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Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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walk-off

Printing & publishing; Paper

Deterioration of part of image area on plate during printing.

stacker

Printing & publishing; Paper

Device attached to delivery conveyor to collate, compress and bundle signatures.

guillotine

Printing & publishing; Paper

Device that is used to cut or trim stacks of paper to the desired size.

mullen tester

Printing & publishing; Paper

Device that measures the bursting strength of paper. Sometimes referred to as the pop test or pop tester.

suction box

Printing & publishing; Paper

Device that removes water from the paper machine by a suction action located beneath the wire at the wet end.

sheet delamination

Printing & publishing; Paper

Directly related to poor surface strength in that if the sheet has poor surface strength, delamination will occur in the printing process. Sheet delamination could also create a ...

dirt

Printing & publishing; Paper

Dirt in paper consists of any imbedded foreign matter or specks, which contrast in color to the remainder of the sheet.