Outline for Open Educational Resource (OER) eBook
Graphic Arts Instrumentation
List of Instruments and Tests at Ryerson GCM
| Tests of Ink and Paper | ||
|---|---|---|
| Instrument | Completed | Comments |
| Paper Tests | ||
| micrometer | Yes | |
| gloss meter | No | |
| spectrophotometer | Yes | brightness, whiteness, spectral reflectance curve |
| analytical balance | Yes | basis weight, grammage, M-weight |
| MIT Folding Endurance Tester | Yes | |
| Mullen Bursting Strength Tester | Yes | |
| Box Strength Tester | No | |
| Tensile Strength Tester | Yes | |
| paper opacity | No | |
| pick resistance | No | |
| Ink and Solution Tests | ||
| ink opacity | Yes | |
| pH and conductivity meters | Yes | |
| rub resistance | Yes | |
| drying time | Yes | |
| Zahn cup | Yes | |
| Phantom Proofer | Yes | |
| Ink Film Thickness Gauge | No | |
| Little Joe press | No | |
| ink grind gauge | No | |
Instruments for Paper, Board, and Packaging
- micrometer (paper thickness)
- gloss meter
- spectrophotometer
- brightness
- whiteness
- spectral reflectance curve
- analytical balance
- basis weight
- M-weight
- Grammage
- MIT folding endurance tester
- Mullen bursting strength tester
- box strength tester
- Tensile strength tester
- paper opacity
- pick resistance of paper (done on the Universal test printer, currently in storage)
Instruments for Ink and Fountain Solution
- Zahn cup (viscosity for flexo inks)
- Laray viscometer (we have this thing?)
- ink film thickness gauge
- Little Joe press
- Prüfbau printability tester
- Ink setting speed test
- conductivity meter
- pH meter
- ink grind test with grind gauge
