As more companies jump on board the production inkjet bandwagon and look for both new applications and those that can be transitioned from other production processes to feed these hungry giants, the lack of an optimized inkjet coated stock has been one barrier that many owners would like to see removed.

Last month, paper manufacturer NewPage was the first to announce an inkjet-optimized gloss coated stock for production inkjet presses with the launch of TrueJet™ Digital Coated Papers. While we certainly expect to see others following suit quickly, we also wanted to both recognize NewPage for this innovation and share more details about its background with our audience.

Dennis Essary, director, digital papers, told us, “Production inkjet presses are going into commercial print establishments, and they want coated stock. As a coated paper manufacturer, we were happy to take on this challenge. In this case, we have optimized a coating to handle inkjet printing, primarily focused on water-based pigment inks.”