Toner Cartridge or Ink Cartridge?

It is important to know and understand what toner cartridge you are supposed to order for your printer or copier. The consequences for using the wrong toner cartridge could at best hinder your printing or coping process to not work. And could at worst damage your printer or copier. Before we even begin to discuss the differences between an Ink and Toner Cartridge; lets define them, their usability as well as their placements.

Ink cartridge Suppliers in South Africa

Ink cartridge or inkjet cartridges are unit items of a printer that carries the ink that is going to get settled on the paper during the printing process. All ink cartridges have one or more ink tanks. Some ink cartridge companies also add computerized circuitry or electronic chips that communicate with the inkjet printer to automate proper printing functionality. The ink inside an ink cartridge can be based on dyes or pigments, depending on the cartridge you have.

Dye and Pigmented ink

They are cheaper than pigment ink cartridges and are appreciated for their ability to produce vibrant, true colour prints and photos. Dye inks are not waterproof and can be sensitive. Pigment ink provides a sharper finish and quicker drying time than dye-based ink. It is appreciated by professional photographers and graphic designers for its ability to print archival quality images and texts. Pigmented ink is also better resistant to water and UV rays than dye ink, and is resistant to fading for up to 200 years.

Toner cartridge Suppliers in South Africa

Toner cartridges can also be called laser toners. A toner cartridge is the usable element of a laser printer or photocopier. A toner cartridge carries toner powder. Toner powder is a clear, thin and dry mixture of plastic elements with black or other coloring synthetics that model and produce the image on the paper. Toner is a dry powder substance that does not stain like ink cartridges, but can be complicated if handled incorrectly.

Drum Unit

Drum unit is another very important term with which you should also be familiar, because without it you will not be able to print! The drum works with the toner cartridge to merge the toner powder into the paper. A drum can be integrated into the toner cartridge or sold separately as a single unit, depending on the printer’s consumable needs. Toner cartridges with a built-in drum are usually more expensive than a single toner cartridge, but most consumers find them more convenient because you’ll never have to worry about replacing the drum. Whenever you buy a new toner, you basically replace the drum. Separate drum units can normally be replaced after they used 3 to 4 toners.

Compatible machines for an Ink or toner cartridge

Printers: Printer ink is compatible with printers. Toner cartridges are compatible with laser printers. This is how it works; The printer gives a signal, an electric current flows through the heating resistor to make it warm. Then when the printer ink is in contact with the heated resistor, it vaporizes into a micro steam bubble inside the head nozzle. Which has to be cleaned and maintained with the cleaner filament as often as every 200 to 400 printing hours. After the ink is heated and vaporized, an ink droplet is consequently forced out of the ink cartridge nozzle onto the paper, thus the printing process is set in motion. Inkjet printers use ink cartridges, often one for Black, yellow, cyan and magenta. You should replace each cartridge as their colours run out.

Photocopiers: A toner cartridge is compatible with Copiers, as well as laser printers. This is how it works; The toner in the cartridge is the powder that creates the printed images or text on the paper. The toner is a negatively charged powder, and so it attracts positive charges. The bits of paper are electrically neutral but when the negatively charged powder is in contact with it the positive charge is maintained. Therefore, causing an attraction.

Photocopier drum:

The photocopier drum, which is in the center of the copier, is subsequently positively charged using static electricity. This process sets the copying or printing procedure in motion. Laser printers, especially cheap models, print black. When the toner cartridge is exhausted, replace it with a new one. More expensive laser units print in color and use separate toner cartridges for different grades.

A multi-functional printer (MFP) – a machine that combines the capabilities of a photocopier, printer or fax into one device. A multi-functional ink machine uses an ink cartridge to print, copy, scan and fax. A multi-functional toner machine uses a toner cartridge to print, copy, scan and fax. The difference between printer ink and toner cartridges are the type of elements used for the printing process. Ink cartridges contain liquid ink and are used in inkjet printers. A Toner cartridge has toner (or powder) and is used in a laser printer.

Printer Cartridges

We supply compatible and original printer ink cartridges and copier toner cartridges for all printers and copiers. These can be generic or original ink or toner cartridges for Brother, Canon, Epson , hp, Katun , Kodak , Kyocera, Lexmark, Canon, Minolta , Oki , Olivetti, Pantum , Ricoh, Canon, Samsung, Triumph Adler, Canon and Xerox. We supply different kinds of high yield coverage (Page yield can be defined as the number of pages that a cartridge can print. The estimated yield is an issue published by manufacturers to give customers an idea of the number of pages that they can get from a cartridge.

Toner Corporation

Manufacturers have developed their own methods of testing and reporting yields of a toner cartridge, making it difficult for customers to compare their cartridges, colour and black printer cartridges and toner cartridge in black/ cyan/ magenta/ yellow. Toner corporation also supplies low cost printer and copier parts such as drum unit, cleaning blades, drum and imaging units. The benefits of purchasing from us is we are one of the top suppliers of generic printer and toner cartridges in south Africa. Why not give us a try?