Papers And Boards

Question 1

What is the difference between paper and board

Answer 1

Density-a board is anything over 200 grams/square meter

Question 2

What is layout paper

Answer 2

Layout paper is standard paper that is used for sketching and drawing

Question 3

What is cartridge paper

Answer 3

Cartridge paper is an off white paper usually with a textured finish used in printers

Question 4

What is tracing paper

Answer 4

Tracing paper is a thinner, translucent paper used for replicating images

Question 5

What is bleedproof paper

Answer 5

Bleedproof paper is paper that is similar to cartridge paper but doesn’t allow markers to bleed into the canvas

Question 6

What is treated paper

Answer 6

Paper that has a clear binder layer to allow images to be printed onto it easier

Question 7

What is watercolour paper

Answer 7

Textured paper that can either be absorbent, smooth or rough and is used for painting

Question 8

What is molded paper pulp

Answer 8

Recycled paper pulp moulded into a shape used to usually to make eco-friendly packaging

Question 9

What is corrugated card

Answer 9

Corrugated card is a board often used with cardboard sheets to make boxes for packaging

Question 10

What is bleached card

Answer 10

Bleached card is white card chemically whitened to brighten the surface and allow high quality image printing and used for greetings cards

Question 11

What is duplex card

Answer 11

Duplex card is strong card which can be lined with wax and is used for food packaging

Question 12

What is laminated card

Answer 12

Laminated card is card with a polymer film or foil applied on one or both sides to provide a water resistant and/or heat resistant layer, it is used in food and drinks packaging

Question 13

What is mount board

Answer 13

Mount board is a sturdy board made of compressed cotton which is usually used as the backing for hanged pictures

Question 14

What is metal effect card

Answer 14

Metal effect card is a card of medium strength which appears metallic and so is usually used for gift packaging

Question 15

What is a die cutter

Answer 15

A die cutter is a preset cutter which matches the shape you want to cut and presses down to either cut through the material or crease the material to make a net

Question 16

What is bending

Answer 16

Bending is the process of folding a board or card to create edges or corners

Question 17

What is laser cutting

Answer 17

Laser cutting is a process in which a powerful beam is fired from a fixed point
and after cutting through the material it is moved in the shape desired to be cut.
It is perfect for prototyping as it can cut, engrave, perforate and carve accurately.

Question 18

What are the two types of lamination

Answer 18

Lamination via encapsulation
Lamination via a surface coating

Question 19

Briefly explain lamination via encapsulation

Answer 19

Sheet of paper is encapsulated in polymer pouch or a film roll and then heat sealed leaving a polymer covering over the sheet of paper

Question 20

Briefly explain lamination via a surface coating

Answer 20

Liquid laminate or a film is applied and then given pressure and heat to help it stick to the surface

Question 21

What is embossing and debossing

Answer 21

Embossing and debossing are both processes in which the paper or board is indented to produce a design-embossing is when an area is raised up and debossing is when an area is pressed down

Question 22

What is a blind emboss

Answer 22

An emboss where there is no ink

Question 23

What is foil blocking

Answer 23

A finishing technique used for paper where a heated die presses through the foil sheet onto the paper behind it, in doing so the heated part of the foil sticks to the paper and then the rest of the foil is removed

Question 24

What is screen printing

Answer 24

A printing process in which printing ink is passed through a screen mesh through specific open areas onto the substrate, then a different screen is used for the next colour but the substrate is not moved to ensure accuracy.
This is repeated until the image is built up on the substrate

Question 25

What is offset lithography

Answer 25

A printing process in which fountain (dampening) solution is used to coat the non image areas with water and then an oil based ink is applied on the image areas and as the oil does not want to mix with the water in the fountain solution, the ink does not go in the non image areas

Question 26

What is flexographic printing

Answer 26

A printing technique which uses flexible printing plates which are wrapped around rollers to allow continuous printing. Water based ink is fed from the first roller to to the anilox roller which makes it a uniform thickness and to the ink plate roller

Question 27

What is digital printing

Answer 27

A printing technique where the digital image is sent to a printer and it applies ink to the substrate via stimulation of piezoelectric crystals