In the midst of the rapid development of digital technology,
papers still play an important role in our daily lives, especially in the
office area. Therefore, recycling should be an important consideration for any
companies which use large amounts of papers every day.
But the process that's needed to recycle the massive amounts
of papers is not as simple as we learned in school. It's hard to make all
companies to have special facility for recycling the papers. As a result, they
rely on the services of other companies that do have specialized in this field.
All this of course requires extra time and cost.
According to Epson, it shouldn't be that complicated. Epson
develops a solution that will revolutionize the process of paper recycling in
the office area. The solution comes in the form of Epson PaperLab, a machine
that can recycle the papers without the need of water.
Epson PaperLab is basically similar to the copier. The size
is quite big, but still enough to be placed in a single room in an office
building. Thus, the recycling process can take place in one place without
involving other parties.
In performing its duties, Epson PaperLab will first destroy
the waste papers to be recycled. The waste papers will be crushed into very
small fibers so the sensitive information in the papers will be lost forever.
After that, the same machine will produce new papers.
How efficient is Epson PaperLab? According to Epson, this
machine can produce new papers in just three minutes after you press the
"Start" button. Furthermore, there are 14 sheets of A4 paper could be
produced every minute or 6,720 sheets in 8 hours.
The resulting papers are also varied, ranging from A4 and A3
papers in various thicknesses, up to colored papers and papers for business
cards. Everything can be arranged according to your need.
Although so far the Epson PaperLab is still a prototype, but
Epson has planned to produce it in Japan starting next year. If seen from its
large size, the price offered will certainly be quite expensive, so can be
understood if Epson is targeting corporations as its potential customers.