Label Impressions Reduces Waste with Trim Removal System

Each week, up to 800,000 square feet of raw material is unwound from rolls for processing at Label Impressions’ southern California manufacturing plant. After processing, trim and matrix from the rolls need to be rewound and manually removed. Occurring up to 90 times a week, this process costs hours of downtime and results in the loss of as much as 27,000 square feet of raw material every week.

Label Impressions, the world’s first carbon-neutral, wind-powered label printing company, recognized the opportunity to eliminate this waste, and formed a cross-country partnership with Precision AirConvey, a leader in trim and matrix removal systems. By capturing and shredding waste from the presses, the system will eliminate the need for rewinding rolls of waste, keeping nearly 1.5 million square feet of raw material from going to waste each year.

The system will also enable Label Impressions to purchase material rolls with thinner edges, further reducing raw material use by 1.67 percent. In total, the improvements will save Label Impressions an estimated $210,000 annually: $132,000 through reduced material costs and $78,000 through eliminated downtime. The system will pay for itself within a year, proving that environmental and cost-consciousness can go hand-in-hand.

“This new system demonstrates Label Impressions’ continued commitment to implementing environmentally-friendly solutions at each stage of our production process,” said Jeff Salisbury, president of Label Impressions.

Precision AirConvey CEO Thomas Embley added that the partnership was equally rewarding for his company. “This installation is not the product of chance, but of design,” Embley said. “We strive to engineer the best, greenest trim and matrix removal systems, precisely for the benefit of responsible companies like Label Impressions. We’re delighted that they chose us from across the country, and believe it validates our position as an industry leader.”

Source: Label Impressions.