Toshiba Introduces First Erasable Toner MFP

To help change the paradigm of how organizations print while promoting a new era of corporate environmental sensibility, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. introduces its e-STUDIO 306LP/RD30 multi-function printer (MFP).

By incorporating a unique toner – the leading managed document services (MDS) provider and business printing solutions innovator’s new device is capable of erasing images and text output allowing for the reuse of paper.

Toshiba’s new MFP enables organizations to set an example for their employees while asserting their ecological leadership. By reusing the same sheet as many as five times, users dramatically minimize paper usage while lessening carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 57%, as validated by the British Standards Institute, a global national standards organization.

To further minimize an organization’s carbon footprint, the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 integrates bio-based plastics – which produce 20% less CO2 emissions during production compared to traditional petroleum-based versions. The new e-STUDIO’s output – a distinctive blue – further distinguishes itself from any other available device while serving to notify users that the page’s output is erasable.

The e-STUDIO RD30 unit is where a page’s output is erased. By applying heat, the toner color is effectively removed, thereby erasing any output on the page. For archival purposes, the eraser unit can also be configured to scan any documents to a network file location or USB drive prior to performing the erasing.

Reusable paper – which has been erased – is returned to the unit’s upper drawer while output that is unable to be fully erased is sent to the e-STUDIO RD30’s bottom drawer to be recycled.

By integrating features common in Toshiba’s larger devices – including impressive warm-up and first copy out times, color scanning and 30-pages-per minute print speed – the compact and energy-efficient e-STUDIO 306LP/RD30 is ideal for businesses of any size or sector. Aside from its well-articulated eco features and design, Toshiba’s latest MFP includes advanced security functionality including the company’s proprietary Self Encrypting Drive (SED) with Automatic Data Invalidation (ADI) which renders the drive’s data useless if removed. By coupling the company’s IPSec enabler – which encrypts information sent to and from a device – and data overwrite capability, the e-STUDIO 306LP/RD30 meets the U.S. Department of Defense’s rigid security requirements.

"Having incorporated erasable toner allowing output to be reused, Toshiba’s e-STUDIO 306LP/RD30 is the first multi-function product available on the market with this dynamic capability," Andy Slawetsky, president of Industry Analysts, Inc. "Given this fact, it is a potential ground-breaking device; particularly for customers seeking to do their part to minimize environmental impact."

To help organizations further lessen their carbon footprint, Toshiba offers its award-winning Encompass Analysis. The report presents users with a comprehensive understanding of their print-related eco footprint while introducing solutions on reducing environmental impact. The company continues to provide customers free toner recycling through its, zero-waste-to-landfill toner partnership with Close the Loop. In addition to accepting its own toner, Toshiba accepts any other brand of spent toner cartridges.

Toshiba’s e-STUDIO 306LP/RD30 is currently available through authorized Toshiba dealers for slightly more than $10,000.

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