Print Design and Environmental Responsibility

Heidelberg is a great resource for information on "Green Printing".

Many of these resources are located on there website and you can check them out by clicking HERE .

One of the items available for download is a report on Sustainable Design for Print. Since many of you are graphic designers, I thought that you might be interested in checking it out.

You can download a PDF of "Print Design and Environmental Responsibility" by clicking HERE.

Heidelberg Tech Days 2010

Here are some photos from Heidelberg Tech Days 2010.

We spent 2 days at Heidelberg's North American Headquarters in Georgia and it's easy to see why Heidelberg has the best prepress, press and finishing products in the world.

If you value the quality of the printed products you design, manage or purchase, than you really should be working with companies that utilize Heidelberg Technology.

Hey, just in case you didn't already know it, we are a fully-integrated, exclusively Heidelberg commercial printery.

I know. I think it's cool too.

House Sheets Offer Excellent Value

Now please don't get me wrong, there are some really great sheets out there that we love to print on.

But, we have a very strong line up of House Sheets that I'm sure will meet your needs and... wait for it... save you some money too.

All FSC Certified, they offer a variety of weights, coatings, and brightness as well varying degrees of recycled content.

Diamond is a premium (number 1) sheet with 10% post-consumer recycled fiber. It's available in Matte, Silk, and Gloss finishes, is produced both acid and chlorine free and offers a 92 brightness.

Tower is a number 2 sheet also with 10% post-consumer recycled fiber. It is available in Satin and Gloss finishes and offers a 87 brightness on a double-coated smooth surface.

Endurance is our newest house sheet and we've been really impressed with its results. Endurance is another number 2 sheet available in Silk and Gloss finishes. Though FSC Certified, it is not a recycled sheet. However, Endurance does offer a great surface for print and a 93 to 96 brightness depending on finish.

If you'd like to request swatch books or samples of materials printed with any of these stocks, just drop us a line at 800.724.3188 or e-mail me at shaundaney@payneinc.net.

Payne Article in BackMountain.Org

Below is the article for BackMountain.org, but if you'd like more information or to see some photos of our array, click HERE.

The executives at Payne Printery know today’s customers want more “green”-based solutions that lessen the impact of production on the environment. But the fourth-generation, family-owned and operated business also knows that environmentally-friendly alternatives can generate more “green-backs” through increased revenues and reduced costs.

With that in mind, Payne recently completed the installation and integration of a new 56 kilowatt solar energy array on its Dallas Township site. The project was made possible, in part, through grants and incentives offered by the state and federal government.

“The array offers so many benefits to us as a company, to commercial print consumers, and to the environment” says owner and Chief Operations Officer, Brett Gauntlett. For starters, the array can convert energy from the sun into usable energy for the company’s operations at a rate of 10 to 15 percent of the company’s usage throughout the year. Installed by locally-based Keystone Energy, the system, an investment of "a few hundred thousand" dollars, is expected to reap a return in 10-20 years. In addition, the array can generate revenue through renewable energy credits, which can be sold to utility companies when they fall short of their state-mandated levels.

Payne has positioned itself to offer its customers a variety of environmentally friendly and responsible print solutions that, in addition to their new array, include paper supplied from ecologically sustainable sources through their FSC Certification and with the standard use of vegetable-based inks.

Payne Printery produces high-quality, sheet-fed, commercial print materials supporting the needs of higher education as well as the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, financial, and health care industries. To compliment its print offerings, the company also provides complete mailing and fulfillment services and is certified in unique processes such as Metal FX and ClingZ printing.
To see a facilities tour of Payne Printery, visit their blog at: www.payneprintery.blogspot.com. You can learn more about Payne by reading the company web site at: www.payneinc.net.