{"id":227317,"date":"2018-02-23T07:18:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T05:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=227317"},"modified":"2018-02-23T08:09:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T06:09:58","slug":"epson-launches-new-range-of-award-winning-ecotank-its-printers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/227317\/epson-launches-new-range-of-award-winning-ecotank-its-printers\/","title":{"rendered":"Epson launches new range of award-winning EcoTank ITS printers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epson.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epson\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> next generation of EcoTank ITS printers offer an updated, more compact design and improved user-operating experience.<\/p>\n<p>New to the EcoTank ITS stable, the Epson L4150, L4160, L6160, L6170, and L6190 models feature large ink tanks that are more accessible and easy to refill.<\/p>\n<p>Now positioned at the front of the printer, ink tanks provide a clear view of the ink levels, and the enhanced ink filling system is engineered to minimise the risk of spills and mess. The new ink bottles incorporate a mechanism that ensures only the right tanks are filled with the corresponding colour.<\/p>\n<p>The latest range of Epson EcoTank ITS printers offer an excellent solution for home and small office use, delivering an ultra-low cost per page and includes three years&#8217; worth of ink. From just one ink tank, over 14,000 pages can be printed in black and 11,200 in colour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEpson\u2019s original ink tank system broke the printing mould in terms of offering a substantial quantity of ink and removing the need for cartridges, thanks to an integrated ultra-high-capacity ink tank fitted to the side,\u201d says Timothy Thomas, Epson South Africa\u2019s consumer sales manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest models continue to offer the same benefits that customers have come to love about the EcoTank ITS range, with priority focus given to cost efficiency and usability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new models offer Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and a full suite of mobile options for printing photos and documents remotely. Additionally, Ethernet and Scan-to-Cloud2 are available on the L6160, L6170, L6190 models.<\/p>\n<p>The Premium EcoTank ITS printers (L6160, L6170, L6190) feature PrecisonCore printheads and Epson&#8217;s genuine pigment inks to produce sharp, clear text. These models also offer double-sided printing and fast print speeds of up to 15ppm, while specific models offer higher capacity paper trays, an automatic document feeder and fax.<\/p>\n<p>The Epson L4150, L6160, L6170 and L6190 printers were named iF Design Award 2018 winners by Hanover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH. Recognised around the world as one of the most prestigious awards for innovative industrial product design excellence, products are evaluated based on a wide range of criteria including practicability, workmanship, consideration of environmental standards, degree of elaboration and innovation, functionality, usability, safety, aesthetics, and universal design.<\/p>\n<p>Manabu Kawahara, general manager for design in Epson&#8217;s Printing Solutions Operations Division, says, &#8220;We are delighted to receive this prestigious award. Epson&#8217;s aim is to create products that help improve the quality of people&#8217;s lifestyles and work, and this goal is at the forefront of our minds as we seek to design products that exceed customer expectations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new generation of Eco Tank ITS printers are available from leading retailers nationwide and online, with a three-year extended warrantee (terms and conditions apply).<\/p>\n<p>Epson is a global leader in printing, scanning and projection innovation \u2013 for more information, visit<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epson.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.epson.co.za<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest innovations in Epson printing technology increase productivity and lower costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":227323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[12883,26],"class_list":["post-227317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-epson","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227317"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227371,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227317\/revisions\/227371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}