Growing international trade in the exporting country is leading to a surge in counterfeit products, including electronic products, with legal sanctions proving insufficient. The number of tourists bringing in counterfeit items has fallen but counterfeits arriving by...
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Static Control appoints UK Sales Executive
Chris Ellis joins the UK and Scandinavia sales team for the largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging supplies and components. Ellis joins the UK team with a strong career background in sales, and he will help to maintain the company’s “strong customer relations...
OEM cartridge tracking and authentication chip released
The 88PA810 Trusted Authentication IC has been developed by Marvell, and is designed to combat “counterfeit solutions, such as poorly-crafted ink and toner cartridges or dangerous batteries”.
Static Control opens Dubai distribution centre
The largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging supplies and components' new UAE sales office is located in the new Blue Bay Tower commercial building overlooking the Dubai Creek. The 28-storey building is in Business Bay, while the distribution centre is in the Jebel...
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Epson EcoTank and HP Instant Ink compared
The Epson system is “a lot more fiddly to set up” while “higher specced” models offer high-quality prints, and the HP offering is best for “ease of use, low entry cost, and the freedom to print photos” more readily.
The Recycler visits two aftermarket companies
The Recycler visited Bulgarian distributor Freckles and Italian collector Eco-Recuperi, and reports on both in issue 276. The magazine, which mails to subscribers today, saw Editor and Publisher David Connett attend and speak at Freckles' conference in Bulgaria in...
Static Control releases over 200 products in 3Q2015
The largest supplier of aftermarket imaging systems and components has provided more than 140 replacement chips to various regions in the quarter, with products for OEMs including HP, Samsung, Kyocera, Xerox, Canon, Ricoh and Lexmark.
OKI to showcase ColorPainter wide-formats
The wide-format printer manufacturer will showcase the colour printing technology, developed by the recently acquired wide-format arm of Seiko, at the SGIA Expo, including the H3-104s grand-format printer.
Dell updates enterprise MFPs
The three colour printers include the H825cdw, H625cdw and the S2825cdn, and use Dell’s new third-generation toner, which is made up of more densely packed particles and contained in cylindrical cartridges, that slide into a colour-coded slot on the front of the printer.
Epson invests ¥3.4 billion in printhead factory
Construction of the Japanese facility will begin in November 2015, with operations set to commence in autumn 2016. The ¥3.4 billion ($28 million/€25 million) will support the factory that will triple Akita Epson’s current Micro Piezo printhead production capacity; the...