Paper Testing

Paper Sense, LLC is woman-owned, US-based supplier of Dennison type Wax Picks and Wax Pick Testing Kits for the evaluation of paper surface strength. Our waxes are heated and then applied to the surface of the trial sheet. Once cooled, the waxes are then gently pulled from the surface and the wax stick is checked to see if it has peeled fiber or coating materials from the surface.

 

The highest value of wax stick which does not rupture the surface is then reported as the “pick strength” of the sheet.

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This traditional form of paper testing has been used for many years and is well known in all parts of the world in the paper and manufacturing sector.