*NEWS*CHINA TO IMPOSE ENERGY-SAVING STANDARTS ON PRINTERS

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China to cap power consumption of copiers amid energy saving drive
China
will soon promulgate energy consumption standards for copy machines to
save electricity as a national power strain looms large.
Up
to 10 percent of the current duplicators, which failed to meet the new
standards, would be forced out of the market, said senior engineer Chen
Haihong of the China National Institute of Standardization.The new
standards, which impose power consumption ceilings and specify an
energy saving rating for copy machines, is waiting for authority
approval. It is expected to be announced in June, he said.China is a
major producer and consumer of copiers. While enjoying the benefits of
high speed and definition, the country and the industry has long
ignored the whopping power depleted by the useful office tool.

Calls
for capping copiers’ energy consumption have piled up in China, as the
machine has been labeled among the biggest power guzzlers among
electrical appliances, along with air conditioners and
refrigerators.The bulk of the power is consumed when the machine is on
standby, said Zhang Guoqing, a compiler of the new standard. The new
rules would detail power consumption ceilings for the machines in
different modes, he said. The compulsory standards would force
producers to sharpen their competitiveness in energy savings and spur
the production of environmentally-friendly machines, added engineer
Chen.Su Canqun of Konica Minolta’s marketing department said the new
standards would edge up production costs slightly. He added consumers,
however, wouldn’t feel the increase as the copier producer had been
making headway in cost controls and energy saving in recent years.A
Hewlett-Packard source also vowed the company would follow the new
rules. He promised machine efficiency would not be sacrificed.The new
rules would raise the industry threshold for newcomers and fierce
competition was due to come, said Wang Yanping, an analyst with the
computer research center of CCID Consulting, a leading IT consulting
agency.

China to impose energy-saving standard on copiers
The
Chinese government is changing tactics, from an indulgent parent to a
“green” nanny, looking after every corner of offices and houses they’re
urging people to be green. The latest worry? Photocopiers.China will
impose its new standards of power consumption with an energy saving
rating on copy machines. The regulations are waiting for authority
approval at the moment, and are expected to be announced in June,
according to Xinhua News.

Up to 10 percent of the current
duplicators, which failed to meet the new standards, would be forced
out of the market, said senior engineer Chen Haihong of the China
National Institute of Standardization. Calls for capping copiers’
energy consumption have piled up in China, as the machine has been
labeled among the biggest power guzzlers among electrical appliances,
along with air conditioners and refrigerators. Consumers may worry that
they will ultimately have to pay for the fee for energy-saving. But
Xinhua also quoted Su Canqun, who works in the marketing department of
Konica Minolta, a leading Japanese printing machine manufacturer,
saying that:“The new standards would edge up production costs slightly.
Consumers, however, wouldn’t feel the increase as the copier producer
had been making headway in cost controls and energy saving in recent
years.”

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April 10, 2008 at 11:12 AM