Printing arrangement for two-sided printing on a recording medium and printing method
AssigneeOce Printing Systems GmbH
InventorsAndreas Bayer, Alexander Breitenbach, Stefan Roehl, Christian Kopp, Andrae Ie Coutre
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Abstract
A printing arrangement and a printing method for two-sided printing on a recording medium are disclosed, in which conditioning by steam and/or liquid droplets takes place after printing on the first side of the recording medium. Because of the conditioning, damage is avoided to the print image of the first side during subsequent printing on the second side, without the recording medium being impaired by the conditioning.
Claims14
A printing arrangement for two-sided printing on a recording medium, the printing arrangement comprising:
- at least one simplex printing apparatus which is designed to print on a recording medium, on a first side of the recording medium,
- 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, and
- a conditioner which is arranged between the simplex printing apparatus and the duplex printing apparatus and which is designed to expose the first side of the recording medium, printed on by the simplex printing apparatus, to steam or liquid droplets.
A printing method for two-sided printing on a recording medium, in which method two opposing sides of the recording medium are printed on, the method 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;
- conditioning the first side of the recording medium, printed on by the simplex printing apparatus, using liquid droplets or steam;
- and
- 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 treated, using the duplex printing apparatus.
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