An improved development station extends the useful life of toner in the
housing and increases the number of images developed by the developer
supply. The improved development station includes a development station
housing having a developer sump, a toner supply for providing toner
material to the developer sump, a mixing auger for uniformly blending and
charging toner particles provided by the toner supply into developer
material, a magnetic roller for receiving the developer material and
bringing the developer material into contact with a photoreceptive
member, and a magnet for generating a varying magnetic field to restrict
flow of the developer material in the development station housing.