General packaging

General packaging

Product packaging design, printing and manufacturing.

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coating

Packaging; General packaging

In platemaking, the light-sensitive polymer or mixture applied to a metal plate. In printing, an emulsion, varnish or lacquer applied over a printed surface to protect it. Alt: The outer covering ...

bearers

Packaging; General packaging

In presses, the flat surfaces or rings at the ends of cylinders that come in contact with each other during printing and serve as a basis for determining packing thickness.

set-off

Packaging; General packaging

In presswork, when the ink of a printed sheet rubs off or marks the next sheet as it is being delivered.

offset

Packaging; General packaging

In presswork, when the ink of a printed sheet rubs off or marks the next sheet as it is being delivered.

pigment

Packaging; General packaging

In printing inks, the fine solid particles used to give color, transparency or opacity.

vehicle

Packaging; General packaging

In printing inks, the fluid component which acts as a carrier for pigment.

tack

Packaging; General packaging

In printing inks, the property of cohesion between particles; the separation force of ink needed for proper transfer and trapping on multicolor presses. A tacky ink has high separation forces and ...