Development and Introducing “On-Demand Toner Filling Machine” Technologies

Abstract

The toner production process has been remarkbly changed due to a great increase in the kinds and numbers of the toner products, such as switching over from monochrome to color products and increase of the brands. However, there is an obstacle for low cost production by using the conventional marketing filling machines, which is low productivity due to significant change-over time. To solve the problem, a machine called “On demand filling machine” has been developped. It can fill up the toner products at narrawer space swiftly, inexpensively, anywhere, and anytime. On demand filling machine utilizes the fluidizing filling technology(the unique technology, i.e., the powder is mixed with an air, and make the powder behave like a liquid). On demand filling machine design has been completed and started the mass production from year 2000.
From making the device in small size, We could reduce 1/40 of installation area, 1/14 of electrical power consumption, and about a half of carbon dioxide gas emission, as a consequence lead to environmental improvement.
Later, On demand filling machine has been further modified to improve the productivity, and the new machine has obtained the capacity equivalent or even higher than that of the large conventional marketing models. On demand filling machine is quite flexibile for handling the products from small quantity to large quantity. On-demand filling machines are suitable for various applications, e. g., the mass production lines for the main models, the small production lines such as the satellite filling lines, and overseas factories. Today, a total of 67 On demand filling machines are in operation worldwide.