Patent ID: 7523706

Claim:
A method for regulating the transfer of printing ink in a printing press including: providing an inking system in said printing press and having a first roller with a first roller surface; providing a forme cylinder with a forme cylinder surface, in said printing press and using said first roller for transferring ink from said inking system to said forme cylinder; providing a first roller surface temperature regulating device and using said first roller surface regulating device for setting a desired surface temperature of said first roller surface; providing a forme cylinder surface temperature regulating device and using said forme cylinder surface temperature regulating device for setting a desired surface temperature of said forme cylinder surface independently of said setting of said desired surface temperature of said first roller surface; providing an adjusting device having a memory unit and using said adjusting device for controlling said first cylinder surface temperature regulating device and said forme cylinder temperature regulating device; storing at least one of color-specific curves, support points regarding different printing inks and color types in said memory unit of said adjusting device at least for a connection between a production speed of said printing press and said first roller surface temperature and said forme cylinder surface temperature; determining a change in said production speed for said printing press; and starting a change in at least one of said first roller surface temperature and said forme cylinder surface temperature before effecting said change in said production speed for said printing press.