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Glossary Glossary Adhesive contamination Anvil cuts Auto compensator Back splits Backup roll contamination Basis weight Beam strength Butt cut Calendering Clipping Conversion Converters Corner buckler Curl Cut sheet Debossing Delamination Die‑cut 174 Migration of adhesive away from a label, which can cause printer contamination. Also known as glue contamination. Cuts that penetrate both the face stock and the liner of a label. A gear‑driven pick arm suspended by a counterbalance spring that allows the printer to automatically adjust the pick force necessary for different types of print materials. Also known as back slits or liner cuts. Cuts through the backside of the liner. Back slits increase the potential for adhesive contamination. Toner contamination of the fuser's backup roll. Particularly applies to vinyl, plastic, and paper labels. Slick backings are harder to feed and increase toner buildup in the fuser. Weight in pounds of a specific number of sheets of paper or stock in a standard size for that particular material. Also known as column strength. Refers to how well the material is able to support itself and remain flat and straight during the printing process. Cut flush to one another, with no extra area between. This cut does not extend through the liner. Butt cut labels may or may not have an edge matrix removed. The process of moving paper through metal rolls during manufacturing to smooth and gloss the surface of the paper. Also known as buckler damage. A notching or slight folding of the corner of the stock placed under the corner buckler of the paper tray. The process that turns base stock into cut‑sheet products designed for specific applications. Conversion includes cutting the base stock to size, perforating the stock, die‑cutting, and applying inks and topcoats. Print material suppliers who take the base stock from the manufacturer and convert it into cut sheet products. The metal tab at the corner of a paper tray that helps the printer separate one sheet of paper from the stack during the pick process. Waviness or curvature at the edge of the material that is generally moisture related. Single piece (page) of paper or label stock. Process of pressing an image down into the surface of the label or card stock. See "Embossing" on page 175. The peeling of labels off the backing during the printing process. Labels: Cut of material (face stock) to form individual labels on sheet. Cuts do not penetrate the liner. Card Stock: Cuts made with dies to create the shapes wanted in the stock. Cuts may or may not go completely through the stock. See "Ties" on page 176.

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Glossary
Adhesive contamination
Migration of adhesive away from a label, which can cause printer contamination.
Also known as
glue contamination
.
Anvil cuts
Cuts that penetrate both the face stock and the liner of a label.
Auto compensator
A gear
‑
driven pick arm suspended by a counterbalance spring that allows the
printer to automatically adjust the pick force necessary for different types of print
materials.
Back splits
Also known as
back slits
or
liner cuts
. Cuts through the backside of the liner. Back
slits increase the potential for
adhesive contamination
.
Backup roll contamination
Toner contamination of the fuser's backup roll. Particularly applies to vinyl,
plastic, and paper labels. Slick backings are harder to feed and increase toner
buildup in the fuser.
Basis weight
Weight in pounds of a specific number of sheets of paper or stock in a standard
size for that particular material.
Beam strength
Also known as
column strength
. Refers to how well the material is able to support
itself and remain flat and straight during the printing process.
Butt cut
Cut flush to one another, with no extra area between. This cut does not extend
through the liner. Butt cut labels may or may not have an edge matrix removed.
Calendering
The process of moving paper through metal rolls during manufacturing to smooth
and gloss the surface of the paper.
Clipping
Also known as
buckler damage
. A notching or slight folding of the corner of the
stock placed under the corner buckler of the paper tray.
Conversion
The process that turns base stock into cut
‑
sheet products designed for specific
applications. Conversion includes cutting the base stock to size, perforating the
stock, die
‑
cutting, and applying inks and topcoats.
Converters
Print material suppliers who take the base stock from the manufacturer and
convert it into cut sheet products.
Corner buckler
The metal tab at the corner of a paper tray that helps the printer separate one
sheet of paper from the stack during the pick process.
Curl
Waviness or curvature at the edge of the material that is generally moisture
related.
Cut sheet
Single piece (page) of paper or label stock.
Debossing
Process of pressing an image down into the surface of the label or card stock. See
“Embossing” on page 175.
Delamination
The peeling of labels off the backing during the printing process.
Die
‑
cut
Labels: Cut of material (face stock) to form individual labels on sheet. Cuts do not
penetrate the liner. Card Stock: Cuts made with dies to create the shapes wanted
in the stock. Cuts may or may not go completely through the stock. See “Ties” on
page 176.
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