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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Printing SA has outlined guidelines to observe for both members and non-members during these times of economic crisis in the face of COVID-19. For the last two weeks, Printing SA has been in close communication with The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Labour, South African Typographical Union (SATU), South African Chamber of Commerce and […]
These are unprecedented times. COVID-19 is having a major impact on our way of life, with governments around the world introducing nationwide lockdowns. We want to start this message by saying that we hope you and your loved ones are all safe – your health and the health of those around you should be the […]
It is crucial that events around the globe are cancelled or postponed to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Africa Print joins the following events that have taken these steps, including FESPA Madrid, DPES, Sign China, Dscoop, Sign and Digital UK and ISA Sign Expo, drupa and Visual Impact Expo to name a few. Despite […]
According to Pasaban, in order to understand the state of the global paper and cardboard converting industry, we ought to focus on and analyse the paper sector. Interestingly enough, the paper converting industry is becoming increasingly important to the paper sector. The significance of its activity lies in the flexibility and speed with which required […]
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 […]
