MacDermid Liquid In-Position Plate -- Photopolymer Printing Plate | MacDermid Printing Solutions

MacDermid Liquid In-Position Plate (MacDermid Printing Solutions)

Product Overview

Product

MacDermid Liquid In-Position Plate

Generic Description

Photopolymer Printing Plate

Company

MacDermid Printing Solutions

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Conversion Stage

Raw Material

Material Type

Polymers >> Polyurethane

FDA-compliant for food-contact

Claims Third party review

Yes Mar 5 2010

Summary

MacDermid's LTL Liquid In-Position Plates allow printers to significantly reduce the amount of photopolymer used to create flexographic printing plates and eliminate the use of solvent and harmful VOCs.

Manufacturer's description

MacDermid LTL In-Position Plate: This alternative to a traditional sheet photopolymer printing plate enables package printers to use 50% less photopolymer material and eliminates the use of solvent and harmful VOCs. Additionally, a plate mount containing a liquid in-position plate will weight 70-80% less than a traditional sheet plate mount, saving on shipping and enhancing safety in handling. Printers are able to use so much less photopolymer because any un-imaged photopolymer is reclaimed in the platemaking process, a step that does not occur in traditional sheet platemaking.
Case Analysis: A typical corrugated printer will use conventional solvent sheet photopolymer to print graphics on packaging. An average printer consuming 50,000 sq. feet of photopolymer a year will also consume approximately 11,000 lbs of solvent year and 2,400 gallons of still oil. If this printer were to convert his or her platemaking process from solvent sheet to MacDermids LTL Liquid In-Position plates, the process would consume approximately 27,500 fewer pounds (50% less) photopolymer, use zero solvents and zero still oil.
LCA: We commissioned the University of Tennessees Center for Clean Products to conduct LCAs on both the traditional, sheet platemaking process and the liquid platemaking process (which is used to create In-Position plates). The deliverable for this project was an Environmental Footprint Calculator (EFC) that will allow users to input their printer-specific variables such as plate gauge, energy grid used, plate size, etc. to come up with their specific environmental impacts in several categories such as energy consumption, water consumption, eutrophication of water, smog generation, global warming, acidification of water, and ozone depletion. Since our company manufactures and sells both traditional sheet photopolymer and liquid photopolymer, we did not seek to influence the results in any way, as can often happen in these types of commissioned studies. The results of the study were surprising, showing that the environmental impacts of using liquid photopolymer were significantly less than using sheet photopolymer. While exact percentages vary slightly depending upon the specific variables put into the calculator, energy consumption is 80% lower, the global warming impact is 76% less, and the potential for ozone depletion is 26% lower.

Geographic availability

North America
Central & South America
Asia (East & Pacific)
Asia (Central & South)
Australia
Europe
Middle East & North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

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Product Detail: Raw Material

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Target markets

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Cosmetic Fragrance and Bath >> Fragrances
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Food and Beverage >> Beverage >> Beer
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Food and Beverage >> Beverage >> Juice
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Food and Beverage >> Beverage >> Spirits
Food and Beverage >> Beverage >> Wine
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Bakery
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Canned Preserved and Dried Food
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Confectionery and Snack
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Dairy
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Deli
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Frozen
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Grain Seed and Nut
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Grocery Perishable
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Meat
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Pasta and Noodle
Food and Beverage >> Dry Grocery >> Produce
General Merchandise >> Apparel
General Merchandise >> Automotive
General Merchandise >> Electronics
General Merchandise >> Hardware
General Merchandise >> Home Entertainment
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Product state

Liquid

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Sustainability Claims

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Source

Post-consumer content: No
Pre-consumer content: No
Sustainable forestry certification? No
Source reduced? No

Manufacture

Renewable energy? No
Greenhouse gas reduction: No

Use

CONEG documentation? Yes
Shipping efficiency? No

End of life

Reusable? No
Recyclable? No
Compostable? No
Waste-to-energy? Yes

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Post-consumer content

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Pre-consumer content

Materials and by-products from manufacturing processes that would be destined for disposal had they not been diverted from the waste stream for reuse or recycling. However, pre-consumer material does not include materials and by-products generated by and commonly reused in an original.

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Source reduced

Indicates a material or converted package that has been source reduced compared to a current commercial package, either from this company or another, that represents the state of the art for a given package or product type for which this package is suitable.

Greenhouse gas reduction

Refers to the reduction in greenhouse gases achieved in the PRODUCTION of this material or package.

CONEG Heavy metals compliance

Green checkmark, if present, indicates that lab test results were provided to Greener Package. Tests were not performed by Greener Package to ensure the validity of the claim. You must determine if the specific compliance guarantee is suitable for your end use application. Backup documentation is available to prove that this material meets the CONEG heavy metals standards and no heavy metals have been intentionally added.

Shipping efficiency

A reduction in shipping was achieved in transportation of this material/product due to a reduction in shipping volume per case, reduction in weight, or reduction in shipping distance. This must be a comparison to a current commercial package, either from your company or another, that represents the state of the art for a given package or product type for which your package is suitable.

Reusable/returnable/refillable

This material or package is reusable/returnable/refillable for the same purpose as originally designated.

Recyclability

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Compostability

There are a very limited number of municipal and institutional composting facilities in the U.S. While a material may be compostable, you must determine if the material, as used in your end-use application, will be compostable. The material or package complies with one or more of these three internationally recognized standards for compostability in industrial composting facilities: ASTM D6400, ASTM D6868-03, or CEN EN13432.

Waste-to-energy

This material or package has an energy value of greater than 5 megajoules per kilogram, thus meeting EU standard EN 13431 standard for waste-to-energy.

Renewable resources

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