Digital Paper Tips

—Garth Geist, Unisource Worldwide

• Before usage, store the paper in the press room for at least 24 hours, preferably a few days. Optimal average moisture content: 4 to 4.5 percent. Although it is optimum to let the paper cure for about 10 days after printing and before digital operations, that doesn't happen much in the real world environment. Plan for at least a day or two.