Consumables for office equipment: what you need to know

The product group “printer consumables” includes various components and materials necessary for the operation and maintenance of printers and copiers. These materials are used to print, copy, and maintain device performance.

Manufacturer brands of consumables for office equipment:

• Kyocera is a Japanese company specializing in the production of office equipment and supplies, including printers, multifunction devices, copiers and other office equipment. Kyocera consumables characterized by long service life and reliability. And all because the company uses high-quality components and technologies in production. Wherein Kyocera offers a wide selection of genuine supplies, including toner, drums, rollers and other components needed to service and maintain the performance of their printers and copiers.
• HP (Hewlett-Packard): one of the largest manufacturers of office equipment and consumables, including cartridges for laser and inkjet printers.
• Canon is also a major manufacturer of office equipment and supplies, providing ink, toner and other components for its devices.
• Epson specializes in inkjet printers and provides ink and cartridges for its devices.
• Brother produces laser and inkjet printers, as well as consumables including toner and cartridges.
• Xerox is known for its laser printers and copiers, as well as related consumables.
• Ricoh is also a manufacturer of office equipment, including multifunction devices and printers, as well as consumables.
• Lexmark provides cartridges and toner for its laser printers and multifunction devices.
• Samsung, which specialized in electronics and mobile devices, also produced printers and consumables, and their business division was acquired by HP.

Consumables for office equipment — what are they?

Here are some of the most common printer supplies:

• cartridges are containers that contain the ink or toner needed to create prints. They can be ink (for inkjet printers) or toner (for laser printers). Cartridges may be original (from the printer manufacturer) or compatible (from a third party).
• paper — one of the main consumables for printers. It is used to create prints. Different types of printers can use different types of paper, such as plain paper, photo paper, labels, and others.
• drums and rollers: These components inside laser printers and copiers wear out quite quickly and may require regular replacement.
• ink and toner: These are the materials used to create images on paper. Ink is used in inkjet printers, and toner is used in laser printers. They can be supplied in bottles, cartridges or cassettes.
• ribbons: Used in dot matrix printers and some types of thermal printers to print text and images.

In addition, consumables may include printer cleaning and maintenance products such as caps and print heads, cleaning wipes, special cleaning products, and others.

It is important to select and use consumables correctly to ensure reliable and high-quality operation of the printer and increase its service life.

And once again: in general, not all consumables are interchangeable, and the right choice will help you get the best results from your office equipment. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to compatibility and quality when purchasing supplies.