Combination printer

A combination printing press including a collect-printing section configured to perform collect-printing on a sheet and an offset printing section configured to perform offset printing on the sheet, wherein

• the collect-printing section comprises a collect-printing unit including:
• a plurality of pattern plate cylinders;
• a collecting blanket cylinder with which the plurality of pattern plate cylinders are in contact;
• a collecting plate cylinder in contact with the collecting blanket cylinder;
• a blanket cylinder in contact with the collecting plate cylinder;
• an impression cylinder in contact with the blanket cylinder;
• and
• a movable inking unit configured to support a plurality of inking devices provided respectively corresponding to the plurality of pattern plate cylinders so as to supply inks to the pattern plate cylinders to move the inking devices to and away from the pattern plate cylinders,
• the offset printing section comprises:
• an obverse-side offset printing unit including an ink supply device, a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder and being configured to perform offset printing on an obverse side of the sheet;
• and
• a reverse-side offset printing unit including an ink supply device, a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder and being configured to perform offset printing on a reverse side of the sheet,
• the impression cylinders of the obverse-side offset printing unit and the reverse-side offset printing unit are in contact with each other to pass the sheet between the impression cylinders of the obverse-side and reverse-side offset printing units,
• the combination printing press further comprises an inspection apparatus configured to inspect printing quality on the obverse side and the reverse side of the sheet,
• the collect-printing section and the offset printing section are connected to each other through one or a plurality of transfer cylinders, and
• wherein the blanket cylinder of each of the obverse-side offset printing unit and the reverse-side offset printing unit is arranged to pass the sheet onto an adjacent cylinder after completion of printing on the sheet of the largest length printable with the printing press.