Epson manufactures face masks using recycling tech

Epson has announced that it will apply and use its patented Dry Fibre technology, the same technology it uses within its unique PaperLab A-8000 system, to start producing face masks for its employees.

According to the company, the masks that it will now manufacture respond to growing demands for face masks for protection against the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Epson does not plan to sell the masks it manufactures commercially but instead, for internal company usage only.

Epson’s PaperLab A-8000 in-office dry paper making system is a dry-process technology that enables the processing and creation of paper on-site, in the amount needed and when required.

In the case of the new masks, they will not be made from used paper but from functional fibres and will be manufactured at two of Epson’s production plants.

“This in turn will eliminate the need for Epson to outsource purchasing masks for its employees,” the company said.

As well as manufacturing the masks in-house for its employees, Epson said it will also donate 100,000 masks to local authorities and medical institutions where needs for personal protective equipment (PPE) have been expanding.

The company will also donate 5,600 face shields to the same organisations.

“Epson often makes significant and regular contributions to realising a sustainable society and has made a commitment to ongoing efforts that realise the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals,” the company added.

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