SATO CL4NX Plus and CL6NX Plus to Feature Recycled Plastics from Konica Minolta
07 Octubre 2024 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
Cutting emissions by 65% demonstrates commitment to
sustainability through innovation
SATO Corporation, a global pioneer in auto-ID and labeling
solutions, is excited to announce a new collaboration with Konica
Minolta, Inc., as it will now build its flagship CL4NX Plus and
CL6NX Plus printers using recycled plastics that Konica Minolta has
developed for its multifunctional printers. SATO’s industrial
printers made from recycled materials will soon be available on the
market.
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Product development at SATO adheres to eight principles (see
below) it defines as SATO universal printer design, which expresses
its commitment to creating printers that offer equitable use,
reliable operation and lasting quality. Its products support
multiple languages and function regardless of the workplace
environment and available infrastructure.
SATO’s collaboration with Konica Minolta is a new step toward
environmental stewardship, which is integral to SATO universal
printer design. SATO currently offers linerless labels as part of
its efforts to use resources sustainably and reduce carbon
emissions, but it now takes this commitment further by
incorporating recycled plastics into select printer models starting
FY 2024.
Konica Minolta’s recycled plastics meet SATO’s stringent quality
standards for flame retardancy, flexural strength, density and mold
shrinkage rate. The recycled plastics are used in 40 percent of the
housing components of CL4NX Plus and CL6NX Plus, and SATO expects
to reduce carbon emissions by 65 percent1 in parts where recycled
plastic is used, compared to conventional parts without
compromising the quality that virgin materials provide. Using
recycled plastics in its flagship printers sold worldwide not only
supports SATO’s global sustainability efforts but also allows its
customers to contribute to reducing carbon emissions.
The material developed by Konica Minolta is a recycled ABS
plastic,2 a flame-retardant, durable and easy-to-mold synthetic
resin. Used in Konica Minolta’s multifunctional printers, these
plastics are collected from used game machines that are separated,
dismantled, crushed and washed. The processed material is then
melted and compounded into plastic pellets for horizontal
recycling.
In line with our corporate mission, SATO will seek ever more
sustainable manufacturing practices by incorporating recycled
materials in our products.
Models with recycled plastic CL4NX Plus, CL6NX Plus
(Global models) CL4NX-J Plus, CL6NX-J Plus (Japan models)
SATO Universal Design principles
- Equitable use
- Flexibility in use
- Simple and intuitive
- Perceptible information
- Tolerance for error
- Low physical effort
- Size and space for approach and use
- Eco-friendliness
1.
SATO survey
2.
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene or ABS, is
used for the housing and ergonomic parts of appliances and daily
use products like keyboards and more.
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owners.
About SATO SATO (TOKYO:6287) designs and manufactures
hardware, labels and tags and develops software to integrate with
third party offerings as automatic identification solutions. These
solutions streamline workflows, enabling data capture and
visualization for a connected world of productivity, safety,
reassurance and sustainability. By giving things a digital
identity, SATO helps businesses in retail, manufacturing, food,
health care and transport & logistics run smoothly. Founded in
1940, SATO has a presence in 26 countries with a workforce of over
5,700. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, it reported
revenues of 143,446 million yen ($992 million*)
More information about SATO can be found at
www.sato-global.com
*Based on an average exchange rate of 1 USD = 144.58 JPY
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