The Right Paper For The Right Job

Why is paper smoothness so important? How do manufacturers test and control paper curl? Is multi-purpose paper really good for everything?

IPG gets to the bottom of it all.

Once upon a time, paper was made of fibers from hemp, rags and mulberry bark, and it wasn't until 1850 that using wood fibers for paper became common practice. Now, at the end of the twentieth century, the paper industry has exploded into a supplier of over 725 pounds of paper and paperboard annually for every man, woman and child in the country.