1. TAPPI : TAPPI  represents the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper which is internationally accepted institution whose testing procedures for evaluating the qualities of the paper is accepted as reliable and accurate.  The TAPPI testing methods are similar to...

29. Specifications : Specification means the series of parameters pertaining to a specific material or product used/procured.  Every material or product has several qualities and in order to ensure that the product in demand meet the requirement for which it is...

28. Shingling : Shingling is a very important term in printing, particularly to printers who print the books bound by  saddle stitching. In a saddle stitched book the bulk of the paper cause the inner pages to extend further out than the outer pages when folded. The...

21. Scanner:- Various types of Scanners are in use in printing. The scanner is a device that captures the images and converts them into digital image and stores them in the memory of a computer, which is further processed for printing.  The other type of Scanner in...

17. Set off :While printing on  smooth paper or coated stock of paper, it may so happen that the ink from the previously printed sheet may transfer some amount of ink from its front surface on to the back of the  printed sheet which fall over it in the delivery pile....

13. Slurring: This is one of the most commonly seen  printing defect in Offset printing. Specially while printing halftone images, the occurrence of slurring is seen to be more. The problem could be due to The blanket becomes slightly loos The paper slips at the end...