Patent · US Expired

Method of operating a web-fed rotary printing machine

US6578479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 2001
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S101/42
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to reach optimal web tension relationships rapidly in the folder superstructure when starting up a web-fed rotary printing machine, first of all a web is transported with the print in the printing units thrown off, the pull units lying on the web path being operated with first lead values for optimal web tensions and, after printing has been thrown on, the pull units being operated with second lead values for optimal web tensions.

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