Xerox ColorQube

Solid ink is a proven color printing technology only offered by Xerox. A solid ink printer or multifunction printer uses solid sticks (or blocks) of no-mess, non-toxic ink instead of toner or inkjet cartridges. Solid ink is easy to use, produces incredible color print quality, is cost-effective, and is very good for the environment.

The new ColorQube 9200 multifunction copiers are different in that they melt solid blocks of ink that don’t have to be housed in costly and wasteful cartridges. Xerox claims the machines cut printing costs by 62 percent and eliminate 90 percent of the waste of similar copiers.

These $23,500 machines are the heavy-duty hallway copier/printers that corporations pay for on a monthly basis — a business which is heart and center of Xerox’s corporate focus. If Xerox can pump new life into this business with solid ink, it will live up to its long-term goal of being an innovator in copiers. And this solution is so clever it just might make its way into every part of the printing business — including the laser printers or inkjets in offices and homes.