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Printing paper and industry terms.
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Perforating rule
Printing & publishing; Paper
Blade for cutting impression which can be taped to the cylinders of an offset press.
Wet-end
Printing & publishing; Paper
Beginning of the paper machine where the headbox, moving wire and press section are located. At this point the paper is still a suspension of fibre and water.
Wire
Printing & publishing; Paper
At the wet end of the paper machine, a copper, bronze or synthetic screen that receives the suspension of water and fibre from the head-box. The wire moves the suspension along to the dry end of the ...
Saddle stitch
Printing & publishing; Paper
Binding process for pamphlets or booklets, which works by stapling through the middle fold of the sheets (saddle wire).
Uniformity
Printing & publishing; Paper
Being uniform in the structure of the paper, the colour and finish.
Paste-up
Printing & publishing; Paper
Assembling on one page for photographing various art elements for a print order.
Camera-ready art
Printing & publishing; Paper
Art work ready to be imaged onto film by the film house or printer's camera department.
