04.25.22
In these times of unprecedented energy costs, it has become clear that the heatset printing sector is now under severe cost pressures from many different areas. The product development team at Flint Group’s Commercial Publication Web Division (CPW) have been assessing how it can develop-products to perform with a lower demand for oven assisted drying.
The availability of natural gas as a resource for drying is being questioned at this time both from an environmental position and with question marks over current and future availability and costs. In order to ensure that the heatset process can continue, Flint Group has initiated a review of its prod-uct range to provide solutions that are both cost effective and practical should the need arise to re-duce or eliminate drying from the process.
This development, while in early stages and yet to be fully proven, will also serve to reduce the to-tal cost of print. The Lo Energy series also helps to reduce the CO2 emissions of the heatset print-ing process, making it a secure option for the future of print.
Following several tests across its customer base, Flint Group announced that it is now in a position to expand the development of this product.
The Prem Eco 7000 Lo Energy Series of inks targets publications produced on improved news-print and has shown significant reductions in drier utilization up to 100% dependent on coverage.
The availability of natural gas as a resource for drying is being questioned at this time both from an environmental position and with question marks over current and future availability and costs. In order to ensure that the heatset process can continue, Flint Group has initiated a review of its prod-uct range to provide solutions that are both cost effective and practical should the need arise to re-duce or eliminate drying from the process.
This development, while in early stages and yet to be fully proven, will also serve to reduce the to-tal cost of print. The Lo Energy series also helps to reduce the CO2 emissions of the heatset print-ing process, making it a secure option for the future of print.
Following several tests across its customer base, Flint Group announced that it is now in a position to expand the development of this product.
The Prem Eco 7000 Lo Energy Series of inks targets publications produced on improved news-print and has shown significant reductions in drier utilization up to 100% dependent on coverage.