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Leibinger's new solvent. That is to say, if you don't know what it's about, it's about....\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The company Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG of Tuttlingen, Germany, has been manufacturing industrial ink-jet printers for years. Models such as the JET3-UP and JET2neo are the most common printers from this manufacturer in Poland. Leibinger also supplies inks and solvents and spare parts for these devices. Around 2010, the company decided to install electronic security features, so-called RFID TAGs, on all consumables. Officially, this was to ensure the safety of the equipment's operation, and virtually guarantee uninterrupted and continuous profits by making printer users dependent on a single supplier.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Leibinger's Polish experiment<\/span><\/strong>
\nW Unii Europejskiej u\u017cytkownicy, kt\u00f3rzy kupi\u0105 drukark\u0119 Leibinger\u2019a, pracuj\u0105 na podstawowym i najpopularniejszym solvencie 77001-00030. Wyj\u0105tek stanowi\u0105 nieliczne aplikacje wymagaj\u0105ce bardziej specjalistycznych atrament\u00f3w, do kt\u00f3rych solvent mo\u017ce by\u0107 inny. Jednak w Polsce od lipca 2024 roku wprowadzono \u201cnowo\u015b\u0107\u201d: solvent 77001-00187<\/strong>. Officially, this is a new basic solvent dedicated to the Polish market. The problem is that Leibinger has not given any specific reason for its introduction. <\/span>
\nWhen we started looking into this issue it became clear that there were a lot of doubts and question marks around it. Furthermore, the way in which this solvent was introduced to users who had previously used solvent 77001-00030 was highly controversial, but one step at a time.... <\/span>
\nFirstly: the old and the new solvent are virtually the same product.<\/strong> It has the same chemical composition, and of course it works the same ( Well, it can't be otherwise if it's the same product<\/em> - author's note). This all confirms the fact that it is not necessary to flush the hydraulic system in the printers in order to use it. And since this does not need to be done, it is clear that no technical factors were the reason for replacing the solvent with the new one. So the difference comes down solely to the trade name and what is not being talked about out loud, that is, the introduction of a blockade that prevents the use of the existing solvent 77001-00030 and cheaper substitutes.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThat is to say: everyone marks with the old solvent 77001-00030, and the Polish users got the new one, with a lock.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the left: Leibinger's basic solvent 77001-00030 and on the right: the 'novelty' solvent 77001-00187<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Those who have older printers do not have the new solvent.<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe older models of Leibinger's printers - ECO Jet, JET2, JET3 and JET2neo (JET2neo models up to a certain vintage) - still work without problems on solvent 77001-00030. Why? With a probability bordering on certainty, it has not been possible to make universal software that works on all printer models. Well, and at this point, Leibinger got caught in the crosshairs and led to an absurd situation that could not be concealed, because:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • some customers with older and newer printers in their fleet, e.g. JET3 and JET3-UP, are forced to use two types of solvent after a visit from a service technician<\/span><\/li>\n
  • customers with older printers still using the old solvent<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Customers with only newer printers fall into two categories:<\/span>
    \n- those who have agreed to switch to the new solvent<\/span>
    \n- those who have not agreed to switch to the new solvent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The summary of this whole operation with the introduction of the new solvent is that Leibinger wanted to introduce the new solvent to Poland, but in the end did not fully succeed in doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n

    What is it all about? That is, if you don't know what it's about, it's about MONEY<\/span><\/strong>
    \nAs we have previously written in an article entitled: The most expensive solvent in Poland<\/a>, the price of solvent 77001-00030 in Poland is approx. EUR 44,00 net<\/strong> (data for 2024). However, one only needs to look at offers from importers importing it in larger batches from the EU market for the price to drop immediately by more than 20%. And if one opts for replacements, one can save as much as 50%. The maths here is clear: these are real large sums in the budgets of Polish entrepreneurs. <\/span>
    \nSo how do you stop the customer from reaching for such solutions? How do you make him not buy where it's cheaper? The answer is simple: isolate him from alternative purchasing sources. Lock him into a system where it is not the market price that decides, but the software lock in his own printer. This is the role of solvent 77001-00187. <\/span>
    \nThe planners at Leibinger have set the path clearly: <\/span><\/strong>
    \nPRODUCER \u2192 DISTRIBUTOR \u2192 USER<\/span><\/strong>
    \nNo exceptions and no alternatives.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    One Polish user of Leibinger's printers, assessing the matter, said accurately:<\/span>
    \nWorking with a monopoly is like playing in a casino. Sometimes there is something to gain, but in the end the winner is always the casino.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    How to introduce a new solvent - the 'serviceman's way' <\/span><\/strong>
    \nThe introduction of the new solvent takes place via a visit from a service technician (we are talking about printers that have been purchased with solvent 77001-00030). During the visit, he makes changes to the printer's software and from then on the customer can only use the new solvent. Details are shown in the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n