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All 45A style industrial ink cartridges need a certain amount of care to optimize their performance. New Cartridges: When using a brand new cartridge right out of the box for the first time, it is important to gently wipe the head on a lint free tech wipe* to activate it. Do this by removing the protective tape, or plastic cartridge clip that may come with a new cartridge. Hold the cartridge firmly in one hand and place the print head gently on a brand new lint free tech wipe. Gently pull the cartridge down along the wipe. You will see...

Solvent ink cartridges such as HP2580, HP2590, and General’s IQ990, are classified as hazardous materials due the fact that the main ingredient is alcohol. There are strict regulations for shipping haz-mat items. In fact, you have to be a certified haz-mat shipper (which we are) in order to send these items. The US Postal Service does not allow ANY hazardous materials to be sent. UPS, FedEx, and DHL all have various regulations for shipping these dangerous goods. Shipping ground service is the least regulated. Items have to be shipped in a rigid cardboard box with a special label, and have...

Effective April 30, 2021 HP has discontinued producing their Spot Blue Ink (C6170A). Having previously discontinued their Spot Red ink in 2018, HP now does not offer any colored inks in 45A style cartridges. So, we have partnered with a major digital ink manufacturer in South Carolina and had them formulate our own ETC Brand Spot Blue and Spot Red ink cartridges. These new water based inks are guaranteed to perform just as good as original HP ink. In fact our ink company purchases the brand new empty cartridges directly from HP, and has a license to fill them with...

HP’s newly developed solvent black ink cartridge,  HP 2590 (HP product no. W3T10B) is now available to the printing, mailing, and packaging industries. You get the best-in-class print definition and optical density with this new solvent ink. You will see the high print quality that is required for many applications including mail addressing, variable data, barcodes and graphics. Printing with the HP 2590 solvent black cartridge is easy with all sorts of run lengths, from intermittent to high production runs. The long decap time allows operators to leave the cartridge on their printer uncapped for up to one hour with...