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Balancing cost-effectiveness and sustainability
Large format printers from swissQprint are designed for durability with minimum maintenance, thus keeping operating costs low and minimising the environmental footprint. How does the manufacturer achieve this standard? swissQprint’s chief of development, Marc Baumgartner, gives the lowdown.
C
ustomers confirm swissQprint machines have low maintenance costs, and
the key thing to note: maintenance downtimes can be planned ahead. Our printers have always been
designed to run with great reliability over years of multi-shift operation. It’s a fact that around 90 % of the first-generation machines are still in use; in other words, working away after as long as 15 years.
Little wear and tear Less wear means fewer service calls, hence lower maintenance costs and CO2 emissions. Two things are crucial to achieving this:
1) The use of high-quality materials and components.
2) Having the fewest possible wear parts.
One of those used to be mercury UV lamps. Since 2017, swissQprint
Kudu flatbed printer
95% of machine parts have potential for returning to the circular economy – Marc Baumgartner, swissQprint’s chief of development
has only used LED lamps. They are energy-saving, toxic waste is no longer an issue and, very importantly, lamp
life expectancy is similar to that of the printers. All of this saves resources. Likewise, of course, is the fact that 95% of machine parts have potential for returning to the circular economy. Thinking about such longevity, one
might question for how much time swissQprint will support earlier printer generations. Not only do we continue supporting first-generation output software, we naturally supply spare parts and inks as well – ‘end of life’ isn’t in our vocabulary.”
Don’t replace – repair instead In the development process, we always ask ourselves what are the repairable components. Print heads or electronic circuit boards that are still in good condition are given a second life. Doing repairs not only saves our customers money, it also conserves valuable resources. With its low-maintenance, durable
large format printers, swissQprint strikes a balance between high performance and environmental responsibility.
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