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<\/a>We all remember being at the diner, as the waitress or waiter wrote down your order on those thin-papered notepads with the little black carbon paper sheet inside of them. If you notice, you don’t see them around much anymore.<\/p>\nWhy? Because as the acronym implies:\u00a0NCR<\/em> – No Carbon Required – \u00a0<\/em>is the efficient alternative of today.<\/p>\n These days the paper you write on has a coating that transfers what you wrote on the top page to the sheets below without the need of the famous carbon paper.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NCR paper was invented by two chemists working for the NCR Corporation as a substitute for carbon paper. The back of NCR paper is coated with micro-encapsulated dye and the front is coated with a reactive clay. When the NCR paper is written on with a pen or other writing tool, the pressure from the point of the pen causes the micro-capsules coated on the back to burst spilling the dye onto the front of the sheet below making contact with the reactive dye and therefore creating a mark.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 source<\/a>: wiki<\/em><\/p>\n NCR paper is available in many different colors and what coating each sheet gets depends on the order and number of parts in the NCR Form. For example, in a 3 part NCR form<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 1. White CB (coated back): <\/em><\/strong>The first sheet is usually white in color and does not require a clay coating on the front since it will be written on directly. The back is coated with the micro-encapsulated dye in order to transfer to the second sheet.<\/p>\n 2. Yellow CFB (coated front and back): <\/strong><\/em>The second NCR sheet is usually yellow (canary) which will be coated with clay on the front to react to the dye from the back of part 1 and also coated with the dye on the back in order to transfer the writing to part three.<\/p>\n 3. Pink CF (coated front):<\/strong><\/em> Sheet 3 will be pink and coated on the front with the clay coating only since it has nothing more to transfer to through the back. Note: Any of the NCR papers can also be printed on the back without preventing the coating to do its job.<\/em><\/p>\n NCR forms are used by a wide range of businesses and institutions creating the need for different types of binding for specific uses. Here are a few examples of common NCR form binding types:<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NCR forms are used to keep records. Since most of these records are going to be stored , they need to include some way to be indexed and easily found:<\/p>\n Numbering<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Marginal Words<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nHistory of Carbonless Paper<\/h2>\n
Carbonless Paper Options<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Edge Glued<\/em><\/strong>: Standard and least expensive, the edge glued form is quick and easy. Commonly used as receipts or for quote sheets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/a>Snap Set: <\/strong><\/em> A step up from the standard edge glued form, a snap set can keep parts together and allows for parts to be easily “snapped” off via a micro perforation at the stub.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/a>Manifold Book: <\/strong><\/em>This is basically a Snap Set in book form. Specifically designed to keep copies protected for extended periods of time. Police use(d) these to write tickets and also used for commercial vehicle inspection reports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nNCR Finishing Options<\/span><\/h2>\n
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