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ECOLOGY ECOSYS concept Low running cost printers
REPORT
ECOSYS printers can be used for their full life span simply
by replacing a cassette that contains only toner. This
Based in long life technology, our "ECOSYS concept" has been lowers the cost of replacement parts that are normally
creating environmentally conscious products that required due to usage, making the running cost friendly on
excel in the arenas of ecological conservation and your wallet as well.
cost savings since we released the first ECOSYS
printer, called the "ECOSYS FS-1500," in 1992. ECONOMY
ECOLOGY
FS-C5250DN
FS-C8650DN

The first ECOSYS printer "ECOSYS FS-1500"
ECOSYS printer superiority
What is the ECOSYS concept?
ECOSYS printers have long-life printers that mean only toner needs to be replaced regularly. By designing more resource-efficient
products, our developers have reduced the impact of these printers on both the earth and your wallet.
The "ECOSYS concept" is a product development concept that employs our own special
˙The features of ECOSYS concept
long life technology. Under this concept, we strenuously reduce the number of parts that ˙ Ordinary printers
have to be exchanged in the course of using printers, so that toner is the only thing that LCA of expendables
regularly needs to be replaced. This resource-efficient approach means that our products Longer life of parts Replace "all at once"
excel in both ecological conservation and economy of use. ¥ ¥ ¥
Reducing the number of regularly-replaced parts means that less waste is produced during Optical parts Toner type Resources Toner Resources Toner Resources Toner
the product’s use phase. It also reduces the resources required to manufacture those parts.
Developer Drum Developer Drum Developer Drum Developer
Drum parts parts parts parts
Low frequency of parts replacement zone Anchorage unit unit unit unit
ECOSYS concept

Reduce Reduce ˙ ECOSYS printers
ECOLOGY waste parts use of resources LCA of expendables
+ Optical parts Toner Replace "toners only" Cut both
type
Drum Developer Resources ¥ Resources ¥ Resources ¥ resources and cost
parts
ECONOMY Low running costs unit Toner Toner Toner
zone
Anchorage
Amorphous silicon
photoreceptor drum

ECOSYS printer features
The ECOSYS concept is the cornerstone of our attitude toward product development and manufacturing. This concept
Valuation of the ECOSYS concept has been recognised for its high performance in the arenas of ecological conservation and cost cutting. It has attracted
praise and commendation from technology related organisations and Western product testing organisations.
Printers with low impact on the global environment
Won BLI's 2011
Using the KYOCERA a-Si (amorphous silicon) long-life photoreceptor drum and 46th Okochi Memorial Foundation Technology Prize
dedicating ourselves to extending the life of all the surrounding components allows “Line of the Year”Award
us to make printers that can be used for their entire design life without requiring any
replacement of the majority of their parts. In effect, our design is “cartridge-free”.
In April 2000, the ECOSYS printer line won the 46th Okochi B L I ( B u y e r s L a b o r a t o r y I n c . ) i s a n
In conventional printers, the life span of major components like the photoreceptor Memorial Foundation Technology Prize due to our independent organisation that evaluates the
drum and developer unit is short and they cannot be relied upon to maintain high development of a long life electronic photographic process reliability, productivity, image quality, and
quality over an extended period. As a result, they are commonly incorporated into a and commercialisation of an environmentally consious u s a b i l i t y o f o f f i c e
“single-process cartridge” which contains all the main components that are required printer. And in June 2003 it won the Technology Prize from machines in the USA. In
to form the image. Key components of the printer are therefore treated as The Imaging Society of Japan due to its realisation of the winter of 2011, this
throw-away items and discarded very time the toner runs out. immense printing cost cutting enabled by its long life and its group recognised our
ranking as the smallest and lightest model in its class. superior black and white
The ECOSYS concept designed out the unnecessary waste associated with
p r i n t e r l i n e u p w i t h
frequent replacement of key components and deals with the issue of waste before it
examples like ECOSYS
even arises, long before the recycling stage. ˛Amorphous silicon drum F S - 3 1 4 0 M F P a n d
ECOSYS FS-1320D
and awarded us with the
˛FY 2003
Wo n I m a g i n g S o c i e t y o f J a p a n "Line of the Year." ˛Line of the Year
˛March, 2000 Commendation Technology Prize Gold Ribbon Award
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