Printing Equipment
I have worked in the printing industry for over nine years. I started out as a flexo printer in a small label printing shop, and soon became a letterpress printer. Then I took a course in web-fed offset printing to become a qualified and certified offset web printer for a local newspaper printing and publishing company.
In my current job as a technical translator, I profit from my hands-on experience in the printing industry. I translate all sorts of materials, from product brochures for printing presses to operator manuals for web printing splicer systems, and from web copy for digital printing presses to social media campaigns for offset plates.
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English / Dutch Bilingual Term Base
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| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| 5-cilinder system | 5-cilindersysteem |
| abrasion resistance | schuurweerstand |
| acidity | zuurtegraad |
| adjusting screw | stelschroef |
| alcohol damping unit | alcoholvochtwerk |
| analogue press | analoge pers |
| anti set-off device | antismetapparaat |
| anti set-off powder / dry spray power | antismetpoeder |
| applicator roller | opdraagrol |
| arabic gum | arabische gom |
| art paper | kunstdrukpapier |
| bearer ring | smetring |
| bed bearers | looplijst |
| blanket clamp | klemlijst van rubberdoek |
| blanket clamp bar | rubberdoekspanlijst |
| blanket swelling | zwellen van rubberdoek |
| blanket tension | rubberdoekspanning |
| blanket-to-blanket | rubber tegen rubber |
| bleed | afloop |
| bleeding | tinten |
| blinding | blindlopen |
| boxing | inpakken |
| caking / piling | koeken/oplopen |
| calibrated | gekalibreerd |
| calliper thickness | papierdikte |
| cam | nok |
| card board press | kartondrukpers |
| carrier rolls | transportrol |
| center mark / registration mark | paskruis |
| chain delivery | kettinguitleg |
| chain gripper device | kettinggrijpers |
| channel streak | kanaalstreep |
| chrome roller | chroomwals |
| cleaning cloth | reiningingsdoek |
| cleaning rag | poetsdoek |
| clockwise | rechtsom |
| cold-set press | cold-setpers |
| collating | vergaren |
| color table | kleurentabel |
| colour adjusting | inktregeling/inktgeving |
| commercial printing | handelsdrukwerk |
| common impression cylinder press | pers met gezamenlijke tegendrukcilinder (satellietpers) |
| compressibility | samendrukbaarheid |
| computer to plate | computer-to-plate |
| control panel | bedieningspaneel |
| conveyor belts | transportbanden |
| counter clockwise | linksom |
| cover feeder | kaftfeeder |
| covering material | bekledingsmateriaal |
| covering power / hiding power | dekkracht |
| crawling / pebbling | parelen |
| creasing | rillen |
| cross fold | kruisvouw |
| cylinder configuration | cilinderopstelling |
| cylinder gap | cilinderkanaal |
| cylinder packing | cilinderbekleding |
| cylinder press | cilinderpers |
| dampener / dampening roller | vochtrol |
| dampening / moistening | vochtgeving / vochtwater geven |
| dampening unit / fountain unit / moistening unit | vochtwerk |
| dancer unit | dansereenheid |
| dancer roll | danserrol |
| delivery | uitleg |
| demineralised water | gedemineraliseerd water |
| detergent | wasmiddel |
| developer | ontwikkelaar |
| die cuttting machine | stansautomaat |
| digital press | digitale pers |
| diluent | verdunningsmiddel |
| dimensions | afmetingen |
| dispenser | doseerapparaat |
| dispersing agents / wetting agents | bevloeiingsmiddelen |
| distilled water | gedistilleerd water |
| distributer / distributing roller | distributiecilinder |
| distributing rider / rider roller | ruiterrol |
| distributor roller | verdeelrol |
| doctor blade | wasrakel |
| dot fringe / halo effect | kraalrand |
| dot gain | punttoename |
| dot loss | puntverlies |
| double sheet detector | dubbelvelcontrole |
| doubling | doubleren |
| drag / slur | smetten |
| drilling | boren |
| drive | aandrijving |
| drive side | aandrijfzijde |
| driving wheel | aandrijfrol |
| dry offset | droogoffset |
| dryer unit | droogeenheid |
| duct roller / fountain roller | inktbakrol |
| dye | kleurstof |
| end adjusting screws | inktstelschroef / zoneschroef |
| evaporation speed | verdampingssnelheid |
| face | schoonzijde |
| fast drying | sneldrogend |
| feed | inleggen |
| feed guide | aanleg |
| feedboard | inlegtafel |
| feeder / infeed | inlegapparaat |
| film fountain | filmvochtwerk |
| finish | afwerking |
| fluxing agent | vloeimiddel |
| foaming | schuimvorming |
| fog | sluier |
| forme rollers | inktopdraagrol |
| forwarding sucker / transport sucker | transportzuiger |
| fountain solution | vochtwater |
| four-colour offset press | vierkleurenoffsetpers |
| front lay | vooraanleg |
| fungicidal agents | schimmeldodende middelen |
| gear drive | tandwielaandrijving |
| gear marks | tandwielstrepen |
| gear streaks | tandwielstrepen |
| ghosting | sjabloneren |
| glazing | verglazen |
| gloss | glans |
| gradient | verloop |
| grain direction / machine direction | looprichting |
| grayscale | grijswaarden |
| greasing | tonen |
| grid / screen | raster |
| gripper bar | grijperbrug |
| gripper margin | grijperwit |
| guides | hulplijnen |
| guillotine | papiersnijder |
| halftone pattern | halftoonraster |
| hardness | hardheid |
| heatset press | heatsetpers |
| hickey | spanjool |
| hue | kleurtoon |
| hue / saturation | kleurtoon / verzadiging |
| image size | afbeeldingsgrootte |
| impression | indrukking |
| impression line | druklijn / druknip |
| impression line / printing zone | nip |
| impression plate | tegendrukplaat |
| impression pressure | druk van de tegendrukcilinder |
| impressions per hour | afdrukken per uur |
| ink absorption / ink penetration | wegslag |
| ink adhesion | inkthechting |
| ink density | zwarting |
| ink distribution | inktverdeling |
| ink drying | inktdroging |
| ink fineness | inktfijnheid |
| ink flying / ink misting | stuiven van de inkt |
| ink receptivity | inktaanname |
| ink reduction | inktverdunning |
| ink repellent | inktafstotend |
| ink transfer | inktoverdracht |
| ink zone | inktzone |
| inking | inktgeving |
| inkjet printer | inkjetprinter |
| ink-water balance | inkt-waterbalans |
| in-line | in de productielijn |
| intermediate rollers | tussenrollen |
| job bag | orderzak |
| jogger | vellengelijkstoters |
| kraft paper | kraftpapier |
| label printing machine | etikettenpers |
| lacquer / varnish | vernis |
| large format | grootformaat |
| lifting sucker | opneemzuiger |
| light fastness | lichtechtheid |
| linting | stofopbouw |
| liquify | uitvloeien |
| long run | grootoplage |
| lubricant | smeermiddel |
| lubrication | smering |
| maintenance contract | onderhoudscontract |
| make-ready time / set-up time | insteltijd |
| matt | mat |
| metering roller | likrol |
| misprint | drukfout |
| mottle | wolkerigheid |
| multicolour offset press | meerkleurenoffsetpers |
| nip roll | aandrukrol |
| offset | verschuiven |
| offset press | offsetpers |
| offset proof press | offsetproefpers |
| operating side | bedieningszijde |
| optical density | densiteit |
| oscillating roller | verwrijfcilinder |
| overlay | bedekken |
| overprint | opdruk |
| overshot duct / overshot fountain | filminktwerk |
| packed cylinder | beklede cilinder |
| packing | onderlegvel |
| pantone | pantone |
| peeling | loslaten strijklaag |
| perfect bound | garenloos gebrocheerd |
| perfecting unit | keerinrichting |
| perfector press | perfectorpers |
| peripheral equipment | randapparatuur |
| perpendicular | haaks |
| picking | plukken |
| pigment | pigment |
| pitch line | aanslag |
| plate abrasion | plaatslijtage |
| plate clamp bar | plaatklemlijst |
| plate cleaner | plaatreiniger |
| pointillize | pointilleren |
| premium | hoogwaardig |
| press dimension | machineformaat |
| afdrukken | |
| print size | afdrukgrootte |
| printing ink | drukinkt |
| printing size | drukformaat |
| printing speed | druksnelheid |
| printing unit | drukgroep |
| processor | ontwikkelmachine |
| proof colors | kleuren proefdrukken |
| ram bundling / ram packing | afpersen |
| rectifier | gelijkstoter |
| register differences | registerverschillen |
| registration | registreren |
| remoist gum | herbevochtigbare gommeerlijm |
| retouching | retouche |
| reverse | weerzijde |
| reversing cylinder | keertrommel |
| RGB color | RGB-kleur |
| ripple | rimpel |
| roller coat varnish | all-overlak |
| roller system | rollensysteem |
| rolling | afwikkeling |
| roll-to-roll | rol-op-rol |
| rotary press / web-fed press | rotatiepers |
| rubber blanket | rubberdoek |
| run | oplage |
| safety stop | noodstop |
| satellite press | satellietpers |
| saturation | kleurverzadiging |
| scoring | ritsen |
| scratch resistance | krasvastheid |
| screen dot | rasterpunt |
| scum remover | ontsluiermiddel |
| seal | persvernis |
| section | katern |
| self cover | kaft gelijk |
| sensing head | tastkop |
| sheet straightener | ontkruller |
| sheet work | per vel |
| sheetbrake | vellenrem |
| sheet-fed offset | vellenoffset |
| sheet-fed press | vellenpers |
| shrink-wrapping | krimpverpakken |
| siccative | droogstof |
| side lay | zijaanleg |
| single-sided | enkelzijdig |
| solvent | oplosmiddel |
| sorting unit | sorteerinrichting |
| spatter | spetters |
| spine | rug |
| spot UV | spot-UV |
| spray fountain | sproeivochtwerk |
| stab stitching | geniet brocheren |
| stickiness | trekkracht / splitsingskracht |
| stream feeder | staffelinlegapparaat |
| sublimation print | sublimatieprint |
| sucker | zuiger |
| suction air | zuiglucht |
| suction drum | zuigwals |
| suction head | zuigkop |
| swatches | stalen |
| tackiness / stickiness | kleefkracht (van inkt) |
| tensile strength | treksterkte / trekweerstand / breekweerstand |
| texture | structuur |
| thermal plate | thermische plaat |
| to lay on | inleggen |
| to repel | afstoten |
| to set off | overzetten |
| tone value | rasterpercentage / toonwaarde |
| transfer roller | inktlikrol |
| trim | schoonsnijden |
| undercut | insteekdiepte |
| vacuum plate | zuigplaat |
| varnish box / varnishing unit | lakwerk |
| viscosity | viscositeit |
| vulcanisation | vulcanisering |
| walking off | kaallopen |
| wash-up time | omsteltijd |
| waterbased | watergedragen / op waterbasis |
| water fountain | vochtbak |
| water stains | watervlaggen |
| water transfer roller | vochtlikrol |
| water-fountain roller | vochtbakrol |
| web offset / web-fed offset | rotatieoffset |
| webwidth | baanbreedte |
| wet pick | vochtpluk |
| wet streaks | vochtrolstrepen |
| wettability | bevloeibaarheid |
| work and tumble | drukken in stolpvorm / stolpen |
| work and turn | drukken in keervorm / keren |
| work and twist | draaien |
| wrap-over cover | overslagkaft |
| Z fold | Z-vouw |
| zigzag | zigzag |
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