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Compatible and Remanufactured Toner Process


To ensure consistent quality throughout our products, CVOS has selected and maintained a long-standing partnership with toner manufacturer MSE based on principles of service standards and a fine tuned process model.


Intelligent Engineering

Intelligent Engineering™ is designed to improve and correct engineering flaws inherent in the basic design of an original toner cartridge. This unique solution improves upon standard compatible and remanufactured toner protocols. The disassembly and assembly phases are opportunities to gain knowledge on common design problems allowing for modifications and improvements. This patented process is seen in examples such as the JUMBO toner cartridge, offered by CVOS, for the HP 4000 that yields 50% more pages (at 5% coverage) than the standard 10,000-page HP model.


Quality Components Make Quality Toner Cartridges

CVOS's quality control is one of the most stringent and often exceeds industry standards. If a toner component does not meet our criteria, it is simply rejected. We never compromise quality regardless of cost.


Long-life Graphic Quality Drum

We do not accept factory seconds, off spec components, flawed or knockoff substitutions. A first quality replacement drum will provide a more consistent level of quality. In many cases, our partner works directly with drum manufacturers to produce drums to their exact specifications. These drums are made exclusively and are not available to anyone else.


Developer Roller & PCRS

Our manufacturer's chemists and engineers have developed a proprietary multi-stage treatment process for PCRs and mag sleeves that produce more consistently than aftermarket or recertified OEM components. The treated toner components have been tested to perform for multiple cycles and are only used once.


Customized Toner Formulation

Toner serves a dual purpose by creating images and texts as well as acting as a lubricant for the spinning drum. While "raw" toner may be sufficient in most cases, superior formulas are finer, adhere to the paper better and lubricate the drum for optimal performance. Our partners work directly with many toner manufacturers to ensure this quality and produce proprietary blends of toner.


Blade Inspection

New wiper, doctor and sealing blades are individually inspected in the QC Lab prior to being released to manufacturing. In addition, each new wiper blade is cleaned and treated with a proprietary Anti-Flip Lubricant.



Manufacturing Process


Incoming Core Inspection

· Receiving Inspectors analyze incoming empty toner cartridges to verify whether the toner cartridge is rebuildable (no scratches, virgin, etc).

· Only qualified toner cartridges will be stored into palletized sectionals that are designed to maintain the integrity of the toner cartridges.

 

Disassembly, Cleaning & Inspection

· Technicians completely disassemble toner cartridges which are opened either with a patented laser cutting technology or designed mechanical splitters that protect alignment pins for reassembly.

· During the disassembly process many of the components are transported in specially designed fixtures to maintain highest quality and percentage throughout.

· Pressurized air is used to clean excess toner from toner cartridge components.

· Each component is segregated, cleaned and qualified.

· Using a continuously filtered aqueous non-cfc solution, many components are sent to an ultrasonic cleaner removing microscopic particles.

· Qualified toner hopper are cleaned and resealed at the sealing station.

 

Incoming Component Inspection

· Qualified developers (mag rollers) are treated with a proprietary five-step process and have been tested to last through two additional cycles, however, would only be recertified once. Treated mag sleeves are superior to aftermarket mag sleeves and outperform recertified/untreated OEM mag sleeves.

· Primary Charge Rollers (PCR) are cleaned, tested and treated using similar machinery as the drum testing and have been tested to last through two additional cycles, however, would only be recertified once. Our PCRs are superior to aftermarket PCRs and are guaranteed to last throughout the most extreme printing conditions.

· Every wiper, doctor and sealing blade, and seal is inspected again prior to being used.

· Wiper, doctor and recovery blades are cleaned, inspected, coated or replaced.

· Every batch of toner is evaluated prior to manufacturing. Toner is tested at multiple stages of each barrel and must pass through a qualified sieve. Our standards are 20% more stringent than normal vendor specifications. This ensures components will not receive excessive wear throughout their lifecycle and improves print quality.

 

Assembly, Filling & Testing

· Qualified technicians are trained in each aspect of the build up from beginning to end product. Written build instructions with diagrams ensure each step is completed correctly. Stations are held accountable for toner cartridges passing through during the assembly process.

· Hopper are filled with new, custom formulated toner chemically and electrically matched to the complete system of the toner cartridge. Toner cartridges are filled through automated equipment and weighed before and after filling to ensure correct tolerances.

· Applicable toner cartridges are reassembled with a Patented Ultrasonic Welding Process.

· Brand new parts are added wherever necessary.

· Toner cartridges are 100% test run (not batch tested).

· Completed toner cartridges undergo a three-step quality control process:

1. First, the toner cartridge is used to print at least ten pages which are inspected for black, white, grayscale, text, and graphics printing. If no flaws are found, the toner cartridge flows to the QC station.

2. The QC station inspects the parts of the toner cartridge and test pages are reviewed a second time. The toner cartridge will then move to the packing station.

3. At the packing station, the toner cartridge and test pages are checked one more time.

 

 

Packaging

· Toner cartridges are sealed in an easy-to-open moisture and lightproof bag and placed in a full color, lithographic box.

· Custom molded end caps are manufactured while toner cartridges are being built and are designed to provide damage-free shipping.

· New fuser and/or wiper wands and specific instructions are put in the box when applicable.

· CVOS provides user-friendly packaging with pull strips allowing the box to be opened without the use of knives, scissors or keys. In addition, it is re-sealable without tape for easy repackaging and returns.

· Our toner cartridges come with prepaid return labels and an extra prepaid bag for inkjet recycling.

· Packaging includes a written full warranty on the outside of the box.

 

Post Production Testing

· We post-test toner cartridges every day to ensure products meet and exceed OEM specifications.

· Toner cartridges are randomly pulled from inventory to record manufacturing dates and batch numbers.

· Engineers perform life and print quality testing under extreme temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressures.

· Our standard packaging is designed to survive 30 foot drops. For additional quality control, simulated shipping condition testing is performed including truck vibration and extreme changes in pressure.