Couch

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001374",
  "term": "Couch",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To transfer a newly formed, wet sheet of paper from the forming wire or screen to a felt blanket for its journey into the press section of a paper machine. This transfer is accomplished by a couch roll, which uses suction to pull water from the sheet and hold it against the felt. The term originates from the French verb 'coucher', meaning to lay down, reflecting the action of laying the paper sheet onto the felt.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Couch",
    "es": "tendido de cebada",
    "fr": "couche de malt"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/couch/"
}