Reduction of basis weight, higher machine speeds of modern printing prosses, increasing use of multicolored print and modifications to printing ink formulations, require the paper producers to enhance and modify the paper quality to meet these ever increasing stringent demands. Stricter criterion is being placed on sheet formation, dimensional stability, internal strength, wet-ability, absorption and surface strength of the paper.
Chemicals designed to improve only print quality may mean an on-cost to the already expensive paper production process. We would like to highlight the effects and influence of specific process chemicals which positively contribute to enhancing paper and printing quality but in addition provide improvements in machine runnability.