Curl – presence or absence of residual deflection after printing. Clean. Quality paper with a clean surface prevents the appearance of paper dust, which leads to deterioration of equipment. Heat stability. Choosing paper with high resistance to heat, you can prevent it getting stuck in the office equipment. Paper for the printing press. In the printing press, the following types of paper: Woodfree uncoated paper, coated paper; synthetic paper, design paper (coated or embossed). Let's dwell on each form.
Woodfree Paper This type of paper well the colors and minimally susceptible to aging. That's why Woodfree paper is perfect for print publications with lots of color illustrations, as well as designed for long life. The most popular type of Lined Paper is offset, or a book. It is used for print publications with black & white and color illustrations, such as books and magazines, as well as promotional materials: catalogs, posters, leaflets, flyers, etc. Unlike coated paper, offset paper surface is treated with special sizing agents, which are applied to it a thin layer.
This allows us to increase its strength. Coated paper surface is coated Paper covered by one or several layers of special composition, which increases its strength and improve its physical and mechanical properties (the best characteristics of a paper with three layers of coating). This type of Paper is widely used in color printing. By type of decoration distinguished matte, semi-matt and glossy coated paper. Matte coated paper is more dense and soft to the touch.