Baldwin Graphic Systems Inc.

Baldwin Graphicsystem, Inc.

Edward Marganski

Richard P Rubin

Charles R Gasparrini

Avi Ben-Porat

John Marganski

Robert L Ruch

William R Schneider

Daniel Marselli

James Freebairn

H Martin Kreckel

A novel apparatus and method of a take-up shaft used in the cleaning of a cylinder of a printing press. The take-up shaft includes features that allow the securing of a cleaning fabric from a supply roll without the need to physically fix or mount the fabric to the supply roll with screws or other fasteners that could cause the fabric to tear.

Take-up shaft for cleaning cylinder device

A system and method of a combination and sequencing of a first cleaner around a blanket cylinder, a second cleaner around one of the rollers in an ink form roller assembly, and a fluid applicator around another one of the rollers in the ink form roller assembly effectively clean the press rollers and the blanket cylinder used in a printing machine.

Method and apparatus for automatically cleaning both the blanket cylinder and the ink rollers of a printing press

An apparatus for facilitating handling of sheets in a sheet-fed printing press comprising a matte that is mountable on a cylinder. The matte has at least one inflatable pocket for cushioning sheets of printable material as they are passed between two cylinders of the press. At least one valve communicates with the inflatable pocket and controls the quantity of fluid in the inflatable pocket. A number of inflatable pockets can be utilized to provide increased control over various sheet sizes. Further control may be obtained by including a number of valves to independently operate each of the inflatable pockets. Ease of installation and removal is accomplished by incorporated mounting holes along the long axis of the matte. Alternatively, the matte may be arranged on the cylinder by adhesively bonding (tape or glue) the matte to the surface of the cylinder or by arranging the matte on the cylinder with Velcro fasteners. A number of mattes may be combined to form a compound matte resulting in greater resolution and precision. Methods for making as well as using the apparatus are also disclosed.

Adjustable matte for handling sheets in a printing press and method of using same

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Ansonia, CT, United States of America

Edward Marganski