OFFSET PRINTING FOR HIGH-SPEED CORRUGATION APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for producing high quality printed corrugated boxes, the method comprising the steps of:
- printing a linerboard web to provide ink to said linerboard web, wherein said printing step comprises using an offset printing press having a variable repeat length;
rewinding the printed linerboard web onto a roll;
providing the printed linerboard web to a high speed corrugation machine via the roll;
laminating the printed linerboard web to a fluted medium web thereby producing a printed corrugated web,wherein the method further comprises applying heat to at least one of the printed linerboard web and the fluted medium which causes heating of the ink on the linerboard web printed thereon by the offset printed press.
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Abstract
The present application provides systems, apparatus, and methods for providing high quality printed corrugated boxes through the use of a variable sleeve offset press. In one embodiment a method is provided comprising the steps of: printing a linerboard web to provide ink to the linerboard web. The printing step may comprise using an offset printing press having variable repeat length. The method may further comprise rewinding the printed linerboard web onto a roll; providing the printed linerboard web to a high speed corrugation machine via the roll; laminating the printed linerboard web to a fluted medium web thereby producing a printed corrugated web. The method may further comprise applying heat to at least one of the printed linerboard web and the fluted medium which causes heating of the ink on the linerboard web printed thereon by the offset printed press.
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1. A method for producing high quality printed corrugated boxes, the method comprising the steps of:
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printing a linerboard web to provide ink to said linerboard web, wherein said printing step comprises using an offset printing press having a variable repeat length; rewinding the printed linerboard web onto a roll; providing the printed linerboard web to a high speed corrugation machine via the roll; laminating the printed linerboard web to a fluted medium web thereby producing a printed corrugated web, wherein the method further comprises applying heat to at least one of the printed linerboard web and the fluted medium which causes heating of the ink on the linerboard web printed thereon by the offset printed press. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for producing high quality printed corrugated boxes, the apparatus comprising:
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a printing press component configured to provide ink to a linerboard web, thereby producing a printed linerboard web, wherein said printing press component is an offset printing press having a variable repeat length; a winding component configured to wind said printed linerboard web onto a roll; an infeeding component configured to feed said printed linerboard web from said roll into a high speed corrugation component; a laminating component configured to laminate said printed linerboard web onto a fluted medium, thereby producing a printed corrugated web, wherein at least one of the high speed corrugation component and the laminating component are further configured to apply heat to at least one of the printed linerboard web and the fluted medium which causes heating of the ink on the linerboard web printed thereon by the printing press component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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