Panther Print continues on resource-saving path with lightweight paper
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The printing experts at Panther Print GmbH, based in Wustermark, near the capital Berlin, have always strived to develop solutions that are based in particular on the pronounced concept of sustainability, and thus on the Panther pro nature strategy. This is exactly what has been achieved with Panther Smart Print, which stands for the use of lightweight papers. This has great potential to improve packaging of all kinds from both resource-saving and quality points of view.
Panther Print has defined clear goals as well as measures to make its contribution to protecting and preserving the environment. One of the possibilities is the reduction of materials, i.e. a lower mass per unit area (grammage) through the use of lightweight paper. Panther Smart Print was developed on this basis.
For high-quality printed packaging, white, coated as well as uncoated liner papers with a basis weight of 100 g/m2 are available, which can be printed at up to 48 l/cm. They are ideal printing substrates for flexographic preprinting, on which the desired motifs can be reproduced according to specifications. With roll preprinting, there is also less stress on the shaft, so that the same technical properties can be achieved with lightweight papers as with high-grammage papers in postprinting. This means that the flexo-preprint process can benefit from lightweight corrugated board papers, especially when environmental awareness is a high priority, as it is at Panther Print.
Both economic and ecological benefits are achieved. With the flexo preprint process (roll preprint), the grammage of the paper can be reduced, resulting in cost savings and at the same time a lower carbon footprint due to the reduction in tonnage used.
