A selection of Hubei Dinglong’s rollers
The company launched the products for colour printers from HP Inc, Brother and Samsung.
Hubei Dinglong noted that “18 months ago” it “formed an associate company, Dinglong New Materials Co., Ltd., based in Zhuhai”, with the new company formed to “research, develop and manufacture developer rollers and PCRs for colour printers”. The product lines on sale include PCRs and developer rollers for HP Inc, Brother and Samsung colour models, with all rollers “made to OEM specification” and “designed to be a ‘drop-in replacement item’”.
The doctor blades launched include blades for use in a range of HP Inc and Brother machines, including: the HP 1215, 2025, 1025, M553, 3525 and 4525; and the Brother TN210, 310, 326, 221, 241 and 245. PCRs launched meanwhile included those for the HP 1215, 2025, 1025, 3525 and 4525, while PCRs launching soon include products for the HP M252, M452 and M553 as well as for the Samsung 504 and 506
Doctor blades coming soon include those for the HP M252 and 452, as well as for the Samsung CLP406, 407, 409, 504 and 506. The new company’s 4,000 square metre facility “has a total equipment investment of $20 million (€17.8 million), and has “state-of-the-art vulcanising, extruding, grinding and coating machinery that allows for OEM quality rollers to be produced”.
Hubei Dinglong added that the “complete process is managed and controlled in this new facility that has a capacity of in excess of three million rollers per month”.
Ian Copsey, European General Manager, commented: “We see in certain models now that the OEMs are effectively engineering obsolescence into certain cartridge components. This means in some lines after the OEM first cycle it becomes challenging to get enough good quality virgin empty cartridges due to damage or degradation of developer rollers or PCRs.
“Hubei Dinglong as a chemical toner producer expects the OEMs to reduce the after-life effectiveness of their products: as a toner manufacturer it is critical we can limit this future impact.”
For more information, visit www.dinglongchem.com.