Device and method for electrophoretic liquid development

A modularly-designed printing device having varied, complex printing machines for professional digital high-speed printing, comprising:

• a printing system made up of a combination of a plurality of printing groups operated independent of one another, and with a printing substrate guidance group that is common to the printing groups and which transports a printing substrate through the printing system;
• the printing groups each comprising a printing unit for printing of the printing substrate, a printing group activation unit for control of printing operation of the printing unit, and an image data unit for preparation of the image data to be printed;
• the printing substrate guidance group comprising a printing substrate guidance unit for transport of the printing substrate through the printing system and an activation unit for control of the operation of the printing substrate guidance unit;
• a central control group for synchronization of workflows in the printing groups and in the printing substrate guidance group, the central control group comprising interfaces to the printing groups and to the printing substrate guidance group;
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• at least a machine for printing substrate pre- or post-processing is respectively connected before the printing system or after the printing system.

A modularly-designed printing device for high-speed printing, comprising:

• a printing system made up of a combination of a plurality of printing groups, and with a printing substrate guidance group that is common to the printing groups and which transports a printing substrate through the printing system;
• the printing groups each comprising a printing unit for printing of the printing substrate, a printing group activation unit for control of printing operation of the printing unit, and an image data unit for preparation of the image data to be printed;
• the printing substrate guidance group comprising a printing substrate guidance unit for transport of the printing substrate through the printing system and a control which controls the operation of the printing substrate guidance unit;
• a central control group which synchronizes workflows in the printing groups and in the printing substrate guidance group, the central control group comprising interfaces to the printing groups and to the printing substrate guidance group;
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• at least a printing substrate pre- or post-processing machine.