80# Gloss Text: Standard glossy paper stock, about as thick as a light magazine cover. The shiny finish provides an excellent opaque base for rich process color printing. This is our most popular stock for: Brochures, Catalog Inserts, Flyers, Posters, etc.
100# Gloss Text: Similar to the 80# gloss text, but 25% thicker and heavier, for a more substantial feeling piece. Standard Uses: Brochures, Information Sheets, Self-mailers, etc.
80# Matte Text: This stock is finely coated with a non-gloss finish. It provides an excellent opaque base for easy to read, crisp typography. Standard Uses: Brochures, Catalog Inserts, and Flyers, etc.
80# Gloss Cover: As a "cover" stock, this paper is stiff, about like a postcard or baseball card. This stock is coated with a glossy finish, making photographs and other images look beautiful. Standard uses: durable, heavy-weight Brochures, Catalog Covers, Product Spec Sheets.
100# Uncoated Cover: An option for business cards, rack cards and bookmarks. This bright white smooth #1 grade cover stock is 14 pt in thickness and matches the 70# text-weight stock we use for letterhead and envelopes.
120# Gloss Cover: We use this stock exclusively for postcards, business cards and rack cards. The glossy, coated finish makes photographs and other images look beautiful. 12 pt thickness.
70# Uncoated Text: We use 70# Lustre for stationery and envelopes and 70# Cougar Opaque Offset on calendars and newsletters. These uncoated (non-glossy) white stocks are guaranteed safe for desktop laser printing. Many common stationery stocks are not appropriate for 4-color printing, so we have selected these for best results. Feels thick and substantial in your hands.
24# Uncoated and 28# Uncoated: This is a standard stock commonly used for envelopes, also called White Wove. The 28# is thicker and heavier than the 24#.
10-point C1S: A Bristol stock, gloss coated on the outside and uncoated on the inside. Used for Greeting Cards.
Aircell: a space created by forming a substrate into a shape to provide protection in a package.
Acetate Window: clear film covering a die-cut opening.
Applique: an secondary layer of material joined over an existing substrate that creates a multi-level finish.
Angle Ring: binder ring metal that appears like a backwards "D".
Aqueous Coating: a clear liquid topcoat applied to a printed sheet.
Assemble: to set up and finish into a fully completed format.
Bleach: a process used in paper making to whiten paper. Also a reference as to the whiteness of the paper.
Bleach/Oyster: corrugate term referring to the color of a sheet: bright white one side, egg shell white the other.
Bleach/Kraft: corrugate term referring to the color of a sheet that¡¯s bright white one side, brown kraft the other.
Blind Emboss: the registration of an embossed area to a printed area. (see embossing)
Board: a generic term referring to the substrate.
Boosters: triggers at the ends of the ring metal that assist the opening of the ring.
C1S: paper coated one side.
C2S: paper coated 2 sides.
Caliper: the thickness of material measured in thousands of an inch often referred to as "points".
Capacity Pocket: a pocket formed with a double score along each side, to create a spine that gives the pocket a greater thickness, and capacity, than a flat pocket.
Cast Coated: Paper with a high-gloss clay coating that can rival the gloss of a photograph.
Cavity: recessed area of a package used to house an item (CD, VHS, promotional item, etc.).
Chipboard: a paperboard substrate, normally recycled and used primarily in consumer packaging.
Combo Form: a print form that combines more than one item for print and finishing.
Consignee: the party that is receiving goods.
Corrugate: flat paper joined together with a fluted medium or middle using starch and steam. (double face board).Can be flexo-printed, silk screened or litho labeled.
Corrugation Direction: the running direction of the flute or center of the material.
Corrugate Medium: the fluted or wave portion in the middle of a corrugate sheet.
Crease: a score or impression in a substrate that facilitates folding and bending.
Deboss: an area on a sheet that has a depression created using an engraved tool and a die-press.
Deckle Edge: feathered edge of a specialty paper.
Die-Cut: the process of cutting a material into its finished shape using a steel rule cutting die and a die press.
Discturnkey: The trades mark for Discturnkey Solution Co., Limited. It is the leading manufacturer of CD&DVD products in China.
E-Flute: corrugate material 1/169 thick.
Emboss: a raised area of the sheet created using an engraved tool and a die-press.
EPS: Expanded Poly Styrene. Styrene foam blocks are hotwire-cut to create inserts used to support the structure of a dimensional package.
Expandable Pocket: a flat pocket that can become a capacity pocket using a z-fold design technique.
F.O.B.: Freight On Board. The payment point on a freight shipment. "F.O.B. Destination" indicates the shipper is paying the transportation costs through to the final destination. "F.O.B. shipping point" means freight costs are not being paid by the shipper. "F.O.B." can be followed by a zip code, which is the point to which the shipper is paying the freight.
Film Lamination: a layer of polypropylene or polyester that is applied to a printed sheet. It is available is gloss, matte, satin or a metallic finish.
Finishing: the process of converting a sheet into its final form.
Flaps: material extending off the ends of various panels on a package.
Flute: the wave or center section of a corrugate sheet. Available in several thicknesses: E is 1/169,B is 1/89, C is 3/169,
Foil Stamp: the flat application and transfer of foil to a substrate using heat and pressure. This graphic technique can be used in conjunction with debossing or embossing.
Fulfillment: collating, inserting ,and loading materials into a package for bulk shipment or mailing.
Gloss Lamination: see Lamination.
Grain: the fiber direction in a sheet of paper.
Gusset: a flat panel with a center score that expands to a given width. Gussets can be pushed in or out in manufacturing and should be specified at the time of order.
Hidden Hinge: a 3rd piece of vinyl that is sealed to the outside of a binder without the hinge bars.
Hinge: a score or crease that is used to open and close a panel.
Hook and Loop: generic term for Velcro.
Hot Melt: an extremely durable and reliable adhesive used in the construction of a package.
Hotwire: a technique for cutting and shaping EPS foam.
Inner Packing: materials used to position, support and protect an object inside its package.
KD: knocked down flat.
Kraft: paper color; natural kraft has a characteristic light brown appearance.
Lamination: (see also Film Lamination) the application of litho label to a corrugate sheet using a cold adhesive and pressure.
Laminator: a machine that applies film lamination to paperboard.
Litho-Label: usually a 80# or 100# C1S stock that is printed and applied with adhesive to an E-flute corrugated sheet. Film lamination is required to prevent cracking on folding scores.
Locking Tabs: tabs used in packaging for closure. They may be passive for re-opening a package, or positive for mailing or more permanent applications.
Machinable: the ability to automatically glue, die cut or finish a package.
Pallet/Palletize: a wooden deck-like structure for loading boxes onto for storage or shipping.
Panel: the face or side of a package.
Paperboard: solid fiber board used for making packaging.
Plant Load: a US Postal term: certification that allows manufacturing companies to mail packages or flats directly from their facilities into a US Postal vehicle, bypassing the local post office.
Score: an impression or crease in a substrate that is used for folding or bending.
Slip-sheet: to insert a material between two packages to prevent abrasion and scratching in shipping. Un-printed newsprint is often used.
Slit: a cut made in a substrate without removing any material.
Slot: a cut made in a substrate that does remove material.
Substrate: the core material (i.e.: corrugate or paperboard) used in a printing, finishing or packaging process.
Super Panel: a panel or page of a package that is printed on one side, but folded onto itself, presenting graphics on both sides.
Tuck Tabs: tabs that extend off a panel and are tucked into a mated slit; often used to close a package.
Turned Edge: litho-label wrapped over a fiber or chipboard edge, for instance on a slipcase, to provide a more finished appearance.
Window: an area cut out of a panel. Can be covered in cello.