The preservation and use of ink jet machinery consumables

Because of the light, high temperature, ozone, and the humidity of the air, whether it is the traditional silver salt photographs or the current digital photographs, preservation has always been an unavoidable problem, otherwise the exquisite printing results will not have any practical significance. According to the author's experience, traditional photographs will fade over the next ten years. If this period is used for comparison, the preservation of digital photographs has greatly surpassed traditional photographs.
For example, the use of Lenovo Hengcai long-term ink, photos can be preserved for 50 years; use Epson Hengcai waterproof and light-resistant ink, photos can be stored for 70 years; use Epson “Century Iridescent” bright pigment ink, photos can be maintained for up to 80 years; use HP vivora Constant ink, photos can be stored for 108 years; use Lexmark's new evercolor ink, photos stored in the album can be stored for more than 200 years ... .... What needs to be reminded is that, in order to obtain the above preservation effect, it is not enough to have special ink, and there is also a need for professional photo papers that are specified by the business.
In fact, the number of years the printer manufacturer provides photo persistence is the result of testing in strict standards in the laboratory. The light, temperature, and humidity of the general home environment are different from those of the laboratory, so the actual lifespan will definitely be different. However, currently printer manufacturers generally adopt the testing method of wil-helm imaging reasearch, a US-based neutral organization. For example, the light-resistance test is continuous exposure with high-intensity light at 24 degrees Celsius and 60% relative humidity. Photographed under the glass plate, the degree of fading of the photograph was observed, and the method of concentrating time was used to estimate the photo-resistance of the photograph. Therefore, although the absolute accuracy of the data is not well documented, the relative superiority can still be trusted.
Consumables go green to the so-called green consumables. The criteria for measuring are 3r, which can be recycled, recyclable, and refillable. "Green Consumables" is not a concept created in 2005. As early as two years ago, when the European Union issued the "Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" and the "Directive on the Prohibition of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment," these two directives time.
Among them, the "Destruction of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive" will oblige the supplier of the product to take responsibility for the recovery of the waste electronic product. This has caused a great uproar in the consumables industry. At the same time, it has also triggered discussions and reflections on the development of "green consumables" in the domestic market, but until Only substantive progress has been made this year. Many manufacturers have begun to focus on the introduction of green products. Mainly due to two reasons.
The first is the increase in environmental awareness among domestic consumers. According to statistics, China's abandoned ink cartridges last year exceeded 45 million, and the number of cartridges exceeded 4 million, with a total volume of more than 400,000 cubic meters. If these waste consumables are loaded into train cars, they can be filled up to 5000 knots. car.
Each year, the abandoned laser cartridges in Hong Kong occupy 660,000 hectares of landfills. Accumulation of these waste consumables can be piled up into a mountain and buried in the ground. It will be difficult to decompose after hundreds of years. These non-degradable waste consumables not only cause astonishing waste of resources, but also threaten people's living environment.
The second is the intensification of supplies competition. Green is the breakthrough for the reshuffle of the consumables market. Buying consumables and sending them to the printer is a common way of selling the printer on the market. This reflects the status of consumables in the hearts of merchants and reflects the intensification of supplies competition. Consumables have gone from the back to the front.
Among them, the most active is the compatible ink cartridge brand. Taking Geiger and Tianwei's products as examples, in addition to the quality and environmental protection certifications such as iso9000 and iso9001, the product will be marked with the word “recycle”. Such a mark indicates that the consumables are It is recyclable. The practice of general consumables manufacturers has played a guiding role in popularizing and promoting "green consumables". Whoever has mastered the green, who can have the future of consumables market! This is the consensus of 2005 consumables suppliers.