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IGC-H11 Folding
IGC - H11 Identify basic folds for printed products
Question | Answer |
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Photo Eye | A type of counting device that is enabled when a sheet of paper breaks the light plane |
Pile Fed | The way in which a stack of paper is fed into the folder. Pile feeding takes the top sheet of the stack |
Bottom/friction or gravity fed | The way in which a stack of paper is fed into the folder. Bottom/friction feeding takes the sheet to be fed from the bottom of the pile. Usually completed in small lifts. |
Parallel Fold | Any fold made in a sheet of paper that is oriented in a direction parallel to a previous fold |
Right Angle | Any fold made in a sheet of paper that is oriented at a 90 angle to a previous fold |
Plate | The device that holds the gate |
Gate | The stopping device that enables the paper to buckle and complete a fold |
Perforating or (perf) | An operation that punches tiny slits or holes in a sheet of paper, usually allows a portion of the product to easily be removed |
Scoring | The crease in a sheet of paper as a means of indicating the position of the fold |
Wet Score | Laying down a fine line of liquid exactly on the fold. To help bend the fibers on the fold to prevent cracking. |