Litho start-off device and method of stabilizing an offset lithographic printing press to print a precise ink image.

摘要

A litho start-off device (30) for a lithographic printing press, comprising an ink removal cylinder (32) mounted so that it may be engaged with the blanket cylinder (14) to provide a line of contact between the cylinders for the transfer of an ink image there between when driven in synchronism, and a means (34) for removing ink from the surface of the ink removal cylinder so that it continuously presents a clean surface to the blanket cylinder. The device and the method of using the device eliminate or substantially reduce the amount of start-off or waste material required to stabilize the press prior to beginning a commercial run. <IMAGE>