Patent ID: 7549372

Claim:
A printing press comprising: at least a first web-fed rotary printing unit; at least one pair of cylinders, including a forme cylinder and a transfer cylinder, in said at least first web-fed rotary printing unit; first and second spaced lateral frames defining first and second sides of said at least first web-fed rotary printing unit, each of said first and second spaced lateral frames being adapted to receive an end of each of said at least one pair of cylinders for said at least first web-fed rotary printing unit; a plurality of prepared connection points on each of said first and second lateral frames, each of said plurality of prepared connection points being adapted to selectively receive a printing unit operating element, each said printing unit operating element being usable for the control of functions of said at least first web-fed rotary printing unit, each said printing unit operating element being selectively positionable in at least one of said plurality of prepared connection points of one of said first and second lateral frames of said at least first web-fed rotary printing unit to define an operating side of said printing press; and at least one first cylinder drive motor for said at least one pair of cylinders in said at least first web-fed rotary printing unit, said at least one cylinder drive motor and each said printing unit operating element each being positionable in one of said plurality of prepared connection points on said one of said first and second lateral frames defining said operating side of said printing press.