Paper production

Paper production

Paper manufacturing and production terms.

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Pulpwood

Manufacturing; Paper production

Wood, in the form of logs, or shorter lengths, that is suitable for the manufacture of wood pulp from which to make paper.

Proofread

Printing & publishing; Paper

Reading and correcting proofs early in production.

Plugged

Printing & publishing; Paper

Refers to a printing condition characterised by the loss of dot reproduction; no dots are visible.

Refers to paper that has been trimmed improperly thus causing the corners to be less or more than 90 degrees. This leads to difficulty during the printing process and often results in misregister of ...

Moisture content

Printing & publishing; Paper

Refers to the amount of moisture found in a sheet of paper. Average amount ranges from 5 to 8%. This figure varies from sheet to sheet since paper will emit or absorb moisture according to the ...

Nominal weight

Printing & publishing; Paper

Refers to the basis weight of the paper. Unless otherwise stipulated by the mill and customer, a tolerance of plus or minus 5% is allowed when calculating the nominal weight.

Deckle edge

Printing & publishing; Paper

Refers to the feathered edge on paper produced when fibres flow against the deckle or edge of the web. Deliberately produced for aesthetic purposes, a deckle edge is found especially on formal ...