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2016 Fujitsu RFID tag sales more than 100 million times longer

Fujitsu Frontech’s Fujitsu Frontech’s shipment of RFID tags increased, and its 2016 fiscal year (2016/4-2017/3) shipments grew approximately 4 times from 2015 fiscal year and exceeded 100 million for the first time .

Fujitsu Frontech is engaged in RFID antenna design, processing and other services, and is proficient in related content. According to Fujitsu Frontech’s Minister of Industry, Ochiai Hiroki, more than 10 years ago, the unit price for selling RFID was as high as 200 yen (about US$1.82). The current production cost is greatly reduced and the price can be controlled below 10 yen.

The apparel industry is actively using RFID technology to expand the overall market size, and future demand may be stronger. Some outlets even install RFID tags on socks with a unit price of 500 yen, allowing consumers to check out directly at unmanned counters. On the other hand, the Japanese government's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) requires Japanese large-scale supermarket chains to actively introduce RFID by 2025.

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The reason why the apparel industry can use RFID is that RFID helps speed up checkout, unloading, and preventing theft. In the past, products such as bar codes and the like could only read information one by one, and the products could only be checked out before they could be stocked. However, RFID can read large amounts of information at once, save a lot of time, and even shorten the unloading time to 1/4.

Source: Internet of Things House

Marks & Spencer uses laser printing to replace fruit paper labels

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched a new laser printing method to label avocados in the hope of reducing paper waste.

The British retailer said that the shift from using paper-based adhesive labels to laser printing will save 10 tons of label & backing paper per year and 5 tons of adhesive. Laser printing will be printed on the outer layer of avocado M&S logo, best date of consumption, country of origin and cash register code.

M&S claims that the intense light hitting the skin of the fruit will only cause its outermost peel to fade, and it will not be destructive to the fruit, and the operation can be very precise.

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Laser tags are a great way to reduce packaging waste and energy use

Source: Foodaily Daily Food

Foxconn to invest $5 billion in plant construction in India

Foxconn will invest USD 5 billion in India to build a factory, which will accelerate the manufacturing of domestic mobile phones in India. According to the Times of India, Foxconn Group has signed relevant agreements with Indian local governments for the construction of factories. Due to changes in relevant policies in India, Foxconn hopes to further promote the speed of factory construction. On Saturday, India announced a 10% tariff on electronic products such as smart phones. Before Foxconn signed the agreement, some of its subsidiaries have already built factories in China for Chinese mobile phone manufacturers.

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China’s demographic dividend is gradually disappearing, and more and more brand owners are eyeing the Indian market!

Source: Curiosity Daily

HP Indigo Launches GEM Technology

HP Indigo will launch GEM technology at Labelexpo Europe 2017 exhibition, which is a renamed combined processing form that HP has merged with digital printing and post-processing technology developed by JetFX.

At drupa 2016, Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd. demonstrated GEM for the first time. Its core is the concept of HP Indigo WS6800 digital combination printing. It can realize the complete flow of digital printing and digital finishing in a single pass, enabling digital spot color printing and tactile glazing. Special effects, digital stamping and other processes are combined with digital printing to create a more streamlined production.

In addition, at Labelexpo Europe 2017, Hewlett-Packard will also exhibit 8000 and 20,000 digital presses, as well as the Pack Ready ecosystem, including its latest composite and coating technologies.

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It is said that there are a lot of explosions at Labelexpo Europe 2017! Come and participate in the European Standard Exhibition Tour Study Tour with Fu Qiang and the label king. (PS: Click here to sign up or read the original text to register)

Source: LABELS&LABELING

All4Labels Purchases Three Newport Digital Hybrid Digital Presses

All4Labels Co., Ltd. once purchased three new Nilpeter’s Panorama hybrid digital presses. The three Panorama hybrid presses will be installed at various locations in All4 Labels in Europe to meet the growing demand for personalized products and brands. All three presses are equipped with a 5-color inkjet engine that can be used with flexo processing, hot stamping/indentation, and fast-switching die cutting.

The redesigned post-processing and flexo printing unit, together with fully upgraded press software, is now the newer version of Panorama's flagship digital printing product line. This device debuted at Labelexpo Europe 2015, and at Labelexpo Europe 2017, an upgraded version will also be unveiled. Labelexpo Europe 2017 is scheduled to be held at the Brussels Exhibition Center from September 25-28, 2017.

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Source: LABELS&LABELING

Konica Minolta opens user experience center in Singapore

Konica Minolta Commercial Solutions Asia has opened a Customer Engagement Centre in Singapore, which is Konica Minolta’s strategic investment initiative to advance its industrial printing business in Southeast Asia.

The 5,600-square-foot customer experience center will showcase the latest digital printing technology, where customers can test and see the diversity of print applications. Customers can use a digital press for trial printing, including the use of digital back-end processing, such as print finishing, labeling and digital metallic colors, processing such as clerical envelopes, direct mail products, badges, etc.

According to Tadayuki Funakura, general manager of Konica Minolta Commercial Solutions Asia, “The global industrial printing market is expected to reach US$450 billion, and Asia is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. As a digital company, Konica is listed as a digital company. Committed to providing new value for industrial printing, we will work with our customers to help them discover new opportunities, enhance their profitability through higher-value printing services, and get closer to customers in this field."