Manufacturing

Manufacturing

The process of converting raw materials, components or parts into finished goods that meet the expectations and needs of consumers.

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web tension

Printing & publishing; Paper

Amount of pull applied in direction of the travel of a web of paper by the action of a web-fed press.

supercalendering

Printing & publishing; Paper

Alternating rolls of highly polished steel and compressed cotton in a stack. During the process the paper is subjected to the heated steel rolls and "ironed" by the compressed ...

conditioning

Printing & publishing; Paper

Allowing paper to adjust itself to the temperature and humidity of the printing plant prior to use.

sulphate

Printing & publishing; Paper

Alkaline process of cooking pulp also known as the kraft process. Wood chips are cooked to a high brightness without fiber degradation in a substance of sodium sulfate and sodium ...

four-sided trim (trim 4)

Printing & publishing; Paper

After the job is printed and folded, a trim will be taken off all four sides to remove any reference or registration marks and give a clean edge to the pile of sheets.

size or sizing

Printing & publishing; Paper

Additive substances applied to the paper either internally through the beater or as a coating that improves printing qualities and resistance to liquids. Commonly used sizes are ...