I have just come back from Sofia in Bulgaria where I spent a very pleasurable two days participating in the Freckles conference. Out of a possible 980 companies over 170 people attended the 2 day event and many were disappointed that they could not get a ticket....
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Local UK government overspends on OEM cartridges
90 percent of the cartridges Surrey County Council has purchased over the last three years have been “original branded products”, despite potential savings of up to 70 percent had they chosen remanufactured options.
Turbon USA appoints Business Development VP
Jerry Gigliotti will be heading up strategic sales and marketing, while developing Turbon’s channel partners. He has over 25 years’ experience working in the imaging and office products sectors, which the remanufacturer says will “enable him to strengthen Turbon's...
UKCRA discusses WEEE2 compliancy
Dr Michael Gell presented a new report on how to comply with the waste regulations, while representatives of compliancy scheme Comply Direct also gave a talk. The United Kingdom Cartridge Remanufacturing Association (UKCRA) held a members’ meeting this week, with...
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Nano materials in toner “raising safety concerns”
The research by Harvard University found that the nanomaterials used in toner powder are potentially dangerous, and that printers should be placed “in well-ventilated areas”.
IP wars
In politics August is the silly season - everyone is away, and the media (The Recycler excepted) is scrabbling around for stories. Then out of the blue comes the news that Memjet is suing HP over their page-wide array technology. Lawyers will argue and judges will...
Memjet accuses HP of patent infringement
The company has filed the IP lawsuit against HP over alleged infringement of eight of its patents relating to printhead technology.
Epson launches F-Series SureColor range
The F6200 and F7200 have a maximum print speed of 634 square feet per hour, while the F9200 has a maximum print speed of 1,044 square feet per hour. The bulk ink system for the devices are 1.5 litres in size per colour for the F6200 and F7200, and three litres per colour for the F9200.
Laser ‘unprinter’ technology receives investment
Cambridge University spin-off company Reduse’s ‘unprinter’ technology removes toner from paper, and has received half a million pounds in investment from the university as it looks to further develop the technology.
Jet Tec partners with UK wholesale discounter
The remanufacturer will supply a range of its inkjet products to large-scale discounter JTF, which has 13 stores across the UK. JTF is described as Britain’s “leading low cost, large scale discounter”, with the “buying power to get the best deals”, and has stores in...