PRINTING United Alliance teamed up with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Air Management Program to develop several new fact sheets addressing air permit requirements for digital printing devices that are installed in Wisconsin.
While use of digital printing device does result in much lower emissions of regulated air pollutants as compared to conventional printing technologies, the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are not zero. In addition, as certain presses get bigger and faster, the consumption of ink and coatings increase thus resulting in greater emissions …