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EA toner, however, is expected to evolve into a solution for the broader printing market, Abhyankar reports.

According to Xerox, toner traditionally has been made by pulverizing larger strands of raw materials into small particles. The process is both energy intensive and inexact, since the resulting particle size cannot be precisely controlled. This manufacturing method produces toner with average particle size greater than seven microns in diameter, the company claims.