A platen (or platten) is a flat platform with a variety of roles in printing or manufacturing. It can be a flat metal (or earlier, wooden) plate pressed against a medium (such as paper) to cause an impression in letterpress printing. Definition of platen. Platen definition, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
English dictionary definition of platen. The roller in a typewriter that serves as the. When referring to printing, a platen is a rolling or plate mechanism that impacts the paper with ink creating text or an image. Designed to fit on all of our Bench Model Printers with arm size 1″ x 3″ and Subframe attachment.