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Record 1 1997-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

Pair of adjustable rollers to exert pressure to set a fold.

CONT

Following the guide rollers [on a printing press,] there is one or several pairs of nipping rollers which are driven rollers and have two purposes: one is to guide the web during folding, and the other is to crease the folded web. These rollers are also known as "pinching rollers" or as "pinchers" or as "nips."

Key term(s)
  • nip
  • pinching roller
  • pincher
  • nipping roller

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
Key term(s)
  • rouleau pinceur

Spanish

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