MEGTEC Innovation Cuts Shields Bag & Printing's Energy Bills
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The company traces its roots back to 1935, when Frank Shields opened a print shop in Yakima. He and his sons built a successful commercial print shop, and in the mid-1950s branched out into flexible packaging.
In 2011, Shields brought in their local utility provider for an energy audit that was part of a greater review of the company’s operations. In their final report back to the company, the utility noted the company was releasing heated air from its oxidizer units - heat that represented lost energy dollars essentially being vented into the atmosphere. The oxidizers treat the exhaust from the flexographic printing presses, using heated air to break down VOC (volatile organic compounds) into carbon dioxide and water.
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