AgfaPhoto APB900MD User Manual
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Product Quality Standards
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Laser Toner,
Laser Colour Cartridges
Laser Colour Cartridges
Laser Colour cartridges: real expertise
By maintaining full control over the whole of the complex manufacturing process AgfaPhoto,
the colour Laser cartridge specialist, is able to add to its development expertise:
• Know-how tried and tested as a result of draconian specifications (selection of components)
• Testing on all components prior to final cartridge assembly
• Continuous quality controls at each stage of the manufacturing process
By maintaining full control over the whole of the complex manufacturing process AgfaPhoto,
the colour Laser cartridge specialist, is able to add to its development expertise:
• Know-how tried and tested as a result of draconian specifications (selection of components)
• Testing on all components prior to final cartridge assembly
• Continuous quality controls at each stage of the manufacturing process
Perfect product quality:
• Well-managed quality that is recognised on the market
• ISO/IEC 19798, NF environnement & Nordic Ecolabel standards
• A selection of products certified to these standards
Thanks to its production capacity, AgfaPhoto is in a position to meet growing market demand.
• Well-managed quality that is recognised on the market
• ISO/IEC 19798, NF environnement & Nordic Ecolabel standards
• A selection of products certified to these standards
Thanks to its production capacity, AgfaPhoto is in a position to meet growing market demand.
Product Quality Standards
Laser products meet or exceed all of the requirements of the following standards:
ASTM
Standard designed by remanufacturing industry professionals. Main requirements:
• Drop test.
• Optical density measurement.
Standard designed by remanufacturing industry professionals. Main requirements:
• Drop test.
• Optical density measurement.
DIN 33870
Standard set by the “Deutsches Institut für Normung” (Germany’s Standards Institute), which regulates the quality and reliability
of the recycling of monochrome Laser cartridges. Main requirements:
• Individual product traceability.
• Measurement of optical density and toner adhesion.
• AMES test to measure component toxicity.
Standard set by the “Deutsches Institut für Normung” (Germany’s Standards Institute), which regulates the quality and reliability
of the recycling of monochrome Laser cartridges. Main requirements:
• Individual product traceability.
• Measurement of optical density and toner adhesion.
• AMES test to measure component toxicity.
NORDIC ECOLABEL
Scandinavian environmental label created in 1989.Main requirements:• Introduction of a system for returning used cartridges.
• Responsible management of production waste.• Identical level of quality to new cartridges.
• Provision of information for end users.
Scandinavian environmental label created in 1989.Main requirements:• Introduction of a system for returning used cartridges.
• Responsible management of production waste.• Identical level of quality to new cartridges.
• Provision of information for end users.
NF ENVIRONNEMENT
Official French label created in 1991 by AFNOR (France’s Standards Agency). Main requirements:
• Identical level of quality to new cartridges.
• Limitation of the product’s impacts on the environment throughout its lifecycle.
Official French label created in 1991 by AFNOR (France’s Standards Agency). Main requirements:
• Identical level of quality to new cartridges.
• Limitation of the product’s impacts on the environment throughout its lifecycle.
ISO/IEC 19752
The technical standard developed by the ISO Committee and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to measure the yield
of Monochrome Laser cartridges, adopted by most monochrome Laser printer manufacturers.Main requirements:
• Tests in a controlled environment: temperature and humidity.
• Yield tests on nine of each type of cartridge using three different printers.
The technical standard developed by the ISO Committee and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to measure the yield
of Monochrome Laser cartridges, adopted by most monochrome Laser printer manufacturers.Main requirements:
• Tests in a controlled environment: temperature and humidity.
• Yield tests on nine of each type of cartridge using three different printers.
ISO/IEC 19798
The technical standard developed by the ISO Committee and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to measure the yield
of Colour Laser cartridges, adopted by most colour Laser printer manufacturers. Main requirements:
• Tests in a controlled environment: temperature and humidity.
• Yield tests on three sets of four cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) on three different printers,
making a total of 36 cartridges tested.
The technical standard developed by the ISO Committee and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to measure the yield
of Colour Laser cartridges, adopted by most colour Laser printer manufacturers. Main requirements:
• Tests in a controlled environment: temperature and humidity.
• Yield tests on three sets of four cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) on three different printers,
making a total of 36 cartridges tested.
Autonomie certifiée
Certified yield
ISO 19752