Reducing Water Use Through Product Innovation
We also consider water-related risks from a broader value chain perspective, particularly the value we can bring by developing products and solutions that help our customers use water more efficiently and reduce their water footprint. As an industrial manufacturer and developer of equipment and solutions for many diverse markets, we are well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunity to help our customers address their water-related risks and goals.
An example of this innovation at work is MS Printing Solutions, part of Dover Digital Printing, which developed and offers the LaRio high speed single-pass digital textile printer. Described as any ink jet-based method of printing colorants onto fabric, digital textile printing simultaneously improves environmental sustainability and business profitability. Significantly, compared to traditional fabric printing methods, digital textile printing requires less water because fabric washing is minimal and there are no screens or printing rolls to clean. The process also reduces dye and chemical waste and lowers energy consumption. This digital green technology helps shorten textile printing production times from as much as 40 days for 30,000 linear meters to less than 12 hours which translates to improving production from 100 linear meters per hour to 75 linear meters per minute.
Product Innovation Spotlight: MS LaRio digital textile “dry printing” reduces water usage
MS Printing Solutions participates in the “Sustainable Technologies” project sponsored by the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT). The LaRio single-pass digital textile printer is Green Certified by ACIMIT with water use of only 2.67 L/kg of processed material – over 90% less than the 100 L/kg in traditional textile finishing. MS Printing also launched the #transparentaswater initiative to demonstrate its commitment to water conservation.
Dover believes that sustainability-driven innovation presents a significant growth opportunity while contributing positively to enhanced resource efficiency. For more information on our innovative and sustainable products and solutions, please visit our Innovation for Sustainable Products webpage.