Paper Substrates Mark Cupach Director, National Sales BASICS OF
PRINTING
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Paper Quiz Does most of the paper made in the U.S. come from
whole trees?
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Paper Quiz Does most of the paper made in the U.S. come from
whole trees? No. Over 50% comes from recovered paper and wood waste
from lumber manufacturing
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Paper Quiz Are we running out of trees in the U.S.?
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Paper Quiz Are we running out of trees in the U.S.? No. In
fact, there are MORE trees in the U.S. today than there were 70
years ago.
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Paper Quiz How much paper is used by the average U.S. person in
one year? A. 450 pounds B. 700 pounds C. 900 pounds D. 1200
pounds
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Paper Quiz How much paper is used by the average U.S. person in
one year? B. 700 pounds per person Every year, printers publish 2
billion books, 350 million magazines and 24 billion
newspapers.
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PAPER MANUFACTURING OVERVIEW Pulp + Water + Fillers + Bleaches
+ Heat + Compression = PAPER Follow the Receipe Output onto WEB
rolls OR Cut to order for paper distributors or printers
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Paper Mill
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STARTING THE MIX
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TAKING THE WATER OUT
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FINISH AND SIZING
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PAPER CHARACTERISTICS Opacity The See-Through factor Whiteness
Affects the brilliance and contrast of ink Finish Laid / Wove /
Linen / Felt Brightness Measured numerically
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PAPER WEIGHTS BASIC SIZES OFFSET AND COATED TEXT--25X38 COVER
STOCKS--20X26 BONDS--17X22 TAG AND NEWSPRINT-- 24 X 36
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PAPER WEIGHTS BASIS WEIGHT EQUALS THE WEIGHT OF 500 SHEETS OF A
PARTICULAR PAPER TYPE, SIZED AT ITS BASIC SIZE.
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UNCOATED STOCKS REGULAR OR OPAQUE GRADES TEXT WEIGHTS(AKA Book)
50# 60# 70# 80# -- Most Common COVER WEIGHTS 65# 80# 100# -- Most
Common WRITING PAPERS (Stationery) Text and Cover weights Finishes
and wide variety of colors Matching envelopes
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COATED STOCKS 3 COATED FINISHES GLOSS / DULL / MATTE TEXT
WEIGHTS 60# 70# 80 # -- Most Common COVER WEIGHTS 60# 80# 100# --
Most Common Board Weights 8 Pt. 10 Pt. 12 Pt. 14Pt -- Most Common
Coated One Side (C1S) Coated Two Sides (C2S) BEST FOR PROCESS COLOR
PRINTING BEST FOR VARNISH/AQUEOUS/UV COAT
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Stationery Product Applications Business Cards Standard Stocks
Custom Stocks Letterhead and Envelopes Standard vs Custom Matching
stocks for ensemble
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PAPER RECAP Paper Recipes Paper Characteristics Basic Sizes
Basic Weights Paper Types