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Energy Conservation (Products)
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Results for Fiscal 2001 |
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The Ricoh Group reduced the
energy consumption of the following products from fiscal
1996 levels. |
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Color copiers and multifunctional
copiers : 48.34% |
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Black-and-white copiers and
multifunctional copiers : 53.20% |
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Facsimiles : 89.55% |
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Black-and-white and color
printers : 47.37% |
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In fiscal 2001, the Aficio
1035/1045 and 1022/1027 series (imagio Neo 350/450 and
220/270 series, respectively), which incorporates quick
start-up (QSU) technology, significantly contributed
to the achievement of our goal.
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Energy conservation values
for copiers are calculated as follows:
[<Energy
consumption efficiency (Wh/h)>1/<copying
speed2> X the number of units marketed]/
the
number of units marketed
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Energy consumption efficiency
was measured in accordance with the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry's Law in Japan Concerning the Rational
Use of Energy. |
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Copying speed = copies per minute (cpm) |
Data for multifunctional black-and-white
copiers, color copiers and multifunctional copiers are
pursuant to the measurement standard for energy consumption
efficiency of the Law Concerning the Rational Use of
Energy.
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Energy conservation values
for facsimiles are calculated as follows:
[<Energy Star energy consumption in standby
mode1 (W)>/<printing speed2>
X the number of units marketed]/ the number of
units marketed |
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Energy Star energy consumption
in standby mode = energy consumption in standby mode
pursuant to the standards of the International Energy
Star Program. |
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Printing speed = print per
minute (ppm) |
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Data for the four charts
above are calculated based on the number of units marketed
in Japan. |
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Ricoh believes it is possible to increase energy conservation by developing technologies that provide both energy-saving and user-friendly functions. For black-and-white copiers, we developed QSU technology, which enables quick start up (10 seconds) from standby mode (which consumes 7 W of power). The reduced startup time makes users more willing to take advantage of the standby mode.
Thanks to the development of QSU technology, we have already achieved the quantitative target for fiscal 2006 as stipulated in the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy for products with printing speeds under 50 sheets per minute.
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