May 1, 2017

RFPs, RFIs, RFQs and Cutting to the Chase

An in-house print operation at a large insurance organization may have very different requirements for soliciting bids for large equipment purchases than a privately-held, mid-sized printing firm.
April 27, 2017

Understanding the TAPPI Roll Identifier

TAPPI is the technical arm of the American Pulp and Paper Association. They are an ANSI-Certified Standards development organization, and one of the standards that they have developed is the
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March 20, 2017

RFP Checklist: Production Inkjet Requirements

Before you can effectively research your production inkjet options, you need to consider the features that are most important. That, of course, is dependent on the volumes you need to support, the types of applications those volumes represent and whether those volumes are existing business that needs to be transitioned or new business for your organization.
March 16, 2017

Premium Customizable Fingerprint Files

Fingerprints are an indispensable way to help your customers understand the benefits of inkjet and the paper selected for a particular job.
March 10, 2017

Understanding the “Two-Sided” Effect

Have you ever completed a custom profile of your paper to only find out that when printed, one side looks darker than the other? You may notice that the ink densities are different, but may also see a visual color and perhaps a mottle, line and text clarity difference.
March 8, 2017

Diagnosing Cross-Process Density Shifts

If you see any signs of cross-process density shift, get a baseline by running a diagnostic test pattern on a high holdout inkjet coated sheet.
March 2, 2017

Setting Customer Expectations with a Fingerprint

One challenge that companies new to inkjet face is to move customers from a model where they control paper buying to one where they are expected to choose from a list of approved papers. Another challenge is to get customers to send files that are designed appropriately for the paper selected and the device it will be produced on. One tool that can help with both of these challenges is what is known as a fingerprint file.
February 22, 2017

Stripes, Solids and Banding – Cross-Process Density

Stripes can be a wonderful design element, but when we see stripes when printing solids, we might call that “banding.” In inkjet terminology, it is more correctly referred to as “cross-process density shift” which is a bit of a mouthful.
February 16, 2017

Working with Thin Papers

Thin papers require more thought than their thicker kin because thin papers have much less fiber content.
February 15, 2017

West Linn Paper Company Introduces Sonoma Jet High-speed Digital Inkjet Web Paper

Press Release West Linn Paper Company today announces the launch of Sonoma®Jet, a high-speed, digital inkjet matte paper with 88 brightness and available in 45# and 60# basis weights.  The
February 14, 2017

Working with Thick Papers

Thick papers can take on more ink volume and heat than their lighter weight brothers.
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February 5, 2017

Crit Driessen on Ink Chemistry Advances – Video

We asked Crit Driessen, Vice President Strategy and Alliances, Océ Printing Systems to talk about the main ink chemistry advances driving  production inkjet systems. In this video, he talks about two key areas: advances that expand the color gamut and those that enable printing on coated stocks. Great overview of how it all works.
January 25, 2017

Verso Introduces Ideal TrueJet Line of Uncoated Inkjet Papers

Press Release MEMPHIS, Tenn.,  — Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS), a leading producer of digital printing papers, today introduced Ideal® TrueJet®, a specialized line of uncoated inkjet roll papers for commercial
January 23, 2017

Mitsubishi inkjet papers qualify for Ricoh Pro VC60000

Press Release: January 23, 2017 Bielefeld – A milestone has been reached in the qualification of jetscript papers for use on commercial high-speed inkjet printers: Ricoh has approved DLS 9020,
January 13, 2017

Traditional Transaction Printing – Uncoated Comparison 24# Bond – Océ Colorstream 3900 – Dye Ink

This Print Quality Analysis report covers key performance indicators for Traditional Transaction Printing on 24# Bond uncoated inkjet paper. Papers tested include: Finch Paper Digital Web XP, Georgia Pacific Spectrum Offset Smooth, Domtar Digital Opaque Plus.
January 10, 2017

Appleton Coated Expands Ethos® Enhanced Inkjet Paper Options for High-Speed Inkjet Presses

Press Release: 01/10/2017 Combined Locks, Wis. (Jan. 10, 2017) – Appleton Coated expands its Ethos® Enhanced Inkjet adding 45, 50, 60, 70 and 80 lb.Text to the existing 7- and 9-point
October 26, 2016

Appleton Coated Expands Paper Options for High-Speed Inkjet Presses with Ethos® Enhanced Inkjet

Press Release: 10/26/2016 Combined Locks, Wis. (Oct 26, 2016) – Appleton Coated expands its inkjet product offering with the introduction of Ethos® Enhanced Inkjet. Ethos Enhanced Inkjet is a new inkjet-optimized
January 22, 2016

Appvion Announces New Triumph Treated Ultra P High-Speed Inkjet Paper

Press Release APPLETON, Wis., — Appvion, Inc., has announced a significant addition to the high-speed inkjet offering in its specialty papers line. The new Appvion Triumph™ Treated Ultra P High-Speed

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