A printer is a special device used for printing drawings, photographs, documents, diagrams, and many more. With the number of uses, the printer has become an indispensable asset for every office and home. These are manufactured in such a way that put the information from the computer on the plain paper, film, special paper, envelopes, labels and on any other paper media. But do you know, the printer spread colours on paper with the help of printer toner cartridge to make your information more useful.

Let’s discuss some more uses why toner cartridge is necessary for your printer:

In order to transfer any data from the computer to paper or any other paper medium, the printer must be able to “print” it. And for this, your printer needs to touch the paper carrier with high accuracy in the right place. Similarly, the printer must be able to transfer special ink to the places where the cartridge delivers the ink.

• The paint that leaves the imprints on paper is contained in a cartridge of the printer. So, if want to get the high-quality output you will need to fill cartridge tanks with an accurate dose of toner.
• There are various types of printers available in the market under different brands. But, all of them are divided inkjet, matrix and laser category. Presently, laser and matrix printers are the most popular type among all. So, with the variation in the printer, the types of the cartridge also vary in itself for the inkjet and laser category. Some specialised printer also uses thermal printing. With thermal printing, the paper is imprinted by heating in the place where the printer touches it.
• Despite the variation in the printer, they all work on almost the same supplies such as ink, powder, paint. But at when ink ends and the question for its replacement arise, then the cartridge is the only device that needs to fill with colour.
• After the ink run out, another option is to replace the cartridge to prolong the printer life. Remember, when the ink cartridge runs out of ink, the printer may continue to work, but the printed documents will be too uneven and faint, or a blank sheet of paper will come out from the printer.

Things You Need To Know About Toner before Buying and Refilling

Toner is a special powder that is designed for printing laser and LED printers. This powder consists of multiple polymers and a number of special additives. Each brand uses specific composition, colour and texture to create its own toner.

Types of office equipment in which toner is used

• low-power copiers and laser printers

• high-speed copiers and some models of laser printers

For the former type, cartridges containing toner are used. And in the later type, the toner is poured into a special device that adapts the tube for certain purpose.

Types of laser printer toners

• Magnetic toner or called DM-Toner is a substance consisting of resin and magnetized iron oxide.

• Non-magnetic toner or known as NM Toner: the composition of this powder includes gum and carbon. Further, the toners depending on the colour are divided into colour and black. Colour toners are made from resins with different temperature characteristics with additional components that determine the colour. The colour of their mixture is 5-10% mass fraction of the substance.

As you know the cost of toner is lower than the cost of cartridges for a printer. Therefore, many people buy only toners and fill them with the cartridges themselves. So, if you are going to refill the cartridge, you should adhere to the following precautions:

• Do not allow toner to enter in your eyes

• Do not shake the toner in an open container, it can dramatically fall out on the floor

• Don’t refuel the ink an open container.

• If toner gets on your clothes, you should immediately wash them with soap and cold water

• Refuelling should be done with washed hands and don’t forget to lay newspaper on the floor and throw into the trash immediately after refuelling.

Bottom Line

The importance of toner in a printer is like blood in the body. As no print is possible without toner. Therefore, while buying a printer you must consider the above-mentioned points and in addition to printer type, model, and the toner manufacturer brands. Remember, always buy the original toner to prolong your printer life.

Author Bio

Jack William is a marketing specialist from Wellington, New Zealand. He works as a Digital Marketer for Printzone, which is the biggest warehouse of Fuji Xerox Toner. He also writes articles on technology and business for several online magazines and websites.

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