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Inkcarts.com has recently added SoyPrint brand Soy Toner Cartridges to it’s line up of earth friendly products.

These soy toner cartridges save 2 liters of old for every pound of soy toner manufactured. Instead of using petroleum based oil in the toner, a soy oil is used, which is a fully renewable material. The soybean oil is extracted from the bean, and 90% of the soybeans are then fed to livestock, AFTER extracting the oil.

Using soybeans to create these toner cartridges for soy printing has no adverse affect on the human food supply, as soybeans are a non staple crop.

Each of these soy based toner cartridges is made right here in the USA, and are fully GSA and TAA compliant. They come with our Iron Clad 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

Take a look at some of these customer testimonials.. . .

• “As an environmental action group, we are so glad to be reducing our dependence on oil-based
  products and switching to renewable resources. SoyPrint cartridges are an excellent example of
  how easy and effective change can be.”
  Kevin Macey
  Natural Resource Defense Council
  Santa Monica, CA

• “I have printed using authentic HP cartridge and using your SoyPrint cartridge and had 20
  people look at the printouts for comparison. Six stated the soy was a cleaner print job and 14
  could not tell the difference. I printed and immediately swiped the printouts with a damp cloth -
  HP smeared and Soy did not. I printed, waited 2 minutes and dripped water on both printouts -
  HP smudged and Soy did not. I have given this info to the president and our 3 VPs with my
  recommendation to purchase these from now on. “
  Ronnie Bryant
  Director of Information Technology
  Brunswick Community College

• “We have been using SoyPrint at our San Francisco office, for nearly a year now… and it is
  great! The toners are equally comparable, in their production, to the name brand oil-based
  toners. Plus, they are helping us spearhead our process to turn our office as “green” as possible!
  The whole SoyPrint team is phenomenal and working with them has been a complete
  pleasure.”
  Liz Fraticelli
  Holland & Knight Law
  San Francisco, California

• “UCSD tested SoyPrint cartridges and found them to meet specifications for quality and yield.
  We strongly encourage all departments on our campus to consider Soyprint as a partner in the
  greening of UCSD.”
  Bob Wintringer
  Material Support Services
  University of California
  San Diego, California

These soy toner cartridges make a great alternative to our genuine toner cartridges.

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A MICR toner cartridge is what is used for the task of printing checks in a manner that deters fraud. How so? The toner, or ink, that the cartridge holds is specially formulated with a magnetic iron oxide. Characters that are printed with this type of ink emit a magnetic signal that is unique. These signals will then be read by a machine that reads, sorts, or both checks or other documents that have characters that have been printed with this kind of ink for security.

MICR is an acronym that stands for the words magnetic ink character recognition. The printing that is done with this kind of ink is an answer to a need for the ensuring of speed in processing, security, and accuracy. The banking industry has a special need for this kind of measure, but has been, and continues to be, used by the airlines, the events ticketing business, and the insurance industry for the purposes of printing receipts.

If the documents and checks are to be read in the correct manner precision in printing is required. Including the exact formulation of the toner in order for the right signal strength to be produced. Other standards that are a consideration are the size of the fonts, the type of font, and where the characters are placed on the page. It must be done in a precise manner in order not to have the document or check rejected by the reading machine. What standards are followed depend on the guidelines set down by the countries the transactions are occurring in.

Placement and size of the individual characters are also important to the speed in which the documents will be processed. If the numbers or other characters that are printed are the wrong size or have been printed in a way that is a little off then the document may be rejected. The reason for this is that the reader could not interpret what was printed in the correct manner. Processing then would be delayed and questions that would arise.

The sheer volume of checks that go through banks yearly is another reason that speed in processing is needed. If a method had not been found for increasing the number of checks that are processed in an hour then it would be almost an impossibility for an individual to have his/her funds available to them in a timely manner. Thus out of the banking industry’s desperate need to automate check processing in order not to drown in them a new technology is created.

Individual account security is enhanced through the printing of MICR characters at the bottom of a check. It is an aid in the stopping of fraudulent checks from being cleared. Number and/or symbols that are printed at the bottom of a check without magnetic properties cannot be read by machine and thus would be rejected.

Certain Troy MICR toners are specially formulated to prevent the chemical alteration of documents as well. If it is attempted then a stain of red, or other colored, ink is spread across the page rendering the document all but useless for what was intended

The invention of MICR toner was an answer for a need of speed, security, and accuracy in the check processing industry as well as in other document processing. The magnetic charge present in the toner is what allows it to be read by a machine specifically designed to accomplish the task. Thus the automation that was desperately needed was introduced to many industries including that of check processing.

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MICR Toner offers people and small business owners several advantages when printing your own checks. Efficiency, Greater Security and Flexibility are just some of the advantages of printing your own checks. Having said that, it’s essential to make sure you are using magnetic toner, generally called MICR toner to guarantee your checks will clear your banking institutions with no troubles. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition is a system in which a toner comprised of iron oxide is fused onto your check also known as the MICR line. This line is made up of your bank routing number, account number and check number. Your bank has the ability to promptly and accurately process your checks due to the magnetic nature of the toner.

What Is In A MICR Toner?

A MICR Toner Cartridge is filled with a specialized toner that includes small particles of iron oxide. This iron oxide, when printed on your check stock enables your checks to be energized and scanned by a check reader.

Exactly how Does MICR Toner operate in Check Processing?

Upon acquiring your check, your financial institution scans your checks via their check clearing procedure. This usually consists of placing the check into a check scanner or reader. This particular reader first “charges” the check with a magnetic pulse, and the scanning device scans the signal back. This procedure is recognized as Magnetic Ink Character Recognition or MICR for short. In the event that the bank scanning device rejects your check, the bank teller must enter this check by hand or perhaps they may possibly reject the check. As you well know, banks take pleasure in charging you fees for each little thing, and manual check processing undoubtedly fits the bill.

How is a Micr Toner Different than Laser Toner?

Resist the urge to print your checks with a ordinary toner cartridge. MICR Toner cartridges incorporate iron oxide, that normal toner cartridges do not have. Checks that do not read are typically refused or manually processed and bank service charges of up to 3.00 are applied for every single check.

What Are The Other Benefits of Printing With MICR

By simply using MICR to create your own checks, you can save on buying pre-printed checks. You can print checks exactly where you are and you never have to be concerned about wasted checks if you change accounts. Your blank check inventory provides you versatility to add, modify or delete bank accounts without having to worry about wasting or keeping track of old, pre-printed checks, a huge security concern. You can also save money by keeping only one supply of checks on hand for all your checking needs, saving on inventory. You can certainly incorporate a company logo or perhaps a signature in your printing.

It is crucial to make sure you are utilizing quality micr toner during printing because if you don’t the banks could reject your checks, leading to processing fees to stack up. If a machine is unable to read your check, you may be charged a fee for each rejected check. However, you do not have to use original equipment manufacturer toner, you can use remanufactured or other toner, just make certain it is MICR ready and you get it from a reliable source.

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Here’s a little video we created in honor of Earth Day 2010

You can do your part. Buy remanufactured toner cartridges

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The HP LaserJet P1006 is specifically designed for high volume business printing.  If your business is going to be printing a lot of documents this may just be the printer for you. 
The HP P1006 Laser Printer connects to your computer through a high speed USB 2.0 connection for fast, easy, reliable connectivity.

This HP LaserJet printer prints black and white text and images in resolutions up to 600 x 600 dpi at speeds of up to seventeen pages per minute. While this isn’t the fastest laser printer on the market, it is fast enough for most purposes.

The real advantages of this HP Laser Printer are it’s size and several new technologies built into it for energy and time savings.

At just 13.7 x 8.8 x 7.6 inches and only 17 pounds, the HP LaserJet P1006 Printer is the smallest HP Laser printer available. This is made possible by the reduced size of the intelligent laser toner cartridge. But just because it’s small doesn’t mean it isn’t jam packed with features.

Even at this small size manual duplex printing is still a great feature for printing your double sided documents with ease to show that extra bit of professionalism.

The LaserJet is Energy Star rated to save energy and money for you, but it also boasts instant on technology that allows for the first page to print in less than 8.5 seconds; before most other laser printers are half way through their warm up cycles.

Most people who own the HP LaerJet P1006 are most impressed with it’s compact size and it’s ease of use. This is a very easy to install and easy to operate laser printer.

Wireless connectivity has been an issue for some users, but this should improve as more drivers are adapted to work with the unique features of this LaserJet printer. Another issue has been using this LaserJet printer with Mac OS-X, but reports are that Snow Leopard has resolved this issue, making the HP P1006 a solid choice for Mac users as well as Windows users.

Finally, one of the driving benefits of this LaserJet is it’s price. Many people are taking advantage of the opportunity to have an HP quality printer on their desk for a much lower price than they would ordinarily have to pay. The HP LaserJet P1006 Laser Printer uses the 35A Black Laser Toner Cartridge Model CB435A toner cartridge.

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