Excessive linting reduces printing quality and can affect the pressroom efficiency.
Rosiana Lestiani, Warren Batchelor, Paul Banham 2015, 'Dynamic Optical Measurement of Lint Accumulation during Offset Printing', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_1_1186_Lestiani_Dynamic_Optical_Measurement. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An improved method, using video camera technology, has been utilized to measure the dynamics of linting during the printing process.
Rosiana Lestiani, Warren Batchelor, Paul Banham 2015, 'Dynamic Optical Measurement of Lint Accumulation during Offset Printing', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_1_1186_Lestiani_Dynamic_Optical_Measurement. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Linting occurs when small particles are removed from the paper surface by the splitting of the tacky ink film.
Rosiana Lestiani, Warren Batchelor, Paul Banham 2015, 'Dynamic Optical Measurement of Lint Accumulation during Offset Printing', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_1_1186_Lestiani_Dynamic_Optical_Measurement. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)