AQCMS Discusses the Office Printing Industry Issues with the Largest of Russian Consumables Buyers

Moscow, July 03, 2020. – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) had organized and performed on July 03, an online-conference called “Quality Consumables: Who Manufactures Them and Where to Buy Them?” The participants of the Conference were the representatives of 146 Russian companies – the largest buyers of consumables for office printing devices. The Conference sponsors are Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow), CUHDO Ltd., and INCOTEC Ltd.

The best Russian experts presented the participants with the reports regarding:

- The dynamics and tendencies of the Russian market of consumables during 2011-2020;

- The methods of the office printing quality evaluation in Russia and abroad;

- The testing results of printing quality and environmental characteristics of cartridges presented on the Russian market during 2014-2019;

- The leading Russian and International brands and the dynamics of their shares on the Russian market;

- The environmental requirements towards office printing devices and corresponding consumables (Stockholm Convention, RoHS, REACH etc.);

- The experience of creating and running (within Russian companies) the b/w cartridge remanufacturing centers.

The Conference participants together with the leading industry experts discussed the issues related to practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing; the control of printing quality and of environmental requirements for the products procured; as well as the issues of remanufacturing and disposing of the consumables.

The considerable interest among the participants of the conference was caused by the following discussions:

- Cartridge quality testing: the discrepancy between the declared and an actual yield, low optical density of the image, grey background. Where to buy a quality cartridge, and who can really help in it?

- Forgeries on the Russian market: why their numbers are growing?

- Environmental rules violations and corresponding responsibility: the negative impact on health and environment of the cheap low-quality cartridges is proven; the commentaries of the Russian lawyers and experts regarding the responsibilities of the manufacturers, suppliers (sellers) and consumers (buyers) in accordance with Stockholm Convention and RoHS requirements.

- Remanufactured cartridges and their procurement: the issues of quality and consistency of characteristics or the possibilities of creating new jobs and preserving the environment?

- Independent consulting: where to go to get an independent (from manufacturers, suppliers and sellers) consultation or expert opinion?

According to the results of the conference a workgroup of 7 persons was created for preparation of specific suggestions on developing the unified approach:

- Towards the definition of “high quality” concept for various-branded cartridges;

- Towards the system of informational support of the Russian buyers of the office printing devices and corresponding consumables;

- Towards the system of profile training and re-training of governmental organizations and commercial establishments engaged in procurement of office printing devices and corresponding consumables.

As a head of the working group was elected the President of AQCMS, Malinskiy Stanislav (e-mail: info@aqcmsrus.ru), as a Secretary, Savinova Alina, (Business-Inform, e-mail: info@sforp.ru).

As a nice surprise for the participants of the conference, there came presents on behalf of one of the sponsors. the Information Agency “Business-Inform”, which provided the participants of the conference with a free subscription for all printed matter of the Agency for 2020-2021 (BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazines, Supplies for Printing Machines catalogs, The Best Suppliers of the Compatible Consumables catalog) and sent out to all conference participant the digital versions of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issues #26, #27).

The participants of the conference thanked the organizers and sponsors, and expressed the desire to meet once again already in September. The organizers of the conference confirmed such possibility and declared they would be planning to perform the online-conference for the end of September, and the part of the next BUSINESS-INFORM Review issue (#28, 2020) –which is to be released in the beginning of September – would be specifically focused on the issues of quality evaluation and standardization as well as on presenting quality consumables for office printing and their suppliers.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/