Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

1、 Influence of paper characteristics on dot increase

1. Influence of paper absorption and smoothness on dot increase

       The increase of dot has a great influence on the change of reproduction hue. The amount of ink printed on the paper will affect the dot increase, and the dot increase will affect the printing contrast. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       When printing black or color halftone images, the increase of dot will change the picture contrast and cause the loss of image detail and clarity.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        In multi-color printing, dot increase will lead to contrast loss, dark image, dot paste and sharp color change.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        Before printing, we must select appropriate paper for printing, especially considering the factor of dot increase, we should be more careful in the selection of paper. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

         The printability of paper depends on its surface characteristics. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       For example, the faster the transfer ink is accepted, the greater the dot increase of printed matter. Absorbency is a characteristic that determines the speed and amount of ink penetration into the paper.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      The better the absorption performance of the paper, the higher the percentage of dot increase. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      When the ink is fixed on the absorbent paper, it will penetrate and diffuse. The absorption speed of paper to ink plays a key role in the increase of dot. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      For example, when printing 300 line prints, do not use highly absorbent paper. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      The flatness of paper is the deviation between the actual surface of paper and the ideal plane. The relationship with dot increase is that the higher the paper flatness, the smaller the dot increase, and the lower the flatness, the more severe the dot increase.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        The smoothness of the paper is high, and the layout pictures and texts on the printed products can be reproduced truthfully, especially the small dots can be accurately restored. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      For the paper with low smoothness, due to the concave shape on the paper surface, it is easy to make the dot printing unclear and the printing layout level is not clear. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      The smoothness and thickness uniformity of paper will have a direct impact on the uniformity of printing pressure and ink color. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       Therefore, the use of pressure to achieve the production process of printing requires the more uniform the thickness of the paper, the better. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      Smoothness is also the guarantee of improving printing quality. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       However, the method to improve the smoothness of the paper is mainly to add fillers and calendering. In this way, the tightness of the paper is improved, and its elasticity and ink absorption are reduced, so the back of the printed matter is easy to rub and dirty.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

          In addition, when the printing pressure is too high, it is easy to make the ink layer spread, imprint and dot increase and deform. Based on these conditions, the paper with uneven smoothness and obvious difference in rough light should be classified and separated, so that when printing the paper with poor smoothness, Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      The clear imprint can be obtained by appropriately increasing the printing pressure and ink amount, so as to improve the printing quality. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        The smooth surface of ink produces the best field density on high-quality paper. When the paper quality decreases, the field ink density decreases, resulting in a certain dot increase, which affects the quality of printed matter. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        Obviously, the absorbed ink cannot produce a smooth printing surface. The higher the number of wires, the smaller the dot diameter, and the small pits on the paper can also distort or omit small printing plate dots.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        Therefore, the higher the number of screen lines, the higher the smoothness of the paper is required, which is a principle of selecting paper.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

          However, in practice, some properties of ink can also be adjusted appropriately or process parameters can be changed to adapt to the characteristics of paper. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       There are many kinds of coated paper on the market, such as glossy coated paper and matte coated paper. Coated paper helps to improve the fidelity and color clarity of dot printing because its absorption is lower than that of non coated paper. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       As we all know, the dot gain of low absorbent paper is also small. Non coated paper has high absorption performance.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        The non coated paper with high absorption prints high screen line images. As a result, the dot increase percentage is very high. In theory, the dot increase of recycled paper is the same as that of base paper, but in fact it is larger than that of base paper. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       When the ink is transferred to the paper surface under pressure, due to the absorption of the paper, the ink diffuses around when penetrating, resulting in an increase in the dot, making the whole image darker. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       Obviously, for different quality paper, it will produce different dot enlargement effects. The stronger the paper absorption, the greater the dot increase value. Specifically, newsprint is the largest and coated paper is the smallest. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       The dot gain formed by paper performance generally shows the law of exponential expansion. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       In the process of prepress processing, the influence of dot gain must be compensated. For different sizes of dots, the dot increase value is different. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       Generally, the dot increase value of high-profile and dark tone is small, and the dot increase value of middle tone is large. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      It is generally recommended to use the default setting. For example, the default value for coated paper printing is about 17%, offset paper is about 22%, and newsprint is about 30%.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

2. Influence of water content and pH value of paper on dot quality   Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       The moisture content in the paper is expressed as the percentage of the weight of water in the paper and the weight of the paper. Generally speaking, the moisture content of printing paper should be controlled between 7% ± 1%, and the error of moisture content between the center of the paper and the periphery of the paper should not be greater than 1%. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

       When the water content of the paper is too large, the binding force between the fiber, filler and rubber in the paper is easy to be reduced, which will affect the surface strength of the paper, resulting in the occurrence of powder and paper scraps after printing, so as to reduce the hardness and stiffness of the paper edge. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      Therefore, it is also easy to produce unstable positioning during paper feeding, resulting in overprint misalignment. If the water content of the paper is too low, the elasticity of the paper is poor, and the imprint is easy to expand when printing the dot, that is, the dot increase rate is large.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        In addition, static electricity and moisture absorption deformation are easy to occur in the printing process, resulting in inaccurate overprint of the product. The pH value of the paper is also the pH value.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

         Generally, the pH value of the printing paper is neutral. If the pH value of the paper is not suitable, it can change the color of some acid and alkali resistant ink and affect the dryness of the imprint. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      The pH value of domestic offset paper, letterpress paper, white card, glass card and whiteboard is generally below 7.0, which is acidic or weakly acidic, and the drying speed of imprinting is relatively slow.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

        Therefore, for printing large-area pages, it should be noted that drying oil should be properly added in the ink to dry, so as to avoid poor overprint or over bottom quality problems. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      The pH value of coated paper, imported glass card and other high-grade paper and paperboard is mostly above 7.0, which is weakly alkaline or alkaline. Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion

      The imprinting drying speed is relatively fast, which is conducive to overprint. It is worth mentioning that no matter what kind of paper, its pH value will decrease with the extension of storage time.Influence Of Paper And Ink Characteristics On Dot Expansion