Useful book printing calculations
What is volume?
It is a measurement of the relative bulk of paper for a given grammage. The higher the volume number the bulkier the stock. The basis is that 10 leaves of 100gsm Volume 10 = 1mm.
How do I calculate the spine width of a title? |
|
No. of pp x volume no. x grammage |
= Bulk in mm |
How does caliper relate to volume? |
|
Caliper in microns = |
volume no. x grammage |
| Printing calculations |
To calculate the cost in £ per 1000 sheets if given the price per tonne (1000kg) and weight per 1000 sheets : Price in £ per tonne x kg per 1000
sheets |
To calculate the number of tonnes from a number of sheets : Area x grammage x number of sheets
in 1,000s |
To calculate the cost per 1000 sheets if given the price in pence per kg and weight in kg per 1000 sheets : Price in pence per kg x kg per 1000
sheets |
To calculate the cost per 1000 sheets of a size
in mm given the price in Price x sheet dimensions |
To calculate volume where caliper and substance are known : Caliper (micrometers) x 10 = Volume |
To calculate the price per 1000 sheets for a certain tonnage : 1st dimension (mm) x 2nd dimension
(mm) x g/m2 = kg per 1000 sheets Followed by : Price per tonne x kg per 1000 sheets = Price per 1000 sheets |
To calculate the grammage, given sheet size in mm and weight in kg per 1000 sheets : kg per 1000 sheets x 1,000,000 |
To obtain weight in kg per 1000 sheets, given the sheet size in mm and grammage: Length in mm x width in mm x g/m2 |
To calculate the number of sheets per tonne (1000kg) given kg per 1000 sheets of the paper : 1,000,000 |
To calculate weight in kg of quantity ordered in sheets, given weight in kg per 1000 sheets : kg per 1000 sheets x number of sheets |
To convert weight in per 1000 sheets in one size to kg weight per 1000 sheets in another size : given weight x dimensions of unknown
size |
