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KMP announces company name change

The German manufacturer is shortening its official title. Previously known as KMP PrintTechnik AG, the Bavarian company shall henceforth be known simply as KMP AG. Although it stipulates that the production of print supplies including toner and inkjet cartridges...

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Australian HCPs on downward trend

New data from the IDC for Q1 of 2018 shows a litany of negative performances, year-on-year. The Australian hardcopy peripherals (HCP) shipments fell 8.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 to 446,000 units, according to the IDC Asia Pacific...

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Fujifilm brings lawsuit against Xerox

The OEM is filing the suit after the American company pulled out of the widely-publicised Fuji Xerox merger. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses Xerox’s directors of reneging on their agreement to...

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Auchan Retail introduces RIS InkCenters

The French retail chain has announced the rollout of Retail Inkjet Solutions’ refilling stations, following a successful trial programme. Having trialled the InkCenter stations at fifteen of its branches since 2015, the company has now announced it will roll the...

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Report sheds light on wireless printing market

The report is entitled ‘Global Wireless Printing Market Professional Survey Report 2018’ and focuses on OEMs and regional market performance ranging from 2013 to 2018, as well as forecasting to 2025. As EmpoweredNews reports, the ReportsWeb.com publication “focuses on...

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Renault Trucks to go electric

Renault Trucks has announced it will launch a new range of electric vehicles next year, following ten years of testing with its customer partners. The all-electric trucks will be produced at a dedicated assembly line at Renault’s Blainville-sur-Orne plant in Normandy,...

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Right to Repair reaches California

The contentious Bill is soon to be introduced to the Golden State, as it looks to follow others’ lead. California lawmaker Susan Talamantes Eggman is set to introduce the Right to Repair Act into the USA’s most technological state, home to some of the biggest...

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Oregon police warn of printer scam

The state’s police force is warning businesses located in Lane County to be wary of “potential scammers”, according to KVAL. "It's kind of old-fashioned, really; it's a classic," Crime Prevention Specialist Debbie Janacek says. The con consists of scammers phoning a...

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Making art from e-waste

Artist Benjamin Von Wong is using his art to highlight the problem of e-waste, in the hope of inspiring people to make more effort to tackle the situation. In a partnership with Dell, Von Wong worked with fifty volunteers over ten days, to create a set of images using...

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Fort Hood recycling program wins award

As the Fort Hood Sentinel reports, its Qualified Recycle Program has won the Secretary of the Army Award for Environmental Quality. Recognised as “the U.S. Army leader in recycling”, the program will also “go on to represent the Army and compete in the Secretary of...

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