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Higher print quality levels and a broader range of lesstransluscent media have enabled new inkjet applications, such as personalized advertising. surface quality and economics through what they learn. "The Kodak process is robust and well documented. We're confident it will pass an ISO audit. This will likely take place after emergence in the second half of the year," says Will Mansfield, worldwide marketing director, Inkjet Printing Solutions at Eastman Kodak. Another example is TrueJet Gloss coated paper, a high-performance stock developed by NewPage in cooperation with Kodak scientists and engineers. "The patent-pending technology used in the TrueJet paper, which includes state-of-the-art coating pigments, binders, and other additives, enables high-speed blade coating at very high shear rates," Freedman reports. "This paper can be produced on large-scale, pulp-integrated paper machines instead of on smaller, specialty coater lines." Freedman explains that, to achieve good image quality, the Prosper press has two primary coated paper requirements: "First, the paper must be absorbent enough to wick the ink solvent away from the surface so that the inks do not smear," he writes. "Second, the paper must provide a means for keeping the ink colorant on the surface without spreading, tailing, or blurring the ink drops. TrueJet paper meets these requirements by using coated materials that provide a porous and permeable coating layer, and by incorporating a bonding agent to fix the ink pigment to the Sword iJET Gloss Mitsubishi Paper Mills' SWORD iJET premium coated "THE UTOPIA GPS – Green Product Selector" guides users toward achieving compatibility of print excellence and environmental stewardship. coating surface." The TrueJet line of coated papers is the recipient of an InterTech Technology Award, presented by the Printing Industries of America. It is just one example of the innovation being seen in this field. ✚ Utopia Inkjet and Utopia Book Inkjet production inkjet media have instant dry characteristics, universal ink compatibility, wide color gamut, and excel- Appleton Coated's Utopia Inkjet and Utopia Book Inkjet products lent ink adhe- are designed for high-speed, four-color, inkjet web platforms. sion. It does Utopia Inkjet coating technology was not require developed jointly with HP. With the post printing optimized coating of Utopia Inkjet, lamination or printers can run high-quality, full-color liquid UV. jobs at 400+ fpm. It is avail- Utopia Inkjet is ofered in 60-, 70-, able in a 80- and 100-pound text in dull and basis weight matte fnishes; 65- and 80-pound of 127.9 gsm cover in dull fnish; and 7 pt and 9 pt in both gloss cover in matte fnish. Utopia Book Ink- and matte surfaces. The portfolio will expand to include additional basis weights to target varied market oppor- jet is ofered in 45-pound matte text. Utopia Inkjet products contain a tunities such as mailers, reply cards, and other printed minimum of 10 percent post-consumer recovered fber and are products. MyPRINTResource.com/10824744 available with FSC certifcation and green power. MyPRINTResource.com/10175790 22 AUGUST 2013 • INKJET'S AGE www.MyPRINTResource.com