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Compatech moves premises

The distributor has relocated to Wuppertal. The company’s new address in Wuppertal is on Hahnberger Strasse 137, 42349, and its new telephone number is +49 0202 2589 1450, whilst its new fax number is +49 0202 2429 077. The company can also still be contacted for any...

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Delacamp achieves 76 different chemical toners

  Addition of chemical toner for use in CLP-415 marks company’s 19th set of four colour toners available to customers. Delacamp, a Hamburg-based supplier of components and consumables for the aftermarket, has announced that it now has a total of 76 different...

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Two new monochrome MFPs launched by Canon USA

The two machines are in the imageCLASS MFP range, and include “secure print and productivity solutions”. The imageCLASS MF6180dw and MF6160dw monochrome MFPS are successors to the OEM’s imageCLASS MF5950dw and MF5960dn MFPs, and provide “a variety of document...

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UK government IT workers strike against HP job cuts

Two day protest held by Public and Commercial Services Union over loss of 1,500 jobs. PressTV reports that IT workers from the British government have undergone a two-day strike in protest of the 1,500 job cuts planned by HP, with the OEM said to be a key IT service...

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Brother accuses company of tape cassette patent infringement

Case filed by OEM against EZ Replacement Labels, LLC over alleged infringement of two patents. Brother has announced that it has filed a patent infringement case in the US District Court for the District of Delaware after accusing EZ Replacement Labels, LLC of...

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Lexmark and Canon report net profit for 2Q13

Both OEMs see significant profit in April to June period. The Wall Street Journal reported that Lexmark posted a second-quarter profit which more than doubled following the sale of its inkjet business to Funai Electric Co. for $100 million (€75.6 million), with shares...

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Changes in label printing discussed by FINAT

The global association for self-adhesive labels has discussed the market’s history. In a press release from the association, writer Mike Fairley discusses the history of adhesive labels and their printing throughout the 400 years in which they have been used. He...

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Canon launches two new PIXMA inkjet machines

The two new devices are available for less than $100 in the USA. Maximum PC reported that the two new devices in the PIXMA family, the MG3520 Wireless Photo and the MG2420 AIO, are “sub-$100 (€75.62)” and are “easy-to-use models” targeted at users looking for “superb...

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Manufacturing in China slows to 11-month low

Decline in new orders in July leads to Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) level of 47.7, compared to 48.2 in June. BBC News has reported on the continuing decline in China’s manufacturing activity, with the month of July seeing the industry slow to its lowest level in...

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