Muratec

Tokyo, August 23, 2010 — Fujitsu today announced that Murata Machinery, Ltd. (Muratec), which manufactures and sells communications equipment including multifunction printers, as well as factory-automated systems, machine tools and other industrial equipment, has recently deployed Fujitsu's chemical substances management system. Muratec's decision to employ the system, which is compliant with the EU's REACH(1) chemical substances legislation, was made to further enhance the company's compliance with chemical substances regulations as part of its broader environmental efforts. The system, which began operations in June 2010, is being used as a new information platform for Muratec Communication Equipment Division, which designs and develops multifunction printers and related equipment.

PLEMIA/ECODUCE, Fujitsu's chemical substances management system, has made it possible for Muratec Communication Equipment Division to accurately track any toxic chemicals used in its products, while making major improvements to the speed, efficiency and quality of its process for managing chemical substances. The company plans to use the system to strengthen its green procurement, of which purchasing eco-friendly components and materials is a major priority.

Background
In 2005, Muratec Communication Equipment Division was among the first to build a chemical substances management system that is compliant with the EU's Restrictions on Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS(2)) and deploys a database system that links with its components list. Within the Muratec Communication Equipment Division, there remained a need to quickly build a database system with the flexibility to serve as an information platform for global regulations and provide robust support for chemical substances management processes. This was essential to help the division meet the EU's initial notification deadline of May 2011 for a company importing an amount totaling over one ton per year of a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC(3)) that is present above a concentration of 0.1% by weight in each product, as well as to comply with the latest green procurement survey format promulgated by the Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI(4)) and the Joint Article Management Promotion-consortium (JAMP(5)).

Plano, Texas (February 2, 2009) - Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, announces today the availability of the MFX-C3400, a unique multifunction solution that produces full color 11” x 17” output within the footprint of a traditional letter/legal MFP.

“We’re pleased to announce the availability of the MFX-C3400 which we believe compliments our dealer’s current color offerings by providing a complete A3 color MFP solution, within the footprint of a traditional letter/legal device,” said Jim D’Emidio, President, Muratec America, Inc. “We believe our dealers should offer a diverse selection of color multifunction solutions in order to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers. While dealers will continue to focus on higher-segment color MFP’s, the MFX-C3400 can fit a profitable niche within their current product line and add an additional revenue source in the current economic climate.”

Plano, Texas (October 15, 2008) - Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, announces today that for the fourth year in a row it has been named "MFP Facsimile Manufacturer of the Year" by Marketing Research Consultants Inc. (MRC; www.cannatareport.com), a Hamburg, New Jersey-based consulting firm.

Based on results from MRC's 23rd Annual Dealer Survey, Muratec was again named the top MFP facsimile manufacturer for "achieving a high level of excellence in the design and manufacturing of superior MFP facsimile products." Muratec had previously received this recognition in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

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Plano, Texas (October 1, 2008) - Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, announces today the availability of two new color multifunction solutions, the MFX-C4000 Professional Edition and MFX-C2500 Professional Edition.

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August 28, 2008 – Muratec America, Inc.’s ScanTag metadata capture platform for its MFPs seems to be picking up momentum, with two additional solutions providers announcing support for the architecture in the past few weeks and several more “on deck,” according to Lou Stricklin, director of marketing for Muratec. In late July, Muratec announced that ScanTag data had been successfully integrated with the SmartSearch Document Management Suite developed by Square 9 Softworks. That was followed in early August by a joint announcement by Muratec and iDatix, a provider of enterprise document management solutions, that ScanTag users could now easily index newly scanned documents into iSynergy, iDatix’s document management and process-automation platform.

Plano, Texas (August 26, 2008) - Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, and CutCom Software, the developers of the SentryFile document management solution, announce today an integration that enables users to seamlessly scan documents on Muratec MFP’s and automatically index them into SentryFile document management applications.

Designed for the Muratec MFX-2050, MFX-1450, F-565 and F-525, ScanTag enables users to enter indexing fields on the MFP touchscreen to facilitate document archiving into backend document management applications.

“Within companies of all sizes the demand is growing for document management solutions to oversee the retention and management of business-critical information,” said Jim D’Emidio, President, Muratec America, Inc. “We believe SentryFile offers businesses a robust document management solution that is not only easy-to-use and cost-effective, but enables businesses to simplify their document workflow. By integrating Muratec multifunction solutions into a SentryFile environment, users have a convenient method of digitally capturing and indexing paper documents from within their individual workgroup.”

Plano, Texas (July 30, 2008) - Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, and iDatix, a leader in business process automation and enterprise document management solutions, announce today a partnership that enables Muratec ScanTag users to easily index newly scanned documents into iSynergy, iDatix’s document management and process automation platform.

Designed for the Muratec MFX-2050, MFX-1450, F-565 and F-525, ScanTag enables users to enter indexing fields on the MFP touchscreen to facilitate document archiving into backend document management applications.

Plano, Texas (July 28, 2008) - Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, announces today that the ScanTag metadata capture solution for Muratec MFP’s has been successfully integrated with the SmartSearch® Document Management Suite developed by Square 9 Softworks.

Available on the Muratec MFX-2050, MFX-1450, F-565 and F-525, ScanTag enables users to enter indexing fields on the MFP touchscreen to facilitate seamless document archiving into the SmartSearch® Document Management Suite.

To utilize ScanTag, a system administrator can register several metadata fields on the MFP using the intuitive browser interface. A user can then walk up to the MFP, insert their document into the automatic document feeder and select [ScanTag]. Users can then enter the required indexing fields, choose the document file format (TIFF or PDF) and select [Start]. The document will be scanned and the indexing fields will be converted into an XML data file, which is used to import and index the document into SmartSearch®. Users then have instant access to the document within SmartSearch®.

Plano, Texas (July 7, 2008) - Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, announces today that the MFX-2050 has received Editor’s Choice recognition from Better Buys for Business.

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April 4, 2008 – BLI recently spoke with Jim D’Emidio, newly appointed president of Muratec America. He is replacing Yutaka Moriwaki, who has been promoted to general manager of Muratec Sales Limited, the domestic sales division of Murata Machinery Limited. D’Emidio, who has been with Muratec for 21 years, was previously vice president of sales and marketing.

BLI: Effective April 1, you have been promoted to president of Muratec America, replacing Yutaka Moriwaki. How will this management restructuring position Muratec for growth?

D’Emidio: Basically, it’s not much of a restructuring. I’ve been vice president of sales and marketing for 10 years and the only real change that has happened is we won’t have a Japanese president. Although we’ve had a Japanese president for the last 10 years, the American management has been pretty much managing the company with oversight. Now our oversight will just be in Japan. We are poised to take advantage of whatever the market provides us as a secondary manufacturer.