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winder

Printing & publishing; Paper

Unit at the end of the paper machine that takes the paper web from the reel, trims it, winds it into rolls and slits it to make smaller rolls if desired.

curl

Printing & publishing; Paper

Undesirable distortion or waviness occurring to the paper due to the presence of excess moisture or humidity.

water fountain

Printing & publishing; Paper

The metal trough on a lithographic press which holds the dampening solution.

Wet strength is measured most accurately as the percentage ratio of wet-tensile strength to dry-tensile strength. Example: a paper containing 30% wet strength actually possesses 30% of its original ...