Printing machine with a twin printing unit and method of operating such a printing machine
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsWerner Schwab, Hans Schadl
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Abstract
A printing machine for printing on a printing substrate web includes a plurality of inline flexographic printing units which are disposed in a plane accessible to an operator of the machine. Each one of the two flexographic printing units of a respective duplex printing station includes a respective impression cylinder and a dryer disposed between the two impression cylinders along a path of web travel of the web of printing substrate. A method of operating the printing machine is also provided.
Claims26
A printing machine for printing on a printing substrate web, the printing machine comprising:
- a plurality of inline flexographic printing units disposed in a plane accessible to a machine operator;
- every two of said flexographic printing units of said plurality of flexographic printing units both printing on the same side of the web and together forming a duplex printing station;
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- each one of said two flexographic printing units of a respective duplex printing station including a respective impression cylinder and a dryer disposed between said impression cylinders of said two flexographic printing units along a path of horizontal web travel of the printing substrate web.
A printing machine for printing on a printing substrate web, the printing machine comprising:
- a plurality of inline flexographic printing units disposed in a plane accessible to a machine operator;
- every two of said flexographic printing units of said plurality of flexographic printing units both printing on the same side of the web and together forming a duplex printing station;
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- said duplex printing stations including at least one duplex printing station with two impression cylinders and a dryer and at least one duplex printing station with an impression cylinder and a dryer being used by said two flexographic printing units along a horizontal path of web travel of the printing substrate web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.