niedziela, 27 lipca 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 refer to a single list of actions but it is rather a complex and continuous processes that requires a joint input of all the departments in a manufacturing industry. Hence for manufacturing industries to be able to stay competitive while still employing green technology the approach needs to be systematic and systemic.

Systematic entails employing the green technical knowledge in a defined system with the other units in the industry. This green scientific know-how has to be introduced to the system in a manner that it does not create any technical difficulties with the current units in the industry. The green scientific know how has to be incorporated in every department rendering it systemic.

The main codes involved in sustainably printing are three and entail the envelope, the processes and the product which are key models to be looked into by every green organization. The product consists of proposals, the produce outcome and finally the resources channeled into the manufacturing process. The process refers to the authentic production that brings about the making of prints used before the printing process, the definite prints and those after the printing process.

Finally, the envelope refers to all the support activities that take place at a printing industry such as the employees who work in the company, the surrounding buildings, all the transportation activities and the maintenance processes. The three main principle concepts form a guideline through which environmental responsibility and policies are identified and developed around various key elements.

Increasing the recycling opportunities is one of the elements. Extraction of renewable energy and the preservation of inadequate resources which in turn results in minimization of waste resources which can be achieved by the use of green vegetable inks on printing surfaces, that do not contain emulsions for petroleum base, Wastes from the consumers papers that results in the production of less waste resulting into good use of energy.

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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