Although inks make up a relatively small proportion of printed materials, working out their carbon footprints can be difficult because of the wide range of ink formulations and the numerous chemicals within them....
What the Printer Should Know about Ink, Third Edition, covers everything from the components of printing inks to testing and specification and includes troubleshooting charts for litho, gravure, flexo, letterpress, and screen inks. Presented in a basic, easy-to-understand format, this book is a valuable reference tool for both printers and...
Paper is the most expensive material used in a printing plant. If you don’t know enough about paper, you could lose money on every job you print. Solving a paper-related problem, or at least identifying its cause, is a skill that can save the printer money and time. To make...
Uncover proven environmental strategies for printers, from forest certification to renewable power, plus ideas for achieving printers' and customers' environmental aims while still making a profit. This special report looks at a wide variety of initiatives that can help turn socially responsible objectives into bottom-line boosting results....
Emerging Strategies: Green Printing and Sustainability
This presentation contains the results from InfoTrends' inaugural Emerging Strategies in Production Printing program, which focused on Green Printing and Sustainability strategies and policies of in-plant printers and print for pay companies. The Emerging Stategies program is a quarterly survey conducted by InfoTrends that focuses on market trends, strategic issues,...