Printer solid ink is used instead of liquid ink in special printers which melt wax based ink and spray it on to the paper. The technology was first developed by Tektronix in the 1980’s . 
Xerox bought out the company in early 2000 and launched its own range of solid ink printers. The latest models today are the Xerox Phaser 8500, Xerox Phaser 8550, and the Xerox Phaser 8860.
Solid Ink Printers have several advantages over conventional inkjet and laser toner printers these are.
Ease of Use – very easy to use some laser printers can be more complex
Fast Printing – Solid ink printers are the fastest colour printers in there class.
Environmentally friendly – requiring significantly fewer supplies and maintenance items compared to laser technology.
Wide Range of Paper – Solid ink printers are less sensitive than laser printers when it comes to paper thickness and quality therefore print on a wider range of paper.
Compatible Supplies – Over 30% in savings can be made when compared to Xerox branded solid ink sticks. Media Sciences solid ink is backed by a comprehensive warranty and is the informed customer’s choice as the premium quality price alternative.
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by Kelly on February 5, 2010
Founded by Kanekichi Yasui back in 1908, Brother started out as a Japanese sewing company. That’s right, a sewing company. However the company was not known as Brother International Corporation as it is today. Instead the company was under the name Yasui Sewing Maching Co. and a few years later the company was renamed Yasui Brothers’ Sewing Machine Co. Even after succeeding in mass-production of domestic sewing machines the company again changed names becoming Nippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. in 1934.
By 1954, Brother International Corporation, as they are now called, became established as a successful exporting company overseas. Their success was followed by many years of expansion and advances into other fields such as knitting machines and home electric appliances. However, the Brother that we know of today really came into view in 1971, when they launched the world’s first high-speed dot-matrix printer
Soon to follow were the electronic typewriters in 1985 in which the focus began to shift toward more business oriented products and devices. As Brother progressed through the twentieth century we even see the addition of telecommunication equipment and electronic stationary as part of their production line. Despite such changes in direction, the company continued to produce sewing machines under various subsidiaries.
Driven by growth, Brother began producing multi-function devices in 2003. Recently expanding into countries such as China, Brother is still at the head of printer sales. Over many years Brother has produced a variety of products such as machine tools, typewriter, label printers, fax machines, and other computer related products. Recently in 2008 the company celebrated their first 100 years of business. Today the Brother Printer Company is as big a name as many of its contemporaries in the market like HP, Canon, and numerous others.
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