Largest bio-based plastic exterior part for multifunctional office systems

Canon Inc. and Toray Industries, Inc. announced successful development of the industry's largest exterior part made using bio-based plastic. The part, for use in Canon multifunction office systems for production printing, also achieves the world's highest level of flame retardance . Through Toray 's material design technology, capable of controlling polymer structures on a nanometer-order scale, and Canon's advanced molding technology, supporting the formation of large-scale parts, Canon and Toray improvements in material characteristics to successfully develop the industry's largest exterior part made using bio-based plastic. The part, which measures 640 (w) x 440 mm (h) and weighs approximately 1,100 grams, will be used in Canon multi function office systems for production printing. In terms of flame retardance, it achieves 5V classification under the UL 94 flammability testing program. The newly developed part is approximately 11 times larger and approximately 6.5 times heavier than the previously realised largest bio-based plastic part that achieved the same level of flame retardance. Compared with conventional petroleum-based plastic, the new bio-based plastic developed by Canon and Toray offers an expected reduction in manufacturing-related CO2 emissions of approximately 20%. www.canon.comNike Fingertrap Air Max