Must-see for quick print shops! These tips help avoid 'consumables = money wasted'

For most graphic and text quick printing stores, the price of the printer as a long-term use equipment is not high, and the real cost is the cost of consumables in the later use, "consumables = financial consumption". As a necessary machine for graphic printing stores, the later use of printers is a protracted battle that requires long-term consumption costs, and is the focus of cost control of graphic and text quick printing stores, and the large consumption in this regard undoubtedly increases the operating expenditure pressure for the owners of graphic and text quick printing stores. How to reduce printing costs, in this article, Xiaobian has collected several ways to save the cost of printing consumables, hoping to help everyone.



Do a good job in the early purchase of equipment



Whether it is electrostatic or inkjet printing equipment, the cost of toner and ink consumables accounts for a very high proportion of the overall cost of graphic printing stores. In order to save toner and ink and printing media, we must plan reasonably when purchasing printer products and reasonably choose the capacity of consumables containers according to the future business volume.



In terms of ink, it is recommended that practitioners of graphic printing shops choose machines that support large-capacity ink cartridges, rather than simply looking at the price of ink cartridges. When purchasing ink cartridges, practitioners generally pay the most attention to its price. However, the printing cost is not only reflected in the purchase cost, practitioners should pay more attention to the price cost per milliliter of ink hidden under the purchase cost, and the price per milliliter of ink refers to the cost derived from dividing the price of the ink cartridge by the capacity of the cartridge.



Generally speaking, large-capacity ink cartridges have a lower price per milliliter of ink than ordinary volumes, and the printing volume of graphic stores is very large, and the price cost per milliliter of ink is reduced, and the comprehensive cost is also reduced. Therefore, purchasing large-capacity ink cartridges can help users save more costs. And choosing large-capacity ink cartridges can also avoid frequent cartridge replacement and save time costs.



In terms of media, it is also recommended that practitioners choose machines equipped with large-capacity paper feeding boxes, which can avoid the cumbersome and time-saving of frequent paper loading.



Strengthen the maintenance of printing equipment



Printing equipment is the basis of the production and operation of graphic printing stores, and is an important part of the core competitiveness, so the daily maintenance and maintenance of printers cannot be ignored. Doing a good job in equipment maintenance and maintenance can reduce equipment failures, ensure machine stability, reduce calibration time, and achieve qualified products with fewer numbers.



On the contrary, a high failure rate will not only lead to the aggravation of consumables waste, but also increase the maintenance cost and use cost, shorten the service life of the equipment, reduce the investment value, and also increase the downtime rate and affect production. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the maintenance of printing equipment on a daily basis to keep the printing equipment in the best condition at all times.



Enable ink/powder saving mode



To reduce printing costs, ink saving is the key, most printer manufacturers provide ink-saving economical printing mode, a brand of laser printer has set up a "toner saving mode" in the driver, users can choose this mode when printing some internally read documents. In the ink saving mode, the print quality has been recognized by users and industry professionals, and the text printing accuracy has maintained a high level.



If you want to print internal communication-only data documents, you can use the ink saving mode, and the printed text will be displayed in the form of hollow text (only border lines) after the ink saving mode is enabled, which greatly saves the use of ink or toner, and some models can save 75% of ink in this mode.



Do not replace the cartridge immediately



We know that inkjet printers detect the amount of ink in the ink cartridge through induction sensors, and as long as the sensor detects that the ink volume of one of the colors is less than the value set internally by the printer, it will prompt to replace the ink cartridge. At this time, you can take out the ink cartridge and put it in immediately, and then use the cleaning button in the control panel, or you can clean it through the printer's own tool software, repeat it several times, and most of them can be used normally.



Removing the cartridge resets the printer's internal sensor to determine the installation of a new cartridge, but be careful: do not do it in the shutdown state. It is best not to remove the cartridge when it is not used up, so as not to cause unnecessary waste.



Equipped with IoT meter reading cloud box



The IoT meter reading cloud box can not only realize the real-time online viewing of equipment trial and maintenance, but also enable managers to understand the flow of documents at a glance and avoid the leakage of important documents and information of the enterprise. For many graphic and text quick printing stores, the daily waste paper consumption is extremely large, equipped with the Internet of Things cloud box, by paying first and then dispensing, effectively eliminating waste paper, and each piece of paper is used to the best of the store.



Choose a reliable supplier



A good supplier can save a lot of consumables costs for graphic printing stores. I believe that many users who buy non-original consumables have had such an experience, and the newly purchased consumables leak powder or even damage before they are used. Due to a series of reasons such as packaging level, consumables production process, logistics, etc., the loss rate of non-original consumables is generally high out of the box. In other words, some non-original consumables are damaged and cannot be used when they reach users, which also has a lot to do with the production process of compatible consumables. Many compatible consumables are not refined in the mold opening stage, resulting in large gaps between components, and the outside of the leaking toner cartridge is full of toner. Moreover, the after-sales guarantee of non-original consumables is much weaker than that of original consumables, and many users can only consider themselves unlucky when encountering such situations.



In the long run, the stability of the printed image and the protection of the print head are of the highest quality, which can minimize the cost of consumables for users in the printer. It is recommended that all practitioners in the graphic industry choose original consumables for printing to save costs and extend the service life of printing. I hope that the method of saving consumables in this article can help colleagues in the graphic and text printing industry.