Abstract:
A liquid transfer apparatus includes: rollers configured to transfer supplied liquid to a blanket cylinder; a roller holding device configured to detachably hold the rollers and perform a rotating operation to move any one of the rollers to a predetermined position facing the blanket cylinder; and a contact-separation unit configured to bring the roller held by the roller holding device and disposed at the predetermined position into and out of contact with the blanket cylinder.
Abstract:
A reimageable layer of an imaging member is provided with a dampening fluid layer. The reimageable layer has specific properties such as composition, surface profile, and so on so as to be well suited for receipt and carrying the dampening fluid layer. An optical patterning subsystem such as a scanned modulated laser patterns the dampening fluid layer. Ink having a first set of properties such as color, composition, etc., is applied at an inking subsystem such that it selectively resides in voids formed by the patterning subsystem in the dampening fluid layer to thereby form an inked latent image. The inked latent image is then transferred to a substrate, and the reimageable surface cleaned. The process is repeated for a second ink having properties different than the first. Each ink image may successively be applied to the substrate, or a composite image may be formed then applied to the substrate.
Abstract:
This invention discloses a numbering and imprinting machine including an impression cylinder, a stamp cylinder, a first printing cylinder, a second printing cylinder, and a moving inker which includes a first ink supply device and second ink supply device. A first space is formed between the moving inker, which is set at a retraction position, and the first and second printing cylinders so as to permit entrance of the operator into it. A second space is formed between the stamp cylinder and the first printing cylinder to permit the operator who has entered the first space to access the impression cylinder.
Abstract:
The sheet-fed or web-fed printing machine comprises a main unit (1), at least one mobile carriage (2) adapted to be coupled to the main unit for cooperation therewith during printing operations and to be moved away from the main unit during maintenance operations, a control unit for controlling displacement of said mobile carriage toward and away from said main unit, and an access zone (9, 9′) surrounding at least partly the mobile carriage for allowing a human operator to get access to the main unit and mobile carriage, which access zone lies outside of the displacement path (10) of the mobile carriage. The printing machine further comprises detection means (11) for monitoring the access zone and detecting presence of a human operator within the access zone. The control unit is operatively connected to the detection means so as to interrupt or prevent displacement of the mobile carriage in case presence of a human operator is detected within the access zone by the detection means and before the human operator penetrates in the displacement path of the mobile carriage.
Abstract:
A method of controlling a printing unit is disclosed. The printing unit comprising a plurality of printing couple pairs, each printing couple pair comprising a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder and an inking system associated with each printing couple pair operable to supply ink to printing plates mounted on the plate cylinders of said printing couple pairs. The printing unit also comprises a primary module carrying the printing couple pairs and, a pair of secondary modules carrying the inking systems, the secondary modules being movable relative to the primary module from an operative into a non-operative position in which each secondary module is separated from the primary module. The printing unit further comprises apparatus for loading/unloading printing plates from the plate cylinders of the printing unit and the method includes the step of unloading printing plates from the plate cylinders of the printing unit using said apparatus whilst the secondary modules are moving relative to the primary modules into their non-operative positions.
Abstract:
A printing press includes a frame that supports one or more printing units. Each printing unit includes a retractable inker module cantileverly supported by the frame, an ink injection system having a pump, a sidelay registration mechanism for one or more plate cylinders of the printing unit, an extension sleeve extending a length of a plate cylinder sleeve, and an expandable layer for each blanket cylinder and plate cylinder that provides changing the inner diameter of the blanket cylinder and the plate cylinder.
Abstract:
An ink supply unit for a flexographic press that is convenient for exchange of an anilox roll and an order of colors to be printed is disclosed. A time for test printing can be shortened, thereby enhancing a working efficiency. A pivot frame can move between a printing position where an anilox roll is mounted on a stationary frame to engage a printing cylinder and an exchanging position where the anilox roll is spaced away from the stationary frame to disengage the printing cylinder. An ink level of a maximum amount of ink contained in an ink chamber is located near a contact position between an upper doctor blade and the anilox roll, when the pivot frame is located at the printing position. The ink level is located below a lower doctor blade, when the pivot frame is located at the exchanging position.
Abstract:
A printing press includes, a printing unit; a motor for driving the printing unit; a first drive system for drivingly connecting a blanketed impression cylinder, etc. of the printing unit to the motor; a first frame cover for covering the first drive system; an inker movable to be capable of being thrown on and thrown off the printing unit; a second drive system for driving ink rollers of the inker; and a second frame cover for covering the second drive system, the printing press further includes a motor for driving the ink rollers of the inker via the second drive system, and wherein opposed surfaces of the first frame cover and the second frame cover are entirely closed.
Abstract:
There is described a printing unit and a method for printing with flexographic inks. The printing unit includes a screen roller engaging a doctor blade system (3), and which is in continuous operation, either by engaging a motor (10) or by operation by the transmission (2) of the printing machine. The screen roller (1) of the printing unit interacts with a rubber sheet (16) which is disposed on a rubber sheet cylinder (4) at a position between a printing plate cylinder (5) and a back-pressure cylinder (6). A slot (7) is provided in the rubber sheet, used when the screen roller (1) is to be engaged with the rubber sheet (17).
Abstract:
A printing unit having at least one press unit, the, or each, press unit having at least one form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking unit and preferably a damping unit, and having at least one imaging device for imaging and/or de-imaging a rewritable and erasable printing form positioned on the form cylinder. The inking unit, if appropriate together with the damping unit, can be pivoted with respect to a form cylinder from a printing position into a rest position. The imaging device can be pivoted with respect to the form cylinder from an imaging position into a rest position. The imaging device is pivoted into a rest position when the inking unit and, if appropriate, damping unit is pivoted into the printing position and, when the imaging device is pivoted into the imaging position, the inking unit and, if appropriate, the damping unit is pivoted into a rest position.