Consumables-Paper - Offset

Streamline inks from Sun Chemical are OEM-compatible digital aftermarket inks designed specifically for wide-format printers. These inks are well-suited for billboards, vinyl banners and vehicle and building wraps.

The November 2014 Printing-Writing Paper report from the American Forest & Paper Association, reveals that total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 8 percent in November compared to November 2013, with total paper inventories increasing 5 percent compared to October.

Imagine a paper with a "do-over" button. Mistakes can vanish instantly and that annoying eraser residue will be a thing of the past. Scientists in California have taken steps toward creating this futuristic paper.

Domtar Corp. has sold its five millionth ton of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified EarthChoice uncoated fine paper, a first for the North American market. The milestone solidifies the company's position as a longstanding industry leader in responsible fiber sourcing and sustainable practices.

Learn how to: Identify key and hidden cost in ordering, performance, and handling of paper.

Continuous-feed production inkjet is an exciting, evolving market. Average annual growth since 2010 has been at 93 percent, according to IT Strategies; in 2013 alone, 146 billion pages were printed globally with continuous-feed inkjet. Market-Intell estimates that this represents 350,000 tons of paper in North America in 2013.

Driven by a rapidly-growing customer demand for Sonora Plates, Kodak will be adding a new plate manufacturing line at its Columbus, GA, facility dedicated to producing Kodak Sonora Process Free Plates.

Continuous-feed inkjet offers advantages over both offset and electrophotography. As the technology evolves, it is gaining share from both. The presses are good. The substrates are good. The software is good. And, as Cathy Cartolano, vice president of sales and technical services at Mitsubishi Imaging (MPM), points out, image quality is "scary close" to offset.

International Paper has signed on as a keynote speaker at the 2014 Inkjet Summit, being held April 7-9 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Now in its second year, the summit will provide business executives from various print providers and corporate enterprises with cutting-edge information about inkjet print technology.

Paul Roberts thinks he may have found the next big thing for his in-plant: wallNOODLE. For the past couple of months, University of New Hampshire Printing and Mailing Services has been having great success printing graphics and signage on this adhesive, easily removable substrate from MACtac. It uses an acrylic pressure sensitive-adhesive so customers can press it against a wall, reposition it, and remove it without leaving adhesive residue behind.