The Possibilities of Production Inkjet

Mary Schilling, vice president of technical operations at Schilling InkJet Consulting, sees a number of paper-related issues that should be analyzed in the production inkjet arena. They include:

• Whiteness and brightness. Aqueous fluid dries by absorption, so the colorant, pigment or dye—whether using a coated or uncoated sheet—is entering the paper fibers and taking on the paper color. A whiter, brighter sheet is going to make the colors pop and look clean when the ink is introduced. A paper with a more yellow tint, then, will impact the inkjet colorant. On untreated paper it will become magnified, as there's nothing to keep the colorant on the surface.