Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

11Categories 31826Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Printing & publishing

Become a Contributors

Printing & publishing > Paper

smoothing press

Printing & publishing; Paper

Prior to reaching the driers, the paper web is smoothed, if necessary, by two rolls working together.

beater sized

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of adding sizing material to the pulp in the beater.

seasoning

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of allowing paper to adjust to atmospheric conditions of the plant in which it will be used.

machine dried

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of drying paper on the paper machine as opposed to air drying the paper after removal from the machine.

offset printing

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of printing utilizing a lithographic plate on which the images or designs are ink receptive while the remainder of the plate is water receptive. Ink is transferred from ...

pulping

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of transforming raw papermaking materials into pulp.

electrostatic copying

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process using an intermediary plate or drum (like Xerography) or coated take-off sheet (like Electrofax™) which is electrically charged to attract powder or liquid developer only ...