Digital printing is the collective name for a range of printing methods which have in common that text and graphics are transferred directly from computer to paper without any interim media such as printing plates. The digital printing methods can be divided into two main types – laser (xerography) which uses dry toner distributed by electrical charges to generate and transfer the print, and inkjet where drops of a very liquid ink are sprayed onto the paper surface. There are also special techniques which in one way or another differ from these two main types of digital printing methods. HP Indigo is one such example.

Even though the digital printing methods have distinct differences, which put unique demands on the paper compared to the traditional printing methods like offset and flexo, the technical development of both the digital printing machines and paper grades have gone in the direction of multifunctionality. Most new digital printing presses can handle a wide range of papers and many papers are, in addition to the traditional printing methods, also compatible with one or several digital printing methods.

See an overview of the Arctic Paper product range, with information about which digital printing methods the paper is compatible with -->