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Deckle
On the wet end of the paper machine the straps or deckle rulers that prevent the fibre from overflowing the sides of the machine. The deckle determines how wide the paper on a particular machine will be.
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- Part of Speech: noun
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- Industry/Domain: Printing & publishing; Manufacturing
- Category: Paper; Paper production
- Company: Neenah Paper
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