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Printing paper and industry terms.
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Weight tolerance
Printing & publishing; Paper
Acceptable degree of variation in a paper's shipped weight, usually within 5 percent of the paper's nominal weight.
Feet-per-minute (FPM)
Printing & publishing; Paper
Refers usually to the speed of a papermaking machine in terms of how many feet per minute the forming web of paper traverses the length of the machine.
Pallet
Printing & publishing; Paper
A wooden platform with stringers wide enough to allow a fork lift to drive into it and lift; used to pack cartons for shipment, if specified by the customer. Pallets are usually not reusable.
Wavy edges
Printing & publishing; Paper
A warping, "wave like" effect in paper which is the result of the edges of the sheet having picked up moisture and expanded to a larger size.
Calender stacks
Printing & publishing; Paper
A vertical series of steel rolls at the end of the paper machine to increase the smoothness of the paper.
