01732 759725 14 BULLETIN A positive year of growth BIXOLON Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of BIXOLON, the global manufacturer of advanced receipt, label and mobile printers, has announced a positive year of growth against the backdrop of a challenging global economy. The business launched several new products and collaborations; was awarded the world number one mobile receipt printer manufacturer from independent research company Chunichisha Co., Ltd.; made strategic hires to support the business and customers; and re-launched its Unite Partner Programme. www.bixolon.com PaperCut MF 22 honoured PaperCut MF 22 has been honoured with a Buyers Lab (BLI) 2024 Pick Award from Keypoint Intelligence, in the category of Outstanding Print Management Solution for SMB & Education. When assessing PaperCut MF, Keypoint Intelligence was impressed by its ability to accurately track all print, copy, scan, fax, and fab-lab activities through a single application, and the proactive role it plays in reducing costs and meeting green initiatives; the latter being an increasingly important factor given stringent carbon reduction goals and the need for organisations to meet their own ESG targets. Critically, the judging team were also highly impressed by PaperCut MF’s security, praising its device hardening feature and secure pull printing. This ensures information is kept safe at the MFP device. The accolade from Keypoint Intelligence falls in the same year that PaperCut celebrated its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of crafting smart planet-saving print management software. www.papercut.com 100% renewable electricity As of December 2023, all electricity used at Epson Group sites is from renewable sources. This makes Epson the first among Japanese companies that have joined the RE100 to complete the transition to renewable electricity at all its sites worldwide, including Japan. The Epson Group consumes approximately 876 GWh3 of electricity per year. By sourcing renewables to cover this demand, the OEM expects to reduce its annual carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 400,000 tonnes. In addition to sourcing renewable electricity, Epson will promote the broader adoption of renewable energy, including by generating more of its own power and by supporting the development of new power sources through co-creation. The company also aims to reduce the amount of energy associated with production and products and will pursue further advances in resource circulation to attain the goal of becoming carbon negative. www.epson.co.uk Kodak Alaris wins BLI 2024 Pick Award Keypoint Intelligence has awarded Kodak Alaris a Buyers Lab (BLI) 2024 Pick Award for the Kodak S3120 Max Scanner. Launched in May 2022, the S3120 Max Scanner provides advanced production-level features with the ease of use and simple setup of a desktop device. This scanner features Perfect Page technology for optimal OCR accuracy, which is essential to intelligent document processing (IDP) and robotic process automation (RPA). Mark Davis, Analyst in Keypoint Intelligence’s Workplace Group said: “The KODAK S3120 Max Scanner can act as the main focus for scanning workflows, meaning that users do not necessarily need to rely on a PC to successfully scan documents - an impressive feature, helping to endear the device to current working practices.” www.alarisworld.com Volunteers help make a memorable celebration Konica Minolta has supported the Candlelighters Christmas Party as a part of its volunteering and fundraising pledge to the Yorkshire charity that provides much needed support to families dealing with children's cancer. Members of Candlelighters, Konica Minolta and other volunteers worked together to give children and their families a truly memorable day, dressing as Champ (the Candlelighters’ official mascot) as well as characters from Star Wars, SpongeBob, Olaf from Frozen and Lego Superman, and joining them for activities that included face painting, a disco and presents for everyone. Rob Isherwood, Customer Success Manager at Konica Minolta was one of the team who volunteered. He said: “It was a truly magical day and the smiles it brought to the children will live with me for the rest of my life.” 150 toys were added to Candlelighters’ Christmas boxes to be shared with the children. These gifts were donated by Konica Minolta and its employees (through the company’s Toy Drive initiative). A further 150 gifts were also shared with the Dynamic centre for children and young people with disabilities in Wrexham. www.konicaminolta.co.uk All about print Toshiba Tec recently hosted two partner events centred around the theme of ‘All About Print – Who and What? During the events the team showcased the new BC400P – industrial colour label printing and barcode solutions, cloud print management offering and officially launched its new range of A4 e-STUDIO MFPs and printers, to channel partners. Toshiba’s new range of A4 e-STUDIO MFPs and printers feature fast print speeds up to 50ppm, a 10” touch panel screen, 2,850- sheet paper capacity, WI-FI-option, a secure TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and energy-efficient low power supply. www.toshibatec.co.uk page 39 2023 What the winners say
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