Awards for erasable toner system

The multi-function device consists of a printer with erasable toner and an erasing device. Users can print and copy as they would on a typical MFP. However, when used paper is fed into the eraser unit it heats the toner and de-colourises the print and provides a blank sheet to use again. Each piece of paper can be reused, with a conservative average reuse of five times. At the same time, a scan function allows documents to be scanned and archived to a designated file location, before the print is erased. 

By turning paper into a reusable resource, Toshiba’s e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 reduces the environmental impacts associated with printing and copying. It is said to offer up to 50% reductions in CO2 emissions and 80% reductions in paper use.

 

The device has been declared a gold winner in the category ‘Most Innovative Product of the Year’ by Best in Biz 2014 International and has been voted ABA100 winner for the Best Eco Product in The Australian Business Awards 2014.

Since the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 was released, it has helped various companies to meet the increasing demand to be sustainable and limited their use of resources. Customers - spanning from logistics and manufacturing companies, to government offices - noticed considerable paper reductions when using the system to print temporary, internal documents. In the case of one Australian logistics user, a drastic reduction as high as 90% was reported.

Jeremy Spencer, marketing director of Toshiba TEC, says: "We are very proud of the awards we have received so far for this system and we’re sure it will go on to achieve even more.  We have a responsibility to help our customers reduce their carbon footprint and leading innovations such as the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 ensure that we do just that."