The document says remanufacturing “is not recycling”, can “create waste [and] drain resources”, and says remanufactured cartridges “may not be the environmentally responsible choice they seem to be”.
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Memjet terminates Australian partnership
OEM unexpectedly cancels agreement with firm regarding narrow-web inkjet label presses. WhatTheyThink reported on the “shock, seemingly arbitrary” move by US private equity owners to terminate Memjet’s OEM partner agreement with Rapid Packaging Servicesfor the...
HP reveals 3D printing technology
The two releases come under a “blended reality ecosystem” that is “designed to break down the barriers between the digital and physical worlds”, with the Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology “engineered to resolve critical gaps” in the market concerning “speed, quality and cost”, whilst the Sprout platform would help “create a foundation for future immersive technologies”.
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HP partners with Neat on new printer
The new HP OfficeJet 8040 features scanning technology from Neat. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) and VentureBeat reported that HP has announced the new OfficeJet 8040, which will include Neat’s e-All-in-One scanners and organisation tools. The tools...
French Cartridge World store relocates
The franchise in Vannes has moved to Lorient. Franchise-Magazine (French) reported on the relocation of the Cartridge World franchise in Vannes to Lorient in France, with franchisee Nicolas Le Bouhart opening the new store after being “seduced by the idea of offering...
HP to develop high-volume inkjet solutions
The OEM has partnered with KBA to provide inkjet solutions for the corrugated packaging market. The partnership between HP and KBA (Koenig & Bauer Group) was announced at Graph Expo 2014, and will see the two companies work together on the “high-volume inkjet...
Epson to reverse OEM business model
New EcoTank printers with refillable tanks priced higher, but consumables will last average home printer users two years.
CompAndSave fundraises for Breast Cancer awareness
US cartridge retailer to donate $1 from every transaction to charity. DigitalJournal reported that CompAndSave, a Bay Area-based company selling remanufactured and compatible inkjet and toner cartridges, will donate $1 (€0.79) from every transaction, every new “Like”...
UK manufacturing growth continues to slow
Sector sees slowest rate of growth since April 2013, falling to a PMI of 51.6. The Guardian reported that the continued slow in growth may have been due to “uncertainty over the Scottish referendum, a flagging Eurozone economy, and slowing domestic demand”, with the...