Thursday 31 July 2014

The Benefits Of Sustainable Digital Printing

By Imelda Reid


Ever since historical times the channels of communications that man has been using has changed from the drawings used on stone tablets and scrolls to more evolved and detailed prints. Sustainability is a process that addressees the requirements of a current generation without influencing the ability of the future generation to access the resource. By adapting a sustainable digital printing approach in the print industry that combines sound environmental practices, a clean Eco system is able to be realized.

In spite of increases in consumer wants, a precautionary approach has to be taken pertaining resource utilization and energy consumption. Green Printing can be conducted in a way that addresses the wants and needs of current population without influencing the ability of future populations to access the resources. Through engagement in environmental friendly practices, a reduction and control of waste is achieved. In addition to this, pollution is controlled and energy is conserved.

Sustainability does not only entail a list engagements but it involves a multifaceted and unceasing procedures that demands a joint contribution of all branches in the printing business. For the manufacturing firms to stay active in the market whilst engaging sustainability, the method needs to be orderly and systemic.

Systematic involves methodizing the green technology in an ordered system for efficiency in coordination with other departments in the manufacturing industry. The green technology has to be incorporated in the existing system in a manner that it does not create an interference with any of the existing department in the industry. The technology has also to involve all of the existing departments hence it should be systemic.

The underlying concepts that are employed in green scientific know-how are fundamental in technology. They include the products which entails the design, the unprocessed materials used in processing. Process involves the processing of pre-prints, production of real print and the post print.

The envelope entails all the activities that offer support and take place at the manufacturing process, such as the structural support in the vicinity of the industry, the firm employees and all the processes of maintenance. All these form a basis in which environmental guidelines and responsibilities are formed and established around these arising issues.

The elements include maximizing recycling opportunities. The other elements include the harvesting of renewable energy from its sources and the conservation of scarce resources resulting in the reduction of waste. These may be achieved through the use of environmental friendly vegetable based inks on printing presses, which do not have any petroleum base emulsions, lower ink and consumable wastage, less make-ready paper waste and better energy ratings thus more energy efficiency.

Increasing the size of the press sheets can be used to minimize wastage of paper by putting several pieces on a large paper. The fiber of the paper should be Eco-friendly paper that is withdrawn from Eco-friendly paper fiber extracted from vegetation and not wood which is usually remains of food we eat, that is perfect for pulp making and also the re-use of water used by the paper-plating machine. Therefore, embracing usage of environmental friendly raw materials is ideal.




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