The key focus of investigations has been the influence of various printing ink components upon the de-inking of used paper. On the basis of results obtained, a water-based flexographic printing ink has been developed which has shown good results, both in the de-inking process and in practical printing tests. Expand

The key focus of investigations has been the influence of various printing ink components upon the de-inking of used paper. On the basis of results obtained, a water-based flexographic printing ink has been developed which has shown good results, both in the de-inking process and in practical printing tests. Expand

In a co-operation project with 18 printing shops of Lower Saxony such systems were realised under the basic conditions of small and medium-size enterprises. The waste-legal documentations according to waste management concept and balance regulation (AbfKoBiV) could be provided as a side effect. Expand

The results of the research allow the manufacture of complete hybrid circuits in the area of technical screen printing, with a water-based paste system on AIN substrates. The elimination of organic solvents for cleaning reduces the hazard potential, and allows savings of energy and resources. Expand

In a digital offset printing shop a new printing machine (five colored) was used which illustrates the pressure plates directly on the impression cylinder. By the omission of the film material and the chemicals for the film and plate development the quantity of waste within the reproduction range was reduced to zero. The used aluminium pressure plates can be recycled as high-quality raw material. Additionally integrated process engineering, such as the Digital Image Plot, reduced the starting mackle (paper). Expand

The present project aims to investigate and demonstrate systematically the German state of techniques as they are applied for the IPPC-relevant industrial activities “dressing, impregnating, printing, coating”. In particular information on up-to-date production installations are important. Thus a basis for the German position in the EU-wide information exchange is established. Expand

This website of an environmental consulting firm for the printing industry offers a collection of links which refer to selected internet pages providing information on environmental topics in the printing industry. Expand

Several water-soluble paste systems were developed, all of which had considerable advantages vs. standard pastes, especially with regard to the parameters energy, global warming potential and hazardous waste. Acceptable screen cleaning results could be achieved using these water-soluble pastes. Expand

A company in the printing industry has developed an innovative printing concept for the production and finishing of packaging and advertising print products in just one machine cycle (inline production). This new combination of processes eliminates the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) right from the start. Expand

The environmental encyclopedia at hand represents an assistance to understand but also for discussion and information. The most important terms from the range environment for the printing branch were specifically selected and described briefly and informatively (in German). Expand