Consumables-Paper - Digital Inkjet

The surge of inkjet technology into commercial print got me thinking about the role that paper was playing in inkjet. So I'll divert from my usual finishing perspective and explore paper's part in this drama.

One of the main ways eco-friendly practices are achieved at Los Angeles-based AAA Flag & Banner is through its “Green Circle.” This is a group comprised of voluntary, eco-conscious employees who meet regularly to actively optimize processes, such as recycling production waste, reduction of energy consumption, decrease chemical usage, along with initiating innovative ways to support the community.

IDEAlliance has awarded Hard Copy Proofing Certification for SWOP (Specifications for Web Offset Publications) grades 3 & 5 and GRACoL (General Requirements and Applications for Commercial Offset Lithography) grade 1, to Canon’s imagePROGRAF iPFX400 series. The certification indicates to end-users that the appearance of the hard copy proof used in the application will be consistent and accurate with the final print production product based on industry standards.

Designers trying to communicate with printers are like cats trying to talk to dogs. They both communicate in different languages and with different perspectives. Talk to us creative folks in our own language. Learn how to speak “design” and, in turn, we will be happy to learn a few terms of print, and put our creative trust into your capable hands.

HP's new ColorPRO branded papers, introduced today at the Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne, Switzerland, are optimized for use on HP Inkjet Web Presses and do not require the use of a bonding agent. The new offerings include a SAPPI Jaz Book Paper and a new relationship with Crown Van Gelder (CVG).

It didn’t seem like such an unusual request when a printer friend of mine asked, “Can you help me find a matching color? I checked with my paper merchants, but they couldn’t help.” This was a big client with a huge order, and I didn’t want to let my friend down. It was a make-or-break situation.

Printers face a number of tradeoffs in selecting presses, ink and paper for production inkjet. This article will explore the challenges and solutions relating to paper in key applications, including transactional and transpromo, book, direct mail and general commercial printing.

Universities should be prime real estate for the expanding e-book market, but for the most part students are clinging to the traditional book form. Yet despite an increasing number of consumers hopping on the bandwagon—with Amazon selling more e-books than printed books and the e-book market at the brink of breaking $1 billion in revenue—students don’t seem to be convinced.

Serious students approach reading effectively as a vandal. With the bare minimum of a pencil in hand (some even carry an armory of color-coded highlighters, Post-it pads and paper clips), they deface the page in conversation with the text, underlining, highlighting

One of the key drivers for the printing industry is going to be digital technology. Digital printing offers personalization, cost savings, improved output options and the ability to migrate traditional offset volume to a value added digital services business model.

This webinar explores emerging market opportunities driven by digital color printing (both toner based and inkjet) combined with the availability of an expanded array of substrates. You will hear from your peers in the industry about how they are tapping into direct mail market expansion, books on demand, photo merchandise and digital packaging by combining the right digital press with the right paper. 

Key areas that will be explored include:
1. Perspectives on the market growth areas for digital applications
2. Case histories from service providers that are building new business models around on demand publishing, packaging direct marketing and photo merchandise and critical requirements for success
3. Recommendations for participating in the market transition

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Most of you probably know all of this, but there may be a thing or two that you don’t know. Or maybe you just need to be reminded.
 
10. We usually like to print color on coated paper. For most applications, coated paper is best for color, but some excellent work can be done on uncoated papers, especially text and cover or opaque grades.