A Method Of Cleaning Of A Printed Band Of Flexible Material, As Well As An Apparatus Therefor

Abstract

Method for cleaning a printed band (195) of flexible material, having printing ink at at least one side thereof and is stripped from the printing ink using an apparatus (100) which comprises a cleaning organ.) The method comprises contacting the at least one side of the band (195) that comprises printing ink with a cleaning fluid (599), removing the printing ink that has been contacted with the cleaning fluid (599) with the cleaning organ yielding a cleaned band (195′) of flexible material, and removing adhering cleaning fluid (599) from the cleaned band (195) of flexible material; For effective cleaning the printed band (195) is guided into a bath (121) with cleaning fluid (599), and is stripped from the printing ink in the bath (121) by means of the cleaning organ; and the cleaned band (195) is guided out off the bath (121) and stripped from the adhering cleaning fluid (599).

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