Consumables-Paper - Offset

Are you getting the most out of your copier paper? Find out from the experts. By Kristen Monte How do you know your in-plant is getting the best performance possible from its copier paper? In-Plant Graphics talked to suppliers of copier paper and uncovered some valuable tips for getting better quality. Read on to learn more. Selecting Quality Copier Paper • Mill-branded product is always quality product. Once the product is labeled under another brand, you are not guaranteed that you will always receive the same product from the same manufacturing facility. —Dennis Essary, Stora Enso North America • While a 20 lb.

With so many paper distributors vying for attention, here's how to make sure your in-plant gets the best price and service possible. By Mike Llewellyn IF THERE'S one thing Nalan Giannukos gets plenty of, it's visits from salespeople representing paper distributors. As manager of the 18-employee Printing Services department at the University of Houston, he has worked hard to narrow down his list of dealers for the three to four paper deliveries the Texas in-plant brings in each week. For the moment, Giannukos gets most of his in-plant's paper from distributors Bosworth and xpedx. He's happy with the service he gets from these two

You can avoid printing pitfalls by paying more attention to how you handle your paper. Follow these tips. by Dennis Davey Following a few rules of thumb for paper handling and usage can significantly impact document quality and press operation. Here are some tips: Streamline Workflow One simple workflow rule is "First In, First Out." When paper arrives in a warehouse, the first paper to go in should be the first paper printed. This will prevent paper from aging in the back of a warehouse because it is blocked by more recent shipments. Paper damaged from improper storage can erode print quality and

Today's offset paper product lines offer a range of versatility for in-plants. by Caroline Miller IS YOUR in-plant flexible? It better be, if you want it to survive. That goes for your paper too. Paper companies know this. That's why many of them are developing papers that can be used with a variety of output devices. "Today, we think that it is very important that papers be able to perform for all the ways you print," says Laura Shore, Mohawk Paper Mill's creative director. "A job might be printed four-color process on an offset press one time, but then somebody might go back later

As the paper industry consolidates, in-plants speak out on how it is affecting them. by Caroline Miller TWO YEARS ago, it seemed as if everyone in the paper industry was switching dance partners. Among the major acquisitions was International Paper's purchase of Champion—a deal worth nearly $7.3 billion, excluding net debt. Then came the almost soap-opera-like saga of Weyerhaeuser's hostile takeover of Willamette Industries that dragged on for 14 months. It finally ended with an agreement that called for $6.1 billion in cash, or $55.50 per share, including the assumption of $1.7 billion of Willamette debt. At $19 billion in combined sales, the deal

Digital copiers have changed the way in-plants operate. Find out how paper companies have improved their products as a result. Over the past several years, as in-plants have swapped their analog and offset dancing partners of old for the fancy new moves of digital copiers, paper producers and equipment manufacturers have been involved in an elaborate pas de deux of their own. After all, when digital copiers first hit the dance floor, they found few partners waiting and could do little more than watch the older, more experienced machines hog the limelight. "Originally, the first digital presses required special paper, but the market

As digital printers and Web pages take work away from offset presses, how has the offset paper market fared? Rather well, say those in the paper business. by W. Eric Martin For years now, wave after wave of digital printing technology has battered the rock-solid shore of the offset market, making lots of noise with each splashy new entrance and drawing "oohs" and "ahs" from onlookers. But just as it takes eons for water to hammer stone into countless grains of sand, the offset industry has easily withstood the competition from digital waters and remains the industry's most popular printing process. Don't believe

Two paper giants from the Northwest have been sparring. One wants to take over the other. Now shareholders have weighed in. by ERIK CAGLE The high-octane, acrimonious hostile takeover attempt of paper giant Willamette by fellow industry leader Weyerhaeuser appears far from over. Battle lines were drawn June 7, when Willamette shareholders appeared to have voted Weyerhaeuser's three candidates onto Willamette's nine-member board of directors. Official results weren't expected for a few weeks, as of press time. With its representatives in place, Weyerhaeuser vows to nominate another slate of directors for election at the 2002 annual meeting should Portland, Ore.-based Willamette continue refusing

As printing technology has changed, paper has had to keep pace. We've traced its path through the years. In many ways the history of offset printing is the history of a mad scramble by papermakers to keep up with the developments of the lithographic industry. Between 1900 and 1949, offset lithography was the red-headed stepchild of the printing industry, which left it without many choices of suitable paper. By the early 1930s, the pressure upon the paper manufacturer to produce coated papers for offset printing had reached the explosion point. Even though there had been some use of coated one-side paper in stone

When used properly, multiple-use papers can be an asset to any in-plant. Find out how they can benefit yours. IT SOUNDS like a printer's dream come true—one paper that can be used for offset, ink-jet and digital applications. This paper can do it all. Well, sort of. While it is true that the market for multiple-use papers is growing, there is a definite trade-off for the versatility these products offer. Certainly multiple-use papers can run on different types of print processes, but their quality isn't quite that of job-specific papers. The key is knowing when multiple-use papers can be most effective in cost