Patent ID: 6848362

Claim:
A combination including a varnishing apparatus for varnishing a web and a dryer being arranged upstream or downstream of the varnishing apparatus, said varnishing apparatus comprising: first and second varnishing mechanisms, each including a form cylinder and a transfer cylinder, the web having two sides running between the transfer cylinders, at least one of the form cylinders includes a gravure printing form, said varnishing apparatus being arranged for varnishing one of the sides of the web when one of said form cylinders includes a gravure printing form and varnishing both of the sides of the web when each of the form cylinders includes a gravure printing form, wherein each of said form cylinder and transfer cylinder comprise two ends and said varnishing apparatus includes side walls for holding the ends of said form cylinders and transfer cylinders, each of said side walls defining an opening therethrough with two sides, rectilinear guide elements being arranged on at least one side of each of said openings, at least one of said form cylinder and transfer cylinder of each of said first and second varnishing mechanisms comprising slides slidably arranged on said rectilinear guide elements. such that a space between the form and transfer cylinders of each of said first and second varnishing mechanisms is adjustable.