Paper production

Paper production

Paper manufacturing and production terms.

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sheet

Printing & publishing; Paper

Term which may be applied to a single sheet, a grade of paper, or a description of paper, i.e. Coated, uncoated, offset, letterpress, etc.

paper standards

Printing & publishing; Paper

Terms used to indicate the manufactured specifications of a paper. Includes color, basis weight, sheet dimensions, and grain direction.

tearing strength

Printing & publishing; Paper

The ability of a paper to resist tearing when subjected to rigorous production demands of manufacturing, printing, binding and its conversion from flat sheets into envelopes, packaging materials, ...

lift

Printing & publishing; Paper

Maximum number of sheets handled by operator of guillotine cutting machine or by paper handler loading paper for printing.

fill

Printing & publishing; Paper

Maximum width of paper that can be made on any given paper machine.

paper surface efficiency

Printing & publishing; Paper

Measure of the printability of a sheet of paper which is dependent upon the amount of ink the paper absorbs, the smoothness of its surface, and the evenness of its caliper.

Mill roll defect usually associated with a variation in caliper and/or basis weight across the web; stretched paper results, which tends to cause problems in the forms manufacturing process. Rolls ...