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of those technologies, Cascades Enviro Jet works very well with both types, Loyer said. This advance was made possible through the development work done in partnership with major inkjet press manufacturers. "The special surface also enabled Cascades to use 100 percent recycled fiber when making the sheet, while keeping all its important attributes," she added. "This helped us to produce a very high-quality paper with one of the lowest environmental footprints." Controlling Quality In high-speed inkjet printing, paper is the most important consumable, because ink is a given. "With paper, you control quality," said Susan Brunner, sustainability, branding and communications manager, uncoated fine paper, Europe and international, for Mondi. "Non-optimized papers deliver poor quality. Optimized papers deliver good quality. It's as simple as that." There exist different levels of optimized papers, and different optimizations for die and pigment ink, she adds, noting that Mondi's fully-treated high-speed inkjet papers are optimized for both die and pig- ment ink at the same time. That means that printers do not have to consider the type of ink they are using when selecting paper for an HIS print product, she said. As for color gamut, the question is not only how much color is printed, but which colors are printed. "Non-optimized papers offer a limited color gamut and very often particular colors are critical, in terms of logos and corporate identity," she said. "These can only be achieved with opti- mized grades." Optimized grades also offer the opportu- nity to reduce the amount of ink required, by retaining the colorants on the paper surface, allowing the same color gamut to be achieved with 20 to 30 percent less ink output on a fully-optimized grade com- pared to a non-optimized grade. Fully-opti- mized grades from Mondi are made for fast absorption, meaning ink can be absorbed at high speeds. Or when printing slower, the heat used for drying the paper can be reduced. Decreased power consumption is one benefit. Another is a reduction in problems in finishing, because papers that have been heated less for drying tend to suffer from fewer curling problems. In respect to environmental performance, which also is a point of differentiation, Brunner reported all Mondi high-speed inkjet papers are FSC certified, elementary chlorine free or totally chlorine free, with both virgin and post-consumer recycled pa- pers optionally offered CO2 neutral. Collaborating on Coatings An example of the synergies resulting from close collaboration between printer makers and paper manufacturers is seen in the working relationship forged between HP and Appleton Coated, said Ann Wha- len, vice president of marketing for Apple- ton Coated LLC in Combined Locks, WI. "In 2008, when HP was looking for coated papers that worked well with their T Series inkjet printers, they came to us and we've been working with them since, devel- oping coated papers designed specifically for the HP presses," said Whalen. "Several of the papers also work on the Kodak Prosper." The goal of the collaboration was to produce coated papers that could provide as close to offset printed quality as possible, but would work on inkjet machines and offer all the benefits of digital printing, like www.MyPRINTResource.com MARCH 2014 • INKJET'S AGE 15 Digital Finishing Solutions. Print is always on the move. In dynamic markets, printers need to adapt to new conditions. This is manroland web systems' focus: You, your business, and your future. Our finishing and workflow solutions for digital printing enable you to develop profitable business models for digital newspaper and book production. manroland web systems Inc., Lisle/IL. www.manroland-web.com For more information, visit MyPRINTResource.com/10006536 QPsupp_14-16_0314 Sorting.indd 15 2/18/14 11:42 AM