Comments on: Soy Ink Is Not Green http://www.green-weddings.com/green-wedding-invitations/soy-ink-is-not-green/ Giant Love, Tiny Footprint Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Helen http://www.green-weddings.com/green-wedding-invitations/soy-ink-is-not-green/comment-page-1/#comment-41379 Helen Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:52:14 +0000 http://blog.green-weddings.com/?p=7#comment-41379 Hi Daniel - Thanks for your comment about waterless printing. You're right, most commercial printing uses a lot of ink! Letterpress printing is also waterless -- ink is not combined with water. Letterpress is also "traditional" -- it's the method that Gutenberg invented back in 1455. A very small amount of ink, about 1/8th of a teaspoon, is dabbed onto the inking plate. About 1/8th of a teaspoon will print an average wedding invitation job. There are some chemicals involved in clean up, but not very much compared to offset printing. Hi Daniel – Thanks for your comment about waterless printing. You’re right, most commercial printing uses a lot of ink!

Letterpress printing is also waterless — ink is not combined with water. Letterpress is also “traditional” — it’s the method that Gutenberg invented back in 1455.

A very small amount of ink, about 1/8th of a teaspoon, is dabbed onto the inking plate. About 1/8th of a teaspoon will print an average wedding invitation job. There are some chemicals involved in clean up, but not very much compared to offset printing.

]]> By: Danielhirsch http://www.green-weddings.com/green-wedding-invitations/soy-ink-is-not-green/comment-page-1/#comment-41378 Danielhirsch Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:39:47 +0000 http://blog.green-weddings.com/?p=7#comment-41378 Thank you so much for sharing it. SIn the traditional printing process, water is combined with ink so that colors are clearly differentiated on the paper. Moreover, chemicals like isopropyl alcohol are used for the printing purpose. With waterless printing, you will not only save water but you will be prevented from being exposed to harmful chemicals <a href="http://www.shepson.com.au/ArtPrepress.aspx" rel="nofollow"> <strong>Green Printing using Soy Inks</strong></a> Thank you so much for sharing it.
SIn the traditional printing process, water is combined with ink so that colors are clearly differentiated on the paper. Moreover, chemicals like isopropyl alcohol are used for the printing purpose. With waterless printing, you will not only save water but you will be prevented from being exposed to harmful chemicals

Green Printing using Soy Inks

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