New Eco-Friendly Kyocera MFPs Feature ‘Locked’ Toner Cartridges, Dual-Purpose Black Toner Cartridge

Toner News cites a blog posted by Ameritechnology that states that Kyocera Document Solutions’ recently introduced TaskAlfa 3252ci and 2552ci A3 “entry-level” color MFPs (see story here) incorporate a new feature that locks toner cartridges so that they can’t be removed until the entire cartridge is empty. This is said to prevent the premature replacement of toner. The blog states that often when color MFPs and printers request new toner replacement, it’s difficult for users to know exactly which color is depleted, leading to a complete exchange of all of the toner cartridges, which wastes toner, as well as creates an environmental hazard by leaving unused toner in each cartridge.

The second way in which the new MFPs will be eco-friendly is that Kyocera has designed the black toner cartridge so that, when it’s depleted, it can be used as a waste-toner receptacle, as it may be installed back into the MFP in order to collect waste toner. This dual-purpose cartridge not only reduces the amount of space needed in supply closets, but also reduces the amount of plastic waste from needing two separate containers for the MFP.

Both MFPs also feature Kyocera’s Tiered Color System, under which users pay only for the color they print. Kyocera defines up to three color-usage levels, based on the customer’s typical business documents. Contrary to flat-rate billing, which is when customers are charged the same price for every color page – regardless of actual color page coverage – the Tiered Color System pricing model charges only for the amount of color being used. With Kyocera’s Tiered Color System, documents that contain lower levels of color (simple color) are billed at a lower rate than full color documents. For example, customers can print or copy more black-and-white documents with their company logo in color, such as letterheads and invoices, at a “fraction” of full-page color costs.

More Resources

• June 2016: New Entry-Level Color MFPs from Kyocera Said to Provide Advanced Feature Set
• May 2016: Kyocera ‘Keeps the Pedal to the Metal,’ Previewing 31 New A3 and A4 MFPs, Six New Business Apps
• March 2016: New Kyocera ECOSYS P7040cdn Desktop Color Printer with AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Mobile Printing
• February 2016: New A4 Color Copier/MFPs from Kyocera with ‘Only Pay for the Color You Print’
• February 2016: Nuance AutoStore 7.0 Now Available for Kyocera HyPAS-Enabled Copier/MFPs
• December 2015: Kyocera Adds Google Cloud Print Mobile Printing to Select Kyocera Printers and Copier/MFPs
• November 2015: Kyocera Releases DocuWare Connector for Connecting to DocuWare Repositories, AccuSender for Sending Files Up to 100 GB in Size
• September 2015: Kyocera to Acquire Enterprise Content Management Provider Ceyoniq
• August 2015: KYOCERA MyPanel App Enables Users to Operate KYOCERA Printers and MFPs from their Mobile Devices
• July 2015: Kyocera Extends A4 Lineup with New ECOSYS M6530cdn Desktop MFP with HyPAS Integration