1. The Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow, Russia) is staging the Contest for the best non-OEM cartridges – HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X analogs – and toners for their refilling. The Contest is scheduled for April 26th – July 30th, 2021.
- The Contest under the name OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-02) will have 2 stages.
During the first stage (April 26th – June 11th) prints will be evaluated made with non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built), and Nominees of the Contest will be chosen – the best cartridge and toner brands used for refilling.
During the second stage (June 14th – July 20th) cartridges and toners chosen as the first stage Nominees will be evaluated. According to the results of the second sage, the Winners of the Contest will be declared, the best non-OEM cartridges – HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X analogs – and toners for their refilling.
- The works are performed by the staff of Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Russian association AQCMS and a number of specialized Russian and International laboratories.
- The participation is paid: the price of participation in the first stage is 750 USD for International participants or 54000 rubles for Russian companies.
- On April 26th the work of the first stage begins on evaluating the quality of non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built).
Each participant company must submit to the Information Agency “Business-Inform” before June 04th, 2021 the test prints made with its non-OEM cartridges, analogs of HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X. Each participant of the Contest presents all test prints made with its cartridges after each 500 copies with 5% coverage. The test template is presented by the organizer to each of the participant companies after the participation in the first stage of the Contest has been paid.
- The evaluation of each print will be made in accordance with international standard ISO/IEC 24790:2017.
- Test prints are to be submitted:
With a COURIER (for Russian participants):
Moscow, Barabanniy per., h.4, bld.6, entrance 6. tel.+7 495 9886146,
AQCMS (with “for Contest” notice)
By POST (for International participants):
127474 Moscow
Dmitrovskoye sh. 62 bld 2
CUHDO Ltd
Attn Brazhnikova Tatyana
+7 916 602 86 22
- According to the results of evaluation of each of the prints presented by a participant the integral rating of its cartridge will be defined; thus 3-4 winner-brands (Nominees) will be chosen. At the same time, in the cartridge contest the participation is by all participants and for toner contest the participation is only by participants who submitted prints done by remanufactured cartridges (remanufactured OEM cartridges and remanufactured new-built cartridges). The generalized results of winner-brands prints evaluation will be published. Other results won’t be published. The announcement of the first stage Nominees is planned for June 11th, 2021.
- After the first stage, integral ratings of the presented cartridges (prints) for all participating companies will be received, as well as integral ratings for Nominees.
- After the first stage of the Contest and announcing of its results all Nominees will receive the invitation to participate in the second stage of the Contest taking place June 14th – July 20th. The participation in the second stage of the Contest for Nominees is not obligatory. The price of participation in the second stage of the Contest is 750 USD for International companies or 54000 rubles for Russian companies.
- Each nominee company from the first stage of the Contest deciding to participate in the second stage must submit to the Information Agency “Business-Inform” before July 20th, 2021 its non-OEM cartridges — HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X analogs — (for the first stage Nominees in the “Cartridge” group) or its toners used for refilling of remanufactured HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X analog cartridges (for the first stage Nominees in the “Toner” group).
- The testing of products presented for the second stage of the Contest will be done according to the international standard ISO/IEC 24790:2017.
- The generalized evaluation results of the Contest Winners’ products will be published. Other evaluation results will not be published.
Announcement of the Contest Winners is planned for July 30th, 2021.
Therefore, if your company wishes to participate in International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-02), all that you need is:
— to inform the Informational Agency “Business Inform” (mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru , header “Participation in 2021-2 Contest”), name the Contest participant-BRAND (for new-built cartridges) and the Contest participant BRAND + toner BRAND (for remanufactured OEM cartridges and remanufactured new-built cartridges);
— to pay the participation in the first stage of the Contest and receive the Official Invitation for participation and test template for producing test prints;
— to send to the address (specified in the paragraph 7) the test prints done with your cartridges after every 500 prints with 5% coverage until June 04th.
Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the testing feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform”.
E-mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru
