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Paper production

Paper manufacturing and production terms.

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Paper production

Rag pulp

Printing & publishing; Paper

Pulp made by disintegrating new or old cotton or linen rags and cleaning and bleaching fibers.

Water resistance

Printing & publishing; Paper

Quality of a sheet of paper to resist penetration by water from one surface to the other.

Overrun

Printing & publishing; Paper

Quantity of paper that is manufactured beyond the quantity specified. In printing, copies printed in excess of the specified quantity.

Beater sized

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of adding sizing material to the pulp in the beater.

Seasoning

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of allowing paper to adjust to atmospheric conditions of the plant in which it will be used.

Machine dried

Printing & publishing; Paper

Process of drying paper on the paper machine as opposed to air drying the paper after removal from the machine.

Low bulk

Printing & publishing; Paper

Refers to papers somewhat thinner than the usual papers of the same weight, having a smooth surface, and which is a "thin" sheet.

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