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Thin paper or "light paper" is a type of paper that has a lower density than normal paper. This makes it easier to handle and transport, which is why it is often used for mailing and packaging. for mailing and packaging. It is also popular for printing leaflets and other promotional materials. Many of us are familiar with lightweight paper from package inserts in medicines. Or from instruction manuals. Thin paper is always used when a lot of information - including compulsory information for the consumer - is to be printed in a very small space. information for the consumer in a particularly confined space.

1. Lightweight paper is easy to handle and transport, making it a popular choice for mailing and packaging.
2. It is also popular for printing flyers and other promotional materials.
3. Many of us know lightweight paper from the instruction leaflets or a package insert of medicines and drugs.
4. Or of operating instructions. Thin paper is always used when a lot of information has to be printed in a small space.

A basis weight of between 40-60 g/m2 is referred to as thin printing paper.

Thin printing paper or Bible paper is a thin, sized type of paper made from wood-free and very thin printing paper. [1] It has an opacity of 90 to 120 per cent (high opacity) and measures 40 to 60 g/m². opacity) and measures 40 to 60 g/m². Compared to book printing on 90 to 120 g/m2 paper, the use of Bible paper reduces the weight and thickness of a book by half to three quarters. reduced.

The main advantage of lightweight paper is its economy. The lower weight also reduces logistics and shipping costs. It makes packaging lighter. In addition, this type of paper is easy to fold and has good dimensional stability, which is why it is often used for books, magazines and brochures. Due to its smooth surface, it is also it is also ideal for printing photos and other images.

Lightweight paper also has ecological advantages over heavier types of paper. It consumes less energy and water in production and generates less pollution and waste. less pollution and waste.

Thin printing paper is mainly used for mass production of large books that are neither too thick nor too heavy. It is mainly used for Bibles and other large reference works, but also for hymnals but also for hymnals, trade journals, legal texts, brochures, advertising leaflets, PR material and pharmaceutical package inserts. In terms of typeface and typeface type, the requirements are becoming more and more stringent.

"Grammage" is a technical term from the technical language of paper manufacturers, the polygraphic industry (printing) and print finishing (e.g. bookbinding processing). For the Weight per unit area of a paper, cardboard or paperboard in grams (g) per square metre (m² or sqm);

If a certain type of paper is called "90-gram paper", this means that one square metre of this paper has a weight of 90 grams.

The basis weight of a paper affects the printing process, print finishing and delivery as well as the feel of a printed product. Particularly in the case of books or or book-like publications, the properties of the paper, such as grammage, should be discussed with the printer and especially with the bindery before a production run begins. begins.

For grammages up to 225 g/m² one speaks of paper according to DIN 6730 DIN, from 250 g/m² of cardboard. The term "cardboard" is a colloquial term describing cardboard from approx. 250 g/m² to approx. 600 g/m². The term "cardboard" is not uniformly defined and is therefore imprecise. As a general guideline, basis weight is not a reliable indicator of the quality or value of paper. The decisive factor here is the criteria of paper production. With a grammage between 40-60 g/m2 we speak of lightweight paper. Comparing basis weights in terms of quality and price has little meaning. This fact is also when comparing offers for print jobs. Lightweight paper with a basis weight of 40 g/m2 , for example, can have a much better opacity and be considerably more expensive than commercially available 120 g/m2 paper. than commercially available 120 g/m² papers.

Drugs and medicines are designed with a folded label that contains both legal information and product instructions for patients. In the form of a folded label inserts(inserts) and package inserts allow the label and package insert to be combined. An outsert is printed in a small fold and delivered prefolded. delivered. The paper edges are embedded in the product, the folded edges are open or closed.

In order to ensure processing on the packaging lines, the grammage of the package insert should be lower, the larger the area of the insert. The basis weight is between 40-60 g/m², whereby this is greater if the paper is unfolded and smaller if it is pre- or end-folded. The paper that is used here is called thin printing paper. The purpose of processing package inserts is to ensure that they can be packed in secondary packaging of different sizes. To achieve this To achieve this, the paper is folded in different ways and using different techniques. Machines are used to give the paper a sharp folded edge. edge. This paper technique is called "folding".

Plano:

Plano is used to describe package inserts that are unfolded and tailored exactly to the customer's wishes. This variant is folded to the required format folded to the required format immediately before insertion into the secondary packaging. This format is suitable for small package inserts with relatively little text.

Prefolded:

These formats are pre-folded at the manufacturer so that they are halved or divided into thirds or have parallel breaks. Similar to the Plano format, the final folding is the final format just before it is inserted into the secondary packaging.

Small folded:

Small folds include different variants(cross fold, fanfold or zigzag fold as well as spiral fold) which have already been folded to the final format and only have to be added or dispensed in the packaging line. These folds have already been folded to the final format and only need to be added or dispensed to the secondary packaging material in the packaging line.

Outserts / Inserts:

In both cases, large-format inserts are folded to a small format. In the case of inserts, different areas are glued together, while in the case of outserts the package insert is secured with a closure label. This is to prevent the leaflet from splitting open in both variants. The label on the outserts cannot be resealed after they have been Once opened, the label on the outserts can no longer be sealed and can therefore also be regarded as protection against tampering.

Booklet:

Booklets are small booklets that contain instructions on how to use a product. When the number of pages in a manual becomes too large, they are used instead of used instead of package inserts. As booklets offer the possibility of conveying non-verbal instructions and directions for use, they are also useful for conveying other information. Unique identifiers are used to identify the different package inserts and assign them to the correct packaging line. These can be barcodes and visible markings on the cut edges of unopened 2D matrix codes, and a barcode printed over the last fold edge of end-folded package inserts. printed over the last fold edge. 

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Very common. Adverse effect in more than one case per 10 treated persons. So approx. 10%

Frequent. Between 1 and 10 per 100. So approx. 1-10 %.

Occasional. Between 1 and 10 cases per 1 000 treated persons. Thus approx. 0.1-1 %.

Rare. One case per 1,000 to 10,000, i.e. approx. 0.01-0.1%.

Very rare. Less than one case in 10 000 treated persons. So less than 0.01%.

Individual cases. Extremely rare.