Canon aims for top-level energy efficiency in all product groups.
Under Canon’s Mid-Term Environmental Goals (2006-2008), the Company has set goals to reduce energy consumption of products in operation and standby modes by more than 30% over previous models and by more than 50% from 2000 levels. We achieved these goals for major products sold in 2006: cameras, copying machines, MFPs, laser beam printers, inkjet printers, optical products, large-format printers and medical equipment, among others.
Increasing the Number of Energy-Efficient Products
Canon uses energy-efficient technologies like on-demand fixing and induction heating (IH) to shorten the warm-up time, and thus reduce energy consumption, in copying machines, MFPs and laser beam printers. We have expanded the scope of these technologies to cover high-speed and color machines.
The iR C3380 and iR C2880 series, for which sales volumes increased in 2006, are color MFPs that boast top-class energy-saving performance. In the area of personal-use products, we expanded our energy-saving lineup of iP series inkjet printers and MP series inkjet MFPs, both of which incorporate technologies for saving energy during operation, when powered off and when in standby mode.
Power Consumption Reduction Rates in Energy Consumption for Major Products
Canon’s Proprietary Energy-Efficient Technologies in Office Equipment
Economic Effects of Energy Efficiency
For digital MFPs, from the viewpoint of the entire product lifecycle, the raw materials-parts manufacturing and product usage stages are the major contributors to the environmental burden.
Through such original Canon technologies as on-demand and IH fixing, we are improving the energy consumption efficiency of MFPs. Additional benefits of these technologies are seen through reductions in CO2 emissions of 6.99 million tons and energy savings worth ¥221.9 billion to customers from 1999 to 2006.
Benefits from Canon’s Proprietary Energy-Efficient Technologies Used in Office Machines
