ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28
Office Equipment
August 2026
1 Scope (Revised in 2015)
Standardization of basic characteristics, test methods and other related items of products such as 2D and 3D Printers/Scanners, Copiers, Projectors, Fax and Systems composed of their combinations, excluding such interfaces as user system interfaces, communication interfaces and protocols.
2 History
SC 28 was established in 1989 based on a Japanese proposal, which is one of the few products or hardware-oriented subcommittees in the JTC 1 community. Its scope of application includes office equipment, such as copiers, printers, and projectors. As such fundamental output of this group has been standards on product specification descriptors, methods for measurement of productivity of hardcopy devices, quality of hardcopy output and yield of consumables (ink and toner cartridges). SC 28 has continued the expansion of measurement methods for consumables, productivity, and extended the image quality assessment to support print permanence and durability. Working Group 6, whose scope is sustainability requirements, was established in 2021 and continues to attempt to standardize areas such as security and corporate environmental initiatives.
SC 28 consists of 9 P-members and 22 O-members as of 2026-08. There is a certain bias and concentration of office equipment manufacturers in the organization. Also, because the scope of SC28 is related to the measurement and description of the performance of office equipment, the standards related to manufacturers have been the main focuses.
The Plenary meeting is usually held once a year, and the WGs meet once or twice a year. In 2026, the plenary, WGs, and AGs were held in Kanazawa in June, hosted by Japan. In 2027, the meeting is scheduled to be held in Korea.
SC 28 has mainly standardized the measurement and description of the performance of office equipment. Products in this field, such as copiers, printers, and projectors, are said to be mature industries, and therefore the standardization of their measurement and description methods has been published for several years and has undergone systematic reviews two or three times. However, existing standards need to be revised due to security issues when connecting externally via the Internet, larger and faster copiers and printers, changes in input and output terminals, etc.
Opportunities to work outside the office, including at home, are increasing, while at the same time, opportunities to work in the office are also increasing. Therefore, the safety of the Internet environment and the diversity of printing opportunities need to be continuously monitored as sustainability requirements that WG 6 will address.
Addressing environmental issues is also an important issue for office equipment manufacturers, and this issue needs to be aligned with the environmental ideals and legal regulations of each country.
3 Plenary meetings
9th (1998): Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10th (1999): Yokohama, Japan
11th (2000): Berlin, Germany
12th (2001): Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
13th (2002): Berlin, Germany
14th (2003): Jeju-do, Korea
15th (2004): Nuremberg, Germany
16th (2005): Beijing, China
17th (2006): Lexington, Kentucky USA
18th (2007): Matsumoto Nagano, Japan
19th (2008): Boeblingen, Germany
20th (2009): Busan, Korea
21st (2010): Rochester NY, USA
22nd (2011): Hangzhou, China
23rd (2012): London. UK
24th (2013): Vienna, Austria
25th (2014): Berlin, Germany
26th (2015): Matsue, Japan
27th (2016): Portland (Vancouver WA), USA
28th (2017): London, UK
29th (2018): Zhuhai, China
30th (2019): Matsuyama, Japan
31st (2020): ZOOM meeting
32nd (2021): ZOOM meeting
33rd (2022): ZOOM meeting
34th (2023): Pangyo, Korea
35th (2024): Boise, USA
36th (2025): Sapporo, Japan
37th (2026): Kanazawa, Japan
38th (2027): Incheon, Korea (planned)
39th (2028): USA (planned)
*31st, 32nd and 33rd Plenary meetings were held by ZOOM due to the COVID-19.
4 Officers
4.1 Chair
Name Term National body
Raul Colcher 1997-2001 Brazil (ABNT)
Akira Saito 2002-2017 Japan (JISC)
Takashi Ito 2017-2026 Japan (JISC)
Nobuaki Hamada* 2027- Japan (JISC)
*At the 37th Plenary Meeting, SC 28 resolved to support Mr. Nobuaki Hamada as the chair for a three-year term.
4.2 Committee manager
Name Term National body
Andre Valle 1997-2001 Brazil (ABNT)
Katsuhito Dei 2002-2006 Japan (JISC)
Kazumasa Kumakura 2006-2009 Japan (JISC)
Motokuni Sugiyama 2009 -2014 Japan (JISC)
Takashi Ito 2014-2017 Japan (JISC)
Etsuko Sawada 2017- 2020 Japan (JISC)
Nobuaki Hamada 2020-2026 Japan (JISC)
Etsuo Morimoto 2026- Japan (JISC)
ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 28 Plenary meeting at Zhuhai, China in June 2018
ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 28 Plenary meeting at Matsuyama, Japan in June 2019
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 Plenary meeting at Pangyo, Korea in June 2023
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 Plenary meeting at Boise, Idaho, USA, 2024-05
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 Plenary meeting at Sapporo, Japan, 2025-06
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 Plenary meeting at Kanazawa, Japan, 2026-06
