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back down to its constituent parts, recycled and reprinted, with the addition of just a small amount of photoinitiator to maintain the material’s curable properties, meaning 3D printed products can be recycled in an almost fully closed-loop system. The new resin is compatible with light-initiated printing techniques such as DLP, SLA or by direct ink write, or inkjet printing, and provides high fidelity, with resolution down to 0.05mm.
The researchers who invented the resin were led by Professor Andrew Dove from Birmingham’s School of Chemistry. They have shown the resin can complete two ‘recycles’, and anticipate further recycling is possible, meaning the material could be used in sustainable packaging, industries that do rapid prototyping, optical and electronic devices, construction and architecture, or fashion and jewellery.
RICOH launches Pro™ VC40000 mono webfed inkjet press
High quality, cost efficient production of mono transactional and book printing is delivered by the new RICOH Pro VC40000 mono webfed inkjet platform. The latest version of the RICOH Pro VC40000 technology platform empowers printers to meet faster turnaround deadlines and deliver increased throughput for monochrome applications, while driving down costs. It can run up to 180m/min at full 600x600dpi print quality. There are two ink set options – dye, which is most commonly used for transactional printing, and mono pigment, which is suited to book printing. The mono dye version can also run at 225 m/min with 600x300dpi print quality. Its configuration flexibility includes duplex, simplex and dual simplex capabilities.
Complex and intensive production processes can be automated in demanding print environments with Ricoh’s Process Driven Automation powered by Ricoh Process Director. To streamline production processes. “Ricoh has worked closely with our transactional and book printing clients to understand their needs and develop the most effective solution to meet today’s demand for fast turnaround times and high mono print image quality,” said Sander Sondaal, director, commercial print sales, Ricoh Europe Graphic Communications. “The platform produces crisp, clear prints, at incredible speeds, and offers attractive operating, service, and capital acquisition costs for an excellent price/ productivity ratio.”
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Sharp UK’s 20 years working with Procurement Services has developed a portfolio of products, services and solutions that can be integrated and tailored to solve client challenges.
Sharp UK is celebrating its 20th anniversary working with Procurement Services. It started in 2004 when Sharp became a supplier on the Kent County Council Supply of Photocopiers Framework Agreement, let on behalf of the Central Buying Consortium. Since then Sharp has retained its place on successive contracts including the current Multi-Functional Devices and Digital Solutions Framework and over the past five years has added the Audio-Visual Solutions to its framework portfolio . Procurement Services is a market-leading procurement services organisation that focuses on providing compliant routes for the UK public sector to procure products and services from approved suppliers. Being a supplier on Procurement Services’ frameworks has allowed Sharp to foster a deep understanding of the education and wider public sector organisations it collaborates with and the challenges they face. Over time, Sharp
“I am very proud of what we have achieved together with Procurement Services over the past 20 years,” said David Harrison, director of public sector sales at Sharp UK. “Collectively we offer best in class solutions for managed print solutions, document services and audio- visual solutions to education and wider public sector organisations, simplifying procurement under a compliant contractual framework. Together we have helped thousands of organisations improve services, reduce costs and deliver value to their stakeholders.” Tarryn Kerr, managing director of Procurement Services, added: “We are proud to be able to work together to offer the public sector a simple, compliant route for procurement, which in turn enables organisations to procure solutions that drive efficiencies and deliver added value across the UK.”
Tarryn Kerr managing director
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