When it comes to waste reduction in paperboard processes, getting the most from a roll is smart, sustainable, and profitable.
Much of the global discussion on sustainability has centered on the concepts of “renew, recycle, and reuse.” These are important topics, but the discussion should start with preventing as much waste as possible.
This focus applies to all printing[printing?:printing cutting finishing solution] and converting processes, including those involving paperboard. Our analysis of the causes and cures of waste — and thus our discussion of sustainability — starts not with the press itself, but where all roll-fed processes start: the unwinding roll.