Unless someone has lived in a cave
way up high the mountains, it would be safe to say that almost everyone has
come into contact with paper. We have seen newspapers, packaging paper, paper
from books and the really glossy ones from the magazines. Paper comes in
varying degrees of thickness, weight, color, gauge and grade. Having said that,
does anyone wonder how the paper manufacturers come up with these things? Ever
wonder how paper is gauged? Ever wonder why bond paper, which look the same as
the next one on the shelf have a slightly higher price? The answer to all these
questions lie in the Paper Testing equipment which is being sold by select
manufacturers and distributed all over the world. The paper tests determine a
lot of things and ultimately, it determines the price of paper you find for
sale on the shelf.
Let’s talk about these tests for a
bit. No matter what the Paper Testing
equipment is called. The tests and functions are the same, we have
machines which test
- Tear
- Coefficient of friction (COF)
- Gauge
Say what? The paper in your hands
have gone through machines to be able to measure its quality. I’m also betting
that the paper in your hands have made its runs through a dryer. For something as
simple as a piece of paper, it is a little mindboggling to think about the
numerous processes and tests it has gone through.
Think about all the equipment needed
to do all these things! The next time you see a piece of paper, stop for a
moment and think about how far our technology has come. From the processes of
ancient times to this modern-day age, the humble piece of paper is being backed
by manufacturing equipment giants.
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