Despite growing awareness of the
benefits of a ‘paperless office’, paper
is still required for many processes
and administrative tasks. The
challenge many business face is how
to reduce the environmental impact
of persistent print.
Epson has responded to this challenge
in a truly unique fashion by creating a
machine that turns waste into new paper.
The PaperLab, which went into commercial
production in 2016, initially for the Japanese
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Make your own paper
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What we liked:
• reduces environmental impact
of printing
• secure shredding
• localises recycling
• easy to install
• truly innovative
market, is believed to be the world’s first
office paper-making system capable of
producing new paper from securely shredded
waste paper, without the use of water.
A great example of Epson innovation,
PaperLab performs three main functions:
•
on-site paper recycling, which removes
the need to transport waste to a central
recycling facility;
•
secure shredding for the on-site disposal
of confidential documents; and
•
the manufacture of various types, sizes
and thickness of paper, from A4 and A3
printer paper to business cards. Paper can
even be coloured and scented. The system
can produce about 14 A4 sheets per minute,
or 6,720 sheets in an eight-hour day.
PaperLab uses Epson’s Dry Fiber
Technology, consisting of three functions:
fiberising, which turns waste paper into
long, thin cotton-like fibres; binding – the
addition of binders to strengthen, whiten,
colour or perfume the fibre; and forming to
produce sheets of paper and card with full
control over the density, thickness and size
of paper.
Significantly, Dry Fiber Technology
enables paper to be recycled and
manufactured without water. This has both
an environmental benefit and a practical
one, as, with no need for a plumbed-in
water supply, PaperLab can be placed
wherever is most convenient.
Epson hopes that PaperLab will change
the paper cycle, stimulate recycling and
change the way businesses think about
paper.
In 2016 Epson introduced its Print
365 managed print service (MPS), a
fully-serviced printing package with
fixed fees designed for SMEs. For
sale through IT Resellers, Print365
takes the simplicity of a mobile
phone contract and applies this to
a managed print service. Everything
is wrapped into a single monthly
Epson Print 365
Just add paper
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What we liked:
• service and support included in
fixed price
• no hidden costs
• hassle-free
• user-friendly print management
portal
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payment, including hardware,
consumables, service and delivery,
with no upfront cost.
Print365 is a hassle-free service
with automatic supplies delivery when
you're running low. It includes on-site
maintenance from an approved Epson
technician and the ability to monitor usage
history, technical issues, servicing and live
updates via a user-friendly portal.
A range of packages are available to
suit different needs, including an All-You-
Can-Print service for customers with large
print requirements. No minimum number
of printers is required, so Print 365 is
available even for businesses with just
one or two printers. An easy-to-use print
assessment tool can monitor your print
volume and functionality usage before you
buy to ensure you select the most cost-
effective package for your needs.
An online
portal makes
it easy to keep
track of print
usage and
order more
supplies
The package lets you select a printer
(or printers) from the Epson Workforce Pro
range of business inkjets, including mono
and colour, single function and multi-
function products and RIPS variants with
high capacity ink tanks.
In independent tests, Buyers Laboratory
(BLI) rated Epson’s Workforce Pro models
excellent for reliability. Compared with
laser, Epson’s inkjet technology was found
to save up to 100 minutes on required
interventions, to be three and a half times
faster to print the first page, to reduce
energy consumption by up to 82% and to
produce up to 95% or 77 kilograms less
waste when printing 80,000 pages.
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