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Where HP45 Cartridges Are Used Today: From Printers to Industrial Coding

MufengTech HP45 Recycling · 2026-11-01

The HP45 black cartridge was designed for desktop printers and wide-format plotters. Its long life comes from a second career: industrial marking.

Desktop printers and plotters

Many legacy DeskJet-class printers and plotters used the HP45 (51645A) black cartridge, and some of this equipment is still in service in offices, schools and workshops.

Thermal inkjet (TIJ) coders

The 12.7 mm (½ inch) print swath made the HP45 popular in handheld and online TIJ coders that print dates, batch numbers, barcodes and logos on cartons, paper bags, wood and other porous materials. Factories using these coders can go through many cartridges every month — which is why empty HP45 cartridges have real value.

Why this matters for recyclers

Steady industrial demand creates a market for well-remanufactured HP45 cartridges. That market is what allows us to pay for genuine HP original empties instead of treating them as waste.

Looking for coders that use HP45-type cartridges? See our sister site MufengTech · TIJ Inkjet.

We only buy genuine HP original HP45 (51645A) cartridges. HP is a trademark of HP Inc. MufengTech is not affiliated with HP Inc.

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