1. Competitive
edge
of
UV
Printing
and
Environment
impact
assessment
provided
by
SHIMIZU
PRINTING
INC.
Dr. SHIMIZU Hirokazu
President, SHIMIZU PRINTING INC.
Visiting Senior Researcher, Waseda Univ. Environmental Research Institute
Expert, ISO TC130 WG11 (Environmental impact of graphic technology)
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2. Our
Focus
Utilize
extraordinary
UV
Printing
technology
UV
10-­‐color
+
coating
unit
with
perfector
UV
Waterless
Hi-­‐Definition
Printing
Utilize
Environmental
impact
assessment
method
Carbon
calculator
“Printing
Goes
Green”
Case
studies
to
improve
eco-­‐efficiency
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3. UV
10-­‐color
+
coating
unit
manroland
R710
TAPLV
Specially
configured
UV
10-­‐color
press
can
print
5-­‐color/5-­‐color
plus
UV
coating
varnish
with
perfector
on
paper
and
can
print
10-­‐color
straight
on
plastic.
“It
goes
beyond
your
imagination.”
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4. UV
10-­‐color
+
coating
unit
(cont’d)
manroland
R710
TAPLV
There
are
so
many
printing
patterns
for
paper
(incl.
aluminum
vapor-­‐deposited
paper)
and
plastic
(PP=polypropylene,
PET=polyethylene
terephthalate).
“Imagine,
limitless
possibilities.”
Substrate 1 2 3 4 5 Perfector 6 7 8 9 10 Coater
PET Bk C M Y W - W Bk C M Y -
PP Primer Bk C M Y - S1 S2 W W OP -
Aluminum Clear
S1 S2 S3 OP - Flip! W Bk C M Y
paper varnish
Coated Clear
Bk C M Y S1 Flip! Bk C M Y S1
cardboard varnish
Coated Clear
Bk C M Y S1 - S2 S3 S4 S5 S6
cardboard varnish
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5. UV
Waterless
Hi-­‐Definition
No
VOC,
No
time
consuming
process
Volatile organic compound (solvent) is not included in UV inks
Postpress can be done right after printing thanks to UV inks
No
dampening
solution,
No
water
additives
Water repelling inks is not used, silicone is utilized instead
Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and other chemicals is not used
Less
ink
usage,
More
detailed
expression
Staccato 10-micron dots can reduce ink usage around 20-30%
Staccato 10-micron dots can create super “sharpness”
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6. UV
Waterless
Hi-­‐Definition
(cont’d)
No
adverse
effect
on
water
resource
BOD
of
developing
fluid
is
only
0.8%
of
Conv.
printing
g
tional printin BOD:
biochemical
oxygen
demand
Conven
the
amount
of
dissolved
oxygen
needed
by
aerobic
biological
organisms
in
a
body
of
water
to
break
down
organic
material
rinting
present
in
a
given
water
sample
at
certain
temperature
over
a
Wat erless p specific
time
period.
(Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/)
COD
of
developing
fluid
is
only
1.4%
of
Conv.
printing
COD:
Chemical
oxygen
demand
rinting
en tional p
Conv COD
test
is
commonly
used
to
indirectly
measure
the
amount
of
organic
compounds
in
water.
Most
applications
of
COD
determine
the
amount
of
organic
pollutants
found
in
surface
rinting
Wat erless p water
(e.g.
Lakes
and
rivers)
or
waste
water
making
COD
a
useful
measure
of
water
quality.
(Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/)
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7. UV
Waterless
Hi-­‐Definition
(cont’d)
Advanced
screening
tech.
for
high-­‐end
printing
Staccato
10-­‐micron
screen
Kodak
Staccato
is
advanced,
second-­‐order
FM
screening
technology.
Staccato
screening
produces
high-­‐fidelity,
continuous
tone
images
that
exhibit
fine
detail
and
an
extended
color
gamut,
creating
a
photographic
experience
free
of
visible
printing
artifacts,
such
as
subject
moire
and
rosettes.
(Reference:
http://graphics.kodak.co.jp/KodakGCG/uploadedFiles/
Products/Color_and_Screening/Staccato_Screening/Staccato%20Brochure
%20ENG.pdf)
Normal
AM
screen
The
angle
and
frequency
of
half
tone
dots
in
conventional
AM
screens
can
cause
subject
moire,
screening
moire
and
unstable
rosette
structures.
Additionally,
fewer
and
larger
minimum
dot
sizes
in
highlights
and
shadows
in
AM
screens
can
result
in
loss
of
detail
and
increase
in
graininess.
(Reference:
http://graphics.kodak.co.jp/KodakGCG/uploadedFiles/
Products/Color_and_Screening/Staccato_Screening/Staccato%20Brochure
%20ENG.pdf)
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8. Printing
Goes
Green
(PGG)
CLOUD
Essential
feature
of
Aims
to
utilize
PGG
as
“Carbon
calculator”
Reducing
CO2e
of
manufacturing
process
by
improving
“hot-­‐spots”
Squeeze
lead-­‐time
and
change
materials
Leading
print-­‐buyers
(consumers)
to
“Low-­‐carbon
lifestyle”
CO2e
figure
can
change
people’s
subconscious
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9. Printing
Goes
Green
(PGG)
CLOUD
7-­‐core
element
of
Calculating
based
on
“clouding”
Calculating
based
on
English/Japanese/Thai
Calculating
by
cumulative/allocation
method
Calculating
“full
range
of
life
cycle”
Calculating
material
input/output
precisely
Calculating
by
massive
database
Calculating
results
are
summary/detailed
(2-­‐type)
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10. Printing
Goes
Green
(PGG)
CLOUD
CO2e
calculation
by
Itemized
CO2e
summary
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11. Printing
Goes
Green
(PGG)
CLOUD
Case
studies
by
Case
studies:
Plastic
doc.
file
by
different
thickness
of
substrate
y, 0.20mm thickness opy, 0.15mm thickness
printing method) on printing method)
Item
kg-CO2e % to total kg-CO2e % to total
Substrate 220.345 44.8% 165.259 39.3%
Ink 7.607 1.5% 7.607 1.8%
Plate 62.913 12.8% 62.913 15.0%
Additives 0.090 0.0% 0.090 0.0%
Other materials 1.291 0.3% 1.291 0.3%
Design/Editing 15.581 3.2% 15.581 3.7%
CtP 9.516 1.9% 9.516 2.3%
Press 79.002 16.1% 79.002 18.8%
Postpress 22.813 4.6% 22.813 5.4%
Water 0.000 0.0% 0 0.0%
Delivery 4.660 0.9% 4.414 1.1%
Waste from house and factory 67.280 13.7% 51.120 12.2%
Recycle from house and factory 0.945 0.2% 0.756 0.2%
Total 492.043 100.0% 420.363 100.0%
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12. Printing
Goes
Green
(PGG)
CLOUD
Case
studies
by
Case
studies
of
Plastic
doc.
File
(cont’d)
500
-14.6% reduction
Recycle from house and factory
400 Waste from house and factory
Delivery
Water
300 Postpress
Press
kg-CO2e
CtP
200 Design/Editing
Other materials
Additives
100 Plate
Ink
0 Substrate
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13. Main
facilities
for
production
Prepress
•Macs
for
designing
and
editing
•Digital
Direct
Color
Proofer
(EPSON)
•“InSite”
as
web
portal
system
(Kodak)
•Computer
to
plate
system
(Kodak)
•Plate
developer
(Fuji)
•Plate
developer
for
waterless
(Toray)
•Printed
sheet
error
detector
(Prosper
creative)
•Auto
special
color
mixer
(Krabo)
Press
•UV5C+coater
(manroland)
•UV7C+coater
(manroland)
•UV10C+coater+perfector
(manroland)
Postpress
•Auto
die-­‐cut
for
paper
(Iijima)
•Auto
die-­‐cut
for
plastic
(Sanwa)
•Gluers
for
paper
packages
(Maeno)
•Gluers
for
plastic
packages
(Sun
Engineering)
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14. Corporate
information
Our
Mission:
“We
develop
green
printing
solutions
by
focusing
on
reducing
the
load
by
unique
approaches
to
harmonize
with
world
environment.”
Our
history:
Mr.
&
Mrs.
Seisuke
Shimizu
established
the
company
in
1935.
Our
company
consists
of
37
employees
only...try
to
be
”the
Few
and
the
Proud.”
Our
location:
Tokyo
Head
Office
2-­‐1-­‐20,
Otowa,
Bunkyo-­‐ku,
Tokyo
112-­‐0013
JAPAN
Tel:
+81-­‐3-­‐3941-­‐7171
Fax:
+81-­‐3-­‐3941-­‐7125
Email:
info@shzpp.co.jp
Gunma
Factory
4127-­‐1,
Kurakake,
Oaza-­‐akahori,
Oura-­‐machi,
Oura-­‐gun,
Gunma
pref.
370-­‐0614
JAPAN
Tel:
+81-­‐276-­‐70-­‐2255
Fax:
+81-­‐276-­‐89-­‐0288
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15. Personal
profile
Dr. SHIMIZU, Hirokazu (March 1996〜～ )
DOB:
May 19th, 1967
Qualification:
Specialization in UV curing technology for graphic arts
Specialization in Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) for printing
Specialization in Life-‐‑‒cycle approach (LCA, LCC) for printing
Pioneering achievement:
Development of “UV Waterless High-‐‑‒definition Printing method” for paper and plastic
Schematization of “Printing service LCA” in the viewpoint of LCCO2 and Integrated LCA
Award:
“UV Waterless High-‐‑‒definition Printing method”, Encouraging prize from Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology in 2011
“Establishment of quantitative assessment for Printing Service”, Best paper from Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology in
2010
“Establishment of Printing Service LCA to propose environmental-‐‑‒conscious solution”, Chairmanʼ’s award (2nd best) from 6th LCA Japan
Forum in 2010
Extra activities:
Visiting Senior Researcher, Waseda University Environmental Research Institute
Committee, Energy and Nuclear committee at Japan Chamber of Commerce
Policy adviser for SMEs, Japan Chamber of Commerce
Committee, Environment committee at Tokyo Chamber of Commerce
Expert, ISO 130 (Graphic technology) WG11 (Environmental impact of graphic technology)
Education:
Doctoral program, Waseda University Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering
MBA program, University of Dallas (graduated in 1992)
Educational department, Waseda University (graduated in 1990)
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16. “Grazie
mille”
for
your
kind
attention.
You
can
download
slides
from;
http://www.slideshare.net/ShimizuHiro/edit_my_uploads
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