29.03.2021| Business-Inform
The International
OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-01) Continues!
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 remànufacturing
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
23.03.2021| Business-Inform
The Industry of Cartridge
Remanufacturing Is Changing,
but Its Postulates Remain the Same
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:
- ÎÅÌ-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 ÎÅÌ-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.
· ÎÅÌ-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.
· ÎÅÌ-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-ÎÅÌ) 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 ÎÅÌ-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
16.03.2021| Business-Inform
New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of
Common Facts
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)
Theses of the
report:
The
common statements are – remanufactured cartridges are remanufactured OEM
cartridges, NBCs are of single-use not to be remanufactured. The statistics for
the Russian market 2020 – the share of remanufactured/refilled cartridges constituted
65% of all cartridges used in Russia. The average number of
remanufacturing/refills of quality cartridges in 170 Russian centers of
remanufacturing surveyed by Information Agency “Business-Inform” in 2020
constituted 3.6 for OEM-cartridges and 3.4 for quality NBCs. On the whole for
the Russian market the share of remanufactured/refilled NBCs in 2020
constituted 20.9 mln. units, that is 48.9% from the total number of remanufactured/refilled
cartridges; If the old myths are still being spread it means they are still
required; By whom?; Do the customers still need it?
- 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 Ñonference 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
10.03.2021| Business-Inform
The International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST
(2021-01) Continues!
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 remànufacturing
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 14th-15th, the winners will be
declared on June the 15th.
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).
09.03.2021| Business-Inform
Information Agency “Business-Inform” Finalizes the
Preparation for Publishing of a New “Printing Supplies” Catalog (issue #45,
2021)
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 12th (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
02.03.2021| Business-Inform
The International OPEN
QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (202101) Has Already Begun!
March the 01st 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 14th-15th 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
24.02.2021| BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW| Business-Inform Business-Inform
Review Magazine (Issue #30, 2021), News
from the World of Office Printing and Supplies
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 ÀÒÌ” 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 09th 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)).
20.02.2021| Business-Inform
The
International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (202101) Has Already Begun!
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 01st– June 15th, 2021;
· There are 2 stages of the
Contest;
· During the first stage (March
01st – April 10th) 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
16th – May 31st) 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
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