Xerox is doing something new with toner and it's taking 150,000 gallons to do it. Well, truth be told, Xerox is installing six 25,000 gallon tanks in its EA (emulsion aggregation) toner plant in Webster, NY to produce a new Ultra Low-Melt EA Toner. The new toner melts at a temperature that is as much as 45 degrees Fahrenheit lower than that required for the current version of EA toner, without compromising image quality or any other performance. Because fusing the toner on the page is the most power-intensive process in printers and multifunction devices - accounting for 50-80% of the total power used - the new toner can cut overall power consumption of digital printing devices by as much as 15-30%. According to the Xerox scientists, emulsion aggregation (EA) technology is a nanotechnology-based process that yields sharper image quality, higher reliability, and reduced toner usage in an energy efficient manufacturing process. The new low-melt toner will be suitable for all future products, from desk top printers to high-end office multifunction devices to high-speed commercial color presses. More information is available from the Xerox Newsroom.