What Does Toner Mean?
Toner is a special ink used by laser printers and copiers. It is dry and powdered in nature, but is electrically charged in order to adhere to the paper or drum plate, which has the opposite polarity. Unlike the conventional printer ink, toner powder is more durable and lasts longer. It is also preferred when there are a lot of text documents to be printed.
Techopedia Explains Toner
Toner mostly consists of plastic and pigments. The former is made from styrene or a combination of acrylic and styrene, whereas the latter are added to provide the color factor to the toner. Other additives are also added to provide the desired magnetic characteristics, toner flow rate, thermal properties, etc. Toners are manufactured using a precise combination of ingredients. Most toners are manufactured by “melt mixing” the ingredients into strands, which are further made into smaller particles. These particles are sometimes mechanically sorted for different toner size and size distribution. Smaller toner particles result in sharper images along with less toner usage. However, the cost of producing such particles is high using conventional methods of manufacturing.
