Information from BUSINESS-INFORM, INFORMATION AGENCY19.03.2020
Russian Market of
Printing Supplies 2019 – Cheap Products Continue to Dominate
Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia) has
finalized the cycle of research of the Russian Market of the Office Printing
2019. The acquired results within the segment of supplies for monochrome laser
printing demonstrated that in 2019 the sales of new compatible cartridges and
the market of remanufactured products continued growth (as they have been doing
since 2014), and the sales of OEM cartridges stopped falling and even showed
small growth. However, this is not surprising given the fact that the number of
working office devices and the volumes of office printing in 2015-2019 were not
de facto different from the numbers of 2014. The issue is that the financing of
office printing supplies procurement continued to diminish. So the majority of
Russian companies had to provide office printing with maximum cost-cutting by
buying ever cheaper and ever less quality products. And as the low-quality
products were not able to provide the required volumes of printing, more and
more cheap consumables and refills were needed. Buy cheap, and as it is said, waste
your money.
The results:
1. The share of Russian
organizations using compatible consumables for office printing grew in
2013-2019 from 81% to 98%. At the same time the share of organizations focused
on quality printing with compatible consumables went down from 34.6% (in 2013)
to 11.6% (in 2019), and the share of organizations focused during procurement
solely on price grew from 46.0% (in 2013) to 81.1% (in 2019).
2. In conditions of
economic sanctions during 2015-2019 the growth of cheap compatible cartridges
procurement provided with new compatible cartridges (of Chinese origin) the
considerable share of the market, 22.1% (14.3 mln. units), and lack of money to
buy OEM cartridges diminished their share on the Russian market down to 12.8%
(8.3 mln. units). Considerably grew the share of remanufactured products, in
must be noted that the share of remanufactured new-built compatible cartridges
became quite noticeable and constituted 45.7% (19.2 mln. units). Also one must
note the appearance on the Russian market of quality remanufactured ÎÅÌ-cartridges of from leading European and American
manufacturers. And even if their share is not yet large on the Russian market
the very fact of their emergence shows that the Global remanufacturing industry
not only exists but is ready to demonstrate the advantages of their products
(first of all – the environmental friendliness, quality and effectiveness in
MPS solutions) on the Russian market.
3. The Growth of cheap
cartridges share on the Russian market is reflected in final numbers: in 2019
the market grew by 2.05% in units and fell by 2.1% in USD.
The detailed report on
the Russian market-2019 will be published in the ImagingWorld Magazine, Russian Edition (issue 27, 2020).
16.03.2020
Business-Inform Review Magazine (issue #26, 2020),
News from the World of Office Printing and
Supplies
Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue of
the quarterly magazine, Business-Inform Review (issue #26, 2020). The magazine
readers are the specialists of the office printing devices, supplies, and parts
industry.
More
than 30 articles have been published in the magazine’s main sections: Global
Industry Leaders, Russian Market News, Marketing, Printing Outsourcing,
Informational and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing
Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket.
In the Global Industry Leaders section one can find a number of interviews by Scott Odom (Clover Imaging Group) “Environmental Friendliness Has Always Been Our Focus”, Jan Hagemann (INTEGRAL GmbH) “Our
Products Are Fully Compliant with REACH and RoHS”, Volker Kappius (Delacamp AG) “Environmental
Consciousness of Society Is Growing”, Javier Martinez (Turbon AG) “Remanufactured
Cartridges Are of Higher Quality than NBCs”, Vincent
Chen (HK HaoYinBao Group) “HYB Supplies Premium Toner-Cartridges
and Bulk Toner”, Christine Liu (Solnce Tech.) “Quality Cartridges Have Wonderful
Perspectives”.
In the Russian Market News section one can find a number of articles by Anton
Vetluzskih and Vladimir
Balashov (RM Company) “ProfiLine Has Become the Winner in “Open
Quality Printing Contest” in its 20th Anniversary Year on the Market”, Alexey Belikov (CUHDO Ltd.) “We Expect that Chinese Manufacturers Will
Be Able to Establish Environmental Friendly Production”, Sergey Danilov (ROSCO
Company) “G&G Always Supplies Quality Cartridges Only”.
In the Marketing section one can find a
number of articles by Ray
Stasieczko “The World of Print is Falling Victim to the Atmosphere around it”, Michael Ecaruan “Emerging Trends in the Printing Industry for the Year
2020”, Louella Fernandes “Print 2025: The IT and
Office Worker Print and Digital Divide”, as well as an article “Printing
Devices 2020 – Main Tendencies”.
In the Printing Outsourcing section one can
find a number of articles: “What the Continuing Popularity of
Remanufactured Toner Cartridges Means for Your MPS Program”, “7 MPS Sales
Strategies for Vertical Markets”, “Managed Print Services – Outlook”.
In the Informational and Environmental Safety section one can find
a number of articles: by Louella Fernandes “Five Ways
the Print Industry Can Apply Circular Economy Principles”, Neil
Kell “What Will Cyber
Security Look Like in 2020?”, as well as articles “Predictions for Cyber Security in 2020”, “What You Need to Know about Global Environmental
Standards & Regulations”.
In the Office Equipment and Printing Technology section one
can find anarticle by Kathleen
Wirth “Epson Previews First Industrial Direct-to-Garment Printer”,
the review “Office Printing Trends in
the Digital Era”, as well as a range of articles dedicated to new products on
the Russian market of office printing. The technical and functional aspects of new printers/MFPs from Epson and
Konica Minolta are being reviewed in detail.
In the Printing Supplies and Aftermarket section one can find a number of articles: by Mark
Dawson “Fear,
Uncertainty and Doubt”, Lois Ritarossi “Inkjet Justification – Cost & Benefits of
Manufacturing”, as well as an
article “Aftermarket Toner Cartridge Takedowns on the Rise”.
Especially for international
specialists, several articles dedicated to the Russian and International
markets have been presented in English (see English Pages section).
The digital version of the magazine can
be found on Business-Inform agency’s web-site.
The
printed version can be ordered starting from 27st of March, at the Business-Inform distribution department (www.sforp.ru,
email: bizinform@list.ru, tel.
+7 495 988-6146, Moscow, Barabanniy Lane, 4 (building 6)), Moscow specialists
can purchase the magazine in RMS company shop (www.ramis.ru, +7
495 542-5098, Moscow, Medoviy lane, 4 (building 5)).
10.03.2020
Cartridges,
which are microchipped, must be RoHS compliant
We understand
that it is beneficial for Russian companies importing products that violate
RoHS to disseminate information that RoHS requirements do not cover cartridges.
And we understand that the statement that cartridges are not covered by RoHS
requirements primarily reflects their methods of running business in Russia.
But in the RoHS related documents there is a clear information about products
which are specifically prohibited by RoHS, responsibility for the violation of
RoHS (who will be fired) and who has to control the goods imported into the
Russian market. And these are not customs authorities only.
If you want to receive the originals of
these documents before translation into Russian, please contact, for example,
the ETIRA. We believe that Javier Martinez, President of ETIRA, will share with
you all the documents on this topic and give an explanation if they are really
interesting for you. The Ministry of Justice of Russia is unlikely to answer
similar questions to representatives of commercial organizations.
However, for all companies that are really
interested in this issue, we recommend to have a look at the information
published on the websites of leading European or American cartridge suppliers.
For example, visit the Static Control or Katun websites.
What
is RoHS?
It’s
an abbreviation that stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances and it is a
directive for the European Union that limits certain chemical substances from
appearing in electrical equipment (including both toner and inkjet cartridges
which are microchipped).
https://www.scc-inc.com/Newsroom/What-You-Need-to-Know-about-Global-Environmental-S
Do Toner and Ink Cartridges fall under
RoHS regulations?
Yes,
if it includes a chip. Since 2018, cartridges with a chip are considered as
electrical and electronic equipment, they are included under the WEEE (Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) regulations and fall under category 6
(electrical and electronic tools) of the RoHS Directive.
http://www.katun.com/eu/about-us/environment/rohs/
10.03.2020
BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Announcement
Moscow, March 10, 2020. - Dear exhibitors, partners,
visitors and friends who are interested in or somehow connected with BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Expo.
The current epidemic situation caused by the notorious coronavirus has
aroused widespread concern everywhere in China,Russiaand around the World. The BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo organizers have been
closely following the developments of the situation with the epidemics, and
actively maintaining close communications with the relevant authorities.
Our preparations for the 9th BUSINESS-INFORM 2020
International Expo at Moscow VDNH Expo Center taking place June 03-05, 2020 have been proceeding as
planned so far.
We continue our preparation for several new events
that we plan to hold within the framework of our Expo. These are: two Conferences,
namely “Global Trends in the Printing Industry – Focus
on Quality” (June 03), “MPS Solutions – Balance
between Cost and Quality” (June 04), Award
Ceremony (June 04), Special Workshop with participation of European and
Russian experts on the topic of "RoHS Requirements
for Products and Sellers on the Russian Market of Printing Supplies"
(for exhibitors and invited large Russian buyers of cartridges, invitees only).
As stated above, we have taken into consideration the
current epidemic situation and have been actively communicating with the
relevant authorities. We are developing schemes for various emergency situations
to ensure you are safe and your interests are protected. BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo will
strictly abide by the latest requirements from the governmental agencies and if
necessary adjustments are to be made, we will notify everyone as soon as
possible.
We are very grateful for your ongoing support for the BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Expo. We understand your concerns and doubts. During this time
BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo and its organizers will do their best to overcome
difficulties together with our industry colleagues. We are also confident that
the outbreak will be over soon. With its dates fast approaching we are confident
that BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo will achieve new heights together with the
exhibitors, visitors, and partners.
We understand the problems this year’s exhibitors may face. Therefore, the organizers of the Exhibition have decided that
exhibitors who paid for their booths at the 2020 Expo, but were unable to attend
due to the issues associated with coronavirus, will be given the opportunity to
participate in the 2021 Exhibition at the same booths without additional
payment.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our team.
Regarding the latest news on BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo, please follow the
announcements on our official website http://sforp.ru/en/.
BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo would like to thank all of you for your continuous
support. We trust that this sudden outbreak will end soon, and hope that you
and your families are not affected.
02.03.2020
New Environmental Laws have begun to apply in Russia!
Starting
March 1, 2020, the import of IT equipment, printing devices and consumables
(cartridges, toner, etc.) that violate RoHS requirements is NOT ALLOWED to Russia.
In 2021,
additional bans will be introduced on the supply of products that violate
REACH!
At the same time, only the results of the
examination that was performed by organizations accredited to conduct such an
examination in Russia and
the EAEU countries will be recognized on the territory of Russia.
The situation on the Russian market of printing
devices and supplies has changed. All suppliers and distributors will have to
confirm the environmental friendliness of their products in Russian expert
organizations.
The new situation on the Russian market
provides additional opportunities for companies operating in Russia to
increase their market share, and for new companies to successfully present
their products on the Russian market.
The Russian market is waiting for new
environmentally friendly products!
We invite
suppliers of printing devices and consumables to participate in the
international exhibition "BUSINESS-INFORM
2020" (Russia, Moscow, June 03-05, 2020)
Email: bizinform@list.ru
17.02.2020
OPEN QUALITY
PRINTING CONTEST continues:
Stage 3 – The
Evaluation of Remanufactured OEM Cartridge Printing Quality
February
17, 2020. - Moscow.
The 3rd Stage of the International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST has
begun. During this Stage the printing quality testing of remanufactured (refilled)
first-pass genuine cartridges HP CF283A is performed.
Contest
Organizer – Information Agency
«Business-Inform»
Contest
Co-Organizers – AQCMS and Laboratory of
Electrography.
The
evaluation will be performed in accordance with the Russian method of
standardized testing LEM 2.01.19., certified
in Russia (Registration # ÐÎÑÑ RU.
32155.04ËÝÌ0).
The Contest
is held from February 17 to April 27, 2020.
Cartridges
for the Contest are accepted until April 03 with the obligatory indication of
the company participating,
toner type used in refilling and its manufacturer.
The Winners and Nominees of the 3rd Stage of the Contest will be announced on April 27 and awarded on June 04 at the BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo (Russia, Moscow,
VDNH, pavilion #75, hall “A”).
The cost of participation in the 3rd Stage of the Contest is: 300 USD per cartridge.
According to the results of the expertise of each of LEM 2.01.19-tested remanufactured (refilled) OEM cartridges Nominees and Winners of the Third Stage will
be decided, as well as types of toners,
providing the quality refilling of OEM-cartridges.
After the end of the 3rd Stage of the Contest all participant-companies
will receive the results of testing for cartridges presented as well as
winner-results.
Should you have any questions related to
participation in the Contest, feel free to ask Information Agency
“Business-Inform”, mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru
14.02.2020
BUSINESS-INFORM Review (Issue #26,
2020)
In
Preparation for Print
The Issue Contains:
* Russian Market News –
2019 Results
· The growth of cheap low-quality
cartridges sales continues;
· The alternative market has grown
to the point of 3.8 mln. of cartridges (more than 800.000 remanufactured
cartridges supplied);
· The large buyers start evaluating
cartridge printing quality according to the LEM 2.01.19 method;
· The number of purchases via closed
tenders grows.
Russian REACH Starting
from June 01, 2021
· Russian RoHS and REACH are already
adopted;
· Russian RoHS is in force since March
01, 2018;
· Russian REACH will come into
effect on June 01, 2021;
· What is allowed to be imported and
sold?
· What is to be done with supplied
toxic cartridges?
· Who has a right for disposal of
toxic cartridges?
* Cartridge Evaluation –
The
Best Russian and International Brands
· Brands – Winners of the Prints
Contest;
· Brands – Winners of the Laser
Cartridges Contest
* AQCMS – The Competence, Consulting, and Training
Centers Have Begun Their Work
· Within the framework of AQCMS
there are following Expert Councils:
-
on evaluating the products quality;
- on the issues of environmental safety;
- on the issues of informational security;
- on development of MPS-services;
- on the issues of remanufacturing industry
(recycling);
· Within the AQCMS structure the
following centers have begun their work:
-
Competence Centre;
-
Consulting Centre;
-
Training Centre
* LEM – CF226X Cartridges Testing:
We Are Happy to Congratulate the Winners
We are glad to congratulate the winners and nominees
of the International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2nd Stage
“Evaluation of CB226X (yield=9000 À4 pages) printing quality:
Winners
- MSE, ProfiLine, HYB brands;
Nominees
- Dataproducts, freecolor,
Turbon, G&G, Retech, Solnce, UniTon,
7Q, Tonex
* BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 EXPO –
The Booking of Booths Continues
The
preparation for Office Equipment, Supplies and Parts International BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Expo (Moscow,
VDNH, June 03-05, 2020) continues.
Details here: http://sforp.ru/BI2020/floormap.htm
We Are
Calling Advertisers!
bizinform@list.ru
22.01.2020
BUSINESS-INFORM
Declared the Winners of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’
Moscow, January 22, 2020. – Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia)
declared the winning brands of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ (Stage
2: Evaluation of Cartridge
Printing Quality). The following brands are declared winners: MSE (Clover,USA), ProfilLine (RM Company, Russia),HYB (Zhuhai HaoYinBao Printing
Consumables Co., Ltd., China).
The Second Stage of the ‘Open Quality
Printing Contest’, dedicated to evaluation of the compatible cartridge printing quality was organized and
performed by the Russian Information Agency “Business-Inform” during the
period between October 20, 2019 and January 20, 2020. Accepted for
participation were both remanufactured and new-build compatible cartridges
CF226X (yield - 9000 pages). The evaluation of quality has been performed
according to the Russian method of standardized testing LEM 2.01.19,
certified in Russia (registration # ÐÎÑÑ RU. 32155.04ËÝÌ0) and recommended by AQCMS (The
Association of Quality Cartridge Manufacturers and Suppliers) for performing
comparative research on Russian territory.
34 brands took part in the Second
Stage of the Contest. Each brand presented compatible cartridge CF226X for
laser printing. Note, that besides cartridges presented to the Contest by their
manufacturers and distributors, the Contest also saw cartridges presented by
the Russian largest compatible-cartridges-buyer companies. After performing the
expertise 12 nominee-brands have been chosen (criterion – fact yield, optical
densities and minimal general amount of defects in the set of printouts made by
test cartridge). The nominees of the Second Stage were: MSE, Dataproducts,
freecolor, Turbon, G&G, Retech, Solnce, HYB, ProfiLine, UniTon, 7Q, Tonex.
The additional expertise of printouts
presented by the nominee-brands has allowed us to determine the winners of the Second
Stage of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ (criterion – the number of printouts
presented by a brand with zero defects detected). The winners have been: MSE (Clover, USA),
ProfiLine (RM Company, Russia),
HYB (Zhuhai HaoYinBao Printing Consumables Co., Ltd., China).
The organizers of the Second Stage of
the International ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ are paying attention of the participants
to the fact that it is the Russian method of testing LEM 2.01.19 has been certified
in Russia and is being basic and the only legal method for certifying both
remanufactured and/or new-build compatible laser cartridges for the quality
mark of office printing LEM.
Also the organizers of the Contest
are paying the attention of its participants to the fact that the third stage
of the Contest (dedicated to the evaluation of the quality of toner for
remanufacturing of OEM laser-cartridges) will begin on February the 1st,
2020.
Regarding the issues of participation
in the Third Stage of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ please contact the
Russian Information Agency “Business-Inform”, e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: ‘Cartridge Contest’),
tel.+7 495 9886146.
23.12.2019
On Sale!
The Best Suppliers of
Compatible Consumables Catalogue
(issue #2, 2019) went on sale!
Publisher: Information
Agency «BUSINESS-INFORM»
In this issue:
- World Leaders of Printing Industry
Companies: APEX Microelectronics, CLOVER Imaging Group, MITO Color, INTEGRAL GmbH, RETECH, HYB Toner, and other
- Best Russian Distributors
Companies: Cactus, VTT, NV Print, Ramis, RM Company, Rosco, Bulat, Tonex, and other
- Best Compatible Brands of Printing
Supplies
Brands: Cactus, G&G, MSE, Integral, Hi-Black, NV Print, Uniton, ProfiLine, Bulat, 7Q, Tonex, and other
- 700 Best Russian Resellers from 125
Russian Cities
Details: www.sforp.ru/en/ , E-mails: bizinform@list.ru
16.12.2019
The Plan for Russian Editions
about Supplies for Office Printers/MFPs
is Developed.
We invite Advertisers!
E-mail: bizinform@list.ru, info@sforp.ru
12.12.2019
Reception of the Cartridges
for Participation In the Stage 2 of the
Open Quality Printing Contest is Over!
The best World and Russian brands:
the Winning brands of the Stage 1 of the Contest:
Dataproducts, G&G, Retech,
Tonex
the Nominees of the Stage 1 of the Contest
MSE, freecolor, HYB, Uniton,
ProfiLine, 7Q,
as well as a new participant – Turbon
have already provided their cartridges for the expertise based on the
method LEM 2.01.19 in the framework of the Contest.
Which cartridges have High Quality?
Which Quality Cartridges are the Best?
We will get answers next month.
Note: Also we decided to do the expertise (based
on the method LEM 2.01.19) of the well known cheap Russian brands to
compare their quality with the quality of winning brands. For this purpose we
bought from Russian resellers some cheap cartridges of 10 brands which are the
most popular in Russia.
The results of the expertise of winning brands
will be published as soon as the Stage 2 ends.
The comparative analysis of the quality of
cartridges provided by the winning brands and cartridges of the most popular
cheap Russian brands will be demonstrated to big Russian buyers in
February-March 2020.
You say that your cartridges have High Quality, don't you?
But evidences are needed!
E-mail: bizinform@list.ru
10.12.2019
Business-Inform
Review Magazine (issue #25, 2019),
News
from the World of Office Printing and Supplies
Information Agency
“Business-Inform” web-site presents
a new issue of the quarterly magazine, Business-Inform Review (issue #25,
2019). The magazine readers are the
specialists of the office printing devices, supplies, and parts industry.
More
than 40 articles have been published in the magazine’s main sections: Russian
Market News, Marketing, Informational and Environmental Safety, Office
Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket, Expos and
Conferences.
In the Russian Market News sectionone can find a number of articles by Roman
Samoilov (Office Assistant) “The Creation of Office Assistant
Company is an Ambitious and Interesting Task, that We Are to Complete”, RM Company “ProfiLine: What’s Behind the Brand Name?”, Tatyana Brazhnikova (CUHDO
Ltd.) “UNITON ECO-Protected – a Step towards the Civilized Market”.
In the Marketing section one can find a number of articles by Christine Dunne “Are Printers Easier
to Use in 2019?”, Mark Dawson “Acceleration
of MPS and Cloud -Impacting Transactional Sales”, Natalia Zhou “The Rise of Ink Tank Printers” and Ian Elliott “The
Independent Resellers Lot”.
In the Informational and Environmental Safety section one can find a number of articles by Natalia Zhou “Americans
Reflect on Chinese Printer Security Issues”, George Simonian “Security Printing”, Lynton Burchette “Cartridge
Chips and Printer Firmware ‘The Backbone of Our Aftermarket’”, Tricia
Judge “Firmware Threat Grows More Bold and Vicious”, Bart Barcewicz “What Every Business
Should Be Doing to Protect their Data from the Printer Gateway”, as well as a summary of the articles“Print Security Breaches Happen More Often than You Think” and “Common Manufacturing IT Threats and How to
Defend Your Environment” by www.tektonikamag.com.
In the Office Equipment and Printing Technology section one
can find a number of articles by Dave Roos “7 Ways the Printing Press Changed the World”, Graham Galliford “Why Most OEMs Are Japanese?”, Greg
Hrinya “Memjet Launches DuraFlex Technology”, Tequila
Yan “Making
It Easy to Be an OEM Distributor: Pantum Releases Its Innovative Printer
Business Model”, as well as a range of articles dedicated to new products on
the Russian market of office printing. The technical and functional aspects of new printers/MFPs from Canon, Epson,
Konica Minolta, Xerox are being reviewed in detail.
In the Printing
Supplies and Aftermarket section one can
find a number of articles by Masato Emori “Japanese Remanufacturers Survive…
and Thrive”, Seth Porges “Inside The Secretive World Of Counterfeit
Printer Ink-And The Raids Used To Fight Back”, Steve Weedon “What in the World Is Going on!”, Natalia Zhou “Breaking Technology
Barriers and Breaking Monopolies—a Chip Leader’s Story”, Merritt Blakeslee “The Trump
Tariffs on Imaging Consumables”, as
well as Ray
Stasieczko “That's a Lot of Toner For a Market in
Decline”. In this section you can also find a number of notes on the news of
the Global supplies market.
In the Expos and Conferences section one can find a number of articles by Stanislav Malinskiy (Business-Inform) “The Russian
Method of Evaluating Quality of Office Printing LEM Has Been Presented on
RemaxWorld Summit 2019” and “BUSINESS-INFORM on RemaxWorld Expo 2019”, as well as articles “BUSINESS-INFORM
Declared the Winners of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’” and “BUSINESS-INFORM
Announces the Beginning of the Second Stage of the ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’”.
Especially for
international specialists, several articles dedicated to the Russian and
International markets have been presented in English (see English Pages section).
The digital version of the
magazine can be found on Business-Inform agency’s web-site.
The printed version can be
ordered starting from 20st of December, in Business-Inform distribution
department (www.sforp.ru, email: bizinform@list.ru, tel. +7 495 988-6146, Moscow, Barabanniy Lane, 4 (building 6)), Moscow
specialists can purchase the magazine in RMS company shop (www.ramis.ru, +7 495 542-5098, Moscow, Medoviy lane, 4 (building 5)).
04.12.2019
Only 5 Days Left!
Reception
of the cartridges for participation in the Open Quality Printing Contest is finishing.
The best World
and Russian brands have already provided their cartridges for the expertise
based on the method LEM 2.01.19. in the framework of the Contest.
The Winners
of the First Stage of the Contest
- Dataproducts, G&G,
Retech, Tonex – and
The
Nominees of the First Stage of the Contest
- MSE, freecolor, Uniton,
Profiline, HYB, 7Q –
are already
being tested!
Which
cartridges have High Quality?
Which
quality cartridges are the Best?
You say
that your cartridges have High Quality, don't you?
But Evidences
are needed!
You have
only 5 days to provide your cartridges for participation in the Open Quality
Printing Contest and compare their quality with quality of the best World and
Russian brands.
5000
Russian companies, the largest buyers of cartridges, will receive the results
of this Contest. Now they will know which brands of cartridges in Russia really
have High Quality.
Contest Organizer – Information Agency «BUSINESS-INFORM»
Details: http://www.sforp.ru/en/news/17.htm
Email: bizinform@list.ru
28.11.2019
Only 7
Days Left!
Reception of the AD and information for
publication in the Best Suppliers of Compatible Consumables Catalogue (issue 2,
2019) is finishing.
The best World Manufacturers and Russian
Suppliers have already provided their ADs and information for the publication
in the Catalogue.
Which companies and brands are really the Best?
Which companies sell the best brands?
You have only 7 days to provide your ADs
and information for publication in the Best Suppliers of Compatible Consumables
Catalogue (issue 2, 2019) and Offer your products to large Russian customers.
Do you want to develop your business in Russia?
Do you want to help Russian resellers in
increasing sales of your products in Russia?
Hurry up then!
You have only a week to place your AD and
information in this catalogue.
The 5000 largest Russian buyers of
consumables will receive this catalog for FREE!
All visitors and participants of the BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Expo will receive these catalogs for FREE!
Publisher
- Information Agency "BUSINESS-INFORM"
Email: bizinform@list.ru
27.11.2019
Only 10 Days Left!
Reception
of the cartridges for participation in the Open Quality Printing Contest is finishing.
Only 10 days left!
The best World
and Russian brands: MSE, Dataproducts,
G&G, freecolor, Turbon, Retech, HYB, Tonex, Uniton, Profiline, 7Q have already provided their cartridges for the expertise based on the method LEM
2.01.19. in the framework of the Contest.
Which
cartridges have True Quality?
Which
quality cartridges are the Best?
You have
only 10 days to provide your cartridges for participation in the Open Quality
Printing Contest and compare their quality with quality of the best World and
Russian brands.
You say
that your cartridges have true quality, don't you?
But evidences are needed!
Contest
Organizer – Information Agency «BUSINESS-INFORM»
Details: http://www.sforp.ru/en/news/17.htm
Email: bizinform@list.ru
22.11.2019
Quality
Printing Supplies are Profitable!
This Ñonference is intended to Russian big buyers and big resellers of
printing supplies. Its aim is to
demonstrate the World leaders of the industry of printing supplies,
dynamics of sales of quality printing supplies in Russia and the results of expertise
which was done in the framework of the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING
CONTEST.
The participants of the Conference will get
opportunity
- to discuss actual problems which there are on the modern market of printing
supplies and aftermarket.
- to get the opinions of the Russian big buyers concerning advantages and
disadvantages of the goods available on the market, about prospects for quality
printing supplies and about factors affecting these prospects.
The hot topics are:
- What does quality of printing supplies mean for buyers and sellers?
- How can we evaluate quality of printing supplies?
- Why are quality printing supplies profitable for buyers and sellers?
- Which prospects are there for quality printing supplies on the Russian
market? Who has better opportunities and why?
5-6 reports from the industry experts will
be presented. At the moment there are some reports are accepted for
presentation. They are dedicated to
- Dynamics of the Russian market of quality printing supplies and it's
prospects. Who has better chances?
- Russian methods for evaluation of quality of printing supplies and to the
results of expertise executed in 2019-2020
- Methods used by one of the leaders of the industry to provide quality
of printing supplies
- Purchases of quality printing supplies: what does hamper their growth? The
big buyers' opinions.
We invite Russian and foreign companies to take part in the BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Expo and Conference «Global Trends in the Printing Industry.
Focus on Quality» (Russia, Moscow,
03 June, 2020).
19.11.2019
G&G Brand and ROSCO Company –
New BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Exhibitors
ROSCO LLC, exclusive distributor of high quality compatible cartridges
of G&G brand (manufactured by Ninestar Image Tech Ltd., China), is a new BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Expo exhibitor.
The booking of booths
for participation in International Office Equipment, Supplies, and Parts
Exhibition, BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 (Russia, Moscow,
June 03-05, 2020) continues. The organizers of the Expo are the Information
Agency “Business-Inform”,
the Laboratory of
Electrography Ltd., the Russian Association of Quality Consumables
Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS), and RT Media (China).
Together with the Expo two International Conferences will take place:
- “Global Trends in the
Printing Industry. Focus on Quality” (June 3rd),
- “MPS Solutions. Balance between Cost and Quality” (June
4th).
The majority of Russian and
International companies, market leaders and participants of last year’s Expo,
have already confirmed their
participation in BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 and the Conferences.
The new BUSINESS-INFORM 2020
Exhibitor, ROSCO
LLC, is the exclusive distributor of high quality G&G brand compatible
cartridges (manufactured by Ninestar Image Tech Ltd., China).
The G&G compatible cartridges
are well-known on the Russian and International markets. Those cartridges have been
declared winners of voting by Russian buyers in the nomination of “Best Quality Brand” for 3
years in a row. And in October 2019, G&G brand was declared one of the Winners of International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST.
ROSCO LLC is one of the leaders of the
Russian market of office printing and supplies. Apart from distribution of high
quality compatible G&G cartridges, ROSCO LLC is an authorized distributor of
TOSHIBA printers and MFPs on Russian territory, as well as official supplier of
a wide range of EPSON equipment (business-equipment, MFP and printers,
wide-format equipment, projecting equipment, etc.).
G&G compatible cartridges will undoubtedly
attract attention of BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 visitors, and the reports done by ROSCO
specialists will be of interest for Russian and International specialists
(participants of International Conferences on 3rd and 4thof June, 2020).
Should you have any questions regarding the participation of the Expo,
fell free to contact us:
e-mail: bizinform@list.ru, info@sforp.ru
tel.: +7 495
9886146
28.10.2019
The Russian Method
of Evaluating Quality of Office Printing LEM
Has Been
Presented on RemaxWorld Summit 2019
Zhuhai, October 18, 2019. – The RemaxWorld
Summit 2019 saw the report by Kashinskaya Tatiana and Malinskiy Stanislav
“How the First Russian Standardized
Testing Method (LEM) will impact Printing Supplies Going
into the Russian Market” being presented. The report was prepared
by the specialists of the Information Agency “Business-Inform”
and Laboratory of
Electrography ltd. (Russia) and has been dedicated to the first Russian
method of office printing quality standardized testing, LEM, certified
in Russia (registration # ÐÎÑÑ RU. 32155.04ËÝÌ0) and its
possible impact on the Russian market of printing devices and corresponding
supplies.
The report
analyzes the main tendencies of the Russian market of printing supplies for
laser printing devices during 2015-2019, marks the problems related with
Russian consumers being tired of cheap low-quality cartridges present on the
Russian market. According to the research performed by Information Agency
“Business-Inform” in 2019, the Russian market offers its customers more than
150 brands of compatible laser cartridges with varied levels of quality and
sustainability. Unfortunately the price of a cartridge doesn’t always tell of
its quality. As a result, buyers striving to buy quality cartridges and having
enough money for this are faced with a choice dilemma since the majority of
Russian sellers present their brands as being quality ones and the leaders of
the Russian (or even the Global) market! 150 brands all being“the Global leaders”! Russian buyers of
2018-2019 have been having huge problems with choice of necessary products due
to the absence of necessary and independent information regarding quality. It is
especially true in regard to organizations forced to buy the cheapest products
according to Federal Laws 223 and 44.
In order
to help Russian buyers in evaluating the quality and choosing the necessary
products, there are various expert and consulting structures working in Russia. One of
them is the consulting center of Information Agency “Business-Inform” (has been
working for the last 20 years). But all the recommendations from the Russian experts
possess one serious flaw, the lack of expert-testing results based on the open
and certified in Russiamethod of evaluating of office printing quality. That is why The Russian Association of Quality Cartridge
Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and
Information Agency “Business-Inform” decided to support the works of Laboratory
of Electrography Ltd. in the field of creating and certifying the method of
standardized testing of the office printing quality, LEM.
LEM consists of five methods:
LEM 1.01.19 – Evaluation of Printouts Quality
LEM 2.01.19 – Evaluation of Printing Quality
LEM 3.01.19 – Evaluation of Cartridge for
Environmental Safety
LEM 4.01.19 – Evaluation of Cartridge in Terms
of MPS-Solutions
LEM 5.01.19 – Evaluation of Cartridge for Information
Security
The LEM system is certified in Russia (registration
# ÐÎÑÑ RU. 32155.04ËÝÌ0). The
development of LEM 1.01.19/2.01.19 methods is over, and they are already used
for testing of printouts and cartridges offered for sale into large state and
commercial organizations of Russia.
The development of LEM 3.01.19/4.01.19/5.01.19 is nearing completion.
The LEM
1.01.19 method evaluates the quality of a single printout. The printout
might be provided from anyone interested: manufacturers, suppliers, users. The compliance
of the printouts quality with the requirements set is checked in accordance
with the test objects through experimental and visual evaluation. The
experimentally checked parameters include: optical density of the image,
background, as well as adhesion. For evaluation of those parameters medium values
for OEM products’ optical density are chosen as the criteria. The printing defects
include ‘offset’ and ‘wave’ indicating the unsatisfactory quality of the print
and possible problems in the future. Such problems as ‘satellites’, ‘gaps’, ‘white
dots’, ‘printing heterogeneity’, ‘ghosting’, ‘inferior resolution’ relate only
towards unimportant defects and show only possible limitations of printing
usage (graphical objects, micro-printing, bar-codes printing, etc.).
However the quality of a printouts doesn’t give an idea
of the further cartridge printing stability. To evaluate the quality of the
whole cartridge system, it is necessary to evaluate the quality of printouts as
the yield is being output. It is towards this that the LEM 2.01.19 method is
being directed. Test-objects are being printed and studies with the periodicity
of 500 – 1000 pages with 5% coverage according to ISO/IEC 19752. As the result such
parameters are being defined as^ the printing resource, spending of toner on
1000 pages, the effectiveness of toner transfer on paper and the stability of
parameters. All the data regarding the research is being protocoled, and
according to the protocol the LEM-trained expert makes his conclusion regarding
the compliance or non-compliance with the requirements set.
Therefore, right now, on the Russian market of office printing
devices and supplies there is a legitimate Russian method of standardized testing
of office printing quality, namely LEM, which might be useful for:
- manufacturers and suppliers of consumables;
- corporate customers and large buyers;
-heads of service companies.
Now every
buyer can use the unified and absolutely legitimate method of evaluating the
printing quality. This buyer can be anyone from printer/MFP user to, for instance,
Russian distributor/reseller of remanufactured and compatible newly-built cartridges.
The report about Russian
LEM method at RemaxWorldSummit 2019
sparked a great amount of interest among specialists. The full room and a lot
of questions directed at the speakers demonstrated the actual significance of
standardized office printing testing in many countries of the World. Well, the
report showed that now Russia also possess its own certified method of testing
(LEM) that is going to help suppliers and buyers in the Russian market to obtain
the legimative certificate comfirming (or not comfirming) the quality of their
products.
23.10.2019
BUSINESS-INFORM Announces the Beginning of
the Second Stage of the
‘Open Quality Printing Contest’
Moscow, October 21, 2019. – The Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia)
announced the beginning of the Second Stage of the International ‘Open Quality Printing
Contest’ (the Second Stage: The Evaluation of Cartridge Printing Quality).
The Second Stage of the ‘Open Quality
Printing Contest’, dedicated to evaluating the quality of compatible cartridge
printing is being performed by the Russian Information Agency “Business-Inform”
during the period between October 21, 2019 and January 20, 2020. This stage is
going to be dedicated to evaluating all aspects of cartridge printing quality
taking into consideration the resource and the dynamics of the quality of printouts
made by this cartridge (from the first to the last). The expertise will be
performed according to the Russian Method of Standardized Testing, LEM 2.01.19,
certified in Russia(registration # ÐÎÑÑRU. 32155.04ËÝÌ0). The
object of the study during the Second Stage is set to be HP CF226X cartridge (yield
– 9000 À4 pages).
The winners and nominees of the
First Stage are invited to take part as well as any other brands (on pay
terms). All wishing to participate in the Second Stage of the Contest must
inform the organizer before November 15 and present test-sample of the
cartridge HP CF226X (yield – 9000 À4 pages) until November 30, 2019.
The summarizing of the results and announcement
of winners will take place on 25-28 of January 2020, and during January 29-31
all the participants will receive protocol with the expertize results for their
cartridges, as well as protocols for winner-cartridges.
The organizers of the Second Stage
of the International ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ are paying attention of
the participants to the fact that it is the Russian method of testing LEM
2.01.19 has been certified in Russia and is being basic and the only legal
method for certifying both remanufactured and/or new-build compatible laser
cartridges for the quality mark of operational office printing LEM.
Regarding the issues of
participation in the Second Stage of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ please
contact the Russian Information Agency “Business-Inform”, e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: ‘Cartridge Contest’), tel.+7 495 9886146.
22.10.2019
BUSINESS-INFORM
Declared the Winners of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’
Zhuhai, October 18, 2019. – Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia)
declared the winning brands of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ (Stage 1: Evaluation
of Prints Quality). The following brands are declared winners: Dataproducts (Clover,USA), G&G (NineStar, China), Retech (Retech Tech., China), Tonex (Tonex, Russia).
The First Stage of the ‘Open Quality
Printing Contest’, dedicated to evaluation of the quality of printouts done with
the use of compatible cartridges was organized and performed by the Russian
Information Agency “Business-Inform” during the period
between July 01 and September 30, 2019. Accepted for participation were printouts
made using both remanufactured and/or new-build compatible cartridges. The
evaluation of quality has been performed according to the Russian method of
standardized testing LEM 1.01.19, certified
in Russia (registration # ÐÎÑÑ RU. 32155.04ËÝÌ0) and recommended by AQCMS (The
Association of Quality Cartridge Manufacturers and Suppliers) for performing
comparative research on Russian territory.
37 brands took part in the First
Stage of the Contest. Each brand presented printouts for testing which were done
using 10 cartridges for laser printing considered to be the most popular in Russia (3 printouts
for each cartridge, 30 printouts total for each brand). After performing the expertise
16 nominee-brands have been chosen (criterion – minimal general amount of
defects in the set of printouts presented). The nominees of the First Stage
were: MSE, Dataproducts, freecolor, Static Control, Kodak, Integral, G&G,
Retech, Solnce, HYB, Cactus, Profiline, UniTon, Hi-Black, 7Q, Tonex.
The additional expertise of printouts
presented by the nominee-brands has allowed us to determine the winners of the
First Stage of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ (criterion – the number of printouts
presented by a brand with zero defects detected). The winners have been: Dataproducts
(Clover, USA),
G&G (NineStar, China),
Retech (Retech Tech., China),
Tonex (Tonex, Russia).
On October 18, 2019, during RemaxWorld
Summit 2019 (China,
Zhuhai) there took place a ceremony of awarding winners and nominees of the ‘Open
Quality Printing Contest’. The nominees were awarded with Diplomas, and winners
with Winner-Prizes and Diplomas.
Right after the ceremony of awarding
the First Stage winners and nominees the Organizer of the Contest, the Russian
Information Agency “Business-Inform” announced the beginning of the Second
Stage of the Contest. This stage is going to be dedicated to evaluating all
aspects of cartridge printing quality taking into consideration the resource
and the dynamics of the quality of printouts made by this cartridge (from the
first to the last). The expertise will be performed according to the Russian
method of standardized testing, LEM 2.01.19,
certified in Russia (registration # ÐÎÑÑ RU. 32155.04ËÝÌ0). The object of the study during the Second Stage is set to be HP CF226X
cartridge. The winners and nominees of the First Stage are invited to take part
as well as any other brands (on pay terms).
The organizers of the Second Stage of
the International ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ are paying attention of the participants
to the fact that it is the Russian method of testing LEM 2.01.19 has been certified
in Russia and is being basic and the only legal method for certifying both remanufactured
and/or new-build compatible laser cartridges for the quality mark of office
printing LEM.
Regarding the issues of participation
in the Second Stage of ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ please contact the
Russian Information Agency “Business-Inform”, e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: ‘Cartridge Contest’),
tel.+7 495 9886146.
08.10.2019
AQCMS Will
Participate
in the
International ‘RemaxWorld Expo 2019’
Moscow, October 07, 2019 – The Russian Association of Quality
Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) will take
part in the International ‘RemaxWorld Expo
2019’ (Zhuhai, October 17-19, 2019) and RemaxWorld
Summit 2019.
The heads of the Expert Councils of
the Association:
- Kashinskaya Tatiana (the Expert Council on
the Issues of Evaluating Products Quality);
- Kuzin Sergei (the Expert Council on the
Issues of Remanufacturing (Recycling) Industry);
- Danilogorskaya Yulia (the Expert Council on the Issues of
Environmental Safety);
- Malinskiy Stanislav (the Expert Council on the Issues of
Informational Safety)
will be present at the Expo (booth
#6662), as well as at the Conference on October 18 (the report by Kashinskaya Tatiana
and Malinskiy Stanislav ‘How the First Russian Standardized Test Method (LEM) will
Impact Printing Supplies Going into the Russian Market’).
If you want to organize
the meeting with the representatives of AQCMS, notify us via e-mail: bizinform@list.ru, and we will coordinate
the time and place of the meeting.
03.10.2019
Printing Supplies Catalogue (issue #42,
2019) Has Been Released
The Catalogue
was prepared by Information Agency “Business-Inform” and is dedicated to the wide range
of computer and office equipment users.
The Catalogue
contains information on supplies for inkjet, laser, LED, matrix, sublimation
printers, copiers, engineering systems, duplicators, faxes and MFPs
manufactured by the leading Global companies (Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Oki, Panasonic, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox etc.). It shows detailed information regarding application,
resource, approximate pricing, product codes, and compatibility of the supplies
listed.
Besides
OEM materials the Catalogue represents compatible supplies, sales leaders on
the Russian market (ASC, AT.M, Fuji,
GoldenGreen, Handan,
Hi-Black, Imex, Ink-Mate, Integral, Jadi, Mitsubishi/MKI, Profiline, TTI,
UniJet, UniTon).
The
Catalog’s volume is 382 pages. You can purchase ‘Printing Supplies’ Catalogue (issue
#42, 2019) at the distribution department of Information Agency “Business-Inform”,
e-mail: bizinform@list.ru.
To
learn more about the products offered by Information Agency “Business-Inform”
on the Russian market (catalogs, magazines, databases) you can check out ‘our products’ section on the Agency’s web-site.
02.10.2019
The Russian Information Agency «Business-Inform»
invites visitors and exhibitors of RemaxWorld Expo 2019 (Zhuhai, October 17-19)
to visit the Agency’s booth #6662.
Here you
can meet with experts of the Agency and Russian Association AQCMS (Association of Quality Consumables
Manufacturers and Suppliers) and learn the
latest news from the Russian market.
Here you
can book the booth for participation in the Russian international
BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo (Moscow,
June 03-05).
Here you
can book an advertising publications in the Imaging World magazine (Russian
Edition), as well as in the catalogs "The Best Suppliers of Compatible
Consumables" and "Supplies for Printing Machines".
You can
coordinate the specific time and topic of the meeting at Email: bizinform@list.ru
Yulia
Danilogorskaya, managing director
23.09.2019
16 Nominees for
International ‘Open Quality Printing Contest’ Have Been Chosen
Moscow, September 23, 2019. – The 1st Stage of the International “Open Quality Printing Contest” is over. During this
Stage the quality of imprints (made with the use of compatible laser
cartridges) has been evaluated. The evaluation of imprints quality was
performed using standardized testing method, LEM 1.01.19, developed by the Laboratory of Electrography.
The Organizer of the Contest is the Information
Agency “Business-Inform”.
The Co-Organizer of the Contest is AQCMS (The Russian Association
of Quality Cartridge Manufacturers and Suppliers).
The Contest accepted the imprints made with the
use of remanufactured or new compatible cartridges of Russian and International
brands.
The Contest has seen Russian and International companies
taking place in it, the companies presented their imprints made by cartridges
of 37 brands. According to the results of testing 16 best brands were chosen.
The imprints, presented by those brands, showed high quality, allowing the
organizers to declare all 16 brands the NOMINEES of the 1st Stage of
“Open Quality Printing Contest”. The list of nominee-brands is published below.
The detailed analysis of nominee-brand’s imprints
allowed choosing the Winners of the 1st Stage of “Open Quality Printing
Contest”. The winner-brands will be revealed on 18th October 2019 at
04:00 pm in Zhuhai (China)
during RemaxWorld
Summit 2019. There the nominees and winners will also be awarded there
with diplomas and presents. Within the framework of this event the information regarding
will be revealed regarding the beginning and conditions of the 2ndStage of “Open Quality Printing Contest” during which it is planned to evaluate
the quality of compatible cartridges printimg according to the Russian Standardized
method LEM 2.01.19.
We invite all visitors and participants of RemaxWorld Expo
2019, as well as representatives of nominated brands of the 1stStage of International “Open Quality Printing Contest” to listen to the report
by Kashinaskaya T.V. (The Laboratory of Electrography) and Malinskiy S.V. (Information
Agency “Business-Inform”) entitled “How the First Russian Standardized Testing Method
(LEM) Will Impact Printing Supplies Going into the Russian Market” (October 18,
2019, 04:00 p.m., Zhuhai, RemaxWorld
Summit 2019). It is at this very occasion that you will learn the names
of the winner-brands and would be able to congratulate winners and nominees of
th 1st Stage of “Open Quality Printing Contest”.
Contacts: E-mail: bizinform@list.ru, info@sforp.ru
Yulia Danilogorskaya, Managing
Director
Nominees of
the International “Open Quality Printing Contest” (Stage 1)
- MSE
- Dataproducts
- freecolor
- KODAK
- Integral
- Static Control
- G&G
- Retech
- Solnce
- HYB Toner
- Cactus
- Hi-Black
- Uniton Premium
- Profiline
- 7Q
- TONEX
20.09.2019
Information
Agency “Business-Inform”
Starts
Preparation for Publishing of
“The
Best Suppliers of Compatible Consumables”
(Issue 2,
2019) Catalog
The Catalog contains information regarding the leading office inkjet and laser (printer, copiers, and MFPs)
compatible consumables supplier-companies.
It has the detailed contact info and the brands of
supplied products.
The Catalog consists of two parts:
- World Leaders of
Printing Industry
- Russian
Company-Resellers (1000 companies from 130 cities of Russia)
In the
part "World Leaders of Printing Industry" we're planning to place ADS
or ADS accompanied by INFO (A5 Color + A5 bw) about the Companies - World
Leaders.
The Catalog will published with a
print run of 10.000 copies; the major part of the print-run (5000
copies) will be distributed between the profile specialists of Russian state
and large commercial organizations.
We invite companies active in the field
of office equipment and supplies to place their advertising regarding their
business and products in “The Best Suppliers of Compatible Consumables” (Issue 2,
2019) Catalog.
Contact: bizinform@list.ru, info@sforp.ru
http://www.sforp.ru/en/
Danilogorskaya Yulia,
managing director
10.09.2019
REPORT
The First Russian
Standardized Test Method (LEM) will Impact Printing Supplies Going into the
Russian Market
At the RemaxWorld
Summit 2019
(Zhuhai – China,
October 18, 2019)
In the
report:
- Russian
market trends in 2018-2019
- LEM - the
first Russian print quality assessment methodology
- The best
brands in the Russian market
- Changes
in the Russian market in 2020-2021
Speakers:
Kashinskaya
Tatiana, Laboratory of
Electrography Ltd. , General Director
Malinskiy
Stanislav, Business-Inform, General
Director
We invite
you!
If you want
to discuss questions about the Russian market or LEM-method,
write to
the Email: bizinform@list.ru
We invite
you to a meeting at the BUSINESS-INFORM booth (booth 6662).
13.08.2019
The International Expo
of office equipment and supplies "Business-Inform 2020" will
be held on 03-05 June 2020
in Russia,Moscow (VDNH,
pav.75, hall A).
The
Expo Organizer is Information Agency «Business-Inform» (Russia, Moscow).
The Expo Co-Organizers are RT Media (China),CUHDO Ltd.(Russia), Laboratory of
Electrography Ltd.(Russia)
and AQCMS (The Association of Quality
Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers, Russia) .
In
the framework of the Business-Inform 2020 Expo two International Conferences
will be held: Global Trends in the Printing Industry. Focus on Quality (03
June, 2020) and MPS Decisions: Balance between Cost and Quality (04 June, 2020)
.
12.08.2019
Information Agency «Business-Inform» has
stopped acceptance of the test printing samples made by modern cartridges for
the first stage of the International "Open Quality Print Contest".
37 Russian and Foreign brands provided their printing samples for
evaluation. By August-September the specialists of Laboratory of Electrography Ltd. will finish their quality
evaluation using Russian Standardized Test Method LEM 1.01.19. The Winners in the nomination for "The
highest quality printing sample" will be announced in the end of
September.
The
Winners and Nominees of the first contest stage will be invited to participate
in the second one where cartridges' quality evaluation will be done in
accordance with the Russian Standardized Test Method LEM 2.01.19.
The
Winners and Nominees of the first contest stage will be awarded at the RemaxWorld 2019
Expo in the framework of the workshop: How the First Russian Standardized Test Method (LEM) will Impact
Printing Supplies in the Russian Market. (Zhuhai, 18 October, 16
pm).
09.08.2019
Supplies for Printing Machines
Catalogue
(Issue 42, 2019)
Is in Preparation for
Printing
In the Issue:
- Genuine Supplies for
Printers/Copiers/MFPs (for all OEMs!)
- Compatible Cartridges for
Printers/Copiers/MFPs
- Color and Black Toners
- Drums
- Chips
Circulation: 40000 print copies
Special Offer!
Only in August 2019, 30% discounts on advertising
in the Issue.
For
more information, please, contact:
Yulia Danilogorskaya, email: bizinform@list.ru
05.08.2019
Business-Inform
Review Magazine (issue #24, 2019),
News from the World
of Office Printing and Supplies
Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site presents a new issue of
the quarterly magazine, BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #24, 2019). The magazine readers are the
specialists of the office printing devices, supplies, and parts industry.
More than 40 articles have been published in the magazine’s main
sections: Russian Market News, Marketing, Patents and Intellectual Property,
Print Outsourcing, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies
and Aftermarket, Expos and Conferences, as well as in new section, namely
Informational and Environmental Safety.
In
the Russian Market News section one can find a number of
articles by Kashinskaya Tatiana (Laboratory of Electrography Ltd.) “LEM – the First
Russian Standardized Test Method to Evaluate the Quality of Qffice Printing”,RM Company (Russia) “We Put All Efforts to Keep High Quality Despite Tough
Competition”, Alexey Belikov (CUHDO Ltd.). “To Develop the Russian Production of Cartridges Is
Economically Absolutely Unreasonable“.
In
the Marketing section
one can find an article about the results of research of office printer world
market performed by IDC.
In
the Patents and Intellectual Property section
one can find an article by Steve Weedon about the long history of
Chinese innovation leadership.
The section Print Outsourcing contains the articles “Five Trends in Office
Printing“ (www.asolvi.com) and “Key Forecasts for the MPS Industry“ (www.itdocumentsolutions.com).
The
section Informational and Environmental Safety contains the article by Geraldine Strawbridge “Four Major Trends in Cybersecurity”;
the article by Martinez
Athena “The Five most likely
Cybersecurity Trends in 2019”;
the article by Rob
Sobers “60 Cybersecurity Digits Needed Know in 2019”; the article by Amyra Sheldon “Top Five Trends of Artificial Intelligence”; as
well as a summary of the article “Environmentally Unfriendly: Dirty Little Secrets behind Clones”
from www.action-intell.com.
In
the section Office Equipment and Printing Technology one can find a number of articles
dedicated to the new products on the Russian market of office printing. The
technical and functional aspects of new printers/MFPs from Brother, Canon,
Epson, Konica Minolta are being reviewed in detail.
In the Printing Supplies section there are articles presented
by the famous industry experts: Graham J. Galliford “Examining
the Quality of Toners”; Ian Elliott “Right or Wrong, Questioning Chinese Product
Quality Is Likely To Continue”, Volker Kappius “Limited Life for Newbuilt
Cartridges”; Vincent van Dijk “Association
Grows its Influence Through Green Initiatives in Europe”; the interview
with Vincent Chen (HYB
Toner) and Ding Li (Apex Microelectronics
Co., Ltd.) “Dealing with China: two
leaders respond”; as well as a number of news-articles on the Global
consumables market.
In
the “Expos and Conferences” sections you can find two articles:
“BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International Exhibition – Main Results”, and
“BUSINESS-INFORM 2019: Modern Approach towards the Procurement of Printing
Products and Services”.
Especially
for international specialists, several articles dedicated to the Russian and
International markets have been presented in English (see English Pages section).
The digital version of the magazine can be found on Business-Inform
agency’s web-site.
The
printed version can be ordered starting from 26st of August, in Business-Inform
distribution department (www.sforp.ru, email: bizinform@list.ru, tel. +7 495 988-6146, Moscow,
Barabanniy Lane, 4 (building 6)), Moscow specialists can purchase the magazine
in RMS company shop (www.ramis.ru, +7 495 542-5098, Moscow, Medoviy lane, 4
(building 5)).
ALL VISITORS OF BUSINESS-INFORM
Report at the RemaxWorld 2019 Expo (Zhuhai, 18 Oktober, 4 p.m.) WILL GET THIS ISSUE FOR FREE.
Title of the Report “How the First Russian Standardized Test Method (LEM) will
Impact Printing Supplies in the Russian Market” (speakers: Kashinskaya
Tatiana, Malinskiy Stanislav).
WELCOME!
23.07.2019
Quality Print Evaluating of Compatible Cartridges
Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with AQCMS and Laboratory of Electrography ltd. are making a research of the most popular Russian and International brands of compatible cartridges for laser printing. The research is performed by the agency within the framework of the public contract on studying the Russian market of office printing.
The aim of the research is to identify the most quality brands of compatible cartridges for office printing (new and remanufactured) satisfying the environmental requirements (plastic toxicity, toner carcinogenicity, disposal measures etc.).
The research is performed in two stages. During the first stage (01 July – 30 September) we perform the quality evaluation of prints provided by participant brands to Information Agency “Business-Inform”. The winner-brands from the first stage are invited to participate in the second stage, during which we perform the evaluation of cartridges and quality of their printing. The evaluation of prints quality and quality of printing is performed according to the LEM method developed at Laboratory of Electrography ltd., and presented at BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International Expo (Moscow, May 15-17, 2019), certified in Russia, and recommended by AQCMS for comparative research on Russian territory.
Already the best American, European, Chinese, and Russian brands declared their participation. The period for handing in applications and contract signing for quality evaluation will be over after 31 of July.
The results will be partially published in BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #25, 2019) and in digital issue of E-News Digest.
The full results of research will be provided to customer organization who ordered the research + to 5000 Russian businesses, largest cartridge buyers.
Details: bizinform@list.ru
24.06.2019
The Research and Advice on Choosing the Best
Cartridges for Managed Print Services
The
Information Agency “Business-Inform” has won the bid and signed the state
contract to provide the research and advice on choosing the best cartridges for
Managed Print Services.
Within
the framework of this process the Agency performs the comparison of prices,
print quality, yield, quality consistency for 20 most popular high-yield
cartridges (HP CF226X, HP CF281X and others).
The
research will be performed between 01st and 30th of July 2019.
The
evaluation of quality will be performed based on the Russian method of
evaluating print quality (LEM).
The research co-performers are the Russian Association of Quality Consumables
Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Laboratory of Electrography.
The results of the research will be partly
published in BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue 25, 2019), in digital issue
of E-News Digest.
The full results of the research will be
provided to the organization who ordered the research + to 5000 Russian
enterprises, largest cartridge buyers.
24.06.2019
The Research of the Quality for the Most Popular
Compatible Toner Cartridges
The
Information Agency “Business-Inform” has won the bid and signed the state
contract to provide the research of the quality for the most popular compatible
toner cartridges on the Russian market.
The
research will be performed between 01st and 30th of July
2019.
The
evaluation of quality will be performed based on the Russian method of
evaluating print quality (LEM).
The research co-performers are the Russian Association of Quality Consumables
Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Laboratory of Electrography.
The results of the research will be partly
published in BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue 25, 2019), in digital issue
of E-News Digest.
The full results of the research will be
provided to the organization who ordered the research + to 5000 Russian
enterprises, largest cartridge buyers.
17.06.2019
ImagingWorld
Magazine
(Russian
Edition, Issue #24, 2019)
is In
Preparation for Printing
In the Issue:
* Cartridge Testing – the Best Russian Brands
* AQCMS News: Three New Expert Councils Start Working. The Russian Association of Quality
Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) announces the beginning of its
new three Expert Councils’ activity:
- The Expert Council on Evaluating the Product Quality
- The Expert Council on Informational and Environmental Safety
- The Expert Council on MPS Development Issues
* LEM – Testing for Quality. LEM - First Russian Methodic of Print
Quality Evaluation Is Approved and Recommended for Practical Use on Russian Territory. The Expert Council on
Evaluating the Product Quality Approved the methodic of print quality
evaluation developed by the specialists of Laboratory of Electrography and
recommended the aforementioned methodic for use on territory of Russian
Federation.
* BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 EXPO – Report
Special Offer for Advertisers!
Discounts on advertising in the Issue
For more information, please, contact:
bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru
09.06.2019
Industry Experts – Winners of “Focus on Quality!”
On 16th of
May 2019, within the framework of BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International
Expo (Russia, Moscow, VDNH, May 15-17, 2019) the Award Ceremony for Russian and
International companies in “Focus on Quality!” category took place.
The Winners in “Focus on Quality!” category are:
Volker Kappius (Delacamp, Ãåðìàíèÿ)
Peter Knak (IMEX EU Trading)
Tania Hagemann (Integral, Ãåðìàíèÿ)
Scott Odom (Clover Imaging Group (CIG)
EMEA)
Details: http://www.sforp.ru/en/
09.06.2019
Russian Companies – Winners of “Focus on Quality!”
On 16th of
May 2019, within the framework of BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International
Expo (Russia, Moscow, VDNH, May 15-17, 2019) the Award Ceremony for Russian and
International companies in “Focus on Quality!” category took place.
The Winners in “Focus on Quality!” category are:
DaLZ
RMS
RM
Company
PRINTSMART
BULAT
Details: http://www.sforp.ru/en/
09.06.2019
Russian Brands G&G, 7Q, UNITON Premium - Winners in “Best Quality Brand in Russia”
On 16th of
May 2019, within the framework of BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International
Expo (Russia, Moscow, VDNH, May 15-17, 2019) the Award Ceremony for Russian
companies and their winner-brands took place. The winners were chosen according
to the voting results of Russian specialists in “Best Quality Brand in Russia” category.
More than 1900 Russian
seller-specialists and more than 600 laser printer/MFP cartridges’ buyer
specialists took part in the vote. According to the results the winners in the
category “Best
Quality Brand in Russia” are:
G&G (ROSCO
Company)
7Q (BULAT Company)
UNITON Premium (UNITON Service)
Details: http://www.sforp.ru/en/
09.06.2019
Russian Brands 7Q, CACTUS, ProfiLine - Winners in “Best Price-Quality Ratio Brand”
On 16th of
May 2019, within the framework of BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International
Expo (Russia, Moscow, VDNH, May 15-17, 2019) the Award Ceremony for Russian
companies and their winner-brands took place. The winners were chosen according
to the voting results of Russian specialists in “Best Price-Quality Ratio Brand” category.
More than 1900 Russian
seller-specialists and more than 600 laser printer/MFP cartridges’ buyer
specialists took part in the vote. According to the results the winners in the
category “Best
Price-Quality Ratio Brand” are:
7Q (BULAT Company)
CACTUS (CACTUS Russia)
ProfiLine (RM Company)
Details: http://www.sforp.ru/en/
09.06.2019
Russian Brands CACTUS, NV PRINT, Hi-BLACK - Winners in “Most Popular Brand in
Russia” Category
On 16th of
May 2019, within the framework of BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International
Expo (Russia, Moscow, VDNH, May 15-17, 2019) the Award Ceremony for Russian
companies and their winner-brands took place. The winners were chosen according
to the voting results of Russian specialists in “Most Popular Brand in Russia” category.
More than 1900 Russian
seller-specialists and more than 600 laser printer/MFP cartridges’ buyer
specialists took part in the vote. According to the results the winners in the
category “Most Popular Brand in Russia” are:
CACTUS (CACTUS Russia)
NV PRINT (NV PRINT)
Hi-Black (VTT)
Details: http://www.sforp.ru/en/