n The method by which the bulk of modern wallpapers are produced. Machine-printing employs a rotary press and a series of cylinders or rollers to turn out wallpaper at high speeds. Raw paper stock is first given a coating of the ground color by a special machine, after which the paper proceeds in a continuous web to the rotary press where the top colors are applied, and it is then festooned on specially heated drying racks.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Machine-Printing. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_7095
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