March the 01^st was marked by the start of International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-01)!

Already during the first day of the Contest 12 Russian and International brands presented for testing their sets of 50 prints, made with their cartridges, analogs of Kyocera TK-3190 (the yield = 25000 pages A4).

The submission of prints by the participants of the first stage of the Contest will continue until April 10.

The organizers of the contest – Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Russian Association AQCMS expect no less than 30 Russian and International brands to take part in the Contest.

During April 14^th-15^th the first stage Nominees will be defined and declared who will then compete for the title of the Contest Winner.

Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the testing feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (e-mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru) or AQCMS (e-mail: info@aqcmsrus.ru).

Details: http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/C6.htm

Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue of the quarterly magazine, Business-Inform Review (issue #30, 2021). 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, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket. 

The Global Industry Leaders section presents interviews by Peter Knak  (IMEX EU Trading S.R.L.) “Reliability Needs to be Proven, Trust Needs to be Earned”, Volker Kappius (Delacamp AG) “NBCs: Riding the Wave of Waste Plastic”, Steve Weedon (Print-Rite Pelikan Solutions GmbH) “We Have Chosen to Position our Pelikan Brand as an Alternative to the OEM Brand”, Jan Hagemann (Integral GmbH) “We Do See a Continuous and Stable Demand for Our Company’s Products in the Foreseeable Future”, Zoltan Matyas (GM Technology) “We Focus on Building Strong Relationships in Business”, Vincent Chen  (HYB) “HYB: Our Partners Are Convinced by our Stable Quality and Innovation”, and an article by Simon E. Weiss (CROSS Imaging-Supplies GmbH) “How to Be Sure your Toner Is Really Genuine TOMOEGAWA Toner?”

In the Russian Market News section one can find articles by:  Stanislav Malinskiy, Alexey Belikov (AQCMS) “New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts”, Marina Chromova (RMS Ltd) “New Level of Quality in our Range – “GREEN АТМ” Toner – Only Japan and US!”; and a number of AQCMS press-releases: “2021 Perspectives – Quality of Printing and Environmental Control, the New in the Industry and the Russian Legislation”, “Office Printing in Russian Enterprises – Actual Issues of Equipment and Supplies Procurement for 2021-2025”.

           In the Marketing section one can find the articles by Louella Fernandes (Quocirca) “New Normal for Office Printing”,  “Quocirca Home Printing Trends, 2021”, Stuart Lacey “Industry Eyes Turn to Africa “.

In the Information Security and Environmental Safety section one can find the articles   “How to Think about Cyber-Security in the Era of COVID-19”, “How the EU Plastic Waste Ban Could Turn the U.S. into a Next-Generation Recycling Destination”, “European Parliament endorses Right to Repair”.

         In the Office Equipment and Printing Technology section one can find the articles by Ray Stasieczko “Xerox: Between the Digital and Physical Worlds”, and a number of articles dedicated to the new products on the Russian Market.

In the Printing Supplies and Aftermarket sectionpresents an article by Steve Weedon  “Too Late to Vertically Integrate”, and a short-article “We Are Also Rechargers” (RT Media).

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 09^th of December, 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)).

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow, Russia) together with the Russian association AQCMS is staging the contest for the best non-OEM cartridges – Kyocera TK-3190 analogs – and toners for their refilling. 

·        The Contest name - OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (202101);

·        Dates of staging – March 01^st– June 15^th, 2021;

·        There are 2 stages of the Contest;

·        During the first stage (March 01^st – April 10^th) the prints are evaluated done with non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built); and Nominees of the Contest are defined, the best brands of cartridges and toners, used for refilling;

·        During the second stage (April 16^th – May 31^st) the cartridges are evaluated which became the Nominees of the first stage. According to the results of the first contest the Winners of the Contest are defined; the best non-OEM cartridges - Kyocera TK-3190 analogs – and toners for their refilling;

·        The participation is paid: the price of participation in the first stage is 500 USD for International participants or 36000 rubles for Russian companies.

Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the testing feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (e-mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru) or AQCMS (e-mail: info@aqcmsrus.ru).

Details: /BI2020eng/virtex/C4.htm