Definitions for "WEB BREAK"
Keywords:  mill, press, rethread, tear, break
a break of a web a paper when passing through a paper machine, a printing press or a converting machine
a tear through a roll of paper, either while it is being manufactured at the mill, or while it is running through a printing press. When the web breaks, either at the mill or on press, machinery must be shut down, causing a loss of production time. see also papermaking, web paper, web press
Split of the paper as it travels through a web press, causing operators to re-thread the press.