Moscow, January 13, 2021 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held the online-conference “2021 Perspectives – Quality of Printing and Environmental Control, the New in the Industry and the Russian Legislation”. The conference saw participation by the representatives of 122 Russian companies (buyers of office printing devices and corresponding supplies), as well as a number of the heads of the Russian and European remanufactured printing devices and quality alternative consumables supplier-companies.

During the Conference three reports were presented:

- Remanufactured Printers, Copiers, MFPs – the Suppliers’ Offers, Quality and Environmental Testing, the Specifics of Supplying and Servicing. (Malinskiy S.V., “Business-Inform” Group, Tumanov M.B., INKOTEC Ltd.)

Theses of the report:

The Global market of remanufactured printing devices in 2015-2020 – the volumes of sales, dynamics, and tendencies. COVID-19 and its influence on the market of office printing. Leaders of the European market and their products. Chinese printing/copier devices remanufacturing companies and their products. The Russian market and its features. The requirements towards the quality of printing and products sustainability. The legislative requirements for remanufactured products and their implementation in Europe and Russia. The Russian suppliers myths; and why they are still being spread. Why does the Russian customs service ignore the requirements of RoHS European directive, and when this ignorance will stop. The issues with certification. The results of comparative quality testing of new and remanufactured of printing/copying devices – the abilities of remanufacturing industry are not limitless. The issues of providing informational safety and their solutions. The plans of supplying the remanufactured equipment into Russia in 2021 and quality control, sustainability, and informational safety procedures.

- New Brands on the Global Market of Printing Devices – Manufacturers, Models, Consumables Features. (Malinskiy S.V., “Business-Inform” Group, Zakharov P.I., INKOTEC Ltd.)

Theses of the report:

New Chinese brands of printing devices – technical and functional characteristics, prices, and printing quality testing results. Avision, Elean, Deli, Lenovo, Zonewin, Xiaomi printing devices brands and their specifics. Which models we are to see on the Russian market in 2021 and under which names. The provision of consumables is no simple task. The evaluation of printing quality and sustainability of new models. The issues of servicing and certification. The requirements towards the informational safety of office printing systems within Critical Information Infrastructure facilities. The policy of “Zero Trust” and projecting of its requirements on the office printing facilities.

- High Quality Cartridges on the Russian Market – the Volumes of Supplements, Quality and Sustainability Control, Remanufacturing and Disposal. (Malinskiy S.V., Savinova A.A., “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

The alternative market in Russia – brands, suppliers, and the volumes of procurement in 2014-2020. The growth of alternative market in 2021, the growing list of brands, raising of the requirements towards the products, and organizing the entry control. The specifics of technical equipping of new and reorganized organizations and businesses. The issue of informational safety and legislative support for the alternative market. The requirements of Federal Law #187 and the key changes in Federal Laws #44 and #223 for suppliers. The expected changes in contractual system field. The procurement from the sole supplier and the rating of business reputation of a company. The new edition of the sole supplier procurement basis points. New rules of reviewing the application for defining the sole supplier for procurement. The closed list of possible requirements towards participants. The prohibition of foreign devices procurement according to Federal Law #223 and its practical implementation. The algorithm of alternative procurements and its practical implementation for 2021-2022. The overseeing bodies and their powers. High quality cartridges and confirmed quality cartridges – the main criteria and 2020 testing results. The supplying distribution of 5.4 mln cartridges among the recommended manufacturers of quality cartridges. The volumes of supplying in the first half of 2021, organizing the entry control and additional procurement. The responsibility of suppliers and consumers. The issue of sustainability control for cartridges in alternative supplying.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers, the heads of the Russian and European remanufactured printing equipment and quality alternative consumables supplier companies the provided information, recommendations and testing results, practical aspects of remanufactured equipment and quality cartridges procurement organizing and their printing quality control aspects. As a new-year surprise for all the participants of the conference there has been free subscription for BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine and its appendix “Testing and Quality”, published by Information Agency “Business-Inform”

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and speakers and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en  

Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow) has started a preparation for print of BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (issue #30, 2021). The magazine is aimed at the specialists of office printing devices, supplies and parts industry.

The main magazine sections are: Global Industry Leaders, Russian Market Leaders, AQCMS News, Marketing, Printing Outsourcing, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket.

The topic of this issue is the Quality and Ecology within the Industry of Office Printing Supplies. Advertising and Results of Real Testings.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” invites manufacturers and suppliers of quality supplies to place their product-ads in BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #30, 2021).

The print-run is 20000 copies.

The digital version of BUSINESS-INFORM Review can be found on Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site, http://sforp.ru/birevieweng/ .

The magazine will be on sale (distribution) in the beginning of March 2021. 

Regarding the issues of ads and information placement in the magazine, please contact us: E-mail – bizinform@list.ru

Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue of the quarterly magazine, Business-Inform Review (issue #29, 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 Leaders, Standardization and Certification, Marketing, Printing Outsourcing, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket, as well as in the new section, AQCMS News, dedicated to the activities of the Russian based Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS). 

In the Global Industry Leaders section presents articles by Scott Odom (Clover Imaging Group) “Customer Needs to Understand the Value of a Genuine Remanufactured Product”, Volker Kappius (Delacamp AG) “Quality Cannot Be Proclaimed But Needs to Be Proven and Earned” and “Ethos of the Genuine Remanufacturing Industry: Crossroads Ahead”, Jan Hagemann (Integral GmbH) “Focusing On Quality Is The Best Long-Run Strategy In The Market”, Zoltan Matyas (GM Technology) “COVID-19 Shows the World a “Double-Eco Challenge”. At GM We Are Ready to Take It Head On!”, and article by Ninestar Image Tech. Limited “Ninestar’s Product Launch Event Unveils More Opportunities”.

In the Russian Market Leaders section one can find a interviews:  Marina Chromova (RMS ltd) “Smart Customer Will Never Chase Dubious Benefits” and Vyacheslav Teslenko (Uniton-Service) “An Educated User Will Be Able to Reverse the Situation in Our Industry”.

In the AQCMS News section one can find a number of AQCMS press-releases: “AQCMS Discusses with the Russian Buyers the New Products of Office Printing Industry”, “Quality Cartridges on the Russian Market – the Requirements towards Products, and the Responsibility of Suppliers”, “AQCMS Discusses with the Russian Buyers the Environmental Issues of Office Printing Industry”.

The Standardization and Certification section presents articles by Ray Stasieczko “Meeting Standards Means Staying Relevant” and Tricia Judge “Static Control Continues to Set High Industry Standards”.

In the Printing Outsourcing section one can find the articles by David Gibbons “5 Steps Revealed to Seize the Cloud Print Advantage” and “MPS Channel Optimistic Despite Impact of COVID-19”.

            In the Marketing section one can find the articles by Aaron Leon (LD Products) “E-commerce and the New Normal”, Christine Dunne(Keypoint Intelligence) “Rethinking the Mix of Print Devices Post-COVID”, Louella Fernandes (Quocirca). “COVID-19: Accelerating Print Industry Transformation”, Shirley Ba (IDC) “The Future Trend of Home Office and Covid-19 Pandemic”.

In the Information Security and Environmental Safety section one can find the articles “Is Your Printer a Weak Link in the System of Data Security?” and “Chipjet Solves 3 Most Common Error Messages with HP NeverStop Printers”

            In the Office Equipment and Printing Technology sectionone can find the articles by  Graham Galliford “Toner/Laser Supplies Will Continue to Dominate the Desktop Printer Market”, Jarek Yang “Inkjet VS Laser: Inkjet is a Better Business Tool”, and detailed review of technical and functional models of printers/MFPs from Canon, Epson, and Zonewin. 

            In the Printing Supplies and Aftermarket section presents articles by Mark Dawson  “Printer Supplies Opportunities Post COVID-19”, Dhruv Mahajan “New "Make-in-India" Policy —Is this an Opportunity for Printing Consumables?”, Steve Weedon “Disrupting Imaging Supplies in Europe” as well as an article “HYB Update Toner Testing in Their Labs”.

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 21^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)).