University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Reducing Ink and Solvent Use in Enclosed Flexographic Inking Systems

Monteleone, Doreen

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Description

Title
Reducing Ink and Solvent Use in Enclosed Flexographic Inking Systems
Author(s)
Monteleone, Doreen
Issue Date
2000
Keyword(s)
  • Printing ink -- Environmental aspects
  • Flexography -- Environmental aspects
  • Solvents -- Environmental aspects
Abstract
The objective of the flexographic printing process is to transfer solid color, or pigment, while suspended in a volatile liquid carrier, such as water or solvent, to a substrate. The challenge of the flexo process is to do so consistently and efficiently for as long as needed. The focus of this fact sheet is to explain the coinciding environmental benefits of moving from an open to an enclosed ink delivery and metering system.
Publisher
Champaign, IL : Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center
Series/Report Name or Number
PNEAC Fact Sheet
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/104633

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Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC) PRIMARY
Fact sheets and case studies developed by the Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center