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Mills are designing quality into paper from the very beginning of the manufacturing process All printers understand and have experienced the quest for that quality paper stock most suited to [...]

Change is ongoing in today's paper industry, with customers wanting the highest quality and mills struggling to maximize capacity. Printers want better stand-off and higher press efficiency. Converters want better [...]

Byline: Stanley Sacharow The Packaging Group Among the worldwide flexible packaging organizations, there is one group that is probably least known, open by invitation only and only to those specifically [...]

Portals Bathford is demonstrating a paper incorporating a minute microchip to delegates at the Pisec conference at the end of the month. The chip is set into a thread which [...]

With the uncertain economic backdrop it is not surprising investment in new developments and grades is not as concentrated as in previous years, with companies choosing instead to relaunch and [...]

This is the most advanced digital input screen ever developed. It has very high resolution, perfect contrast, and costs a fraction of a cent to produce. Any graphical interface can [...]

Next on digital's acquisition list: paper These days, we've got digital signatures, digital music and even digital dogs. What's left? Paper. Swedish company Anoto, a subsidiary of C-Technologies, is working [...]

How do you choose the best printer? What's the most economical paper for your book? What's the optimum page and trim size? The right--or wrong--answers will significantly impact your start-up's [...]

Just when you thought everything had already been "e'd"... XEROX AND 3M ARE ABOUT TO BRING YOU E-paper. That's right, electronic paper--a digital display that is as portable as the […]

NORWAY was once ruled by the Swedes, having been ceded to them by the Danes in the wake of the Emperor Napoleon's European wars. The town of Halden, home of [...]

The pulp and paper industry conducted a massive restructuring during the last decade that many critics have found to be self-serving and oligopolistic. The corporate merger and acquisition hinge eliminated [...]

New alternative uses for paper are discussed. A prototype of a bicycle made of board was featured in a CNN news report. Firms such as ReturDesign and La Compagnie Bleuzen have built cardboard furniture, while architects are now using paper-derived materials in home construction.

The Dynamic Eighties While there have been several revolutionary changes in the past 200 years of papermaking, the industry has consistently progressed in an evolutionary manner. In retrospect, evolutionary changes [...]

A Great Falls, Va.-based company has developed a special paper--to be used for passports and classified documents--that can be authenticated by a signal-scanning device. Recent events have highlighted the importance [...]

Almost every part of a chicken can be used, from boneless chicken parts to specially shaped nuggets. Now, previously ignored chicken feathers may have a new use in today's world. [...]

New paper alternatives Publishers of consumer and business magazines will soon be able to choose from a variety of new paper grades to use in producing their magazines. The traditional [...]

Gap formers are part of the key to the new SC quality, new chemistry is another If you want to know why the paper pros are excited about where the [...]

Many believe print is most cost effective, and that consumers don't have the technology to access electronic swatch books. In last year's review of swatch books, the trends included style [...]

Tree-Free Paper! First, it was hemp and now it is kenaf. For the first time, a U.S. magazine has been published on paper made from a commercially grown crop of […]

GREASE RESISTANCE AMONG ATTRIBUTES OF GLASSINE PAPER Glassine is a highly densified paper with inherent grease resistance and a glossy, smooth surface on both sides, according to Ronald K. Steindorf, [...]

Recent innovations in automation have changed the types of paper that are generally used in offices. Today, standard sulfite bond paper can be used in all types of machines including copiers, offset presses, and fax machines. The ability to use one type of paper makes it easier to order and stock paper, and results in significant cost savings.

Paper After 30 Years This month marks William H. Bureau's 30th year as a contributing editor for this column. He has decided to review the changes and accomplishments of the [...]