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Tuesday 12 November 2013

Redefining The Future Of Industries Through Sustainable Digital Printing

By Katrina Wheeler


The current activities and efforts employed by various industries shape their future. A number of activities conducted in shaping their future include ways of utilizing available energy, how best to reduce gases emitted through various processes, and completely eliminating the allowed concentration of hazardous substances in the final product. Many companies continue to embrace new practices that will ensure sustainable digital printing. Sustainability has transverses beyond the recycling of various industrial output and waste. It focuses on creating conducive atmosphere for the future generation that will stimulate growth and expansion of various industrial activities.

Industries can possibly enjoy numerous benefits when they are located close to their market. A printing firm near its market will employ deliveries on foot and pickups methods. Through this, it is able to save on transportation cost and will have prevented the emission of harmful gases associated with deliveries on vehicles. It will also experience a low operating cost which will further encourage desirable competition across the industries.

Many firms concentrate on production processes forgetting other supplementing services during daily operation. These include lunch activities such as the kind of plates used and other materials which are not used directly as inputs. In such cases, providing reusable containers, bottles and dishes in the lunchroom can see a greater reduction of solid waste disposal. It will further keep the working environment clean and beautiful.

Redesigning industrial processes in the manner they use energy from least to highest minimize possible wastage. Drying process uses a lot of energy which can be reduced by using the best technology in the drying chamber. It ensures the desired temperature is maintained inside the chamber and removes moisture leaving more warmth. Firms should also adopt the use of print that eliminate water in various processes and reduces emissions of volatile organic compounds. Such initiative impacts positively on the environment and guaranteeing workers safe working conditions.

The product quality plays a major role in ensuring a sustainable company future. Every firm has to ensure longer equipment lifespan. A company should produce products which will remain productive as long as possible to reduce premature disposal. These products should just be serviced and continue working rather than customers seeking full replacement. A company which prioritizes quality reduces emission of hazardous substances into the environment.

Printing firms need to adopt print on demand policy. The policy aims at reducing over-runs and minimizing production cost as low as possible. It will further eliminate undesirable waste. The company should also work on its packaging method and save where necessary. It can opt for use of scrap papers to wrap completed orders ready for shipment.

Printing firms should use biodegradable materials even in producing banners and technical reprographic print such as architectural drawings among others. Applying current technology would see incredible improvement in solid waste disposal and achieving attractive natural environment. More work needs to be done to facilitate production of environmental friendly products.

Maintaining sustainable digital printing is a continual process. Companies should engage in various researches to find the best replacement of some of the harmful substances which are permitted in certain concentration in the final product. There should be no rest for these companies till complete replacement done.




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