Three new sheetfed lithographic press accessories can reduce waste.

Automatic plate mounting systems which contain preset alignments can reduce makeready time and its associated waste.

Automatic inking controls can be linked to digital files of the printing job. Color adjustments with their associated waste of ink and paper can be reduced.

Ink can be procured in cartridges which are either pneumatically or manually pumped. By scraping the cartridge with a shape-fitting plunger, wasted residual ink on emptied containers is reduced.

Source: Sheetfed Operations Quarterly, Vol 5. no. 3., p. 5.