Years ago, printer manufactures took a cue from King Camp Gillette and started giving away the printers and screwing you on the ink. Walking the floor of PMA, we saw a handful of professional-grade injket cartridge refilling systems. These units not only refill the cartridges, but reprogram their embedded processors and test the output. They're not meant for your consumption, but keep an eye out for them at a photomat near you.
The CBR Inkjet Factory looks like some kind of creepy computer-controlled medical apparatus, with it's stainless steel chassis. It features a vacuum chamber, an ultrasonic cleaner as well as a centrifuge purging the old ink funk.
The ShopTester 200 tests 82 different types of cartridges. Basically you plug in the refilled inkjet cartridge, push a button and it prints a test pattern on a strip of paper. All this without connecting the cartridges to a printer.
The Ink-O-Dem machine may look evil, but it will save you money. It empties, fills and tests your spent inkjet cartridge and looks really cool to boot.
The JT-219 refill machine employs ultrasound and vacuum to clean and purge your used inkjet cartridge. It features an easy to use computer control system and touch screen interface to make your inkjet refiller's life easy.
