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Job Build for Large-Volume Scanning
With optional extra memory installed, the AR-M236 easily
handles copy jobs exceeding the RSPF capacity of 100 pages*.
The AR-M236 automatically stores large-volume documents of
up to 2,970 pages** in memory so that users can print all
documents at once at a later time.
*A4 size
**Standard A4 pages. The actual storage limit depends on the amount of
memory installed.
Large Paper Capacity
The AR-M236 comes standard with two
500-sheet drawers and a 100-sheet
multi-bypass feeder for a total paper
capacity of 1,100 sheets. For large-
volume jobs and a wider selection
of available paper sizes, the
AR-M236 can accommodate two
types of extra paper drawers for
a total paper capacity of up to
2,100 sheets. When a tray runs
out of paper, the Auto Tray
Switching function automatically
switches to another paper tray filled with the same size paper.
This allows you to do extra-large volume jobs without worrying
about running out of paper.
Versatile Editing Functions
Along with conventional editing functions such as B&W Reverse
and XY Zoom, the AR-M236 gives you advanced editing
functions made possible by digital technology.
Superb Image Quality
The Digital Automatic Exposure Control function lets you copy
documents at the optimum exposure level. In Super Photo mode,
the 1,200-dpi laser engine reproduces the finest details of the
original to give you impressive, professional-looking copies.
The Text/Photo mode automatically adjusts the contrast to the
optimum level for an original that includes text and photos.
OTHER KEY FEATURES
• Wide zoom range from 25 to 400% with preset copy ratios
• Automatic paper/magnification selection
• Can handle heavy paper stock up to 200 g/m
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• Copy auditing (100 accounts)
• Pre-Heat and Auto Power Shut-Off modes
Speedy Copying and Quick First Copy Time
The AR-M236 has a quick first copy time of 4.8 seconds to save
valuable time when performing
multiple short-run jobs. And with
a continuous copy rate of up to
23 cpm* (A4 size), you can do
more copy jobs in less time.
*13.5 cpm at 1,200 dpi.
Built-in Stackless Duplex Module
The AR-M236 can automatically produce duplex copies from
one- or two-sided originals. This reduces paper costs and helps
save filing space. Duplex copying is even more productive
when used together with the optional RSPF (reversing single
pass feeder), which
efficiently feeds in up
to 100 pages of either
one- or two-sided
originals. Plus, the
duplex module’s short
paper path keeps paper
jams to a minimum.
Electronic Sorting and Offset Stacking
When working with
the optional 100-sheet
RSPF, the Electronic
Sorting function does
one scan of multiple-
page documents and
stores them in memory
for making up to 999
copies of each page.
The AR-M236
automatically collates
multiple sets of copies
in page order without
the aid of a sorter and
can also stack each set
slightly shifted apart
from the previous (offset
stacking) for easy
retrieval. All this adds up to speedy copying that boosts
productivity even for large-volume documents.
Automated Job Finishing
The AR-M236 makes it easy to create professional-looking
booklets automatically. Working together with the efficient
Electronic Sorting function and highly productive stackless duplex
module, the optional Saddle Stitch Finisher* folds and staples
sets of documents to make completed booklets. A Punch Module
allows you to punch holes in documents for easy filing. And a
Finisher is also available for jobs that require only simple sorting
and stapling.
*To be available at a later date.
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Purifying Water with Bio-Power
Naturally purifying waste with a fluidized treatment system
Special Edition 1
Waste fluid treatment system at Fukuyama site
Microorganism
treatment
Populous
microorganism cultures
decompose main
components
Bincho charcoal/
bio-activated
charcoal treatment
Microorganisms
decompose as they are
absorbed by charcoal
Reuse of treated
water
Treated water is
reused in other
drainage treatment
processes
Oyster shell
treatment
Oyster shells
neutralize the
fluid
Monitoring by fish
Sensitive to
environmental
changes, roaches are
used to monitor safety
levels
Oyster shells
Bincho
charcoal Activated
charcoal
Freshwater fish
Large amounts of
microorganisms
Fluidized waste treatment system
using natural purification
At the Fukuyama site where ICs are manufactured, we used to
hire a subcontractor to incinerate spent developer, which
makes up 70% of all our industrial waste. This method placed a
significant burden on the environment, including the energy
used for incineration and exhaust gas from the vehicles
transporting the waste. Treatment costs swelled as production
increased. It was a challenging issue for us, from both an
environmental and managerial standpoint.
We at the Fukuyama site had been pursuing in-house
treatment for spent developer, and we finally completed a
fluidized waste treatment system using natural purification in
1996.
This system is based on a concept of purifying spent
developer by natural processes. Built according to our
proprietary design, it is a state-of-the-art system that produces
no hazardous sludge during the treatment process.
Microorganisms Purify Water, Sustain
Monitoring by Fish
In-House Treatment of Used Developer
to Produce No Polluted Mud
Sharp’s system makes the maximum use of materials existing
in nature. In the microorganism treatment process,
microorganisms cultured to high levels of density are used to
decompose most of the main components in spent developer
that have strong alkalinity.
In the oyster shell treatment process, neutralizing treatment is
carried out using a film of microorganisms that forms on the
surface of oyster shells to decompose other organic
substances.
In the Bincho charcoal/bio-activated charcoal treatment
process, charcoal agents absorb a slight amount of the
remaining organic substances. The charcoal is cleansed
automatically, as the absorbed organic substances are treated
by microorganisms growing on the surface of the charcoal.
In the fish monitoring process, in addition to measuring
instruments, water safety is monitored with freshwater fish,
such as roaches and Japanese bitterlings, which are sensitive
to environmental changes.
Purifying Water with Bio-Power
Natu
rall
y p urify
ing was
te w
ith a flui
dize
d tre atm
ent
syste m
Spe cia l Ed
itio n
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Wa ste fluid
tre atm ent
sys tem at
Fuk uya ma
site
Micr
oorg anis
m
trea
tment
Pop ulo
us
mic
roo rga nism
cultu res
deco mp ose
ma in
com pon
ent s
Binc
ho ch
arcoa l/
bio-ac
tivated
cha rcoal
treatm
ent
Micro
org anisms
deco mp ose
as they
are
abso rbed
by c harc
oal
Reus
e of tr eated
wate
r
Trea ted
wa ter i s
reu
sed in o the
r
dra inag e tr
eatm ent
pro ces ses
Oys ter sh
ell
treatm
ent
Oys
ter she
lls
neu tral ize th
e
flui d
Mon itori
ng b y fis
h
Sen
sitiv e to
env iron me
nta l
cha nge s, ro
ach es a
re
use d to
mo nito
r sa fety
leve
ls
Oyst
er sh ells
Binc ho
char
coal
Act ivat ed
char
coal
Fres hwa
ter f ish
Larg e am
ounts of
micr
oorga nisms
Fluidiz
ed wa ste trea
tment sys
tem
using
natural purificatio
n
At th
e F uku yam
a site wh
ere ICs ar
e m anufa
cture d, w
e u sed
to
hire a
su bco ntra
cto r to
inci nerat
e sp ent de
velo per
, w hich
mak
es u p 70 % o
f all ou
r ind ustrial
waste
. Th is m eth
od p laced
a
sig nifica
nt b urd
en o n the
en viron
me nt, in
clu din g the
en erg
y
used
for incin
eratio n an
d e xha ust g
as fr om
the ve
hic les
trans
port ing the
wa ste
. Tre atm ent
cos ts sw
elle d a
s p rod uctio
n
incre
ase d. It was
a c hall
engin g iss
ue fo r us,
from bo
th a n
env iron
men tal a
nd man
age rial s
tand poin
t.
We at th
e F uku
yam a sit
e h ad b een
pu rsu
ing in- hou
se
treatm
ent for
spe nt d eve
lop er, and
we fin
ally co mp
leted a
fluid
ized was
te tr eatm
ent s ystem
usi ng natu
ral p urific
atio n in
1996
.
Thi s syst
em is b
ased on
a c onc
ept o f pu rify
ing sp
ent
deve
lop er b y n
atu ral pro
ces ses.
Bu ilt a cco
rding to
our
pro prieta
ry d
esig n, it is a
sta te-o
f-th e-a rt sy
stem tha
t pr odu
ces
no h
aza rdo us s
lud ge d
urin g th e tr
eatm ent p
roce ss.
Mic
roo rga
nism s P
urify
Wa ter,
Su stai
n
Mo nito
ring
by Fis
h
In-H
ous e T
rea tme
nt o f U
sed
De velo
per
to P
rod uce
No Po
llut ed
Mud
Shar
p’s s yst em
ma kes
the ma xim
um use
of m ate
rials ex istin
g
in n atu
re. In the
mi cro
org anism
tre atm ent p
roc ess
,
mic roo
rgan ism
s cu lture
d to hig
h le vels o
f de nsity
are u sed
to
dec om
pos e m
ost of t he m
ain co
mp one nts i
n sp ent d
eve lope
r
tha t ha
ve stro
ng a lka linity
.
In th
e o yste r sh
ell tre atme
nt p roce
ss, ne
utra lizin g tr
eatm ent i
s
car ried o
ut u sin
g a fil m o
f m icro
org anis ms
tha t fo
rms o n the
surfa
ce o f oy
ste r sh ells to
dec om
pos e o the
r or gan
ic
sub stan
ces.
In the
Bin cho
cha rco al/b
io-a ctiva
ted cha rco
al t rea tme
nt
proc
ess, cha rco
al a gen
ts a bso rb a
slig ht a
mo unt o
f th e
rem
ainin g o rgan
ic su bstan
ces . Th
e ch arco
al i s cle
ansed
auto
ma tica lly, a
s th e a
bso rbe d or
gan ic su
bstan ces
are tre ate
d
by micr
oorg anis
ms g row
ing on
the su rfac
e o f th e ch
arco al.
In th
e fish mo
nitor ing pro
cess , in
add itio
n to me asu
ring
inst rum
ents,
wate r sa fety
is m oni
tore d wi
th fre shw
ater fis h,
suc h a
s ro ach
es a nd Jap
ane se b
itter ling s, w
hic h are
sen siti
ve
to e nviro
nm enta
l ch ang
es.
Effective use of water at Mie site
Making the Most Effective Use of Water Resources
Recovery effluents with a reuse rate of 92%
Special Edition 2
Our Mie plant is located 10 km southeast of Matsuzaka City in
Mie prefecture. The nearby Kushida River is the source of
drinking water for Matsuzaka citizens and is also used for local
agricultural irrigation. Since LCD manufacturing requires a lot
of water, drainage treatment is an important factor in
environmental preservation in the neighborhood.
Effluent Treatment Facility Ensures
Reuse Rate of 92%
Clear Concept for Environmental
Preservation
Pure water used in the production process is classified into
inorganic, organic and neutral effluents* before being
discharged and recovered in a closed system for later reuse.
When we began operations in 1995, we mainly recovered and
reused inorganic effluent, which was believed to have a
negative effect on the environment with a recovery rate of
30%. We had repeatedly evaluated treatment processes to
recover and reuse organic and neutral effluents until 1996
when we introduced a new treatment process. This process
utilizes microorganisms for the organic effluent and
ultraviolet-ray oxidation treatment technology for the neutral
effluent. This raised the recovery rate to 69%.
Ion exc
hange treatment
Re ver
se osmosis
film treatment Ultraviolet-ray
oxidation treatment
Va
cuum evaporator
Neutral ef
fluent
Org
anic ef
fluent
Bio-treatment
Inorg
anic ef
fluent
Supplied
water
Production process
*1 Inorganic effluent: effluent containing acid, alkali
*2 Organic effluent: effluent containing alcohol, etc.
*3 Neutral effluent: effluent containing microscopic dust and dirt
Pure water
facility
*1 *2 *3
Closed system for water treatment
(Amount of supplied
water: 1,000 tons)
(LCD output growth: 1996 = 1)
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supplied water and LCD output growth
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(LCD output growth: 1
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Various Types of Job Finishing with the Saddle Stitch Finisher
or
Punched documents
or
COPYING
Duplex Copying