Glossary of Printing Terms

What is: Wet-strength Papers ?

Ordinary papers often lose most of their dry strength properties once wet. Wet-strength paper's, however, possess certain properties that help them resist rupture and disintegration when saturated with water. When...

What is: Wet-strength Papers ?

Ordinary papers often lose most of their dry strength properties once wet. Wet-strength paper's, however, possess certain properties that help them resist rupture and disintegration when saturated with water. When...

What is: Wrinkles ?

Creases that occur in a paper during the folding and printing process. A term used to describe an uneven surface that is formed during drying.

What is: Wrinkles ?

Creases that occur in a paper during the folding and printing process. A term used to describe an uneven surface that is formed during drying.

What is: Wove Dandy ?

A dandy roll which does not have any watermarked design.

What is: Wove Dandy ?

A dandy roll which does not have any watermarked design.

What is: Wove ?

A finish that is characterized by the impressions of a felt dandy roll which is covered in woven wire and is without laid lines.

What is: Wove ?

A finish that is characterized by the impressions of a felt dandy roll which is covered in woven wire and is without laid lines.

What is: Work and Turn ?

A term used when one side of a sheet of paper is printed and then the second side is printed after turning the sheet over from left to right. Here,...

What is: Work and Turn ?

A term used when one side of a sheet of paper is printed and then the second side is printed after turning the sheet over from left to right. Here,...

What is: Work and Tumble ?

A term used when one side of a sheet is printed, then turned over from the gripper to the back using the same plate and side guide to print the...

What is: Work and Tumble ?

A term used when one side of a sheet is printed, then turned over from the gripper to the back using the same plate and side guide to print the...

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