Printing has always been an extremely
popular in various industries. From graphic prints to screen prints, there are
various kinds that are used by people. However, for each kind, there is one or
the other kind of printing ink available in the market. If the right ink is nor
chosen, it may hamper the quality of print and the end result may not be up to
the mark.
Usually these inks are quite
expensive and therefore, one must make sure that not too much ink is wasted. To
minimize this waste, there has to be a steady management. During change of a
colour or even when a press is cleaned, a lot of colour is wasted. Although it
is a fact that inks will be wasted while printing continues, if you do not
consider it to be a waste at all, you can effectively utilise it again in
printing.
Each and every type of printing
ink contains a significant amount of volatile organic compound, also
known as VOC. This is because the base of any of these kinds of inks is
petroleum. That is the reason why it is advised that these ink containers are
always covered and sealed so that they do not evaporate and can minimise the
waste caused due to exposure and evaporation. Not only this, but there is also
a use of various metal solvents to accelerate the drying procedure. Continuous
and prolonged exposure to the atmosphere will quicken the drying process.
Hence, you must keep the containers covered with wax paper or plastic.
It is also very important that you
scrape off as much ink from each and every container as possible, before you
put those containers for disposal and recycling. In case there is a need for
black ink, use the excess inks from various containers and mix them up. When
you use high quality inks, it is a very good way of utilising excess ink in
making black colour by mixing them up as mixture of different colours produces
high quality black ink for printing.
After the task of printing is done, you
must use the wash up blades. These do
the task of scraping off the excess ink from the printing machines. The better
is the quality of these blades, the washing up will be better. But you need to buy
the best quality blades from professional and excellent manufacturers of inks
and blades.
These
wash
up blades are made up of plastic, rubber or even some other speciality
materials. Using them will ensure that there is maximum resistance and
performance of this. The best quality of blades is those that are made up using
a unique bonding process between a rubber and a metal. It is always advised
that those blades are chosen that are manufactured using a specially treated
metal. Simply look for a manufacturer that can deliver you a wide range of
blades for every size and kind of printing machines that you have.
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