Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
101416100 | ANTISMUT DEVICE | 59 |
20120055362 | DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING PRINTING PLATES, CORRESPONDING PRINTING PRESS AND METHOD - A device for identification of printing plates, including: a support having at least one support place, each support place being adapted to support one (single) printing plate before mounting on a plate cylinder, the or each support place being associated with one (single) location of the printing plate on a plate cylinder, and an identification unit adapted to identify a printing plate supported on the support place. | 03-08-2012 |
20120152138 | Hook to Fabric Fastener Closure Tool - In a printing press having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate, a method of preparing the printing press for printing. The method comprises placing a first edge of an assembly of flexible jackets over a hook type attachment structure coupled to a first edge of the transfer cylinder and pressing the assembly of flexible jackets into contact with the hook type attachment structure, wherein the pressing is performed by rolling surface contact between the assembly of flexible jackets and an attachment tool comprising a handle and a cylinder coupled to the handle, wherein the outer surface of the cylinder is irregular in texture. | 06-21-2012 |
20120199025 | OFFSET PRINTING PRESS FOR PRINTING SECURITIES - This invention discloses an offset printing press for printing securities, which includes an offset printing unit, inspection camera unit, and sheet quality determination unit. The offset printing unit prints a ground tint pattern on a transported paper sheet. The inspection camera unit is arranged upstream of the offset printing unit in the direction in which the paper sheet is transported, and captures an image of the paper sheet. The sheet quality determination unit determines the quality of the paper sheet based on image data output from the inspection camera unit. | 08-09-2012 |
20120199026 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus sequentially prints a plurality of images on a first surface of a sheet, and then sequentially prints a plurality of images on a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface. When a state of a printing unit is determined not to be normal when printing on the first surface, the printing apparatus executes processing for maintenance by using a sheet different from the sheet used for printing on the first surface. | 08-09-2012 |
20130087059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DECORATOR WHEEL BLANKET DEFECTS - A system and method to detect defects in ink blankets of a decorator wheel. An image of each of a plurality of ink blankets of a decorator wheel is acquired using an optical inspection device of the system as the decorator wheel rotates past the optical inspection device during an inking process. Each acquired image is correlated to a unique ink blanket of the plurality of ink blankets. Each acquired image is further matched to a unique standard image of a correlated unique ink blanket. Each acquired image is also compared to a matching unique standard image to determine any defects. | 04-11-2013 |
20130298791 | CYLINDER BODY FOR ORIENTING MAGNETIC FLAKES CONTAINED IN AN INK OR VARNISH VEHICLE APPLIED ON A SHEET-LIKE OR WEB-LIKE SUBSTRATE - There is described a cylinder body ( | 11-14-2013 |
20140182470 | WEB CONTROL TO REDUCE WASTE AND METHOD - A method is provided which reduces substrate waste while adjusting the press parameters to obtain a satisfactory image. The method includes the steps of: supplying a web to a printing press; printing a plurality of first images on the web at corresponding printing positions; inspecting one of the first images on the web; rewinding the web to one of the printing positions; and printing a further image over one of the first images on the web. A printing press is also provided which is configured and arranged to print in accordance with the method. | 07-03-2014 |
20140196623 | REDUCING PRINT QUALITY DEFECTS - Reducing print quality defects can include printing a pattern with an offset printing device having a binary ink developer roller, determining a variation for a hue shift of the printed pattern; and varying gain in a feedback loop of a servo motor coupled to the binary ink developer roller to reduce the variation. | 07-17-2014 |
20160167362 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PRINTED MATTER | 06-16-2016 |
20160250841 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A PRINTING MACHINE, AND A PRINTING MACHINE | 09-01-2016 |
101417000 | Web | 1 |
20140208970 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING MATERIAL WEBS - The invention describes a machine for printing material webs ( | 07-31-2014 |
101420000 | Contact preventers | 3 |
20100154667 | Multiple Layer Anti-marking Jackets and Methods of Using in Offset Printing - In a printing press having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate, an anti-marking device is provided. The anti-marking device comprises an assembly of at least two flexible jackets, the assembly removably attached with free play to the transfer cylinder, wherein an outermost flexible jacket supports the freshly printed substrate as it passes over the transfer cylinder and wherein the outermost flexible jacket is removable from the assembly while the assembly remains attached to the transfer cylinder. In an embodiment, a base cover is attached to the transfer cylinder, and the assembly is removably attached with free play to the transfer cylinder over the base cover. | 06-24-2010 |
20100307357 | Anti-marking Jackets Comprised of Attachment Structure and Methods of Using in Offset Printing - In a printing press, a transfer cylinder assembly for transferring a freshly printed substrate is provided. The transfer cylinder assembly comprises a transfer cylinder, a first attachment structure comprising a plurality of loops coupled to the transfer cylinder, and an anti-marking device. The anti-marking device comprises a second attachment structure comprising a plurality of hooks and a flexible jacket to engage the freshly printed substrate as it is transferred over the transfer cylinder assembly. The second attachment structure is at least semi-permanently coupled to the flexible jacket, and the anti-marking device is removably attached over the transfer cylinder by coupling the second attachment structure with the first attachment structure. | 12-09-2010 |
20120192739 | Reversible Anti-Marking Jackets and Methods of Using - In a printing press having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate, an anti-marking device is provided. The anti-marking device comprises a flexible jacket having a first surface and a second surface, each surface having projections projecting from the surface. When the flexible jacket is installed over the transfer cylinder with the second surface positioned facing towards the transfer cylinder the first surface is positioned to engage the freshly printed substrate as it is transferred over the transfer cylinder, and when the flexible jacket is installed over the transfer cylinder with the first surface positioned facing towards the transfer cylinder the second surface is positioned to engage the freshly printed substrate as it is transferred over the transfer cylinder. The anti-marking device is removably attached to the transfer cylinder. | 08-02-2012 |
101423000 | Cleaners | 19 |
20080216694 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING GUIDE ROLLERS OF A PRINTING UNIT - An apparatus and method for cleaning guide rollers of a printing unit, particularly a 9-cylinder satellite printing unit, of a web-fed printing press, is disclosed. A cleaning device having a cleaning body fastened to an actuating grip is insertable between the guide rollers of the printing unit. A cleaning cloth that can be wetted with cleaning fluid can be fastened to the cleaning body, and the cleaning body features cleaning surfaces on opposing sides that are adapted to the contour of the guide rollers. | 09-11-2008 |
20080229952 | Cleaning apparatus - A cleaning apparatus includes a first liquid supply unit, second cylinder, cleaning unit, third cylinder, second liquid supply unit, first cleaning liquid supply unit, and controller. The first liquid supply unit supplies a transfer liquid to a first cylinder. The second cylinder performs transfer to one surface of a transfer target body with the transfer liquid transferred from the first cylinder. The cleaning unit cleans the circumferential surface of the second cylinder in contact with it. The third cylinder is arranged to oppose the second cylinder and performs transfer to the other surface of the transfer target body. The second liquid supply unit supplies the transfer liquid to the third cylinder. The first cleaning liquid supply unit supplies a cleaning liquid to at least one of the first cylinder and the third cylinder. The controller controls the control unit to clean the second cylinder while the second cylinder is in contact with the first cylinder and the third cylinder. | 09-25-2008 |
20080289525 | Driving System for the Cylinder Cleaning Assemblies of Printing Machines - When the plate cylinder (D) is provided with at least one longitudinal channel (C) housing the sheet grippers (P) and when the ends of this channel have cams (Z) for contact with rollers mounted on the cleaning assembly, to ensure that when this assembly is actively working the presser ( | 11-27-2008 |
20090007810 | Washing Device for a Cylinder in a Printing Press - A washing device for a cylinder in a printing press includes a washing cloth for removing contaminants and ink, etc. from the surface of the cylinder and an ultrasonic source directing sound energy onto the surface of the cylinder to assist a washing operation. A focusing device disposed in front of the ultrasonic source concentrates the sound energy on a substantially linear focus region on the surface of the cylinder, extending parallel to the axis of the cylinder. | 01-08-2009 |
20090013888 | Methods and Means Relating to Photopolymer Printing Plates - A method for feeding a photopolymerised elastomeric printing plate, subsequent to exposure and washing out thereof, along a path through a rinsing station, comprises: optionally providing a plate assembly comprising the plate and, supporting the plate, a carrier having a pair of opposed peripheral regions each extending laterally beyond respective opposed lateral edge regions of the plate, providing, transversely of the path, at least one pair of driven rollers ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090095182 | CLEANING UNIT AND PRINTER - An apparatus for efficiently cleaning a platen roller of a printer. A cleaning unit is attached to a main unit in place of a removal unit for an intermediate transfer sheet. A cam is turned by means of turning an arm UP/DOWN lever, and the arm is turned from an UP position to a DOWN position by means of the cam, to thus bring a cleaning pad on a leading end of the arm into contact with a platen roller and perform cleaning operation. When an operation mode is set to a cleaning mode and when attachment of the cleaning unit UC is detected, the platen roller is rotated, thereby allowing cleaning operation. | 04-16-2009 |
20110072993 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING GUIDE ROLLERS OF A PRINTING UNIT - An apparatus and method for cleaning guide rollers of a printing unit, particularly a 9-cylinder satellite printing unit, of a web-fed printing press, is disclosed. A cleaning device having a cleaning body fastened to an actuating grip is insertable between the guide rollers of the printing unit. A cleaning cloth that can be wetted with cleaning fluid can be fastened to the cleaning body, and the cleaning body features cleaning surfaces on opposing sides that are adapted to the contour of the guide rollers. | 03-31-2011 |
20110185932 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - The present invention provides a printing apparatus and a printing method capable of washing a printing plate with a high degree of cleanliness. The present invention is a printing apparatus and a printing method, wherein: the printing apparatus comprises a print roll, a coater that is placed below the print roll and forms ink on the print roll, a first base placed above the print roll, a first stage placed on the bottom face of the first base, a first printing plate placed on the bottom face of the first stage, a print object to which the ink formed on the print roll is transcribed, a first stage placed on the top or bottom face of the print object, and a washer for washing the first printing plate; the washer has a washing device; and a spray nozzle of the washing device is directed to the side where the first base exists. | 08-04-2011 |
20110192301 | SCREEN PRINTER AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SCREEN PRINTER - It is an objective to provide a screen printer capable of properly cleaning a three dimensional mask member intended for a cavity substrate and a method for cleaning the screen printer. A mask member | 08-11-2011 |
20110239881 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING THE IOWA ROLL ON A DUPLEXING MARKING SYSTEM - This is a paper web transporting component that is useful in a duplexing system that uses a paper web to be imaged. The unit has an IOWA roller (backup roll) with an image sensor above it and a cleaning web structure below it. Since excess toner or ink in duplexing systems can adhere to the transport roll, the sensor will pick up these impurities when scanning the surface of the paper web. Therefore, these impurities must be removed from the transport roll or scanning for proper image registration will be adversely affected. The movement of the paper web causes the transport roll to rotate so that the sensor can scan the entire surface of the transport roll. | 10-06-2011 |
20120103217 | Cleaning Subsystem for a Variable Data Lithography System - An cleaning subsystem for a variable data lithography system includes a first cleaning member having a conformable adhesive surface disposed for physical contact with an imaging member such that residual ink remaining on the imaging member, such as following transfer of an inked latent image from the imaging member to a substrate, adheres to the conformable adhesive surface and is thereby removed from the imaging member. The cleaning subsystem may further include a second cleaning member, in physical contact with the first cleaning member, having a relatively hard, smooth surface such that residual ink removed from the imaging member and adhering to the adhesive surface of the first cleaning member may split onto the second cleaning member. | 05-03-2012 |
20120279408 | METHOD FOR CLEANING INKING UNITS IN OFFSET PRINTING PRESSES AND OFFSET PRINTING PRESS - An offset printing press and a method for cleaning inking units in offset printing presses include emptying and subsequently refilling ink fountains of individual inking units of the printing units with ink sequentially one after the other. Immediately after the emptying of a first ink fountain, a washing operation for an associated inking unit is started even before remaining ink fountains have been emptied. After a respective further one of the remaining ink fountains has been emptied, the washing operation for a respective further inking unit is started and refilling of the first ink fountain is started while washing operations for one or more of the further inking units are still running. | 11-08-2012 |
20120312182 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ERASING INK HISTORY FROM INK TRANSFER ROLL IN DIGITAL OFFSET SYSTEMS - A digital offset inking system includes an ink chamber that contains ink, and deposits ink onto an inking member. The ink is transferred to an ink transfer member, which is then transferred to an image transfer member. An ink removal member removes leftover or excess ink from the ink removal member. A cleaning member cleans the ink removal member. | 12-13-2012 |
20150114244 | SUBSTANCE(S) DEPOSITION CONTROL DEVICE FOR OFFSET PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a substance(s) deposition control device for an offset printing system comprising at least one offset plate ( | 04-30-2015 |
101424000 | With cleaning composition | 5 |
20090020030 | INSTALLATION FOR CHANGING INK IN A PRINTING STATION OF A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTER - A method and an installation operable for cleaning an inking blade acting against a chambered printing cylinder of a flexographic printing machine. A cleaning device includes a blade cleaner, a recovery device for ink removed from the blade, a first prewash cleaning system, a subsequent regular wash system and an air nozzle system to clean out ink. The ink is recovered before the washing. The ink washed out is recovered and this polluted wash fluid is used in a subsequent cleaning as a prewash. | 01-22-2009 |
20090020031 | Apparatus and Method for Treating a Rotating Printing Technology Surface with a Process Liquid, Machine for processing Printing Material and machine for Treating Printing Forms - An apparatus and method for treating a rotating printing technology surface, especially a re-imageable printing form, with a process liquid, such as cleaning, covering or rinsing liquid, include jet nozzles disposed along a straight line substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the printing technology surface, and a cloth device substantially parallel to the axis of rotation. The nozzles pivot about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation for producing a substantially uniform distribution of process liquid parallel to the axis of rotation. The cloth device preferably has a cloth with segmented or calendered portions substantially parallel to the axis of rotation, for substantially limiting spread of process liquid in the cloth parallel to the feed direction of the cloth and assisting substantially uniform distribution of process liquid parallel to the axis of rotation. Machines for processing printing material and for treating printing forms are also provided. | 01-22-2009 |
20090056576 | APPARATUS FOR PRINTING USING HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO-COMPONENT REACTIVE INKS AND COATINGS WITH FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PROCESSES - An apparatus for flexographic printing for use both with inks/varnishes that are not compatible with hydroxyl groups and with inks/varnishes that are compatible with hydroxyl groups. The apparatus includes pumps, viscometers, viscosity adjusters and washing systems that are dedicated to each of the two types of solutions. In addition, the apparatus may be used for preparing a printed article by pattern applying more than one type of coating onto an article substrate. Unique patterns are laser engraved onto non-polar polymeric flexographic rollers/plates that may be impregnated with silicone, to preferably each coat different portions of the article substrate surface. | 03-05-2009 |
20100147172 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING RESIDUAL INK IMAGE FROM OFFSET PRINTING BLANKET - A thickened aqueous cleaning solution for removing residual ink images from the surface of a blanket used in offset lithographic printing which has been subjected to printing using radiation-curable ink. The cleaning solution comprises an alkaline builder, a thickener, a co-solvent, a surfactant and water. A method for removing the residual ink images from the blanket comprises removing the blanket from the offset lithographic printing press, applying a layer of the thickened aqueous cleaning solution to the blanket, rubbing the surface of the blanket, for example with rags or a scouring pad, and removing the soiled cleaning solution. | 06-17-2010 |
20110000384 | METHOD FOR TREATING A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - Method for cleaning a lithographic printing plate comprising the step of applying a liquid to the plate including an aqueous phase, a solvent phase and at least one alkyl (poly) glucoside, said solvent phase including a mixture comprising aliphatic and/or aromatic hydrocarbons, characterized in that the amount of solvent phase in the liquid is ≦40% wt. | 01-06-2011 |
101424100 | Drying with fluid (air) or by heating | 23 |
20080223238 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Output Delays Associated With Ink Drying - In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to calculating a number of dryer passes that will be used to dry ink applied to print media, the number of dryer passes being calculated relative to a current dryer temperature, applying ink to the print media, and drying the applied ink with the dryer using the calculated number of dryer passes without first waiting for the dryer to reach its normal operating temperature. | 09-18-2008 |
20080236422 | Pad Printing Machine - A pad printing machine designed to doubly or multiply print an object. An object support is or can be positioned in stationary manner, at least one pad carrier carrying at least one pad is configured in displaceable manner relative to the stationary object support, and a drying element drying the printing ink on the object to be printed is configured in displaceable manner relative to the stationary object support. | 10-02-2008 |
20080257186 | DRYING APPARATUS FOR SHEET - In a printing press equipped with a UV lamp for drying UV ink printed on a sheet transported by a transfer cylinder and a delivery cylinder, the UV lamp is accommodated within each of the transfer cylinder and the delivery cylinder, and is supported to be non-pivotable with respect to frames and immovable in the axial direction of the cylinder when the printing press is in operation. | 10-23-2008 |
20080295719 | Method for drying a printing ink on a printing substrate in a printing press, and a printing press - A method for drying a printing ink ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090050008 | PRINTING PRESS - A printing press capable of expediting the drying of ink printed on a sheet and facilitating maintenance is provided. The printing press is characterized by including: an impression cylinder for transferring ink onto printing paper (P) during transport of the printing paper (P) there through; an transfer cylinder for transporting the printing paper (P) on which the ink has been transferred; a drying part for drying the ink transferred on the printing paper (P); and a support part for supporting the drying part so that it can rotate around a rotation axis extending parallel to the rotation axis of the impression cylinder, thereby bringing the drying part close to and away from the impression cylinder. | 02-26-2009 |
20090064883 | Printing machine system - A printing system includes a first printing machine that is provided in the form of a newspaper printing machine and which comprises at least two first printing units that are provided in the form of printing towers and with a number of printing machines arranged one above the other for effecting double-sided printing of a substrate in multiple colors. A first folding funnel is arranged in a machine exit of these first printing units. A second printing machine is provided with at least one second printing unit and with a dryer that is situated in the machine exit of the second printing unit. The at least one second printing unit is positioned with respect to its printing location, and when viewed from above, is arranged next to the machine exit of the first printing units provided in the form of printing towers. A web, or a partial web, which has been printed by the second printing unit, and which has passed through the dryer, can be diverted by 90° from a direction of conveyance that is perpendicular to a machine exit and can be guided in a direction of conveyance that is parallel to the machine exit. | 03-12-2009 |
20090145318 | Method for Drying Printing Ink and Printing Ink - A method for drying printing ink containing an inactive active substance enclosed before drying in a reaction-inhibited form in a transport substance, for accelerating the drying of the printing ink on a print medium, includes applying the printing ink to a print medium being dried at a reaction site by supplying energy to the printing ink, and releasing the active substance by an energy supply from the transport substance at the reaction site for activation. A printing ink includes an active substance enclosed before drying in a reaction-inhibited form in a transport substance, for accelerating the drying of the printing ink on a print medium. The active substance is releasable during the drying by an energy supply from the transport substance at the reaction site. | 06-11-2009 |
20090277352 | PRINTING PRESS HAVING A DRYER DEVICE FOR VARNISHED SHEETS - A printing press and a method of drying printed or varnished sheets in a printing press include heating printed and/or varnished sheets, before the sheets enter a dryer, to a temperature higher than the ambient temperature, through the use of a heatable impression cylinder in the last printing and/or varnishing unit upstream of the thermal dryer device. | 11-12-2009 |
20100132573 | LIQUID TRANSFER APPARATUS - An ultraviolet drying device ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100180784 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit that performs a recording operation on a recording medium; a transport unit that transports the recording medium; and a drying unit that promotes drying of the recording medium by ejecting gas to the recording medium. The drying unit includes a main passage through which the gas flows on a surface of the recording medium along the transport direction of the recording medium, and a sub-passage that merges with the main passage and extends in a direction crossing the surface of the recording medium when merging with the main passage. | 07-22-2010 |
20100180785 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus including: a heating rotary member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blowing unit, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the heating rotary member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, wherein a cooling operation can be performed continuously with the shutter opened after image heating processing is completed, whereby a downtime required for making the temperature distribution over the entire heating area uniform after the continuous sheet supply of small-size recording materials is reduced remarkably. | 07-22-2010 |
20100192792 | METHOD OF PREDICTING A DRYING PARAMETER FOR A PRINTING PRESS - A method of predicting at least one drying parameter for a printing press includes estimating an amount and type of an ink to be deposited on a printing surface, determining at least one of: i) a type of the printing surface, ii) a thickness of the printing surface, and iii) a speed of the printing surface moving through the printing press, and calculating, via a controller associated with the dryer, the at least one drying parameter based at least on: i) the amount and the type of the ink to be deposited on the printing surface; ii) the type of the printing surface, iii) the thickness of the printing surface, and iv) the speed of the printing surface moving through the printing press. Also disclosed herein is a method of determining if the ink established on the printing surface is dry. | 08-05-2010 |
20100242763 | Backup Mechanism for Irradiation Time Data of a Drying Device in Printing Press - An object is to provide a drying device of a printing press that is capable of securely storing the integrated values of the irradiation times of LEDs and notifying the operator of the replacement timing of the LEDs. Two control parts are provided to control operation of the printing press. The two control parts each store and update integrated values of the irradiation times of the LEDs on one-by-one basis or on a group-by-group basis automatically or arbitrarily, and compare and update the integrated values of one of the two control parts with the integrated values of the remaining control part to keep each of the integrated values of both the control parts update with the latest integrated value. | 09-30-2010 |
20110017083 | DRYING EQUIPMENT WITH FALSE AIR TREATMENT FOR PRINTING MACHINES - A ventilation and drying equipment for printing machines, including ovens operable to dry solvent on a printed support travelling through the ovens passages into and out of the ovens through which false or ambient air can enter the oven from the outside. At least one false air suppression device for which each printing unit covers at least one of the passages and which is maintained at a pressure lower than the air pressure inside the oven, to prevent false air from entering the oven through the at least one passage. Each false air suppression device is connected with a common recirculation duct in order to share the false air coming from each printing unit with the whole press. | 01-27-2011 |
20110072994 | SHEET DRYER - A sheet dryer includes: a coating section | 03-31-2011 |
20110239882 | WEB PRINTING PRESS - A web printing apparatus includes a transfer device which transfers highly reactive ink/varnish onto a web, and a fixing device which fixes, on the web, the highly reactive ink/varnish transferred by the transfer device. The fixing device includes only a light irradiation device which irradiates the web with light in the wavelength range, in which no ozone is generated, to cure the highly reactive ink/varnish on the web without thermal drying of the web. | 10-06-2011 |
20140116275 | REDUCTION OF PRINT HEAD TEMPERATURE BY DISRUPTING AIR FROM HEATED WEBS OF PRINT MEDIA - Systems and methods are provided for reducing the temperature of print heads of a printer in a multi-printer environment. The system comprises a receiving printer operable to receive a web of print media heated by an upstream dryer. The system further comprises an airflow generator located immediately before the heated web enters the receiving printer, the airflow generator operable to project impinging air that deflects warm air proximate to the heated web. | 05-01-2014 |
20140116276 | CORRUGATED SHEET FED PRINTING PROCESS WITH UV CURABLE INKS - A flexographic printing system for printing flat corrugated sheets using radiation curable inks. An ultraviolet curing unit is positioned after each of the printing stations. The ink applied at each station is partially cured before a different color ink is applied at the next printing station. | 05-01-2014 |
20140366760 | LIQUID DISPERSAL IN RADIANT DRYERS FOR PRINTING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for dispersing a liquid coolant in a radiant dryer. The system comprises a dryer of a printing system. The dryer includes a heating element within an interior of the dryer that is able to heat a web of printed media as the web travels through the interior. The dryer also includes a liquid dispersal unit within the interior that is able to project liquid droplets of coolant onto the web as the web travels through the interior, in order to control the temperature of the web. | 12-18-2014 |
20150346659 | RECORDING MEDIUM HEATING DEVICE, PRETREATMENT LIQUID COATING/DRYING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A recording medium heating device that can heat and dry a continuous recording medium, includes multiple heating rollers, including respective heaters, disposed on a conveying path of the recording medium; and a controller to control the heaters of the heating rollers. In a starting period during which the recording medium heating device is started, the controller sets temperatures of the heaters to starting temperatures where a temperature of a heating roller positioned closest to an exit side of the conveying path is lower than a temperature of a heating roller positioned away from the exit side of the conveying path. | 12-03-2015 |
20150367625 | DRYING DEVICE, SYSTEM COMPRISING A DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRYING DEVICE FOR DRYING BETWEEN INKING UNITS OF A PRINTING MACHINE - The invention relates to a drying device ( | 12-24-2015 |
20160250878 | MULTI-LAYER PRINTING PROCESS | 09-01-2016 |
20180022082 | Dryers for Printed Media | 01-25-2018 |
101424200 | Anti-offset material application | 3 |
20120325100 | ANTI-MARKING JACKETS COMPRISED OF FLUOROPOLYMER AND METHODS OF USING IN OFFSET PRINTING - In a printing press having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate, an anti-marking device is provided. The anti-marking device comprises a flexible jacket comprised of fluoropolymer to engage the freshly printed substrate as it is transferred over the transfer cylinder, the anti-marking device removably attached with free play to the transfer cylinder. In an embodiment, a base cover is installed on the transfer cylinder between the anti-marking device and the transfer cylinder. | 12-27-2012 |
20130333583 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A RELEASE AGENT TO A SUBSTRATE HAVING A PRINT IMAGE - An approach is provided for applying a release agent to a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The approach involves causing, at least in part, a release agent supply device to supply release agent to a release agent applicator. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a release agent metering device configured to control an amount of release agent applied to a roller configured to apply release agent to the first surface of the substrate. The roller is configured to accommodate the substrate under a tension over at least a portion of a circumference of the roller such that a pressure is exerted between the roller and the first surface of the substrate. | 12-19-2013 |
20140013977 | POWDERING DEVICE FOR A PRINTING PRESS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE POWDERING DEVICE - A powdering device for a printing press includes a metering roller and a manifold. A plurality of injectors are provided downstream of the manifold in a conveying direction of the powder. The powdering device is operable in accordance with a method in which a total powder stream is subdivided into partial powder streams that are subsequently separately mixed with compressed air to create powder/air streams. | 01-16-2014 |