On Thursday September 29, 2011, the Printing Industries of Utah will be holding a meeting concerning the new focus of the EPA on the Graphic Arts Industry of Utah.
The Utah Division of Air Quality is claiming that the entire printing industry in Utah is a major contributor of inversion and have determined that if only the printing industry decreased emissions, Utah would be inversion free. This meeting is to help everyone learn about this threat of increased regulation from the government, and also to discuss ideas on how to minimize our VOC contributions.
The meeting starts at noon, with lunch. It will be held at the LDS Printing Division, 1908 West Industrial Circle, Salt Lake City, Utah. You can sign up by calling Lola at 801-253-1329 or email to Lola Monsen(at)piofutah.com. (Just change the "(at)" to @ in your email) The cost is $10.00 for PIU members and $15.00 for everyone else.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
2011 PIU Printer's Ride
On Wednesday, August 31st, the Printing Industries of Utah hosted their second annual Printer's Ride. Some folks from Lorraine Press attended, and here's their report.
The second stop was at Intermountain Rigging and Heavyhaul. Here the group was shown equipment used to transport printing presses and other heavy equipment. The hydraulic lift in the photo below can hoist up to 400,000 tons!
And then the fourth stop was at Graphic Ink. These talented people produce some of the inks that we at Lorraine Press put into our presses. Below, you'll see the Graphic Ink representative giving a tour, one of the mixing blades used to mix ink, and a mixer full of soon-to-be magenta ink.
Then the fifth stop was at Media One. This is the place where our local papers are printed. To help you get the scale of this place, here's a model of one of their presses. I don't know if you can tell from this photo, but there are to-scale little men on the black platform in the center of the model. This press takes up a lot of room.
The newspapers come off of this press cut, folded, and ready to go out. Talk about automation! The photo below shows some of their shop floor. And the one below that shows the ingenious system of carrying the finished newspapers across the shop. Pretty neat stuff.
It was an interesting, informative, and fun ride. Everyone is invited to attend next year's Ride, so if you are interested, be sure to keep an eye out for next year's Printers Ride on the PIU events calendar.
Everyone first met up at the old paper mill at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon ready to ride. This is the site of the first paper mill in Utah that produced paper suitable for printing on.
Third on the ride was Rocky Mountain Recycling. Here the intrepid motorcyclists were given a tour and shown the large amounts of recyclables Rocky Mountain processes. In the picture below, you can see recycled paper and aluminum (plates and cans). The second picture below shows a carton of compressed Styrofoam. Each one of those blocks contains enough uncompressed Styrofoam to fill a train box car.
The next set of photos shows some yellow ink being mixed in a mixing vat, and then being milled to further grind the particles in the ink substrate.
The newspapers come off of this press cut, folded, and ready to go out. Talk about automation! The photo below shows some of their shop floor. And the one below that shows the ingenious system of carrying the finished newspapers across the shop. Pretty neat stuff.
And last, but not least, the riders took sustenance at the Bohemian Brewery and Grill.
It was an interesting, informative, and fun ride. Everyone is invited to attend next year's Ride, so if you are interested, be sure to keep an eye out for next year's Printers Ride on the PIU events calendar.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Lorraine Press's E-waste Drive is a Success!
This week at Lorraine Press, as part of our ongoing efforts to be environmentally responsible, we've been encouraging our employees to bring in their e-waste from home. We wanted everyone to participate in Simply Mac's E-Waste Recycling Event. It is the greenest event in town this weekend, and free, too.
But LP wanted to make it even easier for our employees. We told them that all they had to do was bring in their unwanted, old electronics to work with them, and then we would haul all their stuff for them to the event to be recycled.
And today, after a weeklong accumulation of ancient electronics, we were able to cart it all off to be recycled. We would like to thank our Environmental Committee Chairperson for making this all happen.
Lorraine Press employees were able to collect almost 1500 pounds of e-waste that will now be recycled instead of thrown away into the landfill. We were all happy to see it go, knowing that it would be safely recycled.
Simply Mac did a wonderful job of organizing the event. There were plenty of helpers directing us where to go, when we first pulled up. And then they unloaded everything for us. We didn't even have to leave the truck. Here's some friendly helpers unloading our truck for us:
And here is a photo of the operation at the Maverick Center, one of the places you can drop off your e-waste. Very organized and efficient.
The E-Waste Recycle Event is still going on tomorrow, so you still have time to get rid of those old monitors, televisions, and VCRs. For more information, click here for Simply Mac's website to see where the drop off points are and a list of accepted items.
But LP wanted to make it even easier for our employees. We told them that all they had to do was bring in their unwanted, old electronics to work with them, and then we would haul all their stuff for them to the event to be recycled.
And today, after a weeklong accumulation of ancient electronics, we were able to cart it all off to be recycled. We would like to thank our Environmental Committee Chairperson for making this all happen.
Lorraine Press employees were able to collect almost 1500 pounds of e-waste that will now be recycled instead of thrown away into the landfill. We were all happy to see it go, knowing that it would be safely recycled.
Simply Mac did a wonderful job of organizing the event. There were plenty of helpers directing us where to go, when we first pulled up. And then they unloaded everything for us. We didn't even have to leave the truck. Here's some friendly helpers unloading our truck for us:
And here is a photo of the operation at the Maverick Center, one of the places you can drop off your e-waste. Very organized and efficient.
The E-Waste Recycle Event is still going on tomorrow, so you still have time to get rid of those old monitors, televisions, and VCRs. For more information, click here for Simply Mac's website to see where the drop off points are and a list of accepted items.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Print in the News - Liberty Stamp Kerfuffle
According to an article in the New York Times, the U.S. Postal Service has printed a new stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty, but not the one in New York Harbor. Unbeknownst to the USPS, the Statue of Liberty image they chose from some stock photography is of the statue that stands outside the New York-New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kudos to the stamp collector and avid Statue of Liberty fan who noticed the mix up.
Before you run out and stock up on this philatelic error, the USPS is not recalling this one. It is simply changing the information about the stamp. So, while this is slightly embarrassing, it isn't as bad as the erroneous stamp that said the Grand Canyon is in Colorado, right?
It just goes to show that a little background checking never hurts.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Social Media Technology & Utah
Are you interested in where social media is going in Utah?
There will be a forum with Senator Orrin Hatch and Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook speaking on this subject on Friday, March 29, 2011 in Provo, Utah at BYU's Marriott Center, 11 AM.
It is free (no tickets necessary), and anyone can attend, but it is requested that you are in a seat by 10:45 AM. After the main presentation, the speakers will answer questions from the public submitted to BYU's Facebook page.
There will be a forum with Senator Orrin Hatch and Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook speaking on this subject on Friday, March 29, 2011 in Provo, Utah at BYU's Marriott Center, 11 AM.
It is free (no tickets necessary), and anyone can attend, but it is requested that you are in a seat by 10:45 AM. After the main presentation, the speakers will answer questions from the public submitted to BYU's Facebook page.
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