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For example, potting rings were originally designed as single-use components and are destroyed after use; potting caps often have residual gel issues, making the handling of residual gel economically unfeasible; and potting trays require manual post- processing. BenQ Dialysis Technology Corp. has tackled these issues by improving usage patterns, enabling potting rings to be used more than three times, potting caps to be used more than ten times, and increasing the reuse count of potting trays from 5 to 150 times. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Material Sorting and Recycling \u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Sorting materials of different quality is a significant challenge. The process and equipment team has developed an automated feeding and Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) system to provide a more scientific and effective method for determining reusable manufacturing materials. Materials that do not meet reuse quality standards are either converted into items like electrical enclosures and other consumer products or mixed into solid recovered fuel (SRF) for energy use. \u003C/p>",[369],{"name":370,"type":198,"value":370},"https://circular-taiwan.org/en/case/benq-dialysis-technology/",{"id":372,"type":160,"cta":15,"cta_link":15,"created_at":373,"updated_at":374,"owner_id":163,"owner_relationship":164,"views":186,"owner":375,"image":376,"article_locations":380,"article_industries":383,"view_count":186,"like_count":156,"collection_count":186,"content":386},"29380","2024-11-13T09:12:40.842Z","2026-05-08T00:05:17.037Z",{"id":163,"type":166,"owner_id":163,"about":15,"job_title":15,"url":15,"linkedin":15,"email":15,"staff_of_id":15,"organisation_id":15,"organisation":15},{"id":377,"link":378,"alt":15,"source":15,"created_at":373,"updated_at":379,"article_id":372,"image_profile_id":15,"banner_profile_id":15},"5YRcZyk_6RE=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778154344926-VDhhodiX.jpeg","2025-03-19T13:51:14.787Z",[381],{"article_id":372,"location_id":172,"created_at":173,"updated_at":15,"location":382},{"id":172,"type":175,"name":176,"color":15,"parent_location_id":177,"created_at":178,"updated_at":15},[384],{"article_id":372,"industry_id":272,"created_at":173,"updated_at":15,"industry":385},{"id":272,"name":274,"description":275,"sector":276},{"id":387,"score":156,"body":388,"status":199,"article_id":372,"created_at":373,"updated_at":379,"published_at":373},"72Lz",{"title":389,"outcome":390,"summary":391,"solution":392,"attachment":393},"Introducing Taiwan's First Cradle To Cradle Certified Flatbed Ink.","\u003Cp>▪ Avoiding the use of mineral oils can reduce environmental pollution, decrease the health risks from volatile organic compounds for both workers and users, and improve printing stability. \u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Tung Ming Printing Ink has launched the \"Mineral Oil-Free -VF Ink Series\" that meets EU standards and has obtained Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Silver certification. \u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Tung Ming Printing Ink, the largest offset ink factory in Taiwan, is committed to serving the global printing industry through environmental contributions, technological advancements, and superior quality. 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