Full Coverage

However, while coatings already make a significant contribution to paperboard, they will have to improve even more as printing equipment advances.

"As printing technology improves, the coated surface must improve to support the expectation of higher print quality and functional properties," said Dave Smith, technical service and development engineer at Dow Chemical Co. "Since there are several possible methods of printing coated paperboard, future coatings must be capable of bringing out the best in all of the printing processes."