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Mr. White - continuing to "walk the walk"

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Addicted to Plastics...

...Who isn't? Like most things, an addiction can be both good and bad and there is a very fine line between the two. Robert Palmer, for example, was Addicted to Love and most people probably found that to be ok(even if the video was just a little creepy). And I think many of our customers and end-users might have a healthy addiction to Printing on Plastic once they truly discover all the benefits - be it durability, printing quality and vibrancy or even the uniqueness that it can lend to one's marketing campaign.

But the title of this post is more focused on the negative connotations. I recently watched a documentary, with the same title (trailer attached), and have a couple of interesting, random tidbits that I thought worth sharing.

But it doesn't have to be all bad - if you'd like to learn more and have a open discussion with the ways that Transilwrap is addressing responsible solutions, please contact us and we'd be happy to show you the "Green" presentation that we've been developing.

Point #1 - The U.N. claims that there are 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of the ocean.

Point #2 - In 1979, the U.S. produced more plastic than steel for the 1st time.

Point #3 - 10% of the oceans plastic comes from resin pellets. These pellets are often mistaken for fish eggs which get eaten by fish and those fish get eaten by bigger fish all the way until those fish end up on your plate at the very expensive birthday dinner you are at.

Point #4 - Those great looking recycling symbols that you see on every bottle....find out what they really mean by contacting us.

Point #5 - Denmark has the best record for recycling - with over 90% of plastic bottles being recovered. Why? Because they placed a cash value incentive on recycling.

Point #6 - How long has the notion of "green" been around? Even though its only really been in our lexicon for a few years, there has always been a few people a bit ahead of the curve. Take Henry Ford, for example, who built a soy bean car in 1941. How's that for innovation since everything else was likely rationed for the war effort.

UV Printing and the Environment

Our friends at Pazazz Printing, Montreal Quebec recently produced an article relating to UV Printing and the relation to the environment. They were kind enough to allow us the opportunity to post this information on our Transilwrap Blog so that other customers and consumers could have a better understanding of UV Printing. Thank you Lori, and everyone at PAZAZZ!

If you have an article or information relating to the plastic, printing and graphic industry that you would like for us to post on the Transilwrap Blog, please submit it to us for review.


This blog entry was submitted by Lori Cohen, Marketing Director at PAZAZZ Printing.

100%UV

You may have heard that vegetable based inks and soy based inks are low in VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds). But have you heard that UV inks contain NO VOC's at all, while delivering outstanding quality and unparalleled effects? For that reason and a few others, Pazazz has decided to go 100% UV on our KBA 56" 6-colour UV press. Below are a few reasons why you should try UV.

UV printing is a more environmentally friendly process then conventional printing. UV inks and coatings are completely solid and friendlier to the environment since they are free from VOC's and HAP's (Hazardous Airborne Particles). UV inks are fully recyclable. The UV printing process requires similar or lower electrical power than Infrared/Thermal Air systems. It yields less ink and washup waste than conventional print since there isn't any waste from incidental drying. As well, difficult print jobs that typically require two passes on the press are now achievable on the KBA 56" 6 colour UV press in one pass, utilizing half the energy.

Rapid curing and drying. UV inks cure instantaneously, meaning that products can be finished faster, enabling immediate throughput and fast turnaround, even on two-sided jobs. The ability to "lay down" layers of opaque white or metallic, and then print over it in a single pass, merely hints at the versatility of the UV process.

UV Ink has excellent colour value. In-line UV printing is known for the spectacular results it can achieve on difficult substrates. UV inks are an exceptionally good choice for four-colour process graphic printing on coated and uncoated stock as well as plastics including synthetic papers; static cling vinyl and lenticular, board, foil and flute. Conventional inks sink into uncoated stock and explode with dot gain, but UV inks are cured within one second on press so they don't have time to settle into the stock. Furthermore, mottled print appearance is eliminated which creates a more defined and vibrant color effect.

UV Coatings. You can UV coat an entire sheet or just a spot. The coating is a clear finish that reacts the way UV inks do when exposed to UV light, it cures very quickly and creates a high-gloss, ultra clear and wet-look finish. On top of that, there are endless coating special effects that can only be achieved with UV.

This is just a small sample of the benefits of UV printing.

Email us and we'll send you a BIG UV POSTER so you can see why we're so excited about UV!