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Samsung’s Eco Design Evaluation System requires product designers to take into account the environmental impact of their choices at every stage of the product’s lifecycle, from design and distribution to use by the customer and disposal at end of life.

Thanks to this approach Samsung is taking a lead in eliminating potentially harmful substances from its products and increasing the use of recycled materials, whilst improving energy efﬁciency and reducing waste.

These efforts have earned plaudits from discriminating judges, notably Greenpeace, and ensured that Samsung products meet the most exacting environmental standards. All Samsung printers and MFPs are Energy Star accredited and many exceed Germany’s demanding Blue Angel standard. Indeed, with 34 accredited printers and MFPs, Samsung has more Blue Angel-certiﬁed products than any other printer manufacturer.

Samsung’s focus on lifecycle assessments is evident in the design of its printers and MFPs, which continue to set new standards for space-efﬁciency, most recently with the CLX-3175FW, the world’s smallest wireless four-in-one colour laser MFP.

Its small size and whisper-quiet operation make the CLX-3175FW ideal for businesses and home users with limited space. But there is also an environmental beneﬁt, as fewer resources are needed to manufacture and transport small and light devices.

Further evidence of Samsung’s commitment to minimise unnecessary use of resources is its strategy to launch high speed A4 MFPs as alternatives to large departmental A3 copiers. Independent research commissioned by Samsung shows that more than 97% of documents printed in ofﬁces are A4. Yet, if you look around any workplace, you will see a multitude of A3 copiers that are needed for less than 3% of a company’s daily output.

Samsung believes that businesses are being sold the wrong devices by organisations that have a vested interest in

persuading their customers to buy bigger, more expensive A3 devices that require more resources to manufacture, transport and dispose of at end of life.

High speed A4 MFPs like the 53 pages per minute Samsung SCX-6555N or 38ppm colour MultiXpress CLX-8380ND have all the functionality and productivity features of A3 devices but without the expense or unnecessary use of resources that A3 devices entail.

Active Phase

The greatest environmental impact from printer use occurs during the usage phase, which is why Samsung

devices include a number of features to help customers reduce paper and electricity consumption.

Toner Save buttons on our printers (and in our drivers) cut toner consumption by up to 30%; automatic double-sided printing reduces paper consumption; and high capacity toner cartridges keep waste to a minimum. Power consumption is minimised through an ‘e-standby’ mode that reduces energy consumption to less than 3wh. A timed power shut-off mode on devices like the new Samsung SCX-5635FN 33ppm mono MFP lets you adjust timings between 5 and 120 minutes.

Further savings can be made by using printer drivers and software applications to control toner and paper use through quotas, restrictions and rules-based printing. These include Samsung’s own solutions as well as popular third party applications. Support for our open Jscribe platform allows many of these to run on the devices themselves, removing the need to install a separate server with its own embedded carbon and power requirements.