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Sheetwide is a term used in manufacturing and printing to describe the usable width of a sheet of material. It designates the dimension measured across the sheet from one edge to the opposite edge, as opposed to its length or thickness. The sheetwide value is a critical parameter in process planning, affecting machine settings, nesting layouts, and material yield.

In sheet-fed printing, the sheetwide determines the maximum printable area and interacts with gutter margins, bleed,

Measurement and tolerances: Sheetwide values are usually given in inches or millimeters and include tolerances defined

No universal standard is named “sheetwide”; it is a descriptive term used alongside other dimensions such as

Related terms include sheet, width, sheet metal, and standard sheet sizes.

and
trim.
In
metal
and
plastic
fabrication,
sheetwide
specifies
the
width
of
stock
supplied
to
a
cutter
or
punch,
with
tolerances
applied
for
straightness
and
squareness.
In
textiles
and
other
sheet-forming
industries,
sheetwide
influences
cutting
patterns
and
waste
minimization
when
nesting
patterns
on
a
sheet.
by
material
standards
or
equipment
manufacturers.
For
example,
a
sheet
described
as
24
inches
wide
with
a
tolerance
of
+/-
0.125
inches
indicates
the
allowable
deviation
across
the
width.
length
and
thickness.
In
practice,
operators
rely
on
standard
width
categories
established
for
a
material,
machine,
or
production
line.