by stefanie | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
With the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0 and Data Handling, digitisation has also reached manufacturing companies. Konica Minolta has opened the Digital Manufacturing Hub at its Darmstadt site to partner with and support customers in this development and...
by Owen Collins | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEMs were amongst the winners at the 2018 Awards from equipment tester DataMaster Lab. DataMaster Lab has announced its 2018 Awards for Office Print Quality, given to A3/Ledger MFPs delivering “excellent resolution and contrast, as well as high quality gradients,...
by Owen Collins | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
The WEEE compliance fees for 2017 will be set according to a methodology from the Joint Trade Associations, it has been announced. Defra – the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs – has revealed that the compliance fees will include a flat rate of £3.50...
by Owen Collins | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
In a new blog, Print Audit are offering an alternative to CPP billing, with an eye on office printing’s impending decline. Following an IDC report that predicted that 40 percent of companies in developed regions will suffer a double-digit decline in office-based...
by Owen Collins | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
From coral reefs to seawalls, a newly-published blog suggests 3D printing could be the answer. A new blog from Cartridge World reports that 3D printing may have a part to play in fighting climate change. By working to the principle of additive manufacturing, 3D...
by stefanie | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Director General of the British Plastics Federation has said that “true circularity” in the UK economy is “likely to be unattainable”, according to ICIS. While producers of plastic products in the UK “are committed to increased recycling rates”, Director General...