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PRINTING WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE
Digital printing technology with equal commitment to high customer benefit and environmental protection.
(VOC). Furthermore, the LED UV lamps that cure the ink are
economical on electricity. This minimizes the system's overall
energy requirement.
MAXIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY
A fully equipped swissQprint large format printer with a 126 x 79inch flatbed draws the same amount of electricity as two ordinary
electric kettles - just three kilowatts per hour. The printer is highly
energy efficient as evidenced by their ISO 20690 certification.

swissQprint large format printers, like the country they hail from,
are noted for high tech. "swissQprint Greentech" summarizes the
Swiss manufacturer's strategic harnessing of technologies and
processes in the cause of environmental protection.

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Customer benefit and environmental compatibility are equally
high priorities in developing the large format printers, a principle that takes its firm place in the Swiss company's mission
statement. "swissQprint Greentech" shows how this works in
practice. The result is swissQprint users attain high added value
with the lowest possible environmental impact.

SMALL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Several factors contribute to swissQprint large format printers
leaving a small ecological footprint: short shipping distances,
outstanding durability, low maintenance requirements, and UV
LED printing technology.
The printers are developed and manufactured from start to
finish at the headquarters in Switzerland, with the involvement
of mostly local suppliers. The machines' outstanding durability
saves on resources - most of these printers are still operating
after 12 years. Their reliability minimizes service calls and
consumable parts that need replacing, hence CO2 emissions and
costs, as well. UV LED technology requires neither heating for
drying processes nor ventilation for extracting volatile pollutants

THE TESLA COMPARISON
swissQprint draws an interesting comparison: Nyala, the largest
and highest performing model in the swissQprint range, prints
an area about the same size as a tennis court within one hour
when running at top speed. It consumes three kilowatts per hour
of electricity to cover this surface of around 2153 square feet.
A Tesla, the prime example of "green mobility," can only travel
about 10 miles with the same amount of energy.
POLLUTANT-FREE
The UV standard inks from swissQprint
are Greenguard Gold certified. This means
printed products can be brought confidently into critical places like hospitals and
schools as the inks comply with strict upper
limits for chemical emissions. Furthermore, UV printing does not
emit ozone. And with LED systems having replaced the mercury
vapor lamps used in the past, toxic waste has been eliminated.
UV inkjet systems from swissQprint are based on shared
fundamentals: Swiss quality, high precision, and a robust modular design, with a variety of practical application options. The
large format printers process almost every common material,
and unusual substrates, too. All this creates design freedom
and competitive advantages for the user. swissQprint covers
various productivity levels and meets different requirements
with six models, including fi ve flatbed printers and a dedicated
roll-to-roll printer.
Please contact the swissQprint US subsidiary for further
information: +1 224 802 2770.
swissqprint.com

http://www.swissqprint.com

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