2006 Profile of North American Fine Papers Utilized in Offset Printing, 2007 Coating & Graphic Arts Conference

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Due to continually changing technologies, raw materials and globalization in the paper and printing industries, it is important to periodically profile coated papers to assess their current optical and printing performance. The specific focus was North American fine papers utilized in offset printing, including grade #1, #2, and #3 brands of sheet fed and web fed coated papers. Analysis of the results revealed the expected differences in optical performance between brands grouped in the #1, #2 and #3 grades. However, it was also found that there was no statistical difference in printing performance between the grades within this study. With respect to web fed brands versus sheet fed brands, it was found that there was only a slight difference in the measured printing and optical performances of web compared to sheet but the wet strength of web papers was much lower.