Method for controlling a web in a printing apparatus

A method for controlling a web in a printing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus comprises a transport assembly for transporting the web over a transport path extending downstream of a supply roll and along a printing unit, said transport path comprising a web deformation zone between the roll supply and the printing unit, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) feeding the web from the supply roll through the transport path to the transport assembly in a transport direction;
• b) moving the web with the transport assembly through the transport path in the transport direction along the printing unit in a print mode of the printing apparatus;
• c) printing an image onto a print area of the web with the printing unit in the print mode, wherein the image is printed by applying an image material, which solidifies on the web during the printing step;
• d1) determining a termination of the print mode of the printing apparatus;
• d2) upon determination of the termination of the print mode, switching the printing apparatus to a ready-to-print mode, wherein the printing apparatus is maintained in a state to directly commence printing;
• and
• e) in the ready-to-print mode, the transport assembly transporting the print area of the web medium positioned in the deformation zone to a deformation-free zone positioned along the transport path upstream of the supply roll,
• wherein the method further comprises the step of determining an interval area arranged between a first print area and a second print area relative to the transport direction and the ready-to-print step e) comprises the step of repositioning the web along the transport path such that the interval area of the web is positioned in the web deformation zone along the transport path.

A method for controlling a web in a printing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus comprises a transport assembly for transporting the web over a transport path extending downstream of a supply roll and along a printing unit, said transport path comprising a web deformation zone between the roll supply and the printing unit, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) feeding the web from the supply roll through the transport path to the transport assembly in a transport direction;
• b) moving the web with the transport assembly through the transport path in the transport direction along the printing unit in a print mode of the printing apparatus;
• c) printing an image onto a print area of the web with the printing unit in the print mode, wherein the image is printed by applying an image material, which solidifies on the web during the printing step;
• d1) determining a termination of the print mode of the printing apparatus;
• d2) upon determination of the termination of the print mode, switching the printing apparatus to a ready-to-print mode, wherein the printing apparatus is maintained in a state to directly commence printing;
• and
• e) in the ready-to-print mode, the transport assembly transporting the print area of the web medium positioned in the deformation zone to a deformation-free zone positioned along the transport path upstream of the supply roll,
• wherein an image has been printed on an imaged area of the web prior to the ready-to-print step e) and the ready-to-print step e) comprises the step of repositioning the web along the transport path such that the imaged area of the web is positioned in the web deformation zone along the transport path.