Lumi Sample Book effects: How they were made
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The renewable materials companyLumi
A woodfree coated paper for high quality publications
Lumi by Stora Enso is a range of high-quality, woodfree coated (WFC) art papers for highly demanding image and text printing. Ideal for HSWO, sheet-fed offset and digital printing.
Lumi is a woodfree, coated art paper that offers best-in-class functionality, sharpness, smoothness and natural whiteness, all hallmarks of exceptional visual impact. For highly demanding applications – and quality-conscious customers – you’ll find no better art paper than Lumi.
Lumi delivers a superior surface, crisp colours and high brightness. This makes it perfect for luxury magazines, high-end catalogues, books with intricate illustrations, annual reports and art prints. A high performer even with digital printing techniques, Lumi combines excellent production values with ultimate versatility and flexibility in sheet-fed offset printing. All Lumi products offer excellent folding abilities - the benchmark in the industry (based on test results).
Products in the Lumi family
- LumiArt: A high performance woodfree, multicoated gloss art paper for extremely demanding image printing.
- LumiSilk: A high performance woodfree, multicoated silk art paper for applications that require both images and text of an exceptionally high print quality.
- LumiForte: A high performance woodfree, coated matt paper with a non-reflective, naturally white surface
- LumiPress Art: A high gloss art paper for the most demanding HSWO printing
- LumiPress Silk: Art paper for the most demanding HSWO printing. Exceptional print evenness and gloss contrast.
Lumi's sensory experience
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Key benefits: LumiArt and LumiSilk
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Remarkable folding endurance, cracking tensile strength and rub resistance provide exceptional postprocessing possibilities
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Fast ink settlement and drying properties shorten print times
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LumiArt’s naturally bright and white surface enables outstandingly vivid and deep color repetition without shade variances
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LumiSilk’s silky surface provides high print smoothness and evenness. Good readability with extra contrast and sharpness both in images and lettering.
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A sustainable choice, with EU Ecolabel certification and FSC® and PEFC™ chain of custody certification
Key benefits: LumiForte
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Remarkable folding endurance, cracking tensile strength and rub resistance provide exceptional post-processing possibilities
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Smooth surface offers less ink usage and great control over color adjustments
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Less stoppages due to high performance runnability – especially beneficial when printing large quantities
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Savings in mailing costs can be achieved due to the lower grammages enabled by excellent stiffness and opacity
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A sustainable choice, with EU Ecolabel certification and FSC® and PEFC™ chain of custody certification
End-use areas and applications
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Art and photography books (LumiArt/LumiSilk)
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Coffee-table books (LumiArt/LumiSilk)
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Luxury magazines (LumiArt/LumiSilk)
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Text books (LumiForte)
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Catalogues
- Lumi high-quality art paper lets your publications shine
- Industry leading folding qualities
- Ideal for luxury magazines and coffee table books
The Lumi Sample Book
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The Lumi Sample Book Printing Process
As the new Lumi Sample Book hits the presses, the fruitful collaboration of a cross-disciplinary team of professionals is finally coming together.
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