In the printing and personal systems group, the company intend to reduce the number of SKUs in printing by 30% and in PCs by 25% by the end of 2014.

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So while at LaGuardia airport this morning I am examining my boarding pass and all the data it contains and realize that Delta is still printing the entire frequent flier number on the document.

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The NPD insisted the use of Number 25 was pure chance and that the quality of the printing was unclear, meaning it could be another number.

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Even though Thingiverse is more popular in the 3D printing world, it offers a number of laser cutting and laser engraving projects.

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"Since the introduction of the first xPrintServer product last December, I have observed a ready market for this type of printing solution, as an increasing number of business people are relying on their tablets and smart phones for work purposes, " said J.

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Like a number of factors, this level of vibration can throw the printing process off completely.

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Then there are more existential threats, like a digital generation that favors 99-cent iPad apps over traditional toys, a shrinking number of toy stores and the looming concern that DIY 3-D printing will render premade plastic toys obsolete.

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However, the intensive training required, the low income generated, popularization of computer printing technology and diminishing enthusiasm for compiling genealogies have all contributed to a rapid decrease in the number of craftspeople.

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