METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING BLANKET PERFORMANCE AND PRINTING PRESS

摘要

A method for determining blanket performance in a printing press (100) is provided. The printing press (100) includes a plate cylinder (120) having a printing plate (122) transferring an image to a blanket (132) on a blanket cylinder (130) for printing on a substrate (16). The method includes determining an acceptable range of nip force (Fp) between a plate cylinder (120) and a blanket cylinder (130) in a printing unit (18-21), calculating the nip force (Fp) between the plate cylinder (120) and blanket cylinder (130) and determining blanket (132) performance based on the nip force with respect to the acceptable range of nip force. A printing press (100) is also provided.