operation of Ricoh in Southern California region, as it has another subsidiary, Ricoh Electronics Inc., which manufactures digital copiers, assembles chips onto circuit boards, and builds all-in-one machines that can print, copy, scan and fax. With its headquarters in Tokyo, Ricoh Group currently operates in around 200 countries.
