Patent ID: 6401608
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A printing press comprising:a frame; a central impression drum rotatably supported on said frame and adapted to transport a sheet; a plurality of first side printing stations circumferentially spaced about said central impression drum and in communication therewith for printing an image on a first side of a substrate; a perfecting printing station disposed at a position about said central impression drum, said perfecting printing station including a multi-purpose drum having a substrate retainer for securing the substrate thereto, said multi-purpose drum forming an impression cylinder and being in communication with an image transfer cylinder for imparting an image on a second side of the substrate; and an ink fixing device disposed between said first side printing stations and said perfecting station for fixing the image on the first side of the substrate prior to the image being imparted on the second side of the substrate by said perfecting station.