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Compressible layer |
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compressible printing blanket |
conventional printing blanket |
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Printability parameters |
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Uniform printing pressure
- over full sheet
- on all stocks
- at varying print speeds |
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Dot gain (dot geometry, slur)
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Paper transport, register control |
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Press parameters |
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Compensation of geometric tolerances |
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Load minimization gears/bearers/drive components |
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Vibration damping |
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Temperature development (heat build-up) |
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Runability parameters |
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Running stocks of various thicknesses with standard packing |
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Smash resistance |
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Web control (feed/lateral "wandering" |
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Classification |
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"Open cell" systems - slow recovery rate after nip |
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"closed cell" systems -
fast recovery rate after nip |
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Manufaturing methods |
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Non-pressurized
blowing agent/Salt leach method |
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Pressurized blowing agent |
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microsheres
(most modern method) |
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geschliffen/ungeschliffen |
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constant print quality on the sheet |
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important cost factor due to extended print process |
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constant web transport from one print job to the other |
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