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Inkjet Card (120-280GSM)
Inkjet Card (120-280GSM)
is a high-quality card treated so it can go through all types of inkjet printers.
Cardboard (125-300GSM)
Cardboard (125-300GSM)
is a cheap recyclable stiff board used for packaging.
Whiteboard (200-400GSM)
Whiteboard (200-400GSM)
is a strong bleached board ideal for printing onto.
Duplex Board (230-420GSM)
Duplex Board (230-420GSM)
is a cheaper alternative to whiteboard, often
brown on one side but with a white surface ready for printing.
Corrugated cardboard (250+GSM)
Corrugated cardboard (250+GSM)
contains two or more layers with fluted
sections which add strength to the card without a huge increase in weight.
500GSM+
500GSM+
is very thick card such as mounting board and after this point further thickness would be achieved by laminating different materials.
Manufacturing with paper and board
Manufacturing with paper and board
Papers and boards are commonly used in the manufacture of packaging, cups and magazines.
All of these products require materials that will meet the functional requirements of packaging.
Card can have a metallic or holographic finish, be mirrored or pearlescent. Bank notes and credit cards can have metallic strips embedded in them as well as holographic security marks.
Paper cups
Magazine
Packaging
The term carton board covers a range of packaging materials from single layer card for cereal packages and soft drinks cartons to multi layered and corrugated card for shoe boxes and packaging for electrical goods. Thinner carton board usually has one printable side and one which is unbleached (usually grey or brown).
Cereal package
Shoe box
Product packaging
Application of card
Application of card
Laminated board
Laminated board
Board and paper can be bonded with other material: a process known as lamination, in order to improve their properties.
Common uses are for food packaging where materials such as Polythene and Aluminium are laminated onto card.
Foil backed card
Foil backed card
Foil backed card is used for the lids in take out food containers. It has the benefit of being a cheap card product while offering insulation, a wipe clean surface, some water resistance and stops the card side from contaminating the food. The metal coating is aluminium.
Foam Board
Foam Board
Another type of laminated board, Foam Board is a multi layer board
made up of two outer layers of card with a foam centre. It is used for
display boards and more commonly used for architectural models.
Correx Board (often the referred to as Corriflute)
Correx Board (often the referred to as Corriflute)
Correx Board (often the referred to as Corriflute) looks similar to corrugated cardboard but is made of thermoplastic giving it better water resistance while remaining lightweight.
While it is not a paper-based product, it is often printed on or used to apply a printed or laminated paper to so is included for reference.
Summary
Summary
Paper based products are derived from wool pulp.
Wood pulp is transparent so lightly compressed pulp results in tracing paper and other translucent papers.
As paper gets thicker it is classed as card then board.
Card can be laminated with other materials to improve its properties.
Duplex card has two different sides; these can be different colours or different materials such as a plastic laminate or metallic material on one side as in the tops of takeaway containers or box card which is grey on one side and white on the other.
Corrugated card is very strong and used for packaging. You might be surprised at just how strong and versatile it is…
How strong can card be?..
How strong can card be?..
Cardboard cafe Mumbai
Cardboard house exhibition
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
All paper and board-based products are derived from wood fibres so refer to that section for the ecological and social footprint.
Paper, card and board are essentially all the same material. It is the weight or thickness that dictates their classification.
Remember the names of the materials rather than the classification i.e. cardboard is clearly a board.
Weight is measured in GSM.
Thickness is measured in microns.
Paper and board can be corrugated, laminated, coated, varnished,
duplex, textured and more.
Familiarise yourself with a range of everyday paper and board-based products and how they are made or finished.
Complete quiz on Paper / Board
Complete quiz on Paper / Board
Prep 10
Prep 10
Complete Q10 from AQA P1 First Sample 2018
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