What is the
PrintCity Alliance and what does it offer?
PrintCity is a strategic alliance that connects worldwide expertise from independent companies within the graphic arts industry. Its partners work together to optimise complete workflows and production processes in an open-systems approach within the packaging, commercial and publishing sectors by demonstrating practical solutions with combined technology and expertise.
Get one or all of the documents below - free of charge and free of postage - that will be helpful as you implement your "green" strategy.
Connection of Competence is a booklet of some 70+ pages that covers a wide variety of topics for improving operational efficiency and sustainability, including:
- Sustainability, Energy & Environment
- How can Energy Efficiency be improved?
- Print Meets Electronics
- PRINTplusX - The secrets of Value Added
- Digital TransPromo - More effective messages
- VAPoN - Value Added Printing of Newspapers
- Value Added UV Printing
- The need for better Brand Protection
- Best practice for Food Packaging
- Workflow Integration & Networking
Learn more about Connection of Competence Book and request it from PrintCity.
Sustainability, Energy & Environment is a broad overview of Sustainability, Energy and Environment issues and answers to frequently asked questions within the printing & packaging industries worldwide, created by PrintCity Alliance members Eltosch, manroland, MEGTEC, M-real, Sappi, Sun Chemical and UPM. The table of contents from this report includes:
- Frequently Asked Questions ... and Some Answers
- What is the Printing ecosystem?
- Why is waste so important?
- What is sustainability?
- Why should we care about greenhouse gases?
- How can energy efficiency be improved?
- What about air pollution, the ozone, and VOCs?
- Kyoto 1990-2012 - how well is our industry doing?
- How can I make a difference?
Download a PDF copy (2.6 MB) or get printed copies in English and German languages at no charge from the
PrintCity Internet Shop.
Optimising Energy Efficiency is a
PrintCity Special Report with a special focus on energy efficiency, as well as carbon and energy reduction. The table of contents from this report includes:
- Improving Plant Efficiency
- Improving Process Energy Efficiency
- Optimizing New Press Installation Energy Efficiency
- Blankets & Rollers
- Press & Drive Efficiency
- Ink & Paper
- Drying and Air Pollution Control
- Process Cooling & Ventilation
- Reusing Waste Thermal Energy
Learn more about Energy Efficiency - Optimisation for Web Offset Printers and request it from PrintCity.