Printing machine with a twin printing unit and method for operating such a printing machine
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorWERNER SCHWAB
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Abstract
A printing machine for printing on a web of printing material includes a plurality of in-line flexographic printing units disposed in a plane that is accessible to a machine operator. Every two flexographic printing units of the plurality of flexographic printing units together form a double printing station and the two flexographic printing units of a respective double printing station have a common impression cylinder. A method of operating a printing machine is also provided.
Claims22
A printing machine for printing on a web of printing material, the printing machine comprising:
- a plurality of in-line flexographic printing units disposed in a plane accessible to a machine operator;
- every two of said flexographic printing units of said plurality of flexographic printing units together forming a double printing station;
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- said two flexographic printing units of a respective double printing station having a common impression cylinder.
A method of operating a printing machine, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing a plurality of in-line flexographic printing units disposed in a plane accessible to a machine operator, every two of the flexographic printing units of the plurality of flexographic printing units together forming a double printing station, and the two flexographic printing units of a respective double printing station having a common impression cylinder;
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- activating and printing with a maximum of one flexographic printing unit of the two flexographic printing units of a respective double printing station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.