How to Automate Toner Cartridge Delivery to Your Office

We’re all aware that the availability of parts, shipping, and supplies, no matter what industry you’re engaging with, are unpredictable at this time. With this unpredictability comes bouts of forced slow-downs, periods of rushing to get the job done, and finding creative solutions to meet customer expectations while working with limited stock.

Because of this, it’s more important than ever to automate processes that can be automated. One process that can be automated is the purchasing of toner for your copier, to ensure resupply orders are placed as soon as possible, preventing your supplies from running out.

Something that virtually every office uses is a copier — and right now, toner can be hard to come by on short notice.

Luckily, most copier service providers can offer your organization automatic toner cartridge refill services.

HOW CAN I AUTOMATE MY TONER CARTRIDGE REFILLS?

Depending on who services your copiers, what goes on behind the scenes will vary, but the end result is the same: without any management or time spent on your part, when your copier’s toner levels register as low, your service provider will proactively send you a new toner cartridge based on the amount of toner left in your copier (e.g. 25%).

In order to enable this type of auto toner replenishment service, your service provider will need to first install a printer monitoring software onto your network. Once the program is installed, you will need to identify the IP ranges your printers and copiers occupy on your network, and pass along those IPs to your copier service provider.

The information passed through your network to your service provider is minimal – simply meter readings detailing the number of images printed, copied, or scanned, and you copiers’ toner levels. Because of this limited data stream between your office and your copier service provider, you needn’t worry about the affects printer monitoring software has on your cyber security.

They will then activate monitoring features for any printers or copiers that occupy those IP ranges, which will then immediately begin feeding information on your usage to your copiers’ service provider. Mainly, two data points will be passed along this connection: your meter readings (how many prints, copies, and scans you use per month), and your toner levels.

Once a copier or printer that is connected to the printer monitoring software reports that one of its toner cartridges is low, it will automatically send a notification to your copier service provider’s management center, which will then place the toner order on your behalf.

Once the order has been placed, the supplier of your toner will pull the needed cartridge from their stock, package it, and send it off to your office.

TO AUTOMATE YOUR TONER REFILLS, SIMPLY ASK

Any process that can be automated should be automated, especially when that process is as integral to your office’s functionality as a working copier or printer. If you want to automate your toner refills, reach out to your copier service provider today.

If you’d like to set up a service plan for your copier that includes automatic toner replacement, reach out to us here.