According to Focus Label Machinery, increased investment in biodegradable materials is one of the common measures used by the label printing industry towards the conservation of the environment. What are biodegradable label materials? Materials are deemed biodegradable when they can be broken down into natural elements such as water and carbon dioxide by living organisms. […]
According to Focus Label Machinery, there are two ways to ruin an environmentally friendly label, namely using non-recyclable ink, and failing to recycle packaging foil. Eco-friendly printing is a great way to demonstrate your commitment to protecting our planet. Sustainability is not only good for the environment but also good for business. Customers are increasingly […]
Jonathan Malone-McGrew, Senior Director, Engagement – Solimar Systems, Inc., discusses the impact of COVID-19 on sectors such as paper, print and mail, and how we can stay abreast of the challenges ahead. It should be safe to say at this point that 2020 isn’t exactly what any of us expected; the challenges of COVID-19 have […]
Laurel Brunner from The Verdigris Project discusses chromium trioxide and the role it plays in today’s printing industry. In Europe, around 1.2 million gravure cylinders are produced annually, according to the European Rotogravure Association (ERA). And their production depends fundamentally on the use of chromium trioxide, which ensures the hardness of the printing forme. According […]
According to Focus Label Machinery, you should monitor your printing, especially if you feel like the money you spend on this is draining your profits. The first step towards reducing waste is establishing where the waste is initially coming from and preventing that. Incorporating monitoring software in your press is the best way to go about […]
According to BOBST, brand owners and converters will continue to stay under pressure like never before. A lot of challenges are shaking up the industry, such as faster time-to-market, e-commerce, and sustainability. Each of these challenges also means a variety of opportunities for packaging production. The packaging business community is dealing with the unprecedented Coronavirus […]
Laurel Brunner from The Verdigris Project says we have ISO 16759 (Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of print media products), published in 2013 and reviewed in 2018. ISO 16759 specifies how to work out the carbon footprint of print, from books to labels, from transactional documents to packaging and everything in between. The […]
According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2018 Report, we have just 12 years to act if we are to keep temperature increases to below 1.5°C. Saturday 21 March marked the International Day of Forests and, while the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means that initiatives to raise awareness are likely not to be […]
Outsourcing creasing may not always be an option and sometimes the work that is not quoted to be pre-creased cracks anyway. Tech-ni-Fold researched why typical methods of scoring simply do not work. 1. It is made using a steel scoring blade and is too destructive when used for creasing single sheets The steel score that’s used […]
The industry has been blessed with two life-threatening events: digital technology gave us electronic prepress and typesetting; and the internet wiped out whole sectors of publishing and production. Both events forced many businesses to the wall, albeit for different reasons, but the net result has been positive. We have seen huge innovations in production software […]
