Project Status Update R10004: OS/OA Low Energy Printing Mechanical Engineers: Dean Culver Shawn Hoskins Derek Meinke Tim Salter

Where We Are  A Better Understanding  Project Goals  The Potential of the Concept *Courtesy of mapsoftheworld.com and pbs.org

The Value in Growth

The Mission  The end customer would like to have low-energy consumption printing options in order to stay within local power constraints while attempting to fulfill their communication and documentation needs in societies and markets that are quickly growing into their roles in the communication age.  The immediate or corporate customer would like to have low-energy consumption printing technology in order to appeal to this market as well as innovate in areas where a quality trade-off may be present.

Additional Data: MSD Low Energy History  Fuser Test Beds  Fuser Parameter Data  Subcomponent Design  Electro-photography Transfer Station  Detailed Design Documentation for EP system  Sub-Component Optimization  P09505  Interviews and Visits  Concurrent Project: P10505

Completed Interview Results  Mr. Mike Martin  Primary Customer  Corporate Customer  Isioma Nnodum  End User  Retail Representatives  Office Depot  Staples  Dr. Marcos Esterman  Potential Faculty Advisor  Stakeholder

Planned Interviews  Mr. Bill Nowak  Corporate Customer  Stakeholder  Dan Costanza  Corporate Customer  Stakeholder  Previous MSD Project Team Leads

The Need: Isioma Nnodum  Representing the end customer  Low Energy Demand  Low Cost  Low Maintenance  Environmental Temperature Operability  Low Running Cost

Affinity Diagram: Isioma Nnodum Low Running Costs Life cycle costs for office printers are high Cartridge replacement costs are high Low Energy Demand Activating high-demand appliances (printers, computers, etc.) endangers power grid Many towns in Nigeria rely on personal generators Overshoot damages generator or causes blackouts Low Maintenance Minimize lifetime cost Technical repair skill pool low Environmental/ Temperature Operability Humidity extremes in Africa Temperature extremes in Africa Low availability of environmental control Low Cost Common consumer low-income Low demand for high-quality, high cost characteristics

House of Quality: Isioma Nnodum

The Need: Corporate Customers  Representing Xerox, HP, etc.  Energy Consumption  Quality of Ink to Media  Speed of Printing  Cost of Ink Replacement  Delivery to World Markets  Profit Margin

Affinity Diagram: Corporate Customers Quality of Ink to Media Ink should be universally reproducible Ink must adhere to many types of media surfaces Profit Margin Customer is looking for a corporate benefit Project needs investors to be satisfied to stay on-board Energy Consumption Thousands of pages add up to thousands of watts Low energy usage for minimal grid strain Cost of Ink Replacement The most common demand from the end-user Ink cartridge manufacturing costs Speed of Printing The competitive market is introducing high speed printers Need to show customer “pile of money” Delivery to World Markets Transportation and packaging costs High demand for low energy printing in developing countries

House of Quality: Corporate Customers

Objective Tree Low Energy Printing Process or Component Resources Appeal to Printing Companies Funding Available Data Familiarize with MSD Support and Past Projects Economic Design Work Staffing Design Tools Assembly/ Construction Scope What can this iteration do? What should the goal of MSD be for this concept? Technological Printer Head Technology Piezo-ElectricsThermal InkjetXerography Other Interfaces

Paper Transport User Interface Power Interface Data Interface Printer Head Technologies Xerography Thermal Inkjet Continuous Piezo On-Demand Piezo Xerox Duplicator R10004: OS/OA Low-Energy Printing

Where We Are Going  New Volume of Data  Sort  Process  Build the Packages  Design Market Strategy

Preliminary Schedule

Questions