Saturday, 26 July 2014

The Sustainable Digital Printing Approach

By Imelda Reid


From eras in dedicatory the systems of communications that humans have employed, they have all undergone different phases from stone tablets to more advanced paper prints. Sustainability is a method of harvesting and using a resource so that the resource is not depleted and will be accessible for the future generations. Through the adaption of sustainable digital printing, a new approach able to incorporate sound environmental method to ensure clean production is achieved.

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 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 refers to the maintenance undertakings that occur at manufacturing industry like the workers who are under employment by the company, the contiguous edifices, the conveyance undertakings and the upkeep practices. The focal principles theories form a parameter through which the green obligation and dogmas that are recognized and built around the various numerous vital components.

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.

Moreover, boosting of the media sheets can be engaged to cause a reduction by appropriate by placing several fragments onto a huge portion of paper. The fiber should be Eco-friendly material that originates from vegetables rather than trees from the remains of food that have not been eaten, It is also ideally for production of pulp and the reprocessing of waste water that is used by the imaging machine.




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