Calender

Paper manufactures calender paper by running the uncut sheets through a series of polished steel rollers. This process produces paper that is much more compact and smooth than paper that has not been through a calender process. Paper can have the calender process applied twice or more times, which i ... Read More

Calender

To calender paper involves pressing it between between cylinders or rollers to make it smooth. Calendering is done at the end of making the paper to make sure the paper has little to no texture. Some paper may be calendered only a little or not at all to give it a rough texture. At times, the roller ... Read More

Caliper

In the printing industry, the term Caliper is a reference to the measure of the thickness of paper in thousandths of an inch. For example, paper that is .014 inches thick would be said to have a 14 point (pt) Caliper. The term originated from an actual device called a caliper that is use ... Read More

Camera Service

A camera service is a business that uses a process camera to make certain elements used in printing. For instance, many a camera service business will create halftones, plates, photostats, and more. A process camera allows for a large range of reduction and enlargements from camera-ready copy and ca ... Read More

Camera-Ready Copy

Many printers allow customers to send them copy or page layouts that are exactly as the customer wants the pages to look. This type of copy is called camera-ready copy or CRC. The customer prints the page on their inkjet printer and sends this copy to the printing company. The printer photographs ... Read More

Carbonless Paper

Carbonless paper is a type of paper used in multi-part form in which the image on the top sheet is transferred to the bottom sheets. This process occurs when microcapsules burst due to pressure from a pen or other device. When the microcapsules burst, a chemical reaction occurs on the sheet belo ... Read More

Carload

Paper is sold by weight, called a carload. One carload of paper can be anywhere from 20,000 - 100,000 lbs or 9,090 - 45,454 kilos. The weight amount of a carload depends on the merchant selling the paper. Carload is abbreviated CL. The term carload probably comes from the fact that huge rolls ... Read More

Carton

A carton of paper is a selling unit that weighs around 150 pounds or 60 kilos. The size and basis weight of the sheets of paper within each carton is what determines how many sheets are included. Usually, 500 to 5,000 sheets of paper are in one carton. A carton of paper can be bought from any ... Read More

Case

In a casebound book, also known as a hardbound book, the covers and spine are called the case. A case is made of a front cover, back cover, and spine composed of binder board. The covers and spine are enclosed in an outside material, such as cloth, leather, or plastic. Once the case is completed, th ... Read More

Case Bind

To case bind a book involves attaching an outside case to the inside pages. The case, which is made of binder board covered in a material such as cloth, is glued to the inside signatures using a strong adhesive. Case bind may also be referred to as hard bind, hard cover, cloth bind, or edition bind. ... Read More