Uncoated offset is made specifically for the rigors of commercial offset presses and is often used for the same applications as bond. Weights vary from 30lb. This classification is the most common for posters, catalogues, booklets and publication magazines. Text Gaining on quality above the book grades, Text stocks are utilized in projects requiring a better grade of paper and usually range from a low of around 60lb to a high of lb.
Cover Cover papers, as the name denotes, is heavier and is utilized for post cards, business cards, rack cards, door hangers etc. The ranges of weights for Cover are from a low of 60lb. US Website Canadian Website. For information regarding our certified product please call Online Printing. Direct Mail Printing. Pounds , as you might have guessed, refers to the weight of the paper.
It is normally measured by how much sheets or a ream of paper weighs in its basic unit uncut size, which means before being cut to Letter size or Legal size, the paper is weighed and categorized.
The thicker the stock, the higher the weight. Weights range from 20 to 80 pounds for bond paper and 50 to pounds for card stock. Points are used to indicate the thickness of each sheet of paper.
Points are measured simply by using calipers to measure the thickness. Some examples of common point sizes, and how they might be written are as follows: 8 pt, 10 pt, 12 pt, 14 pt, and 16 pt paper. The higher the point value, the thicker the paper. GSM is a more internationally accepted measurement of paper weight, using the metric system rather than pounds. More on that shortly…. This is where things can get confusing because GSM and Microns are not necessarily directly proportionate to each other.
American paperweights are calculated in pounds lbs based on different types or categories of paper Bond, Text, Book, Cover, Index and Tag. He has built Action Press to where it is today and has guided the company through changes in both litho and digital media.
August 29, Trevor Holding Uncategorised.
0コメント