Ausjet Inkjet & Laser Supplies Blog
Technical Bulletin 18th May 2011
For those remanufacturing the HP61 and HP61XL colour cartridges it's important to note that there is two variations. The difference between these is the position of the magenta and yellow foams have been switched. Therefore you need to identify the magenta and yellow foams before starting the remanufacturing process.
HP564 OEM History
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About the setup cartridges that ship with the printer.
Information on expiry dates of HP inkjet cartridges and if overrides are available
On the underside of each cartridge there is an expiry date. In the past this did not lock the cartridge out once you reached this date. But we are encountering more and more reports of printers rejecting the cartridges that have reached this date.
HP has released a new cartridge design for the Hp Officejet 6700. The cartridge models are HP932 Black and HP932 cyan, magenta and yellow and come in two yields standard and XL. The cartridges are individual tanks but are a different design to the HP940 and HP564 type designs. The four inks cartridges contain pigment based inks and we are investigating what is the correct Sensient ink, the filling method and information on the chip.
Software for Printable Balloons Available Soon
Stick on Ink Level Chip for PG510\CL511
Restore the ink levels on Canon PG510/512 and CL511/CL513
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.
Limited quantaties available soon. Preorder now!
Stick on Ink Level for PG510/PG512 (Black)
Stick on Ink Level for CL511/CL513 (Colour)
Available exclusively in Australia and New Zealand from Ausjet Inkjet and Laser Supplies.
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Stick on Ink Level Restore Chip for Canon PG510 / PG512 and CL511 /513 Cartridges. |
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PG510 with 'Ink Level Restore chip' Attached Presto! Your remanufactured cartridge ink level will now function the same as a new OEM cartridges. |
Technical Bulletin 4th April 2012
All weirdness put to one side I think what is really needed is a database of troublesome firmware updates in Aus/NZ/Pacific Islands. This would need to be updated frequently by everybody. Maybe such a database already exists and I'm the only one still trying to decipher Nostradamus!
April Fools
PG510/512 CL511/513 Stick on Chip are Coming Soon
It's really a great new product and luckily we will be one of the first to have these chips available. Quantaties are limited at this stage so we recommend pre-ordering.
Even now to me its an invaluable piece of software and I use it often for quality control testing and testing new products.
Lloyd and Lorraine Trenham who have retired from their business after 22 years sent this email through late last year:
It's always nice to hear that something you have created has contributed to a business. If your using printers for testing, Testmagic could be a very useful tool for you. For more information on Testmagic click here.
DIY Calendars, Canvas, Photobooks!!
Do-it-yourself Calendars, Canvas, Photobooks and Mini Albums!
Great point of sale products!
FREE Printed samples of the Light Blue Mini Album, Canvas with frame and 4"x 6" Frosted photo albums available for you to display.
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Do you want to create your own 4" x 6" or A5 Calendar? * Suitable for all brands of inkjet printers using windows operating systems.
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Print your own images or photo onto a canvas and frame it!
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Want to include your photos in a special Mini Album Light Blue or Red Mini Album Kit contains : * Suitable for all brands of inkjet printers using windows operating systems.
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Create your own 4" x 3" Photo album! * Suitable for all brands of inkjet printers using windows operating systems. |
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Do you want to create your own 4" x 6" Photo album? Sku : MI-FrostedPhotoAlbum |
Ausjet LC-77s now available!
The Ausjet Professional Colour Series LC-77s represents outstanding
value for money. We offer a LC-77XXL Black and LC-77XL CMY (Extra high yield) cartridges for these printer models.
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LC-77 XXL Black Ausjet Professional Colour PB-77BXXL Volume : 60mls |
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LC-77XL Cyan |
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LC-77XL Magenta |
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LC-77XL Yellow Ausjet Professional Colour PB-77YXL Volume : 20mls (OEM +/- 15mls) |
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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Stick on Ink Level Restore Chip for Canon PG37/40/50 and CL38/41/51 Cartridges. |
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OEM Canon PG40 showing the electrical contact pads where the 'Ink Level Restore chip' needs to be attached
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PG40 with 'Ink Level Restore chip' Attached Presto! Your remanufactured cartridge ink level will now function the same as a new OEM cartridges. |
Introducing Ausjet Professional Colour
Why? As you may be aware any product we sell is of the highest quality and we pre-test most products before offering them for sale. By branding our products under the Ausjet banner you can be assured that everything with the Ausjet name on it will be a quality product.
We believe that our new range of inkjet compatibles with updated specifications will give you a marked advantage over all other competitors in the market place.
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Most cartridges will have maximum fill capacity. Most cartridges will produce more prints than most other compatibles in the market place
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Superior Australian designed 350gsm full colour glossy packaging which clearly shows the correct OEM sku number and a picture (where practical) of the cartridge. Also to save valuable shelf space most packaging has been reduced to the smallest size.
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Dye ink components are sourced from a top class German manufacturer which will ensure premium quality prints that are as close as you can get to the original cartridge
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The majority of new inkjet compatibles in the market place use a dye based ink (cheaper) even though the original OEM cartridge may be filled with pigment ink. We have now specified pigment inks (where practical) in those skus where the OEM uses pigment. This means that the prints are closer to the original which is UV resistant and waterproof. This is a huge selling advantage for you over other compatible cartridges in the market place.
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We have also specified that sponge based cartridges use a premium sponge from Germany that has the same hydrophilic and hydrophobic qualities as the OEM cartridge which ensures better flow.
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All our inkjet compatibles only use the latest chips. Did you know that on some Epson and Canon new compatibles that display ?Extra Ink? etc the end user will not get the extra prints because the chip determines the number of prints that the cartridge will produce? Our specified chips ensure that the maximum number of prints possible will be achieved.
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The very best compatible chips for some Epson cartridges are now available. These chips are so advanced that the customer will receive the same messages as the OEM cartridge. Most other compatible cartridges will only display an ?ink out? message or even worse ?Cartridge not recognised? error when the cartridge runs out of ink. With the Ausjet Professional Colour series the customer will receive ?ink low? warnings followed by ?ink out?.
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Exceptional print quality has now been achieved which we believe exceeds any other new compatible cartridge in the marketplace.
BEST NEWS OF ALL!
ALL OF THE ABOVE HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN PRICING TO YOU!
NB; please be patient with us while we run down current stock of the old Procolor series. There may be instances where there may be a mix of new and old packaging.
Ausjet is a wholesale only company and does not retail any of its products to end users. All enquiries for our products will be referred to an Ausjet products retailer.
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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Stick on Ink Level Restore Chip for Canon PG37/40/50 and CL38/41/51 Cartridges. |
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OEM Canon PG40 showing the electrical contact pads where the 'Ink Level Restore chip' needs to be attached
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PG40 with 'Ink Level Restore chip' Attached Presto! Your remanufactured cartridge ink level will now function the same as a new OEM cartridges. |
New Products : DIY Photo Books etc
Mini Photo Pocket Book 4x3" Size
Mini Photo Book 4x6" Size (Frosted)
Mini Calendar A5 Size
Inkjet Canvas with Frame
Inkjet Balloons - Heart Shaped
Inkjet Balloons - Round Shaped
Inkjet Balloons - Star Shaped
Mini Photo Album - Red
Mini Photo Album - Light Blue
It's that time of the year again when your probably wondering what days Ausjet will be open during the Christmas New Year period. The good news is that our sales team will stay open during this period(excluding public holidays). We are here if you need us!
Technical Bulletin : 14th December 2011
Brother
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)
DCP-J525W
DCP-J725DW
DCP-J925DW
MFC-J430W
MFC-J432W
MFC-J625DW
MFC-J825DW
We are expecting delivery of our new Brother 77XL compatible cartridges before year end. The 77XL is the high yield cartridge for the Brother A3 printers MFC-J6510DW, MFC-J6710DW and MFC-J6910DW. We will be offering a XXL black version and a XL colour version.
Canon
PG640 Bk - $23.20 (180 pgs)
PG640XL Bk - $36.15 (400 pgs)
PG640XXL Bk - $43.05 (600 pgs)
CL641 Colour - $24.40 (180 pgs)
CL61XL Colour - $43.35 (400 pgs)
MG2160
MG3160
MG4160
PGI-29
Optimizer,Cyan, Dark Gray, Grey, Light Grey, Magenta, Matt Black, Photo Black, Photo Cyan, Photo Magenta, Red, Yellow
For use in :
Pixma Pro-1
Epson
676XL Bk - $51.99 (2400 pgs)
676XL M - $35.99 (1200 pgs)
676XL Y - $35.99 (1200 pgs)
Workforce Pro WP-4540
HP
950 Bk - $30.95 (1000 pgs)
950XL Bk - $43.60 (2300 pgs)
951XL C - $32.35 (1500 pgs)
951XL M - $32.35 (1500 pgs)
951XL Y - $32.35 (1500 pgs)
For use in:
Officejet 8100
We are currently investigating these new cartridges and will bring you further information shortly on their suitability for remanufacturing. We will also endeavour to keep you updated on the development of compatible cartridges to suit.
I hope this information has been helpful to you.
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 12th 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 15th - 17th 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:
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Point of Sale Inkjet Printable - Photo Books, Calendars, Inkjet Canvas with frame, Balloons and Albums.
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A Resetting solution for PG40\CL41 (Pg510\CL511) coming soon!! very exciting!! (in testing)
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Resetter for new 7 pin Epson chips (in testing)
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Universal resetter for Canon Pgi-5 \ 520 \ 525 series black and colour cartridges (in testing)
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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.
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Introduction to Wide Format Printers
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Maintenance of Wide Format Printers
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Converting wide format printers to CISS with Decoders
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Understanding the Wide Format Customers Needs
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Different wide format Inks ? UV Dye, UV Pigment, Solvent, Eco-Solvent
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Different Printable Media
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Generating ICC Color Profiles for Specific Papers and Inks
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Compatible Cartridges
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CISS for wide format
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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
