Reuse/Recycling Design

We are actively engaged in a recycling design for reusing and recycling parts.
Fuji Xerox's recycling design is formulated based on the "Recycling Design Guidelines" that was created in 1995 by engineers from Xerox Groups in Japan, the United States, and Europe and includes 130 recycling design requirements, such as those regarding simplicity of disassembly, standardization of parts, selection of materials, etc.
Fuji Xerox also makes unique efforts in designs for a longer life, separated design, and strength design in order to increase the number of reusable parts.
In addition to the above, by accumulating information in a database and by creating a manual on case examples that represent improved recycling efficiency, we enable for information to be shared between the engineers at all times, and develop a system where the latest technology can be applied to design.

To strengthen relationships with manufacturers of parts and materials, Fuji Xerox also has a "Guideline for Recycling Procurement."
This is a guideline that urges suppliers to cooperate in the "provision of Fuji Xerox's know-how on recycling design," "provision of information on the operating life of parts and joint development of repair technology that enables reuse," "active application of reused parts and materials by commissioned production companies," etc.

Design Guidelines

Design for longer life	Make parts have longer lives so that they can be reused
Separated design	Separate only the parts with short lives, and reuse the parts that can be used again
Strength design	Minimize damages to parts during usage, collection, and recycling operations
Disassembly design	Make the design fit for easy disassembly so that materials can be separated
Usage of materials that can be reused	Select materials that can be made back into materials again, so that materials recycling is possible
Standardization of design	Standardization of parts so that they can be reused in different models and different machines

Specific Examples of Reuse/Recycling Design

Example of Separated design

Since casters used to be of an all-in-one structure, if the wheel portion was scratched, then the entire caster was treated as waste. Through a separated design, it became possible to use the parts that can be used to a maximum extent.

Redundancy Design