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ABOUT PAPER

About Paper

Fundamentals of Paper

This guide will help you to understand the variables that occur during the paper-making process that influence paper performance, and why paper may not always work the way you think it should. You’ll be able to use this knowledge where it really counts... when making paper choices for documents that are important to you.

Let’s take a look at the papermaking machines.

Running at speeds of 3000 feet a minute, the typical paper machine produces about 800 tons of paper a day. This may sound like a lot of paper. But when you consider that companies produce more than a trillion documents each year, it’s easy to see why large capacity paper machines are important to business.

Why do we produce so many documents?

The driving force is computer technology. Initially intended to create a paperless office, the digital revolution has had quite the opposite impact. Information now moves more rapidly, we work faster, and generate more paper documents. Paper is more important today than ever, as advanced print technology and desktop publishing applications enable users to create more sophisticated, professional-looking documents from their desktop computers.

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Contents Color Once YOU’VE Made Your First Smart Decision Make the Next Contents Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers How to Order Paper like a ProPapers for today’s business IntroductionMaking the best decision Answers to these question and moreAbout this guide SymbolsTerminology Let’s take a look at the papermaking machines Why do we produce so many documents?About Paper Fundamentals of PaperWhen dry ink meets paper What Happens When Dry Ink Meets PaperPaper influences on document quality Important Paper Properties for Color XerographyAbout Paper About Paper About Paper About Paper Optical paper qualities that influence image quality Reliability Paper feeding hints Electrical properties conductivity and resistivity Moisture contentSurface strength Friction coefficient Paper Storage Stacking Temperature and humidityConditioning paper Moisture and xerography Why Paper Doesn’t Always Work the Way it ShouldCoated paper and offset Coated paper and xerographyOffice digital copying and printing Technology and PaperDigital production printing Office laser printingXerox Papers and Xerox Digital Copier/Printers How paper is categorized in the USA and Canada How to Order Paper like a ProBusiness papers Coated book Book papersPremium text Uncoated bookIndex CoverSpeciality materials Types of Paper Features Surfaces Names Inches Lbs Mils Xerox paperXerox NeverTear Board Equivalent Paper WeightsBook Papers Cover Index Applications for PaperTerms used to describe paper weight How Paper is Measured in Terms of Weights and SizesWays paper can be ordered Paper sizes in the USA and Canada Series International Standards Organization ISO paper sizesRA Series SRA Series Smooth finishes How to Select the Right Texture/FinishRough finishes How to Specify Paper Ten ways to keep your costs down How to Cut Your CostsUsage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers Standard or Normal Weight Papers UncoatedDescription and expectations Hints, tips and testing results Heavy-Weight PapersCoated Papers Hints, tips and testing results Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers Recycled Papers Hole-Punched Papers Pressure-Sensitive Labels Preprinted Papers Single-Step Transfer Paper Transparencies Usage Guidelines for Xerox Color Copiers and Printers This page is intentionally blank Glossary Carton Dimensional stabilityEquilibrium Moisture content Equivalent weightFormation Heavy weight paperFine papers FinishLead edge Lightweight paperLaser bond LeafPublishing paper ResolutionSubstance weight PrintabilityTranslucent papers Wire sideText paper Trail edgeTo learn more Next Generation of Color Documents is Here