Inking/Dampening System Adjustment

Carry out adjustment work on rollers once they have run warm, or else calculate in an increase of the adjustment strips.
As a rule, set the damping form roller and inking form roller nearer to the distributor than to the printing plate - but not so near that a pressure strip in the form of a cigar occurs with the plate. This would indicate that the roller is being bent towards the cylinder channel.
Only adjust the rollers according to manufacturer specifications.
Always adjust from minus to plus, so as to eliminate thread play on adjustment.
On "Vario" set the ink form roller nearer to the distributor, so that it is decelerated by the dampener oscillator roller.
When setting the ink form roller to the plate, high pressure is momentarily exerted (impact), which generates a stronger press strip. For precise adjustment of the print plate, first ink up and set down the rollers after waiting for around 10 seconds.
Precise roller adjustment is best carried out via the press strip. For this, coat the rollers equally with a light-colored ink (yellow). After the ink has distributed and a waiting time of around 10 seconds, with a piece of paper squeeze off the press strip generated.
Always measure between the dot fringes as these are more evident with increased ink.
Always set the rollers parallel to each other (tolerance 0.5 mm).

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