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If you have a laser printer, chances are it takes an ink toner cartridges, similar to what's used in many copy machines. Here's some information from our printer specialists on ink toner cartridges for those in the UK who own these devices.
What exactly is an Ink Toner Cartridge?
A toner cartridge is a specially designed "container" that holds powdered toner. Toner is a dry powder that's been treated with an electrical charge. The charge allows the toner to adhere to a drum or a plate or a piece of paper with an electrical charge of the opposite polarity, creating a printed image. It's important to understand that toner is not printer ink. It is electrically charged particles that are encased in small wax suspensions.
How Does Printing with Toner Cartridges Work?
All toner cartridges have a hopper where the toner is stored. There's also a removable casing in many cartridges that facilitates refilling. When printing begins, toner collects in the developer, which is a set of beads that are negatively charged and attached to a roller or drum made of metal. Since the toner has an opposite charge, the roller or drum picks it up, creating an electrical image of the item being printed. The toner particles then are pulled onto the paper because the paper has a stronger electrical charge. At this point, the image isn't stable, though. Next, a special wire discharges or removes the electrical charge from all the elements. Finally, high energy quartz lamps heat the wax in the toner to fuse the toner to the paper. The rollers that move the paper through the printing process are treated with a high-tech non-stick to assure smooth operation and to prevent the toner from smearing. At the end of the printing process, the result is a printed page on which the toner has become a physical component.
How to Keep Costs Down
Despite its relative simplicity, if you own a printer that uses ink toner cartridges, you know how expensive replacing them can be. If you haven't already done so, you should investigate using remanufactured ink and toner cartridges. Here's why. Re-manufactured ink & toner cartridges perform as well or better than original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products. Re-manufactured cartridges can last up to 20% longer than their OEM counterparts. Using remanufactured cartridges can reduce cost-per-copy by 30% to 60%. Using remanufactured toner cartridges is environmentally friendly, since they reduce the amount pollution and waste deposited in landfills. Finally, progressive legislation has prohibited manufacturers from voiding their printers' warranties if remanufactured ink toner cartridges are used in them.
The ingenious technology of ink toner cartridges has allowed literally millions of printer users in the UK to obtain high quality results at an affordable price. For more information, be sure to consult one of our in-house experts.
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