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A slitting process where a roll of tape is unwound and run through a set of shear or score knives to be slit and then wound up into individual rolls.

A machine which takes rolls from the winder, slits or rewinds into smaller rolls. Rewinding: The operation of winding the paper from the reel on to a core to produce rolls of the desired width, diameter and tension.

A mound-like swelling on the outer layers of a roll, lengthwise to the tape. Usually found on the more moisture-sensitive materials, such as cellophane.

A smooth paper made of hemp fiber for high tensile strength.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive based on natural or synthetic rubbers.

Adding materials (saturant) to the backing for improvement of physical properties and resistance to various deleterious environments. The backing of paper tapes, for instance, actually may contain as much as 50% by weight of a rubber-based impregnant.

An electronic device used in the making of color and tone corrected color separations.

A grade of Kraft paper which has been calendered (smoothed) so that it is more dense, thinner, and more smooth than Kraft paper. Additional calendaring will result in glassine.