80mm x 80mm Thermal paper roll size is widely used in supermarkets, shopping malls, restaurants, banks, and many other industries.

This size has been the most popular item among many paper roll sizes.

We are sending around 15 containers of 80mm x 80mm thermal paper to overseas markets every month, and the demand is still keeping increasing.

You may be curious about the 80mm x 80mm thermal paper GSM, length and weight, or you may wonder what these terms mean. In this article, we will explain it to you.

1. GSM

The standard gsm of thermal paper is 48gsm, 55gsm, 60gsm, 65gsm, etc.

Another parameter you cannot ignore is the thickness of the paper sheet.

This measurement is given in microns where 1 micron = 1/1000 of a millimeter. This can be confusing as different sheets may weigh the same in GSM but have different thicknesses in microns.

For example, a piece of 58gsm thermal paper and a piece of 60gsm may be the same thickness. You cannot think a higher GSM indicates a thicker paper; a lower GSM indicates a thinner paper.

This is due to several factors during the manufacture of the paper, including the type of coating on the paper, the amount of virgin fibers used or the bulkiness of the raw material.

Common paper’s weights and their approximate thicknesses are:

• 48gsm = 50-55mics
• 55gsm = 58-62mics
• 60gsm = 77-83mics
• 65gsm = 85-93mics

For thermal paper, it is usually to be sold in GSM since it is easier to use this to distinguish the paper’s grades. However,

if you doubt a paper’s grade, you might wish to collect samples first to check the quality.

2. Length

A thermal roll is actually a cylinder. The unrolled cylinder’s perimeter is actually the paper roll’s length. You can get the paper length in several ways:

• Ask your suppliers. Your suppliers should know the length of the paper roll size.
• Measure it by yourself. You can unroll the paper roll by yourself and measure it with a tape measure (yes, that could be a little complicated!).