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ISO/IEC Toner Standard
- B2200/B2400 Series
- B4000 Series
- B6200/6300 Series
- OKIPAGE 8 Series
- OKIOFFICE 86
- OKIFAX 4500/5700/5900 Series
OKI Printing Solutions is supporting the ISO/IEC 19752:2004 as it believes that the standard will help customers evaluate printer and print cartridge yield, helping customers to be able to fully understand [and compare] the cost per copy. By implementing and supporting this standard, yield coverage will become comparative across the industry, dispelling confusion and creating clarity on cost per copy calculation across products from supporting manufacturers.
All new monochrome products introduced by OKI Printing Solutions will claim yield using this new ISO/IEC 19752 International Standard. In addition, OKI Printing Solutions is currently testing other monochrome products in its range. Notification of achieving this standard will be included in all marketing materials and posted on the OKI Printing Solutions website: www.okiprintingsolutions.com.
ISO/IEC 19752:2004 is:
As the ISO website states: "ISO/IEC 19752:2004 is limited to evaluation of toner cartridge yield for toner containing cartridges (i.e. all-in-one toner cartridges and toner cartridges without a photoconductor) for monochrome page printers. ISO/IEC 19752:2004 can also be applied to the printer component of any multifunctional device that has a digital input-printing path (i.e. multi-function devices that contain printer components). ISO/IEC 19752:2004 is only intended for the measurement of toner cartridge yield. No other claims can be made from this testing regarding quality, reliability, etc."
Purpose of this standard
The purpose of the International Standard is to provide a process for determining the page yield for toner cartridges for monochrome printers using a standard office consumer type test page. Further information can be found at:
www.iso.org.
About ISO
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer of standards. Although ISO's principal activity is the development of technical standards, ISO standards also have important economic and social repercussions. ISO standards make a positive difference, not just to engineers and manufacturers for whom they solve basic problems in production and distribution, but to society as a whole.
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 148 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
ISO is a non-governmental organization: its members are not, as is the case in the United Nations system, delegations of national governments. Nevertheless, ISO occupies a special position between the public and private sectors. This is because, on the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government. On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations.
Therefore, ISO is able to act as a bridging organization in which a consensus can be reached on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society, such as the needs of stakeholder groups like consumers and users.
About ISO Standards
ISO standards are voluntary. As a non-governmental organization, ISO has no legal authority to enforce their implementation. A certain percentage of ISO standards - mainly those concerned with health, safety or the environment - has been adopted in some countries as part of their regulatory framework, or is referred to in legislation for which it serves as the technical basis. Such adoptions are sovereign decisions by the regulatory authorities or governments of the countries concerned; ISO itself does not regulate or legislate. However, although ISO standards are voluntary, they may become a market requirement, as has happened in the case of ISO 9000 quality management systems, or of dimensions of freight containers and bank cards.
Further information is available at www.iso.org.
