Patent ID: 7926421
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
1. A printing press system comprising: at least one printing unit; a plurality of printing groups arranged one above the other in said at least one printing unit as a printing tower and being usable for double-sided, multicolor printing of a web of material; a forme cylinder in each said printing group and having a forme cylinder longitudinal axis of rotation, each said forme cylinder having a forme cylinder circumferential surface with a circumferential length and width; a printing forme mounting channel in said circumferential surface of each said forme cylinder and extending over said forme cylinder circumferential width, each said forme cylinder being adapted to receive printing form extending over said forme cylinder circumferential width; a former assembly positioned after, in a direction of travel of said web of material, said at least one printing unit, said former assembly having a material web feed-in direction parallel to said forme cylinder axis of rotation: at least first and second fold formers located side by side in a common plane in said former assembly and transversely to said web feed-in direction, said at least first and second fold formers being supported for relative movement for varying a spacing distance between first and second fold formers transverse to said material web feed-in direction; at least one turning device positioned intermediate said at least one printing unit and said former assembly and having at least one turning bar usable to turn said web of material 90° and to transfer said web of material printed in said at least one printing unit to said former assembly; and a dryer arranged, in said direction of travel of said web of material, intermediate said at least one printing unit and said at least one turning device.