Competitive edge of UV Printing and Environment impact assessment
provided by SHIMIZU PRINTING INC.
Dr. SHIMIZU HirokazuPresident, SHIMIZU PRINTING INC.
Visiting Senior Researcher, Waseda Univ. Environmental Research InstituteExpert, ISO TC130 WG11 (Environmental impact of graphic technology)
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Our FocusUtilize extraordinary UV Printing technology
UV 10-‐color + coating unit with perfector
UV Waterless Hi-‐Definition Printing
Utilize Environmental impact assessment method
Carbon calculator “Printing Goes Green”
Case studies to improve eco-‐efficiency
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UV 10-‐color + coating unitmanroland R710 TAPLVSpecially configured UV 10-‐color press can print 5-‐color/5-‐color plus UV coating varnish with perfector on paper and can print 10-‐color straight on plastic. “It goes beyond your imagination.”
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UV 10-‐color + coating unit (cont’d)manroland R710 TAPLV There are so many printing patterns for paper (incl. aluminum vapor-‐deposited paper) and plastic (PP=polypropylene, PET=polyethylene terephthalate). “Imagine, limitless possibilities.”
Substrate 1 2 3 4 5 Perfector 6 7 8 9 10 Coater
PET Bk C M Y W - W Bk C M Y -
PP Primer Bk C M Y - S1 S2 W W OP -
Aluminum paper S1 S2 S3 OP - Flip! W Bk C M Y Clear
varnish
Coated cardboard Bk C M Y S1 Flip! Bk C M Y S1 Clear
varnish
Coated cardboard Bk C M Y S1 - S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 Clear
varnish
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UV Waterless Hi-‐DefinitionNo VOC, No time consuming process
Volatile organic compound (solvent) is not included in UV inks
Postpress can be done right after printing thanks to UV inks
No dampening solution, No water additivesWater repelling inks is not used, silicone is utilized instead
Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and other chemicals is not used
Less ink usage, More detailed expressionStaccato 10-micron dots can reduce ink usage around 20-30%
Staccato 10-micron dots can create super “sharpness”
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UV Waterless Hi-‐Definition (cont’d)No adverse effect on water resource
BOD of developing fluid is only 0.8% of Conv. printingBOD: biochemical oxygen demandthe amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period.(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/)
COD: Chemical oxygen demandCOD test is commonly used to indirectly measure the amount of organic compounds in water. Most applications of COD determine the amount of organic pollutants found in surface water (e.g. Lakes and rivers) or waste water making COD a useful measure of water quality.(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/)
COD of developing fluid is only 1.4% of Conv. printing
Conventional printing
Waterless printing
Conventional printing
Waterless printing
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UV Waterless Hi-‐Definition (cont’d)Advanced screening tech. for high-‐end printing
Staccato 10-‐micron screenKodak Staccato is advanced, second-‐order FM screening technology. Staccato screening produces high-‐fidelity, continuous tone images that exhibit fine detail and an extended color gamut, creating a photographic experience free of visible printing artifacts, such as subject moire and rosettes.(Reference: http://graphics.kodak.co.jp/KodakGCG/uploadedFiles/Products/Color_and_Screening/Staccato_Screening/Staccato%20Brochure%20ENG.pdf)
The angle and frequency of half tone dots in conventional AM screens can cause subject moire, screening moire and unstable rosette structures. Additionally, fewer and larger minimum dot sizes in highlights and shadows in AM screens can result in loss of detail and increase in graininess.(Reference: http://graphics.kodak.co.jp/KodakGCG/uploadedFiles/Products/Color_and_Screening/Staccato_Screening/Staccato%20Brochure%20ENG.pdf)
Normal AM screen
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Essential feature of Printing Goes Green (PGG) CLOUD
Aims to utilize PGG as “Carbon calculator”Reducing CO2e of manufacturing process by improving “hot-‐spots”Squeeze lead-‐time and change materials
Leading print-‐buyers (consumers) to “Low-‐carbon lifestyle”
CO2e figure can change people’s subconscious
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7-‐core element of Printing Goes Green (PGG) CLOUD
Calculating based on “clouding”
Calculating based on English/Japanese/Thai
Calculating by cumulative/allocation method
Calculating “full range of life cycle”
Calculating material input/output precisely
Calculating by massive database
Calculating results are summary/detailed (2-‐type)
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Itemized CO2e summary CO2e calculation by Printing Goes Green (PGG) CLOUD
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Case studies: Plastic doc. file by different thickness of substrateCase studies by Printing Goes Green (PGG) CLOUD
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Item y, 0.20mm thickness
printing method) opy, 0.15mm thickness
on printing method)
kg-CO2e % to total kg-CO2e % to total
Substrate 220.345 44.8% 165.259 39.3%Ink 7.607 1.5% 7.607 1.8%Plate 62.913 12.8% 62.913 15.0%Additives 0.090 0.0% 0.090 0.0%Other materials 1.291 0.3% 1.291 0.3%Design/Editing 15.581 3.2% 15.581 3.7%CtP 9.516 1.9% 9.516 2.3%Press 79.002 16.1% 79.002 18.8%Postpress 22.813 4.6% 22.813 5.4%Water 0.000 0.0% 0 0.0%Delivery 4.660 0.9% 4.414 1.1%Waste from house and factory 67.280 13.7% 51.120 12.2%Recycle from house and factory 0.945 0.2% 0.756 0.2%
Total 492.043 100.0% 420.363 100.0%
Case studies of Plastic doc. File (cont’d)
Case studies by Printing Goes Green (PGG) CLOUD
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SubstrateInkPlateAdditivesOther materialsDesign/EditingCtPPressPostpressWaterDeliveryWaste from house and factoryRecycle from house and factory
kg-CO2e
-14.6% reduction
Main facilities for productionPrepress•Macs for designing and editing•Digital Direct Color Proofer (EPSON)•“InSite” as web portal system (Kodak)•Computer to plate system (Kodak)•Plate developer (Fuji)•Plate developer for waterless (Toray)•Printed sheet error detector (Prosper creative)•Auto special color mixer (Krabo)
Press•UV5C+coater (manroland)•UV7C+coater (manroland)•UV10C+coater+perfector (manroland)
Postpress•Auto die-‐cut for paper (Iijima)•Auto die-‐cut for plastic (Sanwa)•Gluers for paper packages (Maeno)•Gluers for plastic packages (Sun Engineering)
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Corporate informationOur Mission:
“We develop green printing solutions by focusing on reducing the load by unique approaches to harmonize with world environment.”
Our history:
Mr. & Mrs. Seisuke Shimizu established the company in 1935. Our company consists of 37 employees only...try to be ”the Few and the Proud.”
Our location:
Tokyo Head Office2-‐1-‐20, Otowa, Bunkyo-‐ku, Tokyo 112-‐0013 JAPAN Tel: +81-‐3-‐3941-‐7171 Fax: +81-‐3-‐3941-‐7125Email: [email protected]
Gunma Factory4127-‐1, Kurakake, Oaza-‐akahori, Oura-‐machi, Oura-‐gun, Gunma pref. 370-‐0614 JAPAN Tel: +81-‐276-‐70-‐2255 Fax: +81-‐276-‐89-‐0288
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Personal profile Dr. SHIMIZU, Hirokazu (March 1996〜~ )DOB:May 19th, 1967Qualification:Specialization in UV curing technology for graphic artsSpecialization in Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) for printingSpecialization in Life-‐‑‒cycle approach (LCA, LCC) for printingPioneering achievement:Development of “UV Waterless High-‐‑‒definition Printing method” for paper and plasticSchematization of “Printing service LCA” in the viewpoint of LCCO2 and Integrated LCAAward:“UV Waterless High-‐‑‒definition Printing method”, Encouraging prize from Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology in 2011“Establishment of quantitative assessment for Printing Service”, Best paper from Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology in 2010“Establishment of Printing Service LCA to propose environmental-‐‑‒conscious solution”, Chairmanʼ’s award (2nd best) from 6th LCA Japan Forum in 2010Extra activities:Visiting Senior Researcher, Waseda University Environmental Research InstituteCommittee, Energy and Nuclear committee at Japan Chamber of CommercePolicy adviser for SMEs, Japan Chamber of CommerceCommittee, Environment committee at Tokyo Chamber of CommerceExpert, ISO 130 (Graphic technology) WG11 (Environmental impact of graphic technology)Education:Doctoral program, Waseda University Graduate School of Environment and Energy EngineeringMBA program, University of Dallas (graduated in 1992)Educational department, Waseda University (graduated in 1990)
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“Grazie mille” for your kind attention.You can download slides from;
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