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Empowering the News Publishing Industry Research & Material Testing Centre One-stop centre for your newsprint and newsink testing needs Research & Material Testing Centre, started in January 2007, is the project from IFRA India to service the news publishing industry. It addresses the long felt need for an indepp pendent, professionally managed laboratory to test newsprint and newsink. Supported by the industry, the centre is one of its kind in Asia Pacific region solely dedicated to news publishp ing industry. www.ifra.com/testinglab Research & Material Testing Centre The centre acts as a one-stop centre Lack of consistency of newsprint delivery for newsprint and news ink testing over time needs. The various tests are con- Basic newsprint tests (Grammage (g/m2), Colour of ducted against ISO Standards; paper substrate L*a*b*), Print p through, Set p off, results compiled are compared with Picking, Wetponpwet printing two colour (L*a*b* using standards. black or white backing), once a month per paper type during a period of 12 months. Lack of consistency of newsink delivery Charter of the centre over time Fineness of ink grind, Printability Tests, Optical characp • Act as an independent institute teristics, once a month per ink type during a period of • Identify the characteristics of materials 12 months. and consumables of printing houses • Create comparable test results across Problems in printing in conformance with the industry ISO 2647-3 • Trouble shooting: Compare delivery Colour of paper substrate L*a*b*, Optical characterisp against specifications tics, once a month per newspaper title during a period • Qualify new material in comparison to of 12 months. already used materials Printability problems • Bring out industry research reports (interaction of ink and paper) • The centre aims to help solve com- Printability tests. mon print problems found in newspaper Print quality problems printing Basic newsprint test, Fineness of ink grind, Printability tests, Optical characteristics test. Common problems in Picking problems newspaper printing & Pick Test recommended tests Inconsistent colours or colour deviations related to ISO 2647-3 Variation in newsprint quality Optical characteristics from batch to batch Set-off, print-through problems Printability tests (Ink mileage, Ink conp Ink mileage, Ink consumption, Setpoff, Printpthrough. sumption, Print through, Setpoff, Picking, Wetponpwet printing two colour), Colours (L*a*b* using black & white backing). Buying new newsink and evaluating quality Fineness of ink grind, Printability tests, Optical characteristics (Print Density Stap tus E or T), Colour values ( L*a*b* using Black & White backings). Colour variations between different newsprint deliveries Colour of paper substrate (L*a*b* values) Quality variations between different newsink deliveries Fineness of ink grind, Printability tests, Optical characteristics. Research & Material Testing Centre TESTINGEquipment & Services Equipment used Quality Evaluation Service* in the Centre include Other customised tests • XpRite Spectrodensitometer with Colour master software Other customised tests such as – pH value • IGT Printability tester of ink, Colour strength etc. will be provided • Grindometer on request. • Precision weighing balance from Mettler Toledo * For this service, the centre will provide test targets based on IFRA testform to be printed in the newspaper and sent back to Testing services offered the centre for quality evaluation. The centre offers newsprint and newsink testing facilities on the following parameters: Basic and Optical characteristics • Grammage : Basis weight of the paper per unit area of the sheet SUPPorters Shade : The colour of the print substrate. Print Density : Density of printed surface. Fineness of ink grind. The centre is supported by 2 Printability Tests • Ink requirement: Amount of ink required per 1. Anandabazar Patrika unit area at certain density level. 2. Deccan Herald • Print through: The print density of the reverse side 3. Dinamalar of the printed paper at the specified print density. 4. Hindustan Times • Colour picking: The deplamination /Amount of 5. Malayala Manorama damage of paper surface during Printing. 6. Manipal Media Network • Wet on wet printing two colour 7. Mathrubhumi • Set off: The tendency for printing ink to transp 8. The Hindu fer to paper printed when pressed without any 9. DIC India Ltd friction against a freshly printed surface 10. Micro Inks Ltd • Strike through HOto sendW samples & forW testingHERE Newsprint a. Cut the paper (A2 size) in machine direction b. Paper size: Height /Length (420 mm) X Max. width of paper (Ideally it will be 27.5 inch. Or 700mm). c. Mark country of make (not paper supplier name) d. Name the samples, eg. A, B, C. e. Mark g/m2. f. Mention type of newsprint Ex: Standard or Recycled (Please mention either 00% or any other combination for recycled & standard) g. Ideally 25 sheets per sample (more number of sheets are required if you are sending more than one ink sample) h. Wrap them properly to make the samples water tight and prevent light entering. i. Wrap them in a dark sheet. j. Pack in non-foldable packet (use hard board on top and bottom so that the sample does not fold) k. Courier it to the centre Newsink a. Send samples in a small leak-proof container - approx. 00 ml b. Mention coldset/heatset inks c. Mark country of make (not ink supplier name) d. Name the samples, eg. ,2,3. e. Courier it to the centre Note: All inks should be process colors only. (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) Price list and details of selecting the sample to be sent for testing will be provided on request. Empowering the News Publishing Industry Send samples to Research & Material Testing Centre IFRA India Pvt. Ltd. C/o RIND, Second Main Road 54 K B Dasan Road Taramani CPT Campus III Floor, SIET Admin. Building Chennai 600 113, India Chennai 600 018, India Phone +91.44.2254 2324 Phone +91.44.4211 2893 Fax +91.44.2254 2323 Fax +91.44.2435 9744 Epmail: [email protected] Epmail: [email protected].