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Aftermarket Color Chemical Toner Now Available from China?
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Our Price: $100.00
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InfoTrends recently became aware of a new colored toner technology from China at a show. Expected to be available soon, the color toner is chemically produced and is patented. The following analysis highlights the new development and provides details about its potential impact. InfoTrends will publish more details about this technology as they become available.
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Automatic Reordering of Supplies
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Our Price: $200.00
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Most of the major printer vendors currently offer their customers a way to order supplies directly from the vendor. Some vendors also offer the ability to order from other retailers or Web sites in addition to the printer OEM. For most printer OEMs, these services can increase customer satisfaction by offering a quick and easy way to order supplies before the customer runs out. This report discusses supplies auto-reordering services and includes relevant information from InfoTrends’ recent end-user research.
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Bio-Supplies Market Heats Up
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Our Price: $199.00
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The supplies industry has been carefully watching the developments in bio-supplies, which have been drawing a lot of attention lately. At World Expo, there were announcements about new products in this area and many companies are seriously looking to bio-products as an alternative to petroleum-based products. InfoTrends published a report on this topic about a year ago. This report represents an update of that information and shares recent product announcements.
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Bio-Toners Grow in Popularity
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Our Price: $200.00
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A Maine company, PRC Technologies, has announced a new toner product based on soybean oil called SoyPrint. The company has very optimistic expectations for this product and it has received significant interest since its announcement. Another company, Advance Image Resources, is also ready to launch toner resins based on soybean oil. The release of these products prompted us to look at the general area of bio-based toners to see what is available and what advantages do bio-based toners, especially soy, offer.
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Close the Loop Expands to United States
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Our Price: $99.00
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With its headquarters in Australia, Close the Loop has now begun operations in the United States. Having pioneered a unique process that results in zero waste to landfill, Close the Loop has the ability to handle residual toner and ink that remain in the cartridge after use. As a result, the company has gained the approval of several companies that make use of their capabilities to dispose of their imaging supplies in an environmentally-friendly manner. This report details their company and recycling processes.
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ColorLok Technology Update
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Our Price: $149.00
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Recently, Hewlett-Packard issued a press release applauding key players in the paper industry for their support of ColorLok Technology, a paper certification program for achieving optimum results in printing. Since the program was publicly announced, more paper companies have begun incorporating the technology in some of their programs and the list of papers that have the ColorLok logo is growing quickly. This analysis includes an update of the program and a list of papers that have been qualified to meet the ColorLok performance standard.
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Commercial Printers Reveal Paper Preferences
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Our Price: $199.00
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Based on an important On Demand Printing & Publishing study released by InfoTrends in February 2008, commercial printers were asked about their preferences for where they source paper, size of the paper, and paper requirements. As digital printers become a more important component of a commercial printer’s operation, paper companies will need to respond to the needs and requirements of this particular customer base. The results of this study provide some guidance and insight to meet these needs.
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Dell’s NextLife Remanufactured Ink Cartridges
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Our Price: $99.00
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Dell recently introduced its NextLife Ink brand of remanufactured cartridges, which the company claims covers 70% of the most popular inkjet printers in the market today, including HP, Canon, Epson, and Lexmark models. According to company materials, the new line will offer consumers the opportunity to save money by buying remanufactured products and help reduce the number of cartridges that go to landfill.
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Demand Drivers for Printing Paper
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Our Price: $595.00
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The following document provides an assessment of the principal mega trends and demand drivers in the printing industry over the medium term. The paper will discuss factors affecting the demand for print as well as major technological innovations that will occur in the print industry over the next several years in mature as well as emerging markets.
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drupa 2008: Hardware Perspective for CSCS
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Our Price: $300.00
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drupa 2008 proved to be the “fill in the blank” show. The show was referred to as the “efficiency”, “green”, “inkjet”, “digital”, “Internet”, “personalized”, “customized”, and “software” drupa. All these themes could have a major impact on various aspects of the imaging industry. This document is a compilation of previously published InfoTrends’ reports on hardware announcements at drupa 2008.
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