Takeback and E-waste Programs Go Mainstream
In the first of a series of articles about the “greening” of North America, the status of e-waste is explored in this article. Takeback programs by manufacturers are also on the rise, as are states that have provisions to legislate takeback. Reasons are more than just environmental. Computers and other e-waste have valuable material more easily recycled than mined from raw ore.
Neal McChristy, Imaging Spectrum

The Role Patents Play in Remanufacturing and Refilling
Intellectual property laws are designed to strike a balance between rewarding inventors and benefiting society with the invention itself.  It is thought that Aristotle was the first to create a state system rewarding useful ideas, but some United States forefathers were adamant that such a system be part of the United States legal foundation.  This first of a two-part series points out the need for such a system for inventors both in and outside of the aftermarket.
IP Team, Future Graphics

Branding without the Billions for Steady Small Business Success
Even small companies can establish and build a brand without full-page ads, and without costly television or radio campaigns. Most marketing is common sense, and the hundreds of branding books available make sophisticated science out of how we make decisions on an everyday basis.  Anyone can establish their own brand and this article tells how.
Kirk Palmer

Jump into January
Now the holidays have come and gone, so January is a good time to make some financial plans for the year and look at your financial picture and setting new financial goals and habits for 2008. It’s better to not put off your personal financial review until later in the year, as it could drop off the calendar entirely.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

How Toner-based Printers, Copiers and Fax Machines Work (an Illustrated Guide)
The mechanics of for toner printing, faxing and copying are outlined in this detailed guide. Did you know that the digital process involves a laser mirror rotating at about 25,000 revolutions per minute, reflecting black and white images to the rotating photoconductor, or drum, which conducts static electricity when exposed to light? This tour also illustrates components of the process of toner copying, faxing and printing.
Jim Intravia

HP LaserJet 4345 MFP Swing Plate Removal
The HP LaserJet 4345 MFP Swing Plate Removal is an often-asked for guide to a difficult task for the MFP and this guide shows you how, with color illustrations.
Bill Voelker, Parts Now!, LLC

HP 4700 Cartridge Conversion to Allow the Use of a Pull Seal
Want to put a pull seal in a cartridge. An international company shows one way to do this maneuver in this step-by-step guide.
Colin Davison, Triton Precision Engineering