PT9305 - WEB OFFSET TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 1: PRESS CLASSIFICATION & INFEED UNITS
DEVELOPMENT
Alois Senefelder invented lithography in 1796 In 19th century, lithography was outclassed by letterpress for most printing About 1904, Ira Rubel invented offset.
The increasing need for high-speed printing led to the invention of the web perfecting press in 1856. 1960s - rapid acceleration of web offsets growth
MERITS AND DEMERITS OF WEB PRESSES
MERITS Speed is high Perfecting capability Inline finishing paper cost Range of substrates DEMERITS Complexity Capital cost Operating cost
CLASSIFICATION - IN-LINE
IN-LINE BLANKET TO BLANKET COMMON IMPRESSION
CLASSIFICATION - BLANKET TO BLANKET
CLASSIFICATION - COMMON IMPRESSION
ROLL STAND
THREE MAIN COMPONENTS IN A REEL STAND: The reel support. The sidelay. The reel brake. DIFFERENT TYPES OF REELSTAND Single reelstand. Double reelstands. Revolving reelstands
AUTOMATIC PASTERS - Flying speed paster
AUTOMATIC PASTERS - Zero speed paster
INFEED UNITS
Single drum infeed
Rubber covered open drum infeed Nipped single roll infeed unit
Open S-wrap infeed unit
Surface driven infeed unit
Nipped S-wrap infeed unit
DANCER ROLLER TYPES
TYPES OF DANCER ROLLERS Vertical dancer roller. Horizontal pivoting dancer roller. Vertical pivoting dancer. Horizontal dancer roller.
WEB TENSION
Force applied to a continuous web of material in the machine direction.
TENSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
Closed loop control system
Open loop control system
TENSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
Dancer roller tension control Load cell tension control
ELECTRONIC TENSION CONTROL
AUTOMATIC WEBBING UP DEVICE
Continuous belts running between the reel splicer and the folder running at the edge of the paper web, with loops into which front end of the web can be inserted in such a way that paper web can be directed through the press. The device is driven by the servo motor and disengaged once the webbing up is completed
FANOUT CONTROL AND WEB ALIGNER
Buzzle wheels Web aligner
1. The pivot guide 2. Actuator unit 3. Movable rollers
4. Main console 5. Sidelay Sensors 6. Fixed rollers
WEB BREAK DETECTORS
Mechanical Electronic Pneumatic
Web catcher
Photoelectric sensor
Wrap up
REEL HANDLING AND STORAGE
REEL HANDLING AND STORAGE
QUESTIONS
1.Which among the following is business form printing Inline Blanket to blanket Common impression ANS: INLINE 2.Inventor of offset Alois senefelder Ira rubel Gutenberg ANS: Ira rubel
QUESTIONS
3.Difference between lithography and offset Ans: Image is first transferred to the intermediate carrier 4.Name any two manufacturers of web offset machines Ans: MANROLAND HEIDELBERG
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