Developers: | Seiko Epson Corporation |
Date of the premiere of the system: | October, 2016 |
Technology: | Office equipment |
2016: Announcement
At the CEATEC 2016 exhibition (on October 4-7, Japan) the Epson company provided as it claims, the first-ever compact device for production of new paper from processed old. The equipment under the name Epson PaperLab is intended for installation in office.
Epson PaperLab is capable to create white paper of A4 and A3 formats on the basis of paper waste. Installation allows to set not only the size of the produced paper, but also density and thickness. Capacity of the device is 14 sheets A4 a minute, i.e. 6720 sheets for the eight-hour working day that there are more than performance of many office printers.
PaperLab crushes the used paper by method of dry processing: by means of air whirlwinds there is separation of ink from fibers, after that material is pressed in blank sheets. Crushing of paper to fibers excludes need for office Schröder at the same time.
During creation of new sheets special reagents using which it will be possible to receive also color, fire-resistant and even the flavored paper are used.
According to the producer, use of PaperLab reduces emissions of greenhouse gases as need for transportation of waste paper on its processing plants disappears. Besides, it is possible to be quiet for confidentiality as the in-house documentation is destroyed on site, without leaving office.
The physical Epson PaperLab sizes are 2.6 x 1.2 x 1.8 m so this device with ease will be placed at office and at the small enterprise.
Sales of Epson PaperLab in the Japanese market start at the end of 2016. The cost of this personal factory on processing of office paper is not specified. Most likely, the price will be high. Terms of emergence of a product in other countries are also unknown.[1]