The actual coverage of a cartridge or toner is vital in MPS.
Print coverage reveals the amount of ink or toner used to bring a page to life. According to the manufacturer’s ISO standard, it is estimated at 5%, suggesting how many copies can be printed with that amount. But does this theoretical coverage really match reality?
Imagine an A4 sheet: 5% coverage means that only a small fraction, 1/20 of the page, is covered with ink or toner. In contrast, a completely black page represents 100% coverage. Thus, printing at 5% is like making just a brushstroke on a blank canvas.
Print coverage not only affects quality, but also your wallet. High coverage means higher costs, while low coverage can save money but at the cost of quality.
However, actual cartridge usage rarely matches ISO laboratory tests. Factors such as typeface, paper, images and job length can significantly alter performance.
This is where Nubeprint’s monitoring system comes into play. Our system provides detailed information from cartridge installation to replacement, including ink levels and equipment readings. When replacing a consumable, the actual coverage of the cartridge is determined by dividing the pages printed by the theoretical ISO yield.
The Coverage premium App is your perfect ally. It shows the yield of each cartridge in managed printers and allows you to group and view results by cartridge, SKU or device serial number. With this data, you can know if the cartridges are performing as expected, more than expected (increasing your margin) or less (reducing margin). In addition, this information is valuable for billing additional costs to users who print with a higher coverage than expected or for detecting consumable waste.
The Coverage App also considers actual cartridge life compared to expected life, excluding waste, which is measured independently. Coverage is thus closely related to actual cartridge performance, automatically assessing for potential performance issues and alerting you instantly.
Discover precisely how your cartridges perform and optimize your printing costs with Nubeprint and the Coverage App – transform the way you manage your printer fleet!
