Complete machine

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A complete machine is a printing machine that can print on both sides of a sheet in one operation . It was first built by Friedrich Koenig between 1814 and 1816. In 1816 the first complete machine was in the print shop of Thomas Bensley established. In 1823 the first complete machine was delivered to Berlin.

This press had a dyeing unit at each end. Furthermore, a complete machine has two printing forms . The sheet was transported from one cylinder to the next by cords and a wire cloth. At the end of the printing process, the sheet was printed on both the front and reverse side.

The capacity of the first complete press was around 1,000 sheets per hour.

literature

  • Fritz Funke: Book customer. An overview of the history of the book . 6th edition KG Saur Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-598-11390-0 .
  • Claus W. Gerhardt: The book printing (history of the printing process; Vol. 2). Anton Hiersemann Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-7772-7521-2 .