– See Gravure Printing – This is a “hollow” direct printing process. Hollow previews composed of many small cavities, are engraved on a copper cylinder and filled with ink. Printing machines are rotary presses that print very quickly. This method is suitable for large runs due to high preparation costs and low unit costs.
Combining merchandise for shipping purposes.
Weight per surface area of paper or cardboard. It is measured as grams per square meter (ex.: 80g/m².) A 300 g sheet of paper weighs 300 g per m². The higher the weight, the more rigid the paper/cardboard.
The world standard for organic fabrics (GOTS -Global Organic Textile Standard) dates back to 2002. This standard was created at the Düsseldorf (Germany) Intercot conference by organic cotton farming, textile industry and consumer representatives as well as standard and certification agencies. It is a world standard today for textiles made from organic fibers. https://global-standard.org/
It is a highly waterproof and breathable synthetic fabric.
Gauze is a light, transparent and openwork fabric made from threads of cotton, linen, wool, silk…
– see Manufacturing tolerance – Non-marketable manufacturing fraction required to set up the machines. Thus the notion of tolerance for the amount of manufactured packaging. If the waste is very low, the quantity of manufactured packagings can be superior to the ordered quantity and vice-versa if the waste is high.
Created in 1993, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an ecolabel that ensures eco-friendly responsible forestry management. An FSC-labeled product means that the wood it contains was produced under sustainable forest management conditions. https://fsc.org/en
Designates the width and length of a sheet of paper.
It is the main German organization for graphic industry standards which, with EFI (Rip Best,) set up an installer proofing system certification procedure. This digital and contractual proof guarantees the final quality of a document’s press print. It meets the ISO 12.647-2 international standard which corresponds to the 39L Fogra standard. This is the offset printing standard.
