Perfecting press
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004228
A type of printing press capable of printing on both sides of a sheet of paper in a single pass through the machine. This efficiency is achieved by a mechanism that turns the sheet over after the first side is printed, then feeds it through a second set of printing units. Perfecting presses are commonly used for high-volume book and magazine production.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-004228 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial supplies, equipment, and components |
| Synonyms | duplex press |
| See also | Duplexer |
| Translations | German: Perfektionsmaschine; Spanish: prensa de perfeccionamiento; French: presse recto verso |
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"definition": "A type of printing press capable of printing on both sides of a sheet of paper in a single pass through the machine. This efficiency is achieved by a mechanism that turns the sheet over after the first side is printed, then feeds it through a second set of printing units. Perfecting presses are commonly used for high-volume book and magazine production.",
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],
"translations": {
"de": "Perfektionsmaschine",
"es": "prensa de perfeccionamiento",
"fr": "presse recto verso"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/perfecting-press/"
}
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