摘要 |
An apparatus and method for changing a printing plate of a printing unit of a printing press is disclosed. A printing unit of a printing press, in particular a web-fed printing press, has at least one printing couple, where the, or each, printing couple includes a plate cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking system as well as, preferably, a dampening system. Each printing couple is allocated a printing plate changing device for executing a partially automatic or fully automatic printing plate change on the plate cylinder of the respective printing couple. The plate cylinder of each printing couple can be displaced between two positions in such a way that in a first position the plate cylinder is engaged on the inking system and disengaged from the printing plate changing device and in a second position is engaged on the printing plate changing device and disengaged from the inking system.
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