How Reflex is Made

Reflex is proudly made at the Maryvale Mill, Australia’s largest integrated pulp and paper operation located in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria.  Using state of the art papermaking technology, Reflex is manufactured to exacting standards to deliver optimum results in all office equipment.

The importance of consistency

The main quality control goals for premium office paper are carefully monitored to generate evenness and consistency. From the moment the pulp enters the machine, a complex series of processes and treatments are used to ensure that every sheet is perfect.

The main Reflex paper machine at Maryvale manufactures a continuous length of Reflex 7 metres wide and 45 kilometres long every hour.

In the first stage of this process, high quality pulps (cellulose fibres) are blended with essential additives to form a liquefied stock.  This is laid onto a constantly moving twin-wire forming section, which promotes minimal two-sidedness in an endless uniform web of Reflex.

This continuous paper web is carried to the pressing section, where large diameter rollers dewater and compress to facilitate maximum fibre-to-fibre contact. It then enters the drying section, where it is pressed between stacks of rotating steam-heated drying rolls. This helps to form "hydrogen bonds," which makes the paper stronger. An even amount of heat is applied to both sides, to increase stability and to minimise curl.

The paper web is then coated on both sides with liquid starch and calendered between highly polished steel cylinders to enhance the surface for printing and to ensure uniform thickness and smoothness profiles.

Accurate computer controlled sampling

Online process control computers constantly measure and control grammage (gsm), moisture content and thickness to ensure consistent paper quality.

Our systems are computer-controlled, with constant feedback and automatic correction to maintain correct temperatures and pressures.

Tested in real office equipment

Finished Reflex rolls off the machines in large 20 tonne rolls. These are sampled for quality and, if passed, cut into A4-sized sheets.

Sample sheets from each batch are then tested in a wide range of office equipment, including high-speed photocopiers and a bank of inkjet printers. This ensures that Reflex delivers great results, every time.

Achieving internationally recognised quality

Reflex testing is completed to exacting, internationally recognised standards for paper testing and production. One sheet of A4 paper may be tested at 20 points across its surface during production.

This data helps to ensure that our long-term goals for consistency and quality are met – so that you can always Rely on Reflex!