Moscow, March 29 - 30 Russian and 14 International brands have already become participants in the Contest where the best alternative Kyocera TK-3190 cartridges will be determined, as well as toners for remаnufacturing of those cartridges.

The Organizers of the Contest are Information Agency "BUSINESS-INFORM"​ and Russian Association AQCMS (The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers)

The Participants of the Contest are striving to demonstrate the advantages of their products in comparison with the ones of the best representatives of the Global industry of office printing supplies. The Russian buyers from large businesses and public organizations are also actively interested in proceedings and results of the Contest.

The results of the Nominees and Winners of the Contest will be included in the public report: “The Best Solutions in the Field of Office Printing (2021)”, annually released by the Information Agency “Business-Inform”. In addition, the organizers of the CONTEST will represent the winning brand proposals as alternative cartridges for Kyocera printers / MFPs for the Russian big buyers of consumables in 2022.

The application for participation in the Contest continues.

The Nominees of the First stage will be declared during April 14th-15th, the winners will be declared on June the 15th.
Details: http://sforp.ru/en/
Email: bizinform@list.ru

Moscow, March 23, 2021 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on March 23 the online-conference “The Industry of Cartridge Remanufacturing Is Changing, but Its Postulates Remain the Same. Focus on Quality!” The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 84 Russian companies - buyers of office printing devices and corresponding supplies, as well as by the heads of 37 those companies related remanufacturing centers.

The Conference was devoted to the discussion of the article "New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts" by Alexey Belikov and Stanislav Malinskiy, published in the BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue # 30, 2021).

During the Conference the report by Stanislav Malinskiy (“Business-Inform” Group) was presented:

- The Protection of the Environment Requires the Development of Cartridge Remanufacturing and Reuse Industry. It Is our Duty to Remanufacture All Cartridges both OEM and NBCs

Theses of the Report:

Our postulates:

- ОЕМ-cartridges – products that stably have high quality. It was so, and so it will always be. Those cartridges will always be a landmark for manufacturers of alternative products.

- Remanufacturing is the correct ecological policy. It is its realization that defines the future of our planet. Remanufactured cartridges save our planet. It is absolutely unimportant whether the remanufactured cartridges ore OEM ones or NBCs. Every remanufactured cartridge makes its input into protecting the environment.

- The real enemies of the alternative products industry are manufacturers and sellers of cheap low-quality products. At the same time it is absolutely unimportant whether such products are new (NBCs) or remanufactured (remanufactured ОЕМ-cartridges and remanufactured NBCs). It is the low-quality products that repel the buyer from any non-OEM cartridges (whether remanufactured or NBCs) and interfere with the sales of high-quality cartridges.

Everything in the worlds is a subject to change. Many facts ceased to be facts and turned into myths.

For instance:

·        NBC is a single-use product.

·        NBC is a toxic product.

·        ОЕМ-cartridge is an IDEAL to be strived for.

Those facts have already become myths.

·        NBC is a single-use product.

From our article:

«In 2019 the share of remanufactured NBCs on the Russian market exceeded 40% (45.7% or 19.2 mln units), and in 2020 it came close to the half of the whole remanufacturing market (48.9% or 20.9 mln units). On average, quality NBCs supplied on the alternative market in 2019 could pass 3.4 remanufacturing cycles per cartridge. The thesis about ALL NBCs being ‘single-use’ and their non-compliance with the requirements of circular economy is becoming history»

·        NBC is a toxic product.

From our article:

«The testing held in one of scientific-research institutions of the Russian Academy of Science: the content of decaBDE in Uniton ECO-Protected cartridge (one of the Russian NBC-brands) is less than 0.03 mg/kg, while in an OEM-cartridge shell it is 0.5 mg/kg».

So the Chinese companies have already started to produce cartridges that are not toxic. The growth of non-toxic NBCs’ production volumes is a matter of time.

·        ОЕМ-cartridge is an IDEAL to be strived for.

Our contests demonstrated high quality of alternative cartridges. The printing quality of alternative winner-cartridges was HIGHER than the quality of printing of OEM cartridges. Therefore OEM cartridges will always remain a landmark for alternative products manufacturers but NOT AN IDEAL! Of course the quality of the alternative cartridges is not stable. But the achievement of a stable quality is a matter of time. 

The Global market contains cartridges of absolutely varied quality levels. The majority of users evaluate cartridges according to the quality of prints done by those cartridges. Accordingly, the opinion by the considerable part of users that all alternative (non-ОЕМ) cartridges are low-quality, is formed not only within the audience of buyers who are using not only cheap and low-quality NBCs but also among buyers who use badly remanufactured OEM cartridges and badly remanufactured NBCs. Low quality remanufactured ОЕМ-cartridges are as harmful for the image of alternative cartridges as low-quality NBCs!

The offer the discussion with the representatives of the global leading companies of the remanufacturing industry the following: Isn’t it a time for a Global industry of remanufacturing to shift the alternative product image struggle focus from NBCs to the whole range of low-quality alternative products? Isn’t it a time for the global remanufacturing industry leaders to join negotiations with the largest Chinese manufacturers of NBCs, whose success in making quality and sustainable products is evident? Such unification of strengths and abilities of the leaders could have made an effective barrier for manufacturing and supplying of low-quality products. And for development of the whole remanufacturing industry the growth of quality empties might be useful.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers provided information, recommendations and testing results, practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing, their printing quality control aspects and methods of remanufacturing refilling of those cartridges.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and speaker and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and consumables on the following topic: “The Global Industry Pretends not to See Quality and Sustainable NBCs. What Is It – Politics, Competition, or Reluctance to Admit?”

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

Moscow, March 16, 2021 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on March 16 the online-conference “New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts”. The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 149 Russian companies - buyers of office printing devices and corresponding supplies.

The Conference was devoted to the discussion of the article "New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts" by Alexey Belikov and Stanislav Malinsky, published in the BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue # 30, 2021).

During the Conference three reports were presented:

- Quality of Office Printing: Are the Prints Done with OEM-Cartridges the Examples to Follow? The Testing Busts the Myths (Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

Theses of the report:

The common statements are – OEM-cartridges are examples to follow, the remanufactured cartridges and NBCs must strive towards the quality of OEMs; The International standards and methods of printing quality evaluation – traditional approaches and testing organizing; Testing on demand and its execution – to what extent can we trust the testing results ordered by OEMs?; The testing of prints quality done by OEM-starter cartridges, the expected and unexpected results. The quality testing results of prints done be remanufactured cartridges and quality NBCs; Why non-original materials still have low-quality-cheap-products as their face – cheap NBCs, badly remanufactured OEM cartridges?; If the old myths are still being spread it means they are still required; By whom?; Do the customers still need it?

- Remanufactured Cartridges on the Russian Market – Statistics and Tendencies for 2018-2020. The Reality Contradicts the Common Statements (Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

- The Sustainability and Environmental Safety of Cartridges – the Testing of OEM Cartridges and NBCs Raises New Questions. (Alexey Belikov, CUHDO Ltd.,  Yulia Danilogorskaya, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

Theses of the report:

The statements are – OEM cartridges are out of all suspicions, Chinese NBCs are toxic, unsustainable, cheap toner is dangerous for your health; When did this information appear and how much truth is in it?; The testing of OEM-cartridges, remanufactured-cartridges and NBCs done in 2019-2020 – more questions than answers. The testing of plastics – attention, bromine and bromine compounds in OEM-cartridge plastics requires control and additional research!; Bromine compounds – are they really safe, or is it a time-bomb? Until September 2015 meldonium has not been considered a doping, so what will happen to bromine compounds in OEM cartridge plastics? The testing of toners – attention! The toner in OEM cartridges requires control and additional research; The testing of plastics and toner from 30 most wide-spread brands of Russian compatible cartridges – the numbers are scary, but are not surprising. Mew Chinese “decaBDE-free” NBCs – the testing in the Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Science confirms the environmental safety of cartridges; The ban on supplying toxic cartridges on alternative market and its implementation in 2021-2022. The recommended suppliers of cartridges for 2021 and the model range of popular cartridges; If the old statements are still being spread it means they are still required; By whom?; Do the customers still need it?

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers provided information, recommendations and testing results, practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing and their printing quality control aspects. As a surprise for all the participants of the Сonference there has been free issue “Testing and Quality”, published by Information Agency “Business-Inform”.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and speakers and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en  

Already more than 20 Russian and International brands have announced their participation in the Contest where the best alternative Kyocera TK-3190 cartridges will be determined, as well as toners for remаnufacturing of those cartridges. 

The Organizers of the Contest are Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Russian Association AQCMS.

The Participants of the Contest are striving to demonstrate the advantages of their products in comparison with the ones of the best representatives of the Global industry of office printing supplies. The Russian buyers from large businesses and public organizations are also actively interested in proceedings and results of the Contest. The results of the Nominees and Winners of the Contest will be included in the public report: “The Best Solutions in the Field of Office Printing (2021)”, annually released by the Information Agency “Business-Inform”.

The application for participation in the Contest continues. The Nominees of the First stage will be declared during April 14^th-15^th, the winners will be declared on June the 15^th.

Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the Contest feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (e-mail: bizinform@list.ru,  info@sforp.ru) or AQCMS (e-mail: info@aqcmsrus.ru).

Details: http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/C6.htm

The Catalog contains information on supplies for laser, LED, matrix, and sublimation printers, copiers, engineers systems, duplicators, fax and MFP machines from the leading global manufacturers (Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Oki, Panasonic, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox, etc.). It contains detailed information on usage, resource, approximate prices, product codes, compatibility of the supplies.

Apart from OEM materials the Catalog will feature compatible materials, leaders of sales on the Russian market (ATM, HYB, IMEX, Ink-Mate, Integral, Mitsubishi/MKI, MyInk, UniJet, UniTon, etc.).

            This issue will feature considerably renewed information regarding OEM and compatible office materials for office printing devices of the leading Global manufacturers.

            The print-run is planned at 40000 copies.

            The submission of the materials ends on March 12^th (information and advertising).

            Should you have any questions regarding placing of information and advertising in the “Printing Supplies” catalog (issue #45, 2021) feel free to contact Information Agency “Business-Inform”.

            E-mail:bizinform@list.ru, tel. 8(495) 9886146

March the 01^st was marked by the start of International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-01)!

Already during the first day of the Contest 12 Russian and International brands presented for testing their sets of 50 prints, made with their cartridges, analogs of Kyocera TK-3190 (the yield = 25000 pages A4).

The submission of prints by the participants of the first stage of the Contest will continue until April 10.

The organizers of the contest – Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Russian Association AQCMS expect no less than 30 Russian and International brands to take part in the Contest.

During April 14^th-15^th the first stage Nominees will be defined and declared who will then compete for the title of the Contest Winner.

Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the testing feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (e-mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru) or AQCMS (e-mail: info@aqcmsrus.ru).

Details: http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/C6.htm

Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue of the quarterly magazine, Business-Inform Review (issue #30, 2021). The magazine readers are the specialists of the office printing devices, supplies, and parts industry.

More than 30 articles have been published in the magazine’s main sections: Global Industry Leaders, Russian Market News, Marketing, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket. 

The Global Industry Leaders section presents interviews by Peter Knak  (IMEX EU Trading S.R.L.) “Reliability Needs to be Proven, Trust Needs to be Earned”, Volker Kappius (Delacamp AG) “NBCs: Riding the Wave of Waste Plastic”, Steve Weedon (Print-Rite Pelikan Solutions GmbH) “We Have Chosen to Position our Pelikan Brand as an Alternative to the OEM Brand”, Jan Hagemann (Integral GmbH) “We Do See a Continuous and Stable Demand for Our Company’s Products in the Foreseeable Future”, Zoltan Matyas (GM Technology) “We Focus on Building Strong Relationships in Business”, Vincent Chen  (HYB) “HYB: Our Partners Are Convinced by our Stable Quality and Innovation”, and an article by Simon E. Weiss (CROSS Imaging-Supplies GmbH) “How to Be Sure your Toner Is Really Genuine TOMOEGAWA Toner?”

In the Russian Market News section one can find articles by:  Stanislav Malinskiy, Alexey Belikov (AQCMS) “New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts”, Marina Chromova (RMS Ltd) “New Level of Quality in our Range – “GREEN АТМ” Toner – Only Japan and US!”; and a number of AQCMS press-releases: “2021 Perspectives – Quality of Printing and Environmental Control, the New in the Industry and the Russian Legislation”, “Office Printing in Russian Enterprises – Actual Issues of Equipment and Supplies Procurement for 2021-2025”.

           In the Marketing section one can find the articles by Louella Fernandes (Quocirca) “New Normal for Office Printing”,  “Quocirca Home Printing Trends, 2021”, Stuart Lacey “Industry Eyes Turn to Africa “.

In the Information Security and Environmental Safety section one can find the articles   “How to Think about Cyber-Security in the Era of COVID-19”, “How the EU Plastic Waste Ban Could Turn the U.S. into a Next-Generation Recycling Destination”, “European Parliament endorses Right to Repair”.

         In the Office Equipment and Printing Technology section one can find the articles by Ray Stasieczko “Xerox: Between the Digital and Physical Worlds”, and a number of articles dedicated to the new products on the Russian Market.

In the Printing Supplies and Aftermarket sectionpresents an article by Steve Weedon  “Too Late to Vertically Integrate”, and a short-article “We Are Also Rechargers” (RT Media).

Especially for international specialists, several articles dedicated to the Russian and International markets have been presented in English (see English Pages section).

The digital version of the magazine can be found on Business-Inform agency’s web-site. 

The printed version can be ordered starting from 09^th of December, at the Business-Inform distribution department (www.sforp.ru, email: bizinform@list.ru, tel. +7 495 988-6146, Moscow, Barabanniy Lane, 4 (building 6)), Moscow specialists can purchase the magazine in RMS company shop (www.ramis.ru, +7 495 542-5098, Moscow, Medoviy lane, 4 (building 5)).

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow, Russia) together with the Russian association AQCMS is staging the contest for the best non-OEM cartridges – Kyocera TK-3190 analogs – and toners for their refilling. 

·        The Contest name - OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (202101);

·        Dates of staging – March 01^st– June 15^th, 2021;

·        There are 2 stages of the Contest;

·        During the first stage (March 01^st – April 10^th) the prints are evaluated done with non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built); and Nominees of the Contest are defined, the best brands of cartridges and toners, used for refilling;

·        During the second stage (April 16^th – May 31^st) the cartridges are evaluated which became the Nominees of the first stage. According to the results of the first contest the Winners of the Contest are defined; the best non-OEM cartridges - Kyocera TK-3190 analogs – and toners for their refilling;

·        The participation is paid: the price of participation in the first stage is 500 USD for International participants or 36000 rubles for Russian companies.

Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the testing feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (e-mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru) or AQCMS (e-mail: info@aqcmsrus.ru).

Details: /BI2020eng/virtex/C4.htm