Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Making the best decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Answers to these question and more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Papers for today’s business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Fundamentals of Paper | . 3 |
Let’s take a look at the papermaking machines. . . . . . 3 | |
Why do we produce so many documents? | . 3 |
What Happens When Dry Ink Meets Paper | . 4 |
When dry ink meets paper | . 4 |
Important Paper Properties for Color Xerography | . 5 |
Paper influences on document quality | . 5 |
Optical paper qualities that influence image quality . . | 10 |
Reliability | 11 |
Moisture content | 13 |
Electrical properties (conductivity and resistivity) . . . . | 13 |
Surface strength | 13 |
Friction coefficient | 14 |
Paper Storage | 15 |
Stacking | 16 |
Temperature and humidity | 16 |
Conditioning paper | 17 |
Why Paper Doesn’t Always Work the Way it Should | 18 |
Coated paper and offset | 18 |
Coated paper and xerography | 18 |
Moisture and xerography | 18 |
Textured stock and xerography | 18 |
Technology and Paper | 19 |
Digital production printing | 19 |
Office laser printing | 19 |
Office digital copying and printing | 19 |
Xerox Papers and Xerox Digital Copier/Printers | 20 |
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