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Ricoh and Aeoon announce global direct to garment print partnership
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icoh and Aeoon Technologies have announced a global
partnership, which will see Rioch extend its DTG offering into the higher productivity market. The Ricoh and Aeoon partnership will address the needs of the higher production industrial digital textile printing market. The strategic technology partnership will enable Ricoh to further demonstrate its commitment to the textile market, focusing on improved sustainability and better cost efficiency. It will feature Ricoh’s inkjet print head development expertise and knowledge. Colour management capability and print data generation will be
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provided by ColorGATE, which is based in Germany and owned by Ricoh. As the DTG market continues to show a steep recovery in the post-COVID economy, the partnership will bring solutions to the market that actively support print service providers with modular growth strategies. The future portfolio will include systems that drive sustainable on-demand textile production and respond to the growth opportunities presented by decentralised fulfilment operations and centralised online businesses. Dr Christian Compera, general manager, Global Industrial Print Solutions, Ricoh Company, said: “We are excited to
Geiger opens sales office in Germany
eiger has opened a new sales office in Düsseldorf, Germany to work in co-ordination with its German distribution facility in nearby Nettetal.
Chris McKee, Geiger senior vice president and CRO, said: “Germany is an important market for our clients. Adding this sales office in Düsseldorf to our local distribution center and online platform will streamline their efforts throughout Europe.” This office is part of Geiger’s overall strategic plan for global expansion to better serve customers’ international shipping and distribution needs. In addition to the new sales office, Renate Schmid will be joining Geiger as account director for Germany to
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manage Geiger’s clients in the region. She has an impressive background in client service, with over 14 years spent working in the merchandise and print management industry.
collaborate in providing a scalable product range that allows clients to flexibly adapt to the steadily rising demand in digital textile printing. We highly respect Aeoon Technologies’ expertise, knowledge, and its presence in the worldwide market of industrial DTG printing, developed with its portfolio of innovative DTG print solutions. Its approach to owning the entire digital textile production process, from design to manufacture, reflects Ricoh’s commitment to developing future facing solutions. This newly formed partnership will set fresh benchmarks in quality, reliability, and total cost of ownership that will benefit our clients into the future.”
Roq opens the doors to new Tech Center
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Renate Schmid joins Geiger as account director for Germany
Sharon Lee recycles all rejected stock hats
ll stock hats that are rejected or fail the decoration QC, together with all non-required pre-production samples, are recycled by Sharon Lee. Working closely with a recyclcing partner, Sharon Lee is able to offer a fully secure recycling process on all supplied headwear items branded or plain.
The cotton from the caps and beanies is respun into new cotton, while the polyester is recycled and turned into insulation, the Velcro adjusters are turned into an Energy from Waste solution to power the National Grid and any metal components are
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reused in metal manufacturing. And in just three months of collecting rejected headwear, Sharon Lee has saved the planet the following: • 1,034kg of waste headwear collected over three collections.
• 207kg recycled to make renewable fabrics. • 630kg recycled to make insulation/ geotextiles.
• 207kg of waste used for green energy. • 1.75 tons of C02 saved from the atmosphere.
• 1,053,889 litres of water saved by aiding the future of manufacturing of textiles.
The Roq Tech Center December 2021 | 11 |
ince its debut, the Roq Tech Center has been working non-stop as a training,
development and practice tool for clients, Roq team members, agents and media outlets. Equipped with the latest innovations such as Roq’s third generation DTG machines, the updated industrial dryer Roq Sahara, Roq’s automatic packaging and folding line and Roq’s reliable screen printing solutions, the Roq Tech Center is ready to tackle any situation.
Fernando Pinto, CEO, said: “The ROQ Tech Center is a testament towards our commitment of being at the heart of printing tech.”
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