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Olivetti products deliver
real energy savings and
environmental responsibility
Energy effciency is an absolute
requirement for our customers and
a key part of Olivetti’s commitment
to the environment. All Olivetti
products have been specifcally
designed to reduce the amount of
energy they use and comply with
leading energy-effciency standards
including Energy Star.
The Energy Star label was
established in a bid to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and other
pollutants caused by the ineffcient
use of energy and to make it easy for
consumers to identify and purchase
energy effcient products that offer
Olivetti has noticed a fundamental shift in
procurement managers’ priorities as businesses
seek to reduce the environmental impact of
their activities. As Olivetti product manager
Wayne Snell says, “The phone calls I receive are
no longer about features and functionality, but
more about energy consumption, noise levels
and our recycling policy.” Here,Wayne explains
how Olivetti has addressed these concerns by
ensuring that its products exceed the highest
standards for energy effciency.
savings on energy bills without
sacrifcing performance, features and
comfort.
Olivetti’s range of Energy Star-
accredited colour multifunctional
products (MFPs) offers up to 60 per
cent lower energy consumption than
the benchmark set for their respective
speed class by Energy Star. Over a
fve-year period, customers who choose
Olivetti devices over some competitor
models could save several hundred
pounds in energy costs per machine
(dependent on energy supplier and
tariff). In feet environments, this could
add up to a signifcant sum indeed!
A reduction in warm-up times and
frst print-out times over the last few
years has meant that offce products
don’t consume unnecessary electrical
resources while users wait for the
machines to become ready. Typically,
warm-up times have improved from
around eight minutes in 2004, for a
large colour copier, to less than 45
seconds today. First page out times
have fallen from an average of 20
seconds to six seconds or under.
Lower TEC values
Olivetti aims to ensure that every
newly developed Olivetti MFP
doesn’t just comply with the latest
environmental regulations, but exceeds
them.
A good example is the TEC (Typical
Electricity Consumption) value used
for the Energy Star certifcate. The TEC
value is measured in KW/h per week
and is based on ‘real-life’ patterns
of copying, printing, scanning and
faxing in a typical offce environment,
including fuctuations throughout the
day. This gives a very accurate measure
of a device’s energy consumption.
For instance, the Olivetti d-Color
MF651 has a TEC value of just 7.15,
which is over 70 per cent lower than
the standard average rating of 24KW/h.
This information is available in the
public domain to allow users to make
an informed choice and there are
various software tools available to
calculate the rating of each machine
Innovative technologies
Olivetti machines are also designed to
achieve a quieter working environment
– to be seen and not heard. Many hard-
working gears within Olivetti devices
have been replaced by much smoother
running drive belts; and solenoids
within the engines have had dampers
added to cushion their action and
reduce sound emissions when in use.
In addition, the document feeder and