Calenders an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The calender stack is a series of solid rolls, usually steel or cast iron, mounted horizontally and stacked vertically (Fig. ).During machine calendering, the dry paper passes between the rolls under pressure, thereby improving the surface smoothness (for example, from imperfections caused by felt marks, cockle, lumps, fibrils, etc.) and gloss and making the caliper more uniform, if not ...