Practicing more sustainable printing doesn't have to mean sacrificing productivity. By choosing the right eco-friendly printer for your small office, you can reduce paper waste, cut down on disposable supplies, and use energy more efficiently without making everyday work harder.

However, it’s important to choose a printer that actually fits your workload. A low-volume office will be a better fit for a refillable ink tank printer, while a busier workgroup may require a durable laser printer with automatic duplexing and long-life components.

At Strategic Technology Partners of Texas (STPT), we've spent more than 40 years helping organizations choose printers that fit their volume, workflows, and long-term goals. Sustainability is part of that decision because the right-sized printer can help reduce unnecessary waste while still giving your team the performance it needs.

If you’re wondering what a transfer belt cleaner is, what the part does, where it is located, or whether you can replace it yourself without making a mess or damaging something inside the copier, this guide is for you.

The transfer belt cleaner removes excess toner from the transfer belt during the printing process. Because it collects toner and experiences normal wear over time, it eventually reaches the end of its service life and needs to be replaced. Your Xerox AltaLink will typically notify you when that time comes.

At Strategic Technology Partners of Texas (STPT), we have serviced thousands of Xerox printers and copiers and handled this type of maintenance issue thousands of times. Our technicians work with these devices every day, helping businesses keep their equipment running reliably and avoid unnecessary downtime.

If your office relies on color printing every day, your printer becomes more than just another piece of equipment.

And as your printing demands increase, it's natural to wonder whether your current printer can still keep up. If not, it might be time to move to something built for heavier workloads.

The Xerox-Lexmark CX953se is one machine that’s fit for high-volume, demanding printing environments.

As the fastest color multifunction printer in the Xerox-Lexmark 9-Series, the CX953se is designed for organizations that need enterprise-level performance, but don’t necessarily need a production press. It combines 55 pages per minute, high-capacity paper handling, professional color output, and advanced workflow capabilities in a platform that's surprisingly straightforward to operate and maintain.

If you place the same report from an inkjet printer and a laser printer side by side, you may notice a difference before you know which machine printed which page. The laser-printed text might look a little sharper, while the inkjet page may have smoother colors or more detailed images.

But does this mean that toner produces better print quality than ink does? The answer will depend on what type of print job you need.

Toner generally produces sharper text, clean lines, and consistent business documents. Inkjet ink shines when printing photographs, detailed artwork, and images with gradual color changes. Neither toner nor ink is higher quality than the other. They simply have different properties that make each one better for certain applications.

Although we at STPT primarily specialize in laser printers, we also recognize when an inkjet printer is the better fit.

When businesses and organizations start shopping for a new multifunction printer, it's easy to assume that faster always means better.

But that's not always true.

Many organizations don't need the fastest machine on the market—they need one that's dependable, easy to manage, and capable of keeping up with everyday document workflows without adding unnecessary cost. For departments that print primarily in black and white, the right balance of performance, scanning, and reliability often matters more than having the highest page-per-minute rating.

That's where the Xerox/Lexmark MX951se comes in.