Sunday, December 14, 2025
Eric Zhang Shares His Vision for Ninestar
Everyone in the imaging supplies industry around the globe has heard of Ninestar. This includes both printer OEMs as well as the aftermarket. So what is the vision of the new leader?
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The Challenges of Remanufacturing in China
The Chinese know remanufacturing is the most sustainable way to do business despite the hurdles placed in its way. There will always be a place for remanufacturing there too.
6 Quick Questions: Emphasizing Quality Over Price
HYB's Kim Lee says it's possible to capture good, high-profit business away from the copier and printer OEMs but there are some secrets involved.
Can the Chinese Really Deliver What the Rest of Us Want?
China was once a world leader in science and technology and is known for the Four Great Inventions. So, what happened? Did this ability to innovate and disrupt the status quo disappear?
Using Chip Technology to Control Consumer Choice
The OEMs are digging deeper to find ways to discredit the aftermarket and win a bigger slice of the market. HP now claims aftermarket cartridge chips may be a gateway for hackers. Really? Come on.
5 Quick Questions: Investing in Your Supply Chain
The "key to success" secret revealed by HYB's Vincent Chen can only be achieved one day at a time if you are going to emerge as a market leader.
6 Quick Questions: E-commerce and the New Normal
The founding CEO of the world's largest online eCommerce store for imaging supplies talks about new normal after COVID-19.
Biggest News Stories for November 2020
The biggest stories include A Chinese made printer that uses OEM cartridges; Epson defeated in a High Court appeal; and problems over blue angel eco-labels in Europe.
Biggest News Stories for October 2020
The biggest stories include a cheaper new solution for annoying firmware updates, a top 10 list of SOHO printers; and Canon being sued by a Japanese remanufacturer.
Industry Clicks on Biggest News Stories for September 2020
The biggest stories include Ninestar's G&G launching its own brand of printers, OKI becoming a casualty to COVID-19 in the USA and Canon taking revenge on Ninestar