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Each year, the average
U.S. office worker uses about 10,000 sheets of paper.
Every year in the U.S., 85% (4 million tons/96 million trees), of
office paper are thrown away.
Office equipment, including printers, copiers, and multifunction
devices, is the fastest growing use of electricity in U.S.
commercial buildings and among the fastest growing in homes.
What is ENERGY
STAR® and why is it important for imaging equipment?
The ENERGY STAR identifies products that are among the most energy
efficient on the market and meet strict energy efficiency guidelines
set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department
of Energy.
How are the T5000r ENERGY
STAR and SL5000r ENERGY STAR printers different from the T5000r
non-ENERGY STAR printers?
The ENERGY STAR printers offer Ethernet standard, seven competitor
emulations standard, increased memory (64MB DRAM, 16MB Flash),
improved gap sensing and micro-stepping for better vertical
resolution control.
How do the T5000r ENERGY
STAR and SL5000r ENERGY STAR printers compare to the competition?
The T5000r ENERGY STAR and SL5000r ENERGY STAR are the only ENERGY
STAR printers in the industry that are built to meet the demands of
24/7 operation in harsh environments. These printers include more
standard DRAM (64MB) and Flash (16MB) and more standard emulations
than the competition. In addition, Printronix thermal bar code
printers offer the option for integrated Online Data Validation (ODV)
for label verification.
How much energy do the
Printronix T5000r ENERGY STAR and SL5000r ENERGY STAR printers save?
ENERGY STAR printers consume more than 33 percent less power, and in
idle mode, the printers consume more than 50 percent less power.
What are the new features?
The gap sensor design now is compatible with a broader variety of
media. Micro-stepping has been added so the vertical print
resolution can be fine tuned for seamless transition from
competitive printers.
What network and/or wireless
options are available?
The Ethernet interface is now “on-board” the printer’s controller,
freeing up one of the two option slots for other uses. For example,
you now can support Ethernet, wireless and GPIO all in one printer.
Are there any changes to
RFID or ODV support?
The T5000r ENERGY STAR printer remains field upgradable to RFID and
the SL5000r ENERGY STAR printer remains a fully operation RFID
printer. The ODV option now includes an additional printed circuit
board assembly which is included in the option kit at no additional
charge.
Do I need to re-qualify the
ENERGY STAR printer for use by customers with existing T5000r and
SL5000r printers?
The T5000r ENERGY STAR and SL5000r ENERGY STAR printers are 100
percent compatible with non-ENERGY STAR T5000r and SL5000r printers.
Does an ENERGY STAR thermal
bar code printer behave differently than a non-ENERGY STAR model?
The default ‘sleep’ mode timeout for ENERGY STAR printers is five
minutes as compared to fifteen minutes for non-ENERGY STAR printers
and can be adjusted in the control panel menu.
Can a non-ENERGY STAR T5000r
or SL5000r be upgraded to ENERGY STAR standards?
In order to receive ENERGY STAR benefits, users must purchase a new
T5000r ENERGY STAR or SL5000r ENERGY STAR model.
Which is Better
for the Environment – Laser Printers or Impact Printers?
Manufacturing line
printers is less harmful to the environment than manufacturing laser
printers. Environmentally harmful chemical processes are used to create the
Organic PhotoConductive (OPC) drum and particle toners needed for laser printing. Some
photoconductive drums in laser printers contain lead, mercury,
cadmium, or selenium.
The life of a line printer far exceeds the life of a laser printer.
This means less electronic waste in our landfills and no resources
needed to make a new printer.
Many laser printers have combined drum and toner mechanisms that
increase waste by not allowing individual replacement of components.
Recent studies on the ultrafine toner particles put into the air by
laser printers suggest that it could be as bad for you as secondhand
smoke. Some toners contain known carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic substances. Line printers use cloth ribbons which do not
emit particles into the atmosphere.
Each laser printer toner cartridge in a landfill will take more than
10 centuries to decompose. The ribbon cartridges on Printronix line
printers are much smaller than a standard laser toner cartridge.
The photoconductive print drums in laser printers must be kept hot
to work. Energy is wasted when the print drums are kept hot for up
to a half hour after each print session, in case there is more
printing.
Line printers are more reliable, have lower operating costs
(typically 10X lower than laser) and are less sensitive to
environmental conditions than laser printers.
Line printers have a wider print area, which can save energy and
resources by printing less pages.
Line printers can use a
wider variety of paper than laser printers.
How to Reduce
Your Printing Carbon Footprint
Here are some tips for
reducing the environmental impact of your office printers.
Buy Remanufactured or Refurbished Printers – The majority of impact
that any printer makes to the environment is in the manufacturing
process. Purchasing a remanufactured printer saves the environmental
cost of building a new one.
Recycle Paper - Recycling office paper products can greatly reduce
your company’s impact on the environment. According to recent
figures, one ton of paper from recycled pulp saves 17 trees, 3 cubic
yards of landfill space, 7,000 gallons of water, 4,200 kilowatt
hours, 390 gallons of oil, and eliminates 60 pounds of air
pollutants.
Printer Networking: Save resources by sharing printers. Several
computers can use one printer. Network Print Managers, like
Printronix PrintNet, can centrally and remotely manage, organize and
control printers for fewer printers, increased efficiency and faster
response to service issues.
ENERGY STAR® printers
"sleep" or power down when not in use. Printronix printers that
comply with ENERGY STAR® requirements, can cut energy use by 60
percent and may realize additional savings on air conditioning and
maintenance. This has even greater impact on energy use in offices
where printers are left on overnight.
Switch from expensive-to-run laser and inkjet printers to more cost
effective
Printronix line printers.
Printer Recycling
Centers
Recycling your line printer is good for the
environment. Toner, drums and other printer parts can be harmful to
the environment if not disposed of properly. Electronic devices that
have reached their end of life are called e-waste or e-scrap.
Here is a list of ewaste printer
recycling centers.
www.neorecycling.com
www.escraprecycling.com
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