Comments on: Alliance Created to Support Inkjet Recyclability Research http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2008/09/alliance-created-to-support-inkjet-recyclability-research/ Transpromo, Short-Run Book Publishing, Inkjet and other Printing Industry Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Raus http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2008/09/alliance-created-to-support-inkjet-recyclability-research/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Bob Raus Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:46:28 +0000 http://thedigitalnirvana.com/?p=103#comment-121 This is an exciting and necessary undertaking – and I applaud the efforts here. I suspect that if done well, this will become a driving factor in the adoption of production inkjet systems. The key will be for this team to define the scope of this effort and deliver progress in phases by ink technology, substrate type and geographical market amongst others. There is a need to address all types of inkjet inks including aqueous, solvent (aggressive, eco-friendly and others) and also UV inks. Aqueous and solvent based inks are absorbed into the substrates (papers, vinyl, paper boards, corrugated, etc.) and will require different processes than removing UV inks which tend to have extremely high adhesion rates, be absorbed less and dry on the surface of the substrates. In addition to these industry leading companies, I suggest that several leading inkjet ink and substrate manufacturers, plus several leading waste management and recycling companies be added to this group. The group will benefit from increased knowledge and experience, and the market will benefit from a wider reach and faster adoption of the team deliverables and recommendations. This is an exciting and necessary undertaking – and I applaud the efforts here. I suspect that if done well, this will become a driving factor in the adoption of production inkjet systems. The key will be for this team to define the scope of this effort and deliver progress in phases by ink technology, substrate type and geographical market amongst others.

There is a need to address all types of inkjet inks including aqueous, solvent (aggressive, eco-friendly and others) and also UV inks. Aqueous and solvent based inks are absorbed into the substrates (papers, vinyl, paper boards, corrugated, etc.) and will require different processes than removing UV inks which tend to have extremely high adhesion rates, be absorbed less and dry on the surface of the substrates.

In addition to these industry leading companies, I suggest that several leading inkjet ink and substrate manufacturers, plus several leading waste management and recycling companies be added to this group. The group will benefit from increased knowledge and experience, and the market will benefit from a wider reach and faster adoption of the team deliverables and recommendations.

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