cylinder drying machine
1cylinder machine — ▪ device device for producing paper, paperboard, and other fibreboards, invented in 1809 by John Dickinson. It consists of one or more tubes of wire screen partially immersed and rotated in a vat containing a mixture of pulp and water; the… …
2machine-glazed — ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective of paper : given a high finish on one side only by drying the web in continuous contact with a highly polished heated cylinder (as of a Yankee machine) abbr. M.G …
3Washing machine — This article is about the laundry cleaning apparatus. For the Sonic Youth album, see Washing Machine (album). A typical modern front loading washing machine Irreler Bauerntradition shows an early Miele was …
4Steam cylinder — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …
5Mangle (machine) — Wringer redirects here. For other uses, see Wringer (disambiguation). A Norahammars Bruk model 3005 2 mangle from 1934 A mangle (as it is called in the United Kingdom) or wringer (as it is called in the United States) is a mechanical laundry aid… …
6Crane (machine) — A modern crawler type derrick crane with outriggers. The latticed boom is fitted with a jib. A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower material …
7papermaking — [pā′pər māk΄iŋ] n. the making of paper papermaker n. * * * pa·per·mak·ing (pāʹpər mā kĭng) n. The process or craft of making paper. paʹper·mak er n. * * * Introduction formation of a matted or felted sheet, usually of cellulose fibres,… …
8printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
9textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
10photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates …
