Laser MICR toner cartridges have to carry a heavy load. In the present market, high speed check printing and processing can make or break a business, a hospital, a school or university. Furthermore, the demands for confidentiality, as well as speed, are defining technology in terms of productivity. Not only do some industries require laser MICR toner, they must even use tamper-resistant paper for specific applications. Medicare and Medicaid prescriptions must now be printed on such papers.

To no one's surprise, governmental standards and regulations tended to drive developments in the private sector. However, in the case of high speed data processing, the American Bankers Association (ABA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) keep a weather eye out for improvements in the field. It was this increased demand for high speed processing that prompted United States banks, machine manufacturers and check processors to hunt for ways to meet the growing need.

The resulting E-13B system uses specially shaped characters found in the specifications available through ANSI. MICR line placement and actual components of the lies, as well as routing and other account information appear at the bottom of checks. The Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) laser toner lays down abrasive-resistant codes that make high speed processing, demanded by both government and private sector applications, possible.

The rigors of high speed, high volume processing make it critical for laser MICR toner to perform at the highest level. Substandard ink and clogged equipment lead to breakdowns and mistakes. There is virtually no room for the kind of errors a lesser quality product yields. The real answer is to use the best possible equipment and materials to get the best end product.