Printing on the sides of trucks in one pass.

Ricoh has announced they has reached an agreement to buy LAC Corporation which  has  inkjet technology that supports printing on three-dimensional surfaces such as  on the sides of cars, trucks, aircraft and even tires and glass bottles. This acquisition is aimed at strengthening Ricoh’s industrial printing business.It is expected to close  on October 31, 2018.

Expanding into industrial printing ink jet

Founded in 1983, LAC has unique technology that can discharge high-viscosity ink enabling printing directly onto three dimensional objects. Using its technology, LAC develops, manufactures, sells, and supports industrial printing systems for cars, liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, and more.