calendering

Press for glossiness

Calendering is the process of pressing material between heavy rollers to smooth, glaze, or thin it.

Paper and textiles are calendered to produce a polished finish: The calendering gave the fabric its characteristic sheen.

In manufacturing, calendering also forms plastic or rubber into sheets of uniform thickness.

process

rollers

Rotating cylindrical movers

nipQuick, sharp pinch
pressureForce upon contact
heatTransferred thermal energy

smoothing · polishing · flattening · pressing · compression · finishing · surface · gloss · thickness · gauge

plastic

film

Movie or coating

sheetingWide fabric for covers
PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas

polypropylene · vinyl · thermoplastic · extrusion · lamination · resin · rollers · nip · thickness · gauge

paper

gloss

Shine or annotation

smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
sheetsFlat expanses of material
coatingApplied surface covering

rollers · nip · finish · brightness · opacity · printability · stationery · cardstock · paperboard · newsprint

rubber

compounding

Elements merging progressively

mixingCombining into one mass
sheetingWide fabric for covers
millGrain-crushing facility

rollers · nip · friction · mastication · vulcanization · elastomer · batch · stock · thickness · gauge

textile

fabric

Woven or knit material

lusterSoft reflected light
sheenSoft surface luster
moiréWavelike interference pattern

glazing · chintz · beetling · cotton · silk · linen · satin · napping · crabbing · watered

Opposites

surface treatment method

calenderingtexturing

Adding surface variation

roughening · etching · abrading · sanding · embossing

surface texture outcome

calenderingroughening

Making less smooth

matting · graining · pebbling · crinkling · wrinkling

Family

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Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G