Sustainability is one of the top priorities when it comes to manufacturing as society grows increasingly aware of environmental impact. From running a Scodix machine, to the packaging it ships it in; it’s present in everything they do….
Scodix has four main environmental sustainability areas to ensure success:
1. Industry transformation and digital manufacturing.
2. Product lifecycle sustainability.
3. Consumables and waste, from manufacturing to recycling.
4. Digital print ecosystem.
Client expectation is already there, a sustainable operation is now essential:
Clients want to know their goals are going to be achieved without undue waste or potential damage to environment. For the printer this means a keen eye on materials and processes; not only ensuring the final product is safe sand sustainable, but that the manufacturing is too. Scodix have been pushing ahead by proactively solving these problems by developing sustainable polymers and new ways to apply foil, for example.
Printing something but only wanting one copy? No problem. Scodix prints what you need, when you need, where you need it. This allows dynamic planning of production instead of inefficient manufacturing of volumes that are commonly left unused and discarded as waste.
To support printer’s sharing this sustainable approach to production, Scodix Polymers comply with the following standards:
- Tin free polymers
- REACH EU – Regulation that address the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment
- California Proposition 65 – Prohibition of knowingly discharging significant amounts of listed chemicals into sources of drinking water
- EN71 EU Toy Directive 2009/48/EG – Compliance with part 2 (flammability) and part 3 (migration of certain elements) of the directive
- TPCH by CONEG – Reductions in the amount of four heavy metals (specifically, mercury, lead, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium) in packaging and packaging components
- RoHS Legislation – Restriction of Hazardous Substances, Directive 2002/95/EC, restricts the use of specific hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products
- Volatile Organic Compounds – Complying with international standards for VOC emissions
- Conflict Minerals – In 2021 a new law is being implemented across the EU to help stop the trade of four minerals known as 3TG (Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold) which sometimes finance armed conflict or are mined using forced labor. Scodix has declared that conflict minerals are not present in any of our polymers.
Many of the substrates included in the Scodix Recommended Substrate List include one or more of the following attributes which are crucial for the sustainability of the end product.
- Responsible forestry – Paper products that are manufactured from sustainably managed forests.
- The main certifications for responsible forestry are the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), the PEFC (The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) and The European Ecolabel.
- Recycled paper – The most recycled product on the planet (over 60% in North America and over 70% in Europe), recycled paper can contain up to 100% used paper.
- Uncoated paper – A substrate that is not treated with a coating
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