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BUSINESS-INFORM 2020
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Following HPs launch this week comes yet another OEM—Ricoh—to introduce its first high-end 3D printer, in Europe. The new Ricoh AM S5500P 3D printer is said to be of strategic importance to manufacturers, particularly those in the automotive industry, as it is designed to address specific manufacturing needs and offers PA and PP materials...
A new printer cartridge collection program has been launched in the UK as part of a European recycling scheme by Kyocera Document Solutions UK. The OEM is working with LPR—an organization providing collection and recycling for the whole Kyocera toner cassettes—to provide two different sized boxes to users of Kyocera’s printers. Kyocera maintains it...
Despite news of 13,000 Lexmark employees urging US President Obama to block the proposed acquisition of the publicly listed Lexmark International for $3.6 billion by a consortium of Chinese investors, shareholders have only continued to value the stock highly since the announcement on April 20. Wirth Consulting claim to have received an unsigned copy of...
With deep concern for the environment, Ricoh has developed a new reclaimed material for use in manufacturing its Next Generation MFPs. The new material, jointly developed by NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. and Ricoh, will use plastic packaging containers collected in compliance with the Containers/Packaging Recycling Act, as well as plastics collected...
The Ricoh Group will launch “Ricoh Global Eco Action Month” starting June 1, with the aim to enhance eco-awareness and improve the quality of environmental management. Ricoh states it will, for the eleventh straight year, conduct a special event, “Ricoh Global Eco Action 2016”, to encourage Ricoh Group employees to think about the environment and...
The European Remanufacturing Council (ERC) aims to provide a “coordinated voice from the leaders of remanufacturing businesses and organisations”. The Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse (CRR) reported on the plans by the European Commission (EC) for the ERC, which would provide a “coordinated voice from the leaders of remanufacturing businesses and organisations” as part of a two-year...
The OEM has claimed that it will “bring an era of open platforms to 3D printing”. The Register reported on HP Inc’s CTO Shane Wall’s comments, noting that HP Inc “won’t shake you down for ink in [the] 3D printer era”. The site added that the OEM is “threatening to bring an era of open platforms...
The Taiwanese company has purchased the OEM for a “reduced” price after issues emerged during the acquisition process. Bloomberg reported on the completion of the deal, which saw Foxconn acquire Sharp “after years of pursuit” in a “reduced buyout”. The Recycler reported that Foxconn had reduced its offer “by around” $900 million (€804 million), having initially planned to invest...
The company has produced toners and components for its Absolute Black, X Generation and Absolute Colour brands, including both printer and MICR products. The first of four Absolute Black launches is toner formula and components for use in HP Inc’s LaserJet Pro M402 and M426 MFP monochrome machines, with the printers using the OEM’s JetIntelligence...
Company restructuring is haunting Lexmark employees again, this time at its headquarters campus in Lexington, Kentucky, US. According to a notice filed in the city, Lexmark plans to sack 143 employees effective May 25, and the layoffs will be permanent. Despite the announcement, the company claims it is not closing its Lexington offices. Lexmark, one...
