Substrate and Print Technology Benchmarking
Benchmarking paper and synthetic substrates on desktop and commercial printing systems.
Benchmarking provides vital information for product selection, product development, competitor analysis and the understanding of a product’s unique selling features. The Intertek Paper Technology Group based in Amersham in the UK have the expert knowledge and testing equipment to provide a tailored benchmarking service for your requirements. This service is fully independent and is available to paper and film manufacturers, merchants, office supply companies and to the OEM suppliers.
Intertek's expertise in paper and printing systems is further enhanced by access to the world class testing equipment and laboratories.
Paper and synthetic substrates benchmarking services:
- Paper fibre (furnish) analysis
- Fibre type and proportion
- Pulp type
- Fibre length and coarseness
- Paper constituent and coating analysis
- Sizing type
- Filler type and level
- Coating constituents and weight
- Coating method
- Paper property testing
- Physical properties (tensile, tear, burst, friction etc)
- Optical properties
- Surface properties (roughness, smoothness, contact angle, surface energy
- Electrical properties
- Print performance
- Conventional offset printing (runnability, dusting, piling, print quality etc)
- Desktop ink jet and laser (runnability, print quality, print permanence etc)
- Digital Press (HP Indigo, Xerox, Kodak etc)
Paper industry testing:
Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Substrate and Print Technology Benchmarking.