Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet KM-1e press has been accredited by Ingede for the deinking of uncoated paper printed on the system, enabling such material to go into the recycling process.
Deinking is the removal process of printing ink from recovered paper during recycling. Key process steps for deinking are the detachment of ink film from the paper, ink fragmentation into a suitable size range and removal from the pulp slurry.
Konica Minolta’s B2+ sheet-fed UV colour inkjet digital press already has deinking certification from Ingede for coated papers, including even recycled qualities. After rigorous testing and evaluation of uncoated papers by Ingede, in which the KM-1e press achieved an extremely high rating in the ‘Assessment of Print Product Recyclability – Deinkability Test’ (Ingede Method 11), the accreditation has been extended.
Ingede is an international association of the deinking industry, and the additional and formal accreditation is seen as ‘another positive boost’ for customers, according to Hidetoshi Omo, head of competence, KM-1 at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe.
‘We are extremely proud to have received the accreditation from Ingede for the Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1e, which rewards a great deal of hard work and inspiration from our development teams, and underpins our commitment to sustainability.
‘The AccurioJet KM-1e is a press that enables almost endless possibilities for printing on a vast range of different substrates, and with so few digital presses having achieved this deinking standard, the press stands out even more from the competition now, giving our customers greater possibilities to grow their businesses in a sustainable way.’
