Calibrated Paper

Description

Calibrated packing paper is used in the pressroom to prepare a press for printing. Packing is used to build up the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder to the proper diameters or height and insure the best image quality. Packing creates the proper “balance of pressure” or “squeeze” between the inked plate and the surface to which it is applied. Careful attention to the packing relationship between the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder will reduce waste and make-ready time and assist the pressman in delivering a quality-printed project. The skilled printing craftsman prefers packing paper characteristics, which include a special fiber and furnish recipe for strength, resiliency, durability, smoothness, and caliper uniformity. Calibrated packing papers are made for only one use – to achieve correct printing pressures on a press run.