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It’s been quite a busy couple of months at sprint-ink.co.uk – we recently had a major relaunch of our website and during this process we also created a new blog page incorporated in the sprint-ink website. You can still find Reviews and helpful articles on all our products, including printer ink, toner cartridges, franking machine ink, franking machine labels and printer paper and all the usual printer news and printing tips at our new blog page

We’ve updated the sprint-ink.co.uk website!

Fanfare please! The sprint-ink.co.uk website has undergone a bit of an overhaul…we have updated it! With a whole new look making searching for your printer ink and toner cartridges clearer, cleaner and more user-friendly.

All our products now come with Free Next Day UK Delivery! 99% of orders will arrive next day at no extra cost!

You can easily find your ink cartridge using our new ‘Quick Search’ along with money saving offers and links to information about sprint-ink.co.uk.

We would love to hear what you think of the new site layout and design.

Print your own ‘Mini Me’ while you shop.

Asda will become the first supermarket in the country to offer in-store 3D printing in its stores and it begins trials on October 15.

The supermarket chain said it will be offering the 3d printing service, which can scan anything up to the size of a car and reduce it down to an 8-inch model. The 3d printing service will first be tested at its York store, before being rolled it out more widely if it’s successful.

With prices ranging from £40, shoppers simply need to pop into the store with whatever they want scanned and can then pick up their item as they are doing their shopping the following week, Asda says.

The company envisage one of their top requests will be for customers to have themselves scanned to produce a 8 inch replica. Whether people would want to spend £40 on a ‘mini me’ remains to be seen, but it would be an original sculpture.

Source: http://goo.gl/Ieh5bR

NASA plans first 3D printer space launch in 2014

US space agency NASA is planning to launch a 3D printer into space next year to help astronauts manufacture spare parts and tools in zero gravity.

It will be the first time a 3D printer has been used in space and could help reduce the costs of future missions.

Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24329296

Google surprise everyone by announcing Android KitKat.

Google surprised everyone today by announcing that the next version of Android will be called Android KitKat.

Google have decided to co-promote the launch of the next version of Android with Nestle and named the new version as Android KitKat. Why would Google associate themselves and their one billion activation strong Android operating system with a confectionery sweet?

Is this another stroke of brilliance on Google’s part?

Source: http://goo.gl/eXXUYG 

It's Business As Usual As School Holidays Come To An End.

With the long school summer holidays coming to a close, some companies find it a great relief that business gets ‘back to normal’

Companies offering business services tend to factor August into their business plans as a ‘quite month’.  With warmer weather and staff holidays business decisions or purchasing tends to be postponed until September arrives.  “Starting in September” and “I’ll get back to you in September” are common themes.  Even networking tends to slow down with many business networks not bothering to hold August meetings.

How do the school holidays affect your small business?

Canon (USA) Release New Colorwave 900 Wide Format Printer

Capable of printing more than 12,000 square feet per hour and with the ability to create 3.4 billion drops of ink per second, the colorwave 900 has been released in the US

Read more here

Microsoft becomes the first retailer to sell MakerBot's desktop 3D printers

Microsoft has become the first US retailer to sell MakerBot's desktop 3D printers for customers to take home on the same day.

Read more here

 

EU could impose levy on printers and printer ink after ruling

The European Union could impose a
levy on printer ink and printer consumables

The European Union could impose a levy on printer ink and printer consumables after a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), says computing.co.uk

The judgement follows a case in the German Court of Justice in which publisher VG Wort took action against Canon, Epson, Fujitsu, HP, Kyocera and Xerox, demanding compensation for the printing of published works on their equipment.

The surprise decision by the ECJ will enable the EU to introduce a Europe-wide levy and could open up printer manufacturers to a slew of compensation claims from "copyright holders".

Printer manufacturers, meanwhile, may be forced to raise the prices of their products or to withdraw from Europe entirely. It also raises the prospect of buyers sourcing printers from outside the EU to avoid the copyright levy.

Read More on this story on the computing.co.uk website

3D Printed Casts Could Soon Become A Reality

At last fracture support is brought into the 21st century. Jake Evill, a graduate from the Architecture and Design school at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, has been exploring a new concept that he calls Cortex.

Read More about Cortex on the Sprint-Ink printer ink and toner cartridge blog.

Brother Unveil New Printer Models.

Brother are aiming to strengthen its business market share and are set to bring in a new products by unveiling a new range of monochrome laser printers, multifunction devices, toner cartridges and printer ink.

Brother International Corp. Philippines (BICP) have developed  four new printer models—the Brother HL-1110, Brother DCP-1510, Brother MFC-1810, and Brother MFC-1815 aimed at meeting the needs of small and medium businesses as well as individual consumers.

Glenn P. Hocson, BICP country manager, said “The new models we are introducing to consumers and businesses in the Philippines provides a winning combination of exceptional reliability with high-quality printouts at irresistible value. The series is a dream come true for users who want it all—reliability, affordability and design,”

The market share for Brothers laser multifunction category is at currently at30 percent with single-use printers accounting for 18 percent of the market. With the new devices, the company aims to account for 50 percent and 30 percent, respectively, by 2015.

 

Brother HL-1110 Laser Printer

Made for durability and robustness, the new series of laser printers feature high-performance and hassle-free printing technology.

HP Expands and Rebrands Its Latex Printing Technology Portfolio

Delivers high quality, versatility of latex to industrial printing market

This week HP expanded its industry-leading portfolio of HP Latex Printing Technologies with the introduction of the HP Latex 3000 Printer, helping industrial print service providers (PSPs) produce high-value applications with improved productivity, quality and versatility.

HP also announced the rebranding of its HP Designjet and Scitex latex printers and printer ink supplies. The new sub-brand for these offerings is HP Latex, demonstrating the strategic importance of latex to the HP Large Format Graphics portfolio.

HP Latex Printing Technologies were introduced in 2008 as a water-based alternative to solvent ink technologies. Since then, more than 15,000 HP Latex printers have been shipped worldwide and more than 100 million square meters have been printed with HP Inks. HP expects these numbers to triple by 2016, with the number of latex-printed pages growing rapidly while the number of solvent-printed pages simultaneously declines by as much as 33 percent

The HP Latex 3000 Printer will help drive this growth, allowing a broader range of sign and display customers to shift pages from traditional solvent and UV-curable technologies to HP Latex Printing Technologies.

“Industrial print service providers constantly battle increasing competition along with shrinking timelines and budgets for big projects in this buyers’ market,” said Xavier Garcia, vice president and general manager, Large-Format Sign and Display Division, HP. “As the leader in large-format printing, HP is offering latex solutions that give our customers a unique advantage to cost-effectively address these challenges with new levels of productivity, quality and application versatility.”

Acknowledgements to HP News for this information.

Sprint-Ink.co.uk Open New Facebook Store

Sprint-ink.co.uk have opened a new online store on Facebook. Customers now view and purchase the company’s most popular products from their own Facebook page! Alternatively, their full range of products is still available at www.sprint-ink.co.uk.

Visit the new sprint-ink.co.uk online store on Facebook

Visit the new sprint-ink.co.uk online store on Facebook

Visit the Sprint-Ink.co.uk Facebook Store for great offers on printer ink or toner cartridges for the home or office.

Sprint-Ink.co.uk Listed in Top Five Online Ink Cartridge Shops

Sprint-Ink.co.uk was recently Listed by Review Centre as one of the Top Five Online Ink Cartridge Shops.
Whether you purchase a single printer ink cartridge or a full set of toner cartridges we will always take great pride in maintaining high standards of customer service. Our low prices do not mean we will not offer you first class customer service, during and after placing your order.

Read our Reviews here:

http://www.reviewcentre.com/Online-Ink-Cartridge-Shops/Sprint-Ink-www-sprint-ink-co-uk-review_1934986

HP 05A and 05X Prices Reduced!

Sprint-Ink.co.uk have reduced ALL HP CE505A toner cartridges and HP CE505X toner cartridges, with massive savings on multipacks too!

Get excellent print quality from the HP CE505A toner cartridge and HP CE505X toner cartridge, great value for money with a page yield of 6500 pages for the 05X and 2300 pages for the standard capacity 05A. Easy to install and produce problem-free printing, these toner cartridges are designed to help reduce your printer consumables costs.

The HP CE505X, CE505A printer ink is compatible with the following HP Laser Printers:

HP CE505X

HP LaserJet P2055
HP LaserJet P2055D
HP LaserJet P2055DN
HP LaserJet P2055x

HP CE505A

HP LaserJet P2030
HP LaserJet P2035
HP LaserJet P2035N
HP LaserJet P2055
HP LaserJet P2055D
HP LaserJet P2055DN
HP LaserJet P2055x

 

New Brother Toner Cartridges and Drum Units released.

 

Sprint-ink.co.uk now have the following Brother toner cartridges and drum units in stock.

Brother TN3330 Compatible Toner Cartridge

Save money with this Brother TN3330 Compatible Toner Cartridge and get sharper text and graphics prints with high resolution greyscale images.

Brother TN3380 Compatible High Capacity Toner Cartridge

Save more money with this Brother TN3380 Compatible High Capacity Toner Cartridge. Manufactured to strict quality guidelines the TN-3380 toner cartridge is a cost effective way to reduce your printing costs, reduce waste and save you money.

Brother DR3300 Compatible Imaging Drum Unit

Designed for high-volume printing, the Brother DR3300 Compatible Imaging Drum Unit allows you to print more pages and save money. This DR-3300 imaging unit ensures crisp text and graphics and vivid greyscale images.

All the above toner cartridges and imaging units are compatible with the following Brother laser printers:

Brother DCP-8110DN
Brother DCP-8250DN
Brother HL-5440D
Brother HL-5450DN
Brother HL-5450DNT
Brother HL-5470DW
Brother HL-6180DW
Brother HL-6180DWT
Brother MFC-8510DN
Brother MFC-8520DN
Brother MFC-8950DW
Brother MFC-8950DWT

Visit our website for more great savings on printer ink and toner cartridges.

 

 

 

Samsung MLT-D1042S Toner Cartridges Now Available in Multipacks

Samsung MLT-D1042S Toner Cartridges are now available in packs of two and five multipacks giving you even more savings on your Samsung printer consumables.

Read More Here
http://sprint-ink.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/samsung-mlt-d1042s-toner-cartridges-now.html

CE285A Toner Cartridge price reduced!

Save with HP CE285A Toner Cartridges.

HP CE285A Black Toner Cartridges
Now at the lowest price ever!

Now at the lowest price ever! these HP CE285A Black Toner Cartridges, also known as the HP 85A, give excellent value for money with a page yield of 1,600 pages per cartridge, An all-in-one cartridge design with a combined toner and drum unit, the 85A is simple to replace and gives effective supply management as you only need to purchase one component.

Ideal for everyday use at home or in business These HP CE285A toner cartridges produces clear, easy to read text documents with ease making them extremely cost effective and versatile.

The HP CE285A Black Toner Cartridge is compatible with the following printers:

HP LaserJet Pro M1132MFP
HP LaserJet Pro M1212NF
HP LaserJet Pro M1217nfw
HP LaserJet Pro P1100
HP LaserJet Pro P1102
HP LaserJet Pro P1102w
HP LaserJet Pro P1104
HP LaserJet Pro P1104w

Sprint-ink.co.uk launch new competition page

Sprint-ink.co.uk launched their new Facebook competition page today.

With regular prize giveaways on toner cartridges, printer ink, and office supplies available to all Sprint-Ink’s new ‘likers’ on Facebook.

The current giveaway is a 100 sheet pack Projet A4 Matt Inkjet Paper a premium inkjet paper pack ideal for home or business use.

Look out for more giveaways over the coming weeks!

Royal mail to accept franked mail printed in blue ink only

Royal Mail is to change to franking with blue ink instead of the current red ink. This is happening following the successful tests on blue ink which demonstrated an improvement in mail machine readability.

Sprint-Ink now have blue franking machine ink cartridges in stock for most models and are ready for next day delivery.

If you still need red franking ink cartridges we have a limited supply available

Sprint-Ink Launch Compatible 18XL Ink Cartridges

The 18XL range of ink cartridges

Sprint-ink.co.uk recently launched a compatible version of Epson’s 18XL high capacity ink cartridges for the Expression Home XP printer series. The Epson 18XL ink cartridge is compatible with the Epson XP-102, XP-202, XP-302 and XP-402 range of Expression Home printers. Epson’s original 18 series ink, also known as the ‘Daisy’ range is also available at Sprint-Ink.

View the full range of 18XL printer ink here

 

Sprint-Ink.co.uk Receives Another 5 Star Review

Sprint-Ink receives another great 5 star review on Freeindex for sprint-ink.co.uk courtesy of CitySec International Ltd - Virtual Office who said:

“Ordered printer cartridge, arrived on time and was pleased to see that the company took note of special delivery instructions.”

We always appreciate customers leaving reviews it helps us improve the services we provide. We take great pride in maintaining high standards of customer service and will always endeavour to help with any of our customer’s queries.

Want to review any of our toner cartridges, printer ink, franking machine ink or print media? or just comment on the service we provide? Then visit our Feedback page at http://www.sprint-ink.co.uk/what-our-customers-say/info_105.html

 

Printed human tissue becomes a reality.

Muscle (green) and nerve (red) cells suspended in the bio-ink

Printed tissue replacements using inkjet printers has took a step closer to becoming a reality! 

For some time scientists have been experimenting with the potential of using inkjet print heads to print 3D structures of living human tissue, but designing the ‘ink’ capable of carrying cells has been a challenge 

A team of scientists led by ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) have developed a new bio-ink capable of carrying these cells through the printer which improves the viability and allows better control of cell position through the printing process.

"These advances in biofabrication provide a platform to address diseases previously thought 'unstumpable'—soon we can watch them walk the walk," Professor Wallace of ACES said.