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Coating flakes can cause white pitch and paper quality problems in light weight coated (LWC) mills. Traditional methods for counting flakes are reviewed. These traditional methods are compared to a new image analysis technique for counting and reporting size distributions of coating flakes. Trial results show that image analysis achieves a consistent, accurate, much faster way to count and determine size distributions for coating flakes in light weight coated paper.
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Available for Purchase – Conference Proceedings
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Counting Coating Flakes in LWC Paper, 1998 Process & Product Quality Conference Proceedings