Community Involvement

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Graphic Design // Branding // Logo Design // Stationery // Advertising // Copywriting // Brochures // Catalogues // Leaflets // Posters // Newsletters // Point of Sale // Packaging // Displays // Signage // 3D Illustration

OFFSET PRINTING

Brochures // Catalogues // Magazines // Annual Reports // Books // Posters Folders // Leaflets // Flyers // Postcards // Stationery // Business Cards // Storage // Distribution

DIGITAL PRINTING

Short Run // Brochures // Catalogues // Annual Reports // Books // Posters Leaflets // Flyers // Postcards // Stationery // Business Cards // Labels // Tab Dividers // Personalised Direct Mail // Spot Varnish // Laser Window Graphics // Laminating // Creasing // Diecutting // Saddle stitching // Perfect Binding // Wiro and Spiral Binding

POS/POP

POS Display Units // Customised // Permanent // Non-Permanent // Security Sleeves // Dump Bins // Shop Fit-outs and Signage // Counter Trays (Impulse Sales) // Light boxes // Wall Graphics // Window Graphics // Car Wrap Graphics // Banners // Packaging Cartons and Flat Pack Shippers // Nationwide Logistics and Distribution

WEB, ONLINE & 3D

Online Business Solutions // Microsites // Content Management Systems // E-Commerce // 3D illustration // Animation // Multimedia Presentations

PHOTOGRAPHY

Studio // Location // Products // People // Commercial // Image Creation // Photo Retouching

WAREHOUSING

POS Warehousing // Product Fulfillment // General Warehousing // Bonded Warehousing // Therapeutic Goods Administration // Distribution // Third Party Logistics // Service Guarantee // Specialist Packaging Solutions // Kitting // Consumer Redemptions // In-Store Merchandising // Print Management

SUSTAINABILITY

VOC-Free Vegetable Based Inks // Rainwater Tanks // Wonder Glass Roofing // Recycled Water System // Energy Efficient Lighting // Chemical Reduction // Complete Waste Management

Community Involvement

08-Sep-2006

There seems no limit to Print Bound’s commitment. It is currently working with Swinburne University on an environmental sustainability pilot project and has offered RMIT Printing College its factory as a training site for students.

The factory floor is where you can really see Print Bound’s environmental philosophy in full fl ight. Tangible actions which benefi t the environment include the replacement of 80 percent of its ink tins with recyclable ink cartons; the reduction of its energy consumption by 40 percent through the use of motion and light sensors and the reduction of VOCs (Volatile Organic Carbons) from 12 percent down to 2 percent. “We have taken complete ownership of our waste management system also ensuring all the outputs from the offi ces and factories are reused or recycled.”

The recent installation of a Heidelberg CD102- 6 colour press, says Mattarucco, will assist the company in further reducing its energy consumption and meeting its environmental mandates. Mattarucco believes the CD102 is the “world’s greenest press”. From an environmental perspective the company was attracted to it because of its innovative low energy output water cooling unit. “Apart from helping the press to consume less power, it also helps eliminate the heat generated from the press therefore reducing the need for external air-conditioning or coolers.”

Ink cartridges on the CD102 are recyclable as well and the press has enabled the company to connect two innovative environmental systems to it; a solvent recovery system, and a fountain recovery unit. The solvent recovery system collects chemical waste from the press, separates the sludge and purifi es the remaining matter into a solvent-ready liquid which is returned back to the press for reuse. The fountain solution recovery unit is a fully automatic fi ltration and recycling process for contaminated dampening water; paper dust, residual ink particles, dirt and other remnants are removed from the dampening water enabling this water to be reused.

SHOULD IT BE CALLED A ‘GREENMASTER CD102?’

“Apart from the obvious production benefi ts of the CD102—high quality print, fast make-readies, versatility of stock and speed effi ciencies—the press enables the attachment of these other environmentally friendly items making it very attractive to us.”

The commercial benefi ts of the CD102, says Mattarucco, “are driven by its high level of automation. We’ve found the feeder and the delivery upgrades magnifi cent helping us to increase the speed of production. “Our customers like to see our commitment to working with state-of-theart technology to assist us to constantly improve on our green practices. The CD102 is a fi ne example of our philosophy in action.”

- by print21

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