Copy Paper
The Role of Copy Paper in the Cyber Age
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Equally compelling is the response of the vendor community serving the copy paper industry. Through the implementation of well thought-out, long-term strategies, coupled with large capital commitments, many unique products have been introduced to the market. Nowhere is this more evident than in cross-machine actuator technology. Cross-machine actuators like SteamTech steamshower, SprayTech spraydampeners with Particle Size Management (PSM), and VIB SmoothTech curl and sheet finishing steamshower provide a relatively low cost means for copy paper product improvement and process productivity. Cross-machine actuators are the tools papermakers require to aid them in achieving their market-driven quality and production goals, and to exceed the xerographic specifications for their machines. By investing substantially in research, innovation, and development, the copy paper manufactures and industry |
vendors have rendered the visionary proclamations about copy paper's demise prematurely. Evidence supporting this abounds. Visit any office and observe how the workforce interacts with e-documents. Whether an employee is reading e-mail, retrieving an e-document from a customer file, or accessing research data, invariably the e-document is sent to a copy paper based printer. The relationship between printed and digital information is, to a high degree, synergistic. The digitization of information has created a vast expansion in the volume of information available to end-users. That is, more digital information exists that can be printed. This ultimately drives the demand for copy paper. Page |
