Goss presses' paper savings are advantage

The claimed paper savings achievable with Goss Sunday presses are emerging as an important environmental and economic advantage for printers.

Sunday web press systems are claimed by Goss to have saved 1.5 billion pounds of paper equating to 2.2 million trees since 1993.

The company believes that is a result of shorter cut-offs made possible by the Sunday press's cylindrical gapless blankets and pinless folders.

Gapless Sunday press blankets are said to increase the printable area on the cylinder by eliminating the gaps required to secure flat blankets.

That allows printers to select a press with a cut-off that is 0.5in or 10mm shorter than the cut-off of a gapped press, cutting paper consumption by 1.5 to two per cent per cylinder revolution, while still producing the same finished product sizes.

Pinless folding is also said to preserve the advantages of the added printable area by eliminating pin trim requirements.

The 2.2 million trees saved, according to Goss, represent approximately 4,300 acres of forest.

There is also a reduction in energy required to harvest, transport and process trees and paper.

The paper savings calculations are based on estimates of typical production schedules for the more than 300 Sunday presses installed worldwide.

Industry-accepted averages were used for calculating trees consumed in paper production, added Goss.

Sunday presses have been installed in 23 countries.

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