Japanese company Seiko Epson Corporation , a leading printer manufacturer, recently developed the world's first system capable of producing clean sheets of paper from waste paper. PaperLab (the name of the machine) promises to revolutionize safe recycling: right in your office, old documents are transformed into blank paper through a "dry" process. The prototype will be able to shred waste paper, transforming it into new paper safely and without the use of water.
PaperLab, the revolutionary printer, arrives
Epson will launch its new PaperLab in Japan in 2016, allowing businesses and government offices to install it in a well-ventilated area, such as a courtyard. The revolutionary technology developed by the Japanese will be able to produce paper of various sizes, thicknesses, and types, such as office paper and colorful and scented business cards. The prototype was displayed at the Epson booth at the Eco-Products 2015 trade show , an environmental exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight in the Tokyo International Exhibition Center from December 10 to 12, 2015.
Paper's enduring universal appeal lies in its simplicity as a communication tool. Paper is easily transportable and affordable, allowing us to read more easily and internalize more information. Moreover, this essential tool in every aspect of human activity comes from a limited resource: trees. As a leading printing company, Epson is deeply committed to resource conservation, as the company's very existence depends on the existence of paper for its products. With this in mind, the company has decided to develop this revolutionary technology that will change the paper cycle. With PaperLab, Epson will give new value to paper by encouraging its recycling.
Printer Features
PaperLab will therefore have several features that will soon make it popular:
1. Reduction in transportation costs – The recycling process will no longer require the transportation of waste paper from one place to another, significantly reducing costs.
2. Secure destruction of confidential documents – Offices will no longer have to outsource waste paper disposal to third-party companies, eliminating the risk of confidential documents, such as sensitive data, being lost.
3. High-speed production of various paper types – After loading waste paper, PaperLab produces a new sheet of paper in about three minutes from pressing the Start button. The system can produce approximately 14 A4 sheets per minute and 6.720 sheets in an eight-hour day. Users can produce a wide variety of paper types to meet their needs, such as A4 and A3 sizes of various thicknesses of business card paper, color paper, and even scented paper.
4. Environmental protection – PaperLab produces paper without using water. Typically, it takes about a glass of water to make a single A4 sheet. Since water is a precious resource for the planet, Epson has developed a dry process to produce it. Furthermore, recycling paper in the office reduces and simplifies the recycling cycle. Finally, users will purchase less new paper, thus reducing the CO₂ emissions caused by its transportation.
Ermanno Starita
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