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Soft calender
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Paper web manufacture
Subdomain (3rd level):  Calendering
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Variant of:  Soft nip calender
Type of variant:  Short form
Context:  The soft calender is normally placed just before the machine reel, but they have also been located at the end of an off-machine coater, and also used as a free-standing unit. Eg: Gloss-on-Line, Mat-on-Line, Silk-on-Line (Küsters), OptiGloss, OptiMatt, OptiNip, OptiSoft (SlimLine) (Metso Paper/Paper), Ecocal, NipcoMat, Ecosoft, Soft Compact (Voith Paper).
Context source:  EN 17
Attestation:  2