Tuesday 19 August 2014

Importance Of Using Digital Printing That Is Eco Friendly

By Dora Reed


Using digital printing turns out to be more environmental friendly compared with traditional screen-printing technology. Here, one is able to print an exact amount inks or dyes required to directly print on the fabric. This is through the direction of the settings of the printer. Every drop is printed only on demand from the accurate coverage needed. It is important to use a digital printing that is eco friendly. It saves water and environment.

Textile printing has digitized and this is evident in the number of fabrics that are released every year. End-product manufactures and the respective customers work hand in hand in developing the fabric that is produced. Fabric is simply a substrate that is made up of natural or synthetic fibers. These fibers are formed by knitting, coating or weaving. Fabric is environmentally friendly compared to rigid substrates.

Use of fabrics gives you more benefits. For example, when using it a substrate, on a display will reduce the overall weight of your fabric. Transportation costs in shipping it are lowered. You are also capable of handling it with ease. Fabrics make your finished product to look impressive and you are able to reuse it again.

Digital texting printing results to realization of varieties of inks. Both pigments and inks are advanced and introduced into the market. A research is always carried out on developing the quality of dyes. This is normally attained by using feedback from consumers and the need to advance technology.

Screen printing processes encourages use of dyes that requires us to steam them for fixation, wash off excess dye and later dry them. As a result we will have wasted dye materials, water and also we shall consume energy. Pigmented inks which are based on water on the other hand will use dry processes. We do not need to wash them or even steam them.

Sepiax, one type of advanced inks is Eco friendly. It was designed through consultations of customers who are constantly requesting manufactures to produce inks which do not damage the environment. Sepiax itself is a pigment. It comprises of water majorly, usually seventy percent. Many consumers push for better fabrics, without Eco-solvent or even solvent ink. This will relieve you the risks you face by using products that are not environmentally friendly as government agencies are always fighting against such products.

Some inkjets printers are highly demanded as they have wider formats and will print directly. They therefore create a lot of business opportunities. You can be able to print any piece of fabric ranging from small to large. If you carry out mass production, your costs will be cut when you want to produce custom jobs. You are also able to increase your production rate to meet demand.

Finally, you should encourage those products that are friendly to the Eco system. This is by buying such products. Innovation should be channeled towards realization of products that are friendly to the environment. The government should take responsibility in designing regulations for this.




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