Ausjet Inkjet & Laser Supplies Blog

DIY Calendars, Canvas, Photobooks!!

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Ausjet LC-77s now available!

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Stick on Ink Level Restore now available

Restore the ink levels on Canon PG37/40/50 and CL38/41/51

Now in stock!


Benefits

• No more overriding printers by pressing a combination of buttons that confuses your customer.
• No longer do you need to worry if the cartridge will work in the customers printer. MFC or Fax machine.
• Printer will read the cartridge as a new OEM cartridge.
• Offer a solution that your competitors can't.
• 100% full ink levels are restored.
• Ink levels are adjusted depending on the printing just like the OEM
• Ink low warning messages and ink out messages are displayed just like the OEM.
• Tested on Australian printer models.
  
  
  $5.95 ea (Available in quantities of 5)
  Stick on Ink Level for PG37/PG40/PG50 (Black)
  Stick on Ink Level for CL38/CL41/CL51 (Colour)
  
  
  Available exclusively in Australia and New Zealand from Ausjet Inkjet and Laser Supplies.

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Introducing Ausjet Professional Colour

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Christmas Closure Times

 

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Unqiue Solution to Restore Ink Levels

Restore the ink levels on Canon PG37/40/50 and CL38/41/51


Benefits

• No more overriding printers by pressing a combination of buttons that confuses your customer.
• No longer do you need to worry if the cartridge will work in the customers printer, MFC or Fax machine.
• Printer will detect the cartridge as been a new OEM cartridge.
• Offer a solution that your competitors can't.
• 100% full ink levels are restored
• Ink levels are adjusted depending on the printing just like the OEM
• Ink low warning messages and ink out messages are displayed just like the OEM.
• Tested on Australian printer models.
  
  
  Stick on Ink Level for PG37/PG40/PG50 (Black)
  Stick on Ink Level for CL38/CL41/CL51 (Colour)
  
  Limited quantaties available soon. Preorder now!
  
  Available exclusively in Australia and New Zealand from Ausjet Inkjet and Laser Supplies.

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New Products : DIY Photo Books etc

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Technical Bulletin : 14th December 2011

LC-40 Bk - $28.95 (300 pgs)
LC-40 C - $16.95 (300 pgs)
LC-40 M - $16.95 (300 pgs)
LC-40 Y - $16.95 (300 pgs)
LC-73 Bk - $39.95 (600 pgs)
LC-73 C - $27.00 (600 pgs)
LC-73 M - $27.00 (600 pgs)
LC-73 Y - $27.00 (600 pgs)

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Technical Bulletin : Trade Expos 2011

The Giant and the Tale of Two Cities


Welcome to the Giant and the Tale of Two Cities. The following is an overview of the last six weeks where I have had the good fortune to attend numerous trade shows, visit many suppliers and gather further important information on future exciting new products.

It's been a very busy time with two trips to China, attending two industry trade shows, visiting suppliers, testing products, customer information nights, product training and factory tours.

You may be thinking why a "Giant". Well its quite simple really, in the days leading up to the China trip. My best mate's daughter started calling me 'Giant' and Sue, who I'm sure you have all spoken to before, would often say to me 'wouldn't you be a giant in China'? So I thought it would be a suitable title with me visiting the two cities been Zhuhai and Shanghai in China.

The reality is in China at times I do feel like a giant. Taxis and Buses are all a very tight squeeze and if I go clothes shopping its nearly impossible. One previous trip I tried to find a jumper and after many attempts I decided it was best to look for that warehouse that was marked 'export sizes only'. I had no luck finding that either and after many more pizza and beer nights I knew that if somehow my luggage got lost then I really would be in trouble!

I have also been called many other names in my time but lets leave that story for another time!

GRIGA

On October 12^th Dermot and I attended the Global Remanufacturing Industry General Assembly (GRIGA). There was 142 delegates from Australia, Ireland, Germany, Russia, USA, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, UK, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and India.

The aim of GRIGA is to enhance worldwide understanding of trends, directions and standards in the development of the copier and printer consumables aftermarket. Another purpose is to share the experience of promoting eco-friendly, remanufactured products and the remanufacturing philosophy to the public, thereby promoting the healthy and steady development of the reman industry around the globe.

GRIGA was hosted by Art Diamond, an industry veteran and one of the most respected in the industry.

The GRIGA was well represented with many cartridge remanufacturing associations including our own ACRA (Australasian Cartridge Remanufacturing Association). A number of industry magazines from USA, Spain and Russia were also represented.

Regional updates were presented on the following regions:

• China
• Eastern Europe
• India
• Australia (ACRA)
• Spain
• UK
• USA

Panel discussions included:

• Color Printing & Firmware Upgrade
• Biotoner & Chemical Toners
• Key Trends Shaping Global Hardware and Supplies Markets by Charles Brewer
• Legal Updates by Ed O'Connor
• Global Conversations - The Aftermarket Printer Consumable Industry by Sharon Williams
• GRIGA Consumer Education Program

The other main purpose of the day was about how to market the remanufacturing industry worldwide and how to educate users that remanufacturing is an option. There were various ideas and marketing proposals but at the end of the day the money that was required as been needed for a worldwide campaign is out of reach of the industry at this time.

GRIGA was followed by the Gala Dinner. The dinner featured the launch of 'In Touch News' a new weekly online TV program about the printer consumables industry. In Touch News is hosted by our own and much slimmed down David Gibbons who many of you may know as a former remanufacturer and ACRA Director. The In Touch Weekly news can be found at visitremax.com.cn

Remax Asia Pacific (CIFEX) Zhuhai China 

On the days following after GRIGA  we attended the Remax (CIFEX) Asia Pacific show in Zhuhai, China. As you are probably aware this is an annual show and is now the largest for this industry in the world. There were 422 exhibitors and 9893 visitors at the CIFEX show. These visitors were from over 80 countries and regions.

Zhuhai, Shenzhen and other nearby cities are considered the worldwide epi-centre of the aftermarket printer consumables industry. You could spend months visiting all the printer consumable manufacturer / remanufacturer factories in this area.

The Remax/CIFEX show had a wide range of exhibitors covering the complete spectrum of aftermarket products such as compatible cartridges, remanufactured cartridges, electronic chip manufacturers, filling machines, testing equipment, toner manufacturers, ink manufacturers, inkjet and laser paper manufacturers, Printer manufacturers, CISS systems, refillable cartridges. This is a quick list and gives you an idea of how comprehensive this expo was.

We spent a great deal of time at this expo discussing some very exciting products that are under lock and key for the moment but will be released very soon.

A unique product released at Remax was the Pantum multifunction laser printer. Pantum is the first desktop laser printer manufacturer in China and is manufactured from one of the largest aftermarket cartridge manufacturers. Reports are that their printer and multifuction units will be available soon in Australia.

Rugby World Cup

While we were in China the Rugby World Cup was on in New Zealand. Unless you are in Hong Kong Rugby in China is not too well publicised. We had to gather results where we could which was a little frustrating for Dermot as he's a big fan of the game.

Dermot with a few nationalities under his belt had the luxury of cheering on three teams, Ireland, South Africa and Australia. Even now I can get a little confused interpreting the result of his three accents 

I will give you an example it's not uncommon to hear 'Sell Sell' in our office which I believe when translated means 'sink sink'. This is of course means to scull two coldies as quick as you can!! Maybe I'm wrong as no beer is ever supplied following these words! It's all very confusing for me.... or maybe he's simple calling out to Selwyn. This is my dilemma!

By the way congratulations to the All Blacks who were deserving winners!

Rechina Asia Expo

After a brief rest back in Australia I was off once again to China. On November 15^th - 17^th I attended the Rechina Asia Expo in Shanghai China. The Rechina Asia expo was held in the Shanghai new international expo centre which is a very modern expo centre with 20-30 halls inside. The Rechina show was held in two halls with approx 250 exhibitors. I'm not sure about the claimed 8000 visitors!

Quite a few of the exhibitors also exhibited at CIFEX. There were also some exhibitors from the USA and many from Shanghai and Beijing that we had never had any contact with before.

One area where the Rechina was a little different than CIFEX was that it included office machinery as well. There was also a wide range of new label printers from various manufacturers including one powered by memjet technology. It looks like memjet is finally gathering some traction in the higher end markets. Memjet desktop printers are now available in Korea from LG and soon available in China from Lenovo. The price we have been quoted for the LG model is approx US $800. The postal application version is considerably more expensive because of the various add-on peripherals.

From an aftermarket point of view if memjet desktop models do come to our region I know of two inkjet ink manufacturers who have already developed an ink for it. But of course all the models are currently chipped and this has yet to be cracked. But from a technology point of view its great to see memjet technology which was developed here in Australia making some headway.

At the Remax and Rechina we discovered many new products:

• Point of Sale Inkjet Printable - Photo Books, Calendars, Inkjet Canvas with frame, Balloons and Albums.

• A Resetting solution for PG40\CL41 (Pg510\CL511) coming soon!! very exciting!! (in testing)

• Resetter for new 7 pin Epson chips (in testing)

• Universal resetter for Canon Pgi-5 \ 520 \ 525 series black and colour cartridges (in testing)

• New Remanufactured PG512 \ CL513 (in stock now)

• Many other products and improvements that are under lock and key at the moment.

The All in Print Expo

The All in Print expo was held at the new International Expo Centre just across the way from the Rechina expo. The expo was a large exhibition at around 80 000 square metres and around the 100 000 mark for visitors.

Exhibitors Profiles

• Prepress Equipment and Software
• Printing Equipment
• Packaging Printing Equipment
• Post-press Converting, Decoration and Finishing Equipment
• Prepress, Printing and Post-press Auxiliary Equipment, Parts and Components
• Printing Consumables such as Printing Paper, Ink, Plate, Blanket, etc

It was quite an interesting visit seeing the various printing presses and it was interesting to see the various different inks and what they were used for. It's not our direct market but we did find some companies with products in fields that we have been researching.

Wide Format and Sign Printers

While in China I was lucky enough to be trained in Wide Format printers and Sign Printers. The training was conducted at the Chinese factory of one of the most respected US wide format ink manufacturers . They have been manufacturing premium high grades inkjet inks for over 17 years. The lead ink formulator has over 35 years experience in inkjet ink development including many years in inkjet ink formulation for kodak.

At the training we covered the following areas:

• Introduction to Wide Format Printers

• Maintenance of Wide Format Printers

• Converting wide format printers to CISS with Decoders

• Understanding the Wide Format Customers Needs

• Different wide format Inks ? UV Dye, UV Pigment, Solvent, Eco-Solvent

• Different Printable Media

• Generating ICC Color Profiles for Specific Papers and Inks

• Compatible Cartridges

• CISS for wide format

• Refillable Cartridges

• Wide Format Manufacturers and Printhead Configurations
• Wide Format Printhead Cleaning

The Giants Homecoming

I must say congratulations to the under 12 Australian Futsal Team (which is indoor soccer) who were aboard the flight from Hong Kong to Brissie. They had a very successful tour of China by all reports. 

One of the first things I did when I arrived home was dig into an Australian favourite the good old meat pie. Then a couple of hours snooze followed by the Ausjet Christmas Dinner.

No rest for the wicked!!

A Giant Giggle

While flying in China on one of the major domestic airlines I realised something. The advertisement on the back of the seat didn't seem quite right. It was in English but one of the words stood out.

It was an advertisement for a resort and I believe what should have read 'a perfect nice destination' was in fact written ' a perfect mice destination'. I don't know if this was a joke or just some cultural difference but it did make my flight that much more entertaining. 

I hope this information has been helpful to you.

Shane

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New Sensient Inks

 

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New Improved Brother Refill Tools

• No need to remove the spring loaded front of the cartridge on the Lc-38/39/67 cartridges.
• Fill manually with a 50ml syringe or inside a vacuum filling chamber.
• Works with the new LC-73 / 77XL cartridges!!
• Mess free no cleaning of the cartridge required.
• No sealing required after filling.

Click here for more information on the new improved Brother Refill Tools

Photos of Refill Tool connected to OEM Brother cartridges

 

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Ausjet 25th Anniversary July Promotion

IT IS OUR 25th ANNIVERSARY

Who would have thought when chemists Sandy and Spiro Kouvaris opened
Ausjet to service the aftermarket ribbon business that Ausjet would still be
a thriving small business 25 years later!

To celebrate this milestone we have decided to slash prices down, down
Yep! It is our birthday but we are giving you pressies!!!
PROCOLOR CARTRIDGES PRICES SLASHED
REMAN INKJET CARTRIDGES SLASHED
LASER CARTRIDGES PRICES SLASHED

PLUS

We will offer you the chance of winning one of 10 Portable Digital Radio
How do you win?
Very easy, for every $100 of product bought from us in the month of July we
will allocate you one ticket.
Example, lets say you purchase $675 worth of goods on one invoice you
receive 6 tickets. Buy $125 worth of goods you will receive 1 ticket.
The more you buy in the month of July the more chances you have of
winning.

The Fine Print

Offer closes midnight 31 July 2011
Tickets are offered per value of each invoice (excluding GST)
Tickets are only issued for goods in stock and shipped
You can win more than once
The draw will take place on Tuesday 2nd August-all winners will be
informed

Directors decision is final
Good Luck!
 

 

Portable Digital Radio Specifications

This outstanding radio features both FM and DAB+ station presets and an LCD display with scrolling.
Features
Receive DAB+ and FM radio stations
DAB+ includes traditional FM and AM channels
Browse radio channels by station name
Near CD quality digital audio
Built-in high quality speaker
LCD display with scrolling text
DAB Station auto tuner
Auto time update function
Compact size
Headphone socket
Power: AC adaptor (included) or 4 x AA batteries (not included)
Dimensions: 170 (W) x 43 (D) x 97 (H) mm
What is Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)?
Digital radio is a new, exciting and involving way for you to tune into your favourite radio stations. Traditionally radio programs were broadcast on different frequencies via FM and AM analogue signals. While AM/FM radio quality can suffer from interference caused by signals bouncing off walls, buildings, hills and other structures, it used up a comparatively large amount of spectrum for a relatively small number of stations, limiting your listening choices. DAB works by turning both sound and data into digital signals at transmission, and then decoding them at the other end using digital radio receivers. The result is close-to-CD-quality sound output and much more available programs.
Offering an exceptionally high sound and signal quality, digital radio offers a range of exciting features to enhance your listening experience.
Clearer sound and improved reception
Extra channels potentially doubles the number of commercial stations
Tuning by station name, not frequency, making it easy to find favourite stations
Package Contents
DAB10FM DAB digital radio
AC adaptor
User manual
Specifications:
PERFORMANCE
FM
RF frequency range: low end87.5MHz
RF frequency range: high end108MHz
RF sensitivity:?? 15dBu
S/N?? 50dB
Frequency Response:100Hz-12KHz +/-3dB
RMS output power:0.5W at DC=9V RL=8?? THD<=10%
Max output power:0.75W at DC=9V RL=8?? THD<=20%
HUM at MIN Volume:1.8mV
Earphone MAX output Level:?? 150mV (RL=32??)

DAB
DAB RF frequency range: low end174.928MHz
DAB RF frequency range: high end239.200MHz
RF sensitivity:?? -40dBu (Air test 3M)
Audio S/N:?? 55dB
RMS output power:0.5W/channel at Vcc=9V RL=4?? THD=10%
Max output power:0.75W/channel at Vcc=9V RL=4?? THD=20%
THD:0.5% at Po=0.25W
HUM at MIN Volume:1.0mV
Earphone MAX output Level:?? 150mV (RL=32??)

POWER SUPPLY
DC adapter:AC~230V ?C 6V 800mA Linear power
Standby current:?? 0.7mA
Working current(MAX vol)?? 800mA
Working current(Mute vol)?? 300mA
Power input :4.8W

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