Web tension

The term given to the tension or pull exerted by the web press on the web roll. The amount of pull or tightness of pull applied to the paper in the direction of travel of a web.

tension

Construction; Heavy & civil

The intensity of force per unit area.

tension

Sports; Climbing

A technique for maintaining balance using a taut rope through a point of protection.

tension

Construction; Bridge

The pulling force that tends to lengthen a member.

driers

Printing & publishing; Paper

Wet paper passes through these large cylindrical steam heated rolls that dry paper webs. The dry-end of the paper machine.

roll

Printing & publishing; Paper

Web of paper. Paper wound around a core or shaft to form a continuous roll or web of paper.

gluing off

Printing & publishing; Paper

The process of applying glue to the spine of a book to be casebound, after sewing and smashing, and before trimming.

jog

Printing & publishing; Paper

To align sheets of paper into a compact pile.

page flex

Printing & publishing; Paper

The number of flexes a book page can withstand before loosening from the binding.

spiral binding

Printing & publishing; Paper

Wires in a spiral form inserted through specially punched holes along the binding edge.

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