Abstract:

The market share of digital printing, largely based omn toner technology, is expected to increase from 5% today to 25% in 2010. The technique will lead to printing locally, on pre-printed or un-printed paper, information produced anywhere in the world. The efficiency of communication depends on the print quality. This toner print quality is linked to the toner transfer from the printing machine to the paper, to the toner adhesion to the paper and to the paper and toner behaviour on the paper surface. Test methods will be developed to evaluate toner transfer, toner adhesion and toner print quality. Paper surface will be optimised in order to get the targeted print quality. Pre-printed flexo water-based ink and UV/offset ink leading to no solvent evaporation will be developed and the surface treatments of papers will be optimised. The parameters of the toner printing machines will be optimised as will be toner properties. Print conditions will be defined for eco-, high quality, environmentally friendly and low cost prints.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Centre Technique du Papier FRANCE

Participant

• Jean-Claude SIROST / COATES LORILLEUX FRANCE
• Patrick BERRY / DANEL S.A. Division Support d'Information / FRANCE
• HUNKELER AG SWITZERLAND
• Manfred WIEDEMER / OCE Printing Systems GmbH GERMANY
• Vitor CRESPO / PORTUCEL PORTUGAL
• Harald GROSSMANN / Papiertechnische Stiftung GERMANY
• Math JENNEKENS / SAPPI Fine Paper Europe NETHERLANDS