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  • Platen | Definition and Translations

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    A flat plate in a printing press used for pressing the paper against the inked form.
    Presses with a hinged platen are named after this piece as “platen presses”.

     

    French: Platine
    German: Tiegel
    Polish: prasa
    Ralf Herrmann By Ralf Herrmann ()
    Contributors: Przemysław Sakrajda J-Gineste
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