Printing Innovation Asia Issue 6 2021
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Stewardship, sustaina As we emerge from the pandemic crisis, we’ve seen the acceleration of a few important trends. Customers made more of their purchases online, companies have made and sold products out of urgent necessity that they didn’t imagine before, and more local production has placed new regulatory demands on labels and packaging. Consumers have taken a closer look at their impact on the environment: how their goods are made, by whom, where, how the goods are packaged, and the materials the packaging is made from, as well as what happens to it after first use. Pressure from these customers to be more responsible stewards is increasing, and tighter regulations are already under review. These seminal changes create a new opportunity for the proliferation of digital, on-demand package manufacturing, and printing with inks that foster a healthier work environment, minimize waste, and enable low-cost recovery and/or recycling.
We understand, yet still have much to learn about how the shift to digital printing improves the sustainability of printed products – instantly enabling waste reduction by eliminating plate preparation and make-ready waste to producing shorter runs to better matched supply and demand. OEMs choose to incorporate Memjet’s digital inkjet technology for its fast, efficient, high-quality printing. Though, our technology goes significantly further addressing our deeply ingrained responsibility to a sustainable future. From its modular design that enables our partners to build equipment to upgrade their customers’ press capability, rather than scrap their existing printing solutions, to our water-based inks which can reduce costs associated with environmental regulations (air emissions permitting, EHS risks, wastewater discharge, etc.), Memjet technology provides OEMs
with the resources they need to combine market success with environmental leadership. Today, we are building on our efforts with the Memjet Sustainability Initiative. By taking this leadership role in sustainability, we will revolutionize the printing industry. Commitment to a Sustainable Future The Memjet Sustainability Initiative addresses several critical areas across our value chain: materials, waste reduction, environmental footprints, our manufacturing footprint, supply chain social responsibility, printed products lifecycle, and customer worker environment, health, and safety. Together with our past technological developments, these initiatives create a holistic approach to sustainability, making a positive impact on our communities while allowing our OEM partners and their customers
