Belgian recycling company’s “new and innovative” production line now assembled, with commercial production scheduled for June. ClozDloop has announced that it will commence the launch of a trial production at its new cartridge material recycling plant later this month...
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Comment ~ Issue 245 (13 May 2013)
Psst – want to know about clones? There are several research projects underway where OEMs are spending substantial amounts of money (with any research company that can pitch for the business) to quantify how big this problem is for the market and the OEMs. Like...
Canon Middle East helps to plant trees in Dubai
Employees of the OEM volunteer to plant endangered Ghaf trees at Al Barari, Dubai. Khaleej Times reports that 2,939 Ghaf trees were planted at the Give a Ghaf planting session in Dubai, with Canon Middle East employees and their families helping to plant Ghaf seeds at...
Samsung to become Sharp’s largest shareholder
Samsung contemplates buying more shares from Sharp. Following Samsung recently purchasing three percent of Sharp for a sum of $105 million (€80.8 million), the company is now reportedly considering paying “tens of billions of yen” for more of the OEM’s shares, which...
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Canon awarded most US patents of Japanese companies for eighth year
The OEM tops rankings of Japanese companies awarded US patents for the eighth consecutive year. Canon reported that it ranked first amongst Japanese companies and third overall in terms of patents awarded in the United States in 2012, according to the results issued...
Man steals $376,000 worth of toner
Excessive amount of toner ordered and sold on for profit by copy centre employee. Adrian Rodriguez, 39, has been accused of stealing $376,000 (€283,000) worth of toner by former employer Fried, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in Manhattan, with New York residents...
Static Control expands Western Sales division
Appointment of Hartmut Roever and Warren Taylor adds to sales team in Germany, Scandinavia and UK. Static Control has announced that it has made two new additions to its Western Sales division, with the component manufacturer being confident that the newly appointed...
Study finds potential for inkjet printing technology in office environment
InfoTrends conducts study into inkjet technology use in office printing, sees “bright future”. The study, titled “Is Inkjet Printing Technology Ready to Transform the Office Printing Environment?”, saw InfoTrends survey approximately 50 existing business inkjet...
College student invents machine to recycle plastics into printing material
Plastic waste turned into material for 3D printers using new Filabot machine. The Guardian reports that an American college student, Tyler McNaney, has invented a machine that could revolutionise the home 3D printing market, with the Filabot able to grind down...
Canon updates imageRUNNER lineup
The OEM has released the imageRUNNER LBP5480 and LBP3580, featuring embedded applications and aimed at small businesses. Canon states that the two machines are additions to its desktop laser range offering “excellent usability, ease of management” and “exception...