Technical Reference Guide – Appendix D – Media specifications > 230
NOTE
1. Interleaved paper is a multipart form with carbon paper
interleaved.
Paper smoothness is within 100 seconds.
For paper other than the above, it is advised that adequate prior
testing is performed to ensure the paper does not present
problems.
P
APER
WEIGHT
AND
MAX
.
NO
.
OF
FORM
PARTS
The following table shows usable paper weights and the
maximum number of printing form parts:
NOTE
1. Paper weight is that of 1,000 sheets, each having a unit
area (788 x 1,091 mm), and is expressed in kg.
2. The thickness of carbon paper used as interleaved paper
must be 0.03 mm or less.
M
ETHODS
FOR
JOINING
PARTS
OF
MULTIPART
FORMS
Spot gluing or stapleless stapling is used for joining the parts of
each multipart form. To prevent misalignment between parts,
gluing is required. Stapleless stapling may cause a misalignment
TYPE PAPER
QUALITY
WEIGHT
(NOTE 1)
MAXIMUM
NUMBER
OF FORM
PARTS
TOTAL
PAPER
THICKNESS
Single-part
form
High quality
paper
45 to 70 kg
(52 to 82
gsm)
––
Multipart
form for
rear
tractor
Pressure-
sensitive
paper
34 to 50 kg
(40 to 58
gsm)
Five parts
(original +
five parts)
0.39 mm or
less
Carbon-
backed
paper
Interleaved
paper
(Note 2)
Paper 29 to
34 kg (34 to
40 gsm)
Carbon
paper 39 kg
(34gsm)
Four parts
(original +
three parts)