Fun Facts - Issue 4

The Challenges with Humidity in Paper Manufacturing

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This week we talk about the potential problems caused by humidity in paper manufacturing and storage.

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Abstract:  Paper manufacturing is one of those messy processes.  It's wet, noisy, messy and it all happens in a huge building.  How can a little variance in relative humidity possibly make a difference?  It's not so much in the actual production process, but in the storage where humidity measurement and control is very important.

• Paper that is too dry is difficult for printing presses to handle because of static electricity causing high waste and poor quality.
• If the paper is too high in moisture content, it takes longer for ink to dry, slowing down a printing process.
• Deformation of sheets or rolls of paper occurs if the moisture content is too high.

Read more about humidity and the paper manufacturing process in this one page Fun Fact newsletter.

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