The need for a Paper Thickness Micrometer
Clients do not always have clear concepts about paper weight, thickness and hand. This means that, when carrying out a project in graphic arts, errors can be incurred that can be quite expensive.Some people think that, using a thinner paper, they will make the weight of a magazine, for example, lower. Then commission their publication with glossy paper, which is very thin. However, when they are going to transport the magazines they are surprised: their weight is as high as if they had been printed on folio paper. Therefore, it is important to learn to distinguish all these concepts well. One thing is the grammage and another thickness. What is the weight of a paper? The grammage of a folio is defined as the weight of one square meter of that element. So, if it is stated that a certain paper has a grammage of 120 grams, it means that the weight of one square meter of that paper is 120 grams. Paper Thickness Micrometer ...