Reel-fed rotary printing press
A reel-fed rotary printing press including printing units for printing at least one web, wherein each printing unit includes a form cylinder with a circumference defining a circumferential direction and a length defining a longitudinal direction. The form cylinder can be lined with at least two broadsheet pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and at least two broadsheet pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction. In order to produce tabloid products while maintaining their book structure, the form cylinder can also be lined with at least two tabloid pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and at least two tabloid pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction.
1 . A reel-fed rotary printing press comprising printing units for printing at least one web,
wherein each said printing unit comprises a form cylinder with a circumference defining a circumferential direction and a length defining a longitudinal direction;
wherein said form cylinder can be lined with at least two broadsheet pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and at least two broadsheet pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction; and
wherein said form cylinder can be lined with at least two tabloid pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and at least two tabloid pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction.
2 . The reel-fed rotary printing press of claim 1
wherein said form cylinder can be lined with two broadsheet pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and three said broadsheet pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction, wherein each broadsheet page has a height to width ratio of 3/2; and
wherein said form cylinder can be lined with three tabloid pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and four said tabloid pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction.
3 . The reel-feed rotary press of claim 1
wherein said form cylinder can be lined with two broadsheet pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and at least four said broadsheet pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction; and
wherein said form cylinder can be lined with three tabloid pages extending upright in the circumferential direction, and at least six said tabloid pages extending widthwise in the longitudinal direction.
4 . The reel-fed rotary press of claim 3 further comprising:
means for slitting a web printed with at least four broadsheet pages extending widthwise into at least two strands, wherein each strand has a width of two broadsheet pages; and
at least two folding funnels for redirecting respective said strands; and
a folding apparatus which cuts and folds the strands to form broadsheet products.
5 . The reel-fed rotary printing press of claim 3 further comprising:
means for slitting a web printed with at least six tabloid pages extending widthwise into at least three strands, wherein each strand has a width of two tabloid pages;
means for longitudinally folding the strands between printed pages;
at least three folding funnels for redirecting respective said strands; and
a cutting unit for cutting the folded strands into tabloid products.
6 . The reel-fed rotary printing press of claim 5 wherein the cutting unit comprises a gathering cylinder which can gather tabloid books.