Friday, November 8, 2013

Why Carbonless Printing Will Be With A Long Time

By Alyce Powell


Not every printed piece of paper that is used in the normal day to day operations of most businesses can come out of the computer printer. The need for quick forms to be used in many transactions still need those immediate copies to be provided to the customer and some for the appropriate filing purposes. Carbonless printing and the companies who provide these forms will be with us for a while.

Restaurants still use these multi part forms as guest checks. Sometimes they are simply stock items purchased from an office supply store, however, having them printed with the name of the business will help in branding. Not only are they used to provide an accurate report for a business diner, it has all of the information for the chef or other personnel interested in a quality dining experience.

When taking an inventory, many people rely on a form that has all of the items listed. By designing this form so that all stock is listed in the appropriate categories, they are not as likely to be missed. The copies can be distributed to the proper departments and all personnel will know what is happening.

Invoices are something that should not be left to chance. All of the legal boilerplate and specific things worth mentioning can be printed on each of these. The multiple copies will be able to find their ways into the proper file drawer and proper follow up can be handled with a shared document. Fulfillment is easier when everyone has the same information.

Planning for the best carbon less form is as important as any other items printed for use. The printing of everything has the effect of either helping or hurting the branding that is so important to you. The minor considerations will not be invasive, however, they should be thought about.

What makes this special paper work the way it does is the chemical that is on them. This coating or chemical is either on one side or both sides. This depends on which position it takes in a two, three, four or more part form. The level of quality in the transference of the image can be affected when there are more than four or five sheets or copies.

When preparing to print, the printer must have the correct coatings on the correct sides. The top sheet will always have its coating on the back. This coating reacts with the second sheet to transfer the image to it. That second sheet will have a coating on the front so there is, indeed, that reaction. That is the set up for a two part form. Three, four, five parts and so on will have similar groups of mated chemical sides ending with the last sheet that will not have chemical on its back.

These forms will be assembled and combined into the form that is used by the members of your staff. These can be packaged in a box, by the carbonless printing firm, and pulled out when needed. Care must be taken to not have more than one multi part form as this can cause transference onto one below it on the clipboard. These can be padded with more than one set in a larger stack, however, cardboard or another device will need to be used to prevent this unneeded transference from one pack to another.




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