The document discusses waste management challenges in printing ink manufacture. It notes that while ink production aims to be more environmentally friendly by shifting from solvent-based to water-based inks, this has introduced new waste treatment problems. Specifically, the intensive coloring and organic loading in ink waste makes conventional treatment inadequate. The document also lists the seven types of waste in lean manufacturing, including transport, inventory, motion, waiting, over-processing, overproduction, and defects. It explains how removing waste can help reduce costs and increase profits.

1. 7 WASTE IN PRINTING INK
MANUFACTURE
WASTE MANAGEMENT IN PRINTING INK MANUFACTURE
Sugeng Endarsiwi (Printing & Ink Advisor)

2. Industrial
production of
Printing Inks
- Industrial production of Printing Inks, although
initiated for strictly environmental reasons, raised
some new problems, especially regarding new
waste stream treatment.
- Due to the intensive coloration and loading with
organic material conventional treatment methods
are not adequate

3. The printing ink industry is under a strong pressure to produce new, upgraded, higher quality types of
printing inks. Besides a higher quality product and lower production costs, one of the main demands is aimed
on production of more environmentally friendly products, by changing the solvent-based to the water-based
printing inks.
However, the production of the Printing inks, although initiated for strictly environmental reasons, has brought
some new problems, especially regarding the waste sludge treatment.
The Seven Wastes of Lean Manufacturing are;
1. Transport
2. Inventory
3. Motion
4. Waiting
5. Over-Processing
6. Overproduction
7. Defects
How to Remember the 7 Wastes
There are a couple of Simple Mnemonics that you can use to help you remember the 7 Wastes. The first is to
ask your self “Who is TIM WOOD?”

4. What Exactly is Waste?
The simplest way to describe waste is as “Something that adds no Value.”
Our customers would not be happy to pay for any action that we take that
does not add value to what they actually want and nor should we be.
Why Remove Waste?
Your companies Profit is your selling price less your costs, no matter how
you think about the selling price it is very much dictated by the market not by
yourself.

5. The Seven Wastes | 7 Mudas https://leanmanufacturingtools.org/77/the-seven-wastes-7-mudas/

6. Motion
The Seven Wastes | 7 Mudas https://leanmanufacturingtools.org/77/the-seven-wastes-7-mudas/

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8. Additional wastes
Waste of Talent; failing to make use of the people within your organization. This is an issue
that many of our companies in the West fail to address. We still tend to operate within a
command-and-control environment and take little real notice of what our employees really
think and what they can contribute. Your employees are your greatest asset by far and can
help you to drive out many of the other wastes.
Waste of resources; failure to make efficient use of electricity, gas, water. Not only does this
waste cost your money it is also a burden on our environment and society as a whole.
Wasted materials; too often off-cuts and other byproducts are just sent to landfill rather than
being utilized elsewhere.

9. Reference
1. The Seven Wastes | 7 Mudas https://leanmanufacturingtools.org/77/the-seven-wastes-7-mudas/
2. Ink Manufacture. https://www.zxprinter.com/support/ink-manufacture.html

10. Sugeng Endarsiwi,
Graduated from Universiti Kolej Jesselton, Business School, Malaysia.
Aktif menulis di publikasi digital yang berhubungan dengan percetakan, tinta cetak
dan teknologi Ultraviolet (UV/LED-UV).
Lay-out manufacture untuk percetakan dan tinta cetak khususnya tinta cetak
polymer base Ink (UV Cured ink).
Menulis bidang manajemen, pemasaran dan Bisnis strategi untuk percetakan dan
Industri tinta cetak.
PII Member (Insinyur Profesional), Indonesia.