Printing arrangement for two-sided printing on a recording medium and printing method
AssigneeOce Printing Systems GmbH
InventorsAndreas Bayer, Alexander Breitenbach, Stefan Roehl
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Abstract
A printing arrangement and printing method are disclosed for two-sided printing on a recording medium, in which intermediate fixing by superheated steam takes place after printing on the first side of the recording medium. Owing to the intermediate fixing, damage to the print image of the first side during subsequent printing on the second side is avoided without the recording medium being impaired by the intermediate fixing.
Claims11
A printing arrangement for two-sided printing on a recording medium, comprising:
- at least one simplex printing apparatus which is designed to print on a recording medium on a first side;
- at least one duplex printing apparatus which is designed to print on a second side of the recording medium, which is opposite the first side printed on by the simplex printing apparatus;
- an intermediate fixing apparatus which is arranged between the simplex printing apparatus and the duplex printing apparatus and which is designed to intermediately fix the first side of the recording medium, printed on by the simplex printing apparatus, by superheated steam, wherein the intermediate fixing apparatus is designed such that it provides superheated steam, by which the first side of the recording medium can be intermediately fixed.
A printing method for two-sided printing on a recording medium, in which method two opposing sides of a recording medium are printed on, comprising:
- providing at least one simplex printing apparatus, at least one duplex printing apparatus and a recording medium to be printed on;
- printing on a first side of the recording medium using the simplex printing apparatus;
- intermediately fixing the first side of the recording medium, printed on by the simplex printing apparatus, using superheated steam;
- printing on a second side of the recording medium, which second side is arranged opposite the first side which has been printed on by the simplex printing apparatus and intermediately fixed, using the duplex printing apparatus,
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