Neenah Paper (Alpharetta, Ga., USA) announced this week the expansion of its comprehensive digital papers portfolio to include more than 300 of the company's most popular colors, textures, finishes, and weights providing a wide range of versatile, high-performing paper choices for any digital print or packaging project.

With the expansion comes the release of the newly updated, comprehensive Neenah Digital Papers® swatchbook.

"We’ve expanded our digital offering in direct response to the needs of today’s market. With digital equipment manufacturers focusing on innovating their digital equipment, we’re seeing increased customer demand for larger sheet sizes, heavier paper weights, more textures, and an increased desire for more paper colors ranging from bright whites and vibrant colors to unexpected dark blues and blacks," said Greg Maze, senior brand manager, Neenah.

Because most digital printers can accept larger sheet sizes today, Neenah has added expanded sizes 13 x 19 and 19 x 13 sheets throughout the line, and 20.75 x 29.5 and 29.5 x 20.75 for the growing HP Indigo® 10000 user base. With digital presses accepting heavier stocks today, Neenah has added heavier weights across the line ranging from 24 Writing up to 130 Double Thick Cover.

Neenah Folding Board Digital is a stylish, premium and versatile choice for specialty, short-run folding carton packaging, now available in 18 pt. and 24 pt. Perfect for cosmetic and fragrance boxes, gift cards, hang tags, electronic,s and confectionary packaging.

Neenah Digital Color Copy is now fully optimized for both liquid and dry toner digital print applications, making it a true cross platform digital sheet. Customers can now expect exceptional performance from Neenah Digital on a wide variety of equipment from desktop printers and copiers to commercial digital printing presses. It comes with Neenah’s Digital Guarantee.

Neenah Digital now provides printers and designers with the widest range of high-performing digital paper choices for any customized or short-run print collateral or packaging application:

• 17 unique finishes from Smooth to LETTRA®, Pearlized and Raw®
• 22 pearlized, brights and colors from Crystal to Pulsar Pink™ and Epic Black
• 27 whites, naturals and fibers from Avalanche White to Antique Gray
• 3 packaging papers from Bright White to Deep Black
• 3 ESTATE LABEL® pressure sensitive papers from Bright White to Cream.

"Digital printing is no longer just about low cost production. Improvements in productivity and reliability continue to make digital printing more cost effective, and for specialty applications too. So it’s about finding creative solutions for smaller, more exclusive projects," said Maze. "The new digital portfolio now includes 20 Neenah brands featuring the newly re-engineered Neenah Digital Color Copy and Neenah Folding Board. Our portfolio is unmatched."