Sunday, November 9, 2014

Technology To Sustainable Digital Printing

By Christa Jarvis


Just as man has evolved through the past years so has the modes of passing information, from the early man's drawings on the cave walls to the now printing has taken new ideas and inventions. The current system is aimed at creating an environmentally friendly methods that will be able to meet the need of not only the coming generation but also the current one. Sustainable Digital Printing has come up to fill up the void due to the new technological advancement.

It is important to have this process because of a number of reasons. They include: manufacturing industries being in a position to be competitive while at the same time employing green technology. This particular approach require to be orderly and systemic. Sustainability requires complex and continuous processes that requires a joint input of all the departments in a manufacturing industry.

The process also has main codes that are incorporated in the sustainably printing. One, product consist of proposals, produce outcome as well as the resource channel into particular manufacturing process. Two, process brings about this making of print used before printing process, definite print as well as those after printing process. Lastly envelope deals with the preservation of the undertakings at manufacturing firm such like workers who for a particular firm and also upkeep practices.

There is harvesting of renewable energy from its harbors and conservation of the scare resources hence leading to a drastic reduction of waste materials. There is maximum recycling. This is achieved by using of environmentally friendly vegetable based inks in printing presses, these do not have petroleum based ingredients . This process lowers ink and consumable wastage and better energy ratings thus more energy efficiency.

In the quest to keep this process sustainable, many ideas have been put up. These ideas include, choosing to use renewable, biodegradable materials. They form a very important part of this project. One might consider using vegetable based inks which are clearly free from petroleum and other heavy metals. This makes production be fair and safe.

making custom solution s with standardized materials :making it modular is also a way that one could be able to make this process sustainable . This process gives yields to products that are easy to recycle and are even easy to repair thus the products last long . They also make manufacturing efficient same to shipping hence save energy and costs.

Last but not least a point of contemplation could be the size matter and the type. Use of lightweight materials reduce the discharge of carbon and the cost of shipping is cut. Reducing the size of paper by designing smaller pieces without tempering with the initial designs could also do. Consider using a light font and see how clear and elegant it is to read compared to bold fonts which appear darker.

We should all partner up to deal with this issue as one. Partnering with a certified company can help eliminate the guesswork. We should pride ourselves on our environmental commitment and authenticity, working with paper mills that incorporate the most sustainable design principles. In the end we will all enjoy the fruits of our labor.




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