Newspaper Printing How to Control Costs on Paper II

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(1) Technical level of workers

The printing speed of the newspaper printer is very fast. Take the KBA Comet as an example. As a single-frame, double-diameter, eight-page tower printer, the maximum printing speed can reach 70,000 copies/hour. If the technical level of the workers is not high, the degree of waste of paper would be disastrous. In the interview, the director of Blue gave an example: If four Jinghua Times were printed on such equipment, four printed sheets were printed together, an announcing machine was used, and four operators were responsible for four sheets respectively. To adjust the ink, if one person does not adjust well, even if it is only a slow adjustment for 5 minutes, it will also result in great waste. Therefore, the skill level of workers is crucial in the print production process.

(2) Supervision and assessment mechanism

The paper consumption standards in the workshop vary according to the circumstances of the individual. If the paper consumption standard in the workshop is 22.5%, and the actual weight of 1000 newspapers is 21kg, then the rated paper consumption for printing 1,000 newspapers is 22.5kg, including the damage of the outer packaging and the amount of the waste.

Machine operators who have actual paper consumption below the paper consumption standard should be rewarded. The bonuses are distributed to the workshop first, and then the shop is redistributed according to the specific conditions of each machine. Finally, the operator takes the paper consumption saving prize. At the China Youth Daily Printing Factory, the printing shop conducts an annual assessment to assess each operator. From the start of the machine to electricity, to print a newspaper, score the operator’s production of the newspaper, record the quality score, and finally determine its bonus for the year according to the operator’s report of the waste during the printing process. grade.

Experience exchange

In response to the issue of how to reduce the paper waste caused by newspaper printing, the general manager of the Xinhua Daily Group Printing Service Center, Wang Renjie, described his ideas in light of the conditions of the factory and put forward some suggestions from another perspective.

1. Standardize procurement to ensure paper meets requirements

(1) Paper quality

1 paper ration should be within the scope of printing requirements;

2 During the printing process, the paper does not lint or powder, so as to reduce the number of times of erasable or automatic cleaning;
3 The tensile strength of the paper is up to the standard to prevent paper breakage when the tension is too large;

4 The paper absorbs ink well to prevent large areas from being dirty;

5 The paper has no problems such as dark damage or emptiness, avoiding trouble-free breaks.

When a major paper disease occurs, it must be replaced promptly, records should be made, and samples must be taken to claim from the paper supplier.

The procurement of other raw materials, such as printing ink, PS plates, film, fountain solution, and alcohol, should also be up to standard, otherwise it will indirectly cause waste of paper.

(2) Paper suppliers

1 Stay in close contact with major paper suppliers

The newspaper printing factory has a large amount of paper each year. Establishing long-term cooperation with one or two reputable paper suppliers can guarantee the quality and quantity of supply and reduce the cost of paper. Small and medium-sized printers can take the form of joint procurement.

2 Regular assessment of the paper supplier

The cooperation between the newspaper printing company and the paper supplier is an ongoing process. The paper suppliers are regularly assessed and the situation of other paper suppliers is known. It is therefore best to determine the best partner for the newspaper printing factory.
More than 3 listen to the opinions of the paper supplier

Paper suppliers are the best source of paper market information. They can provide newspaper printing companies with more advice on paper selection, paper use and paper-saving. Therefore, newspaper printing companies should strengthen communication and exchange with the paper suppliers.
2. Regulate equipment management to ensure normal production

Newspaper printing production process, the size of the printing tension, the ink roller ink transfer performance, roller pressure, folding machine adjustment, the accuracy of the counter, whether the stacker is smooth, and air, circuits, waterways work properly or not This is an important factor in equipment management. Only the above management details are regulated, the timeliness of newspapers can be guaranteed, and paper waste can be avoided.

3. Standardized procedures to improve the overall quality of personnel

The normative operation in the printing process has received universal attention, and the quality supervision during this period has often been overlooked. Starting from the editing of the article, editors and proofreaders cannot make mistakes, otherwise they will have to stop the reprint and cause paper waste. Printing companies should pay great attention to photocopying, plate making, bending, loading, configuring fountain solution, adjusting ink volume, printing, packing and counting, postal delivery, and so on, to ensure quality, otherwise, not only can not guarantee the publication cycle of the newspaper, but also Will increase paper loss and increase printed costs.

Modern paper management model

How to save money on paper, each newspaper printing company has its own method, one of the more efficient one is the application of the newspaper printing company's computer management system, real-time monitoring of paper consumption throughout the production process. However, the newspaper printing factory management system is not as mature as the process management in paper management. Sometimes a newspaper printing house may save hundreds of tons of paper in a year. However, the customers of these hundreds of tons of paper are not provided by the managers. In the ideal paper management model, a newspaper prints out, how many copies are made, how many papers are used in common, how much paper is saved, and the effective amount of information such as the paper saving amount of the paper in the total saving amount is managed. Displayed on the system. (Author: