http://printwiki.org/Off-Machine_CoatingRecent Changes of the page "Off-Machine Coating" on PrintWiki.en-us http://printwiki.org/Off-Machine_Coating2007-09-06 12:00:00Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications Import <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Off-Machine Coating<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ The ["coating"] of the surface of a paper performed after it has come off the papermaking machine, as a separate operation, often by a mill that specializes in coating. The advantages of off-machine coating are the speed and efficiency of utilizing special equipment designed just for coating, and the ["base stock"] produced by more than one papermaking machine or process can be coated using one machine. Disadvantages include the necessity of winding, packing, and shipping paper rolls. See also ["Coating"] and ["On-Machine Coating"].</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>