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Are laser printers bad for your health? It's a question that was once
raised every three or four years, but now rarely gets a mention – printer
manufacturers have solved the problem of ozone emissions, and
concerns about the risks of inhaling micro-fine toner particles appear to
have been shrugged off. I was reminded of the old fears at the launch of
HP's new ColorSphere 3 toner when it was pointed out that because HP's
new toner has a lower melting and fusing temperature, there was a risk
that cartridges re-filled with higher melting third party toner might not
fuse to the page properly resulting in excessive toner dust in and around
the printer and ineligible print-outs. Now, California company Clean
Strands has raised the health question in relation to 3D printing, pointing
out quite reasonably that there ought to be a testing and labelling scheme
to provide reassurance that melting 3D filament doesn't add any nasty
chemicals to the air we breathe. The advice always was to use printers
in well ventilated areas. This is fine as far as it goes; just don't open the
windows and let in the diesel fumes..
Today's compact, energy-efficient laser
printers are a world away from the
hot, noisy devices of 10 or
20 years ago. Even so, some
who remember those early
machines are still unsettled
by the smell of a hot laser
printer and, given the
choice, would elect not to
sit next to one. This is one reason why
home workers operating in cramped surroundings often prefer inkjet
devices. With new generation business inkjets, they don't even have to
put up with slow print speeds and high running costs. Not surprisingly,
sales have been going through the roof. IDC printer shipment figures for
the first quarter of the year show that UK
business inkjet sales were 18.8% higher
than in the same period last year. With
continued activity in this area, including
the creation by Brother of a complete
range of 50-100ppm mono devices
(see page 19), the availability of Epson
WorkForce Pro MFPs as part of a managed
print service (reported in the last issue)
and new HP A3 printers (see page 13), the
outlook for business inkjet looks rosy – or
should that be healthy?
Problems with emissions are much more prevalent in the commercial
printing sector, where UV inkjet devices have been gaining ground, partly
because they virtually eliminate VOCs. EFI 'cool cure' UV inkjet printers,
featured on the front cover, have an additional environmental benefit in
their use of LED rather than mercury lamps. With an EU ban on mercury
lighting products in the offing, this is another factor that print centres
will need to take into account when choosing which wide format printing
technology to invest in.
James Goulding,
Editor
04
What’s New
New printer products and initiatives
07
Bulletin
Developments in printing and
document management
14
Cover Story
Bringing flexibility and versatility
to wide format printing
17
MPS
The new version of
UniPrint Infinity is the best yet
19
Inkjets
Brother offers more choice
in high speed mono printing
20
Cloud Print
The benefits of cloud printing
22
Finance
How smart financing can help
you stay competitive
24
Printers
Something for everyone in latest
Xerox releases
27
Content Management
Why you should attend AIIM
Forum UK
30
Data Capture
Faster information processing
at Wilmington Insight
32
Digital Mailroom
OPEX speeds processing of
social security contributions
34
Scanners
Kodak helps transform
patient care. Plus Canon’s
new desktop scanner reviewed
SUMMER 2015
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