Patent ID: 6644184
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
A web-fed offset printing machine comprising printing units having at least one form cylinder and one transfer cylinder (1.1 to 1.5; 2.1 to 2.5); andat least one folder unit (25); and wherein, for each printing unit, at least one of said form and transfer cylinders (1.1 to 1.5; 2.1 to 2.5) has a drive connection to a separate electric motor, said at least one cylinder (1.1 to 1.5; 2.1 to 2.5) having one selected from the group consisting of no mechanical drive connection to a further one of said cylinders (1.1 to 1.5; 2.1 to 2.5) when said further cylinder is driven directly or indirectly by a further separate electric motor and a mechanical drive connection to one of said further cylinders (1.1 to 1.5; 2.1 to 2.5) when said further cylinder is not driven by a separate electric motor; said printing machine further comprising a motor control system (41, 52, 56, 66, 73) for said at least one electric motor for adjusting a printing group (3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 46, 47, 58 to 61, 67, 68) and for presetting said printing units for adaptation to a different web path, said motor control system having an input side; and a computing and memory unit (45, 52, 57, 65, 74) for storing a plurality of cylinder positions connected to said input side of said motor-control system.