Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74

Roller diagram

The numbering 1 - 15 denotes

the recommended installation
15
sequence.

A - D are not removable.

A 12
11
7 5 B
8 6 4
9 rubber roller ø 54 mm
D 3 10
C
1 2 rubber roller ø 60 mm
13
14 rubber roller ø 64 mm

rubber roller ø 70 mm

dampening form roller and

water pan roller

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Inserting and adjusting inking system

On all adjustments more contact clockwise, counter-

clockwise the contact will be reduced.
Silver screws for adjustments of the inking system,
brass screws for adjustments of the dampening system.
15 Long screws for adjustment to the distributors, short
screws for adjustments to the plate, except 2nd inking
form roller with adjusting rod to the plate.
A 12
11 Inserting and adjusting:
7 5 B Step 1: Insert rollers 1-12, and vibrator (15).
8 6 4
Step 2: Adjust 1 to D = 3-4 mm,
9 2 to C = 3-4 mm.
D 3 10
C
1 2 Step 3: Insert rollers 13 and 14, then adjust
13 13 to D = 3-4 mm, and 14 to C = 3-4 mm.
14
Step 4: Adjust 10 to 9 with 6 mm Allen screw
= 4 mm (12 to 11 with spring tension).

Step 5: Adjust vibrator (15) to duct and

to A = 3-4 mm. The adjustment of the
vibrator results from turning the eccentric
(direction duct more contact).

Step 6: Adjust inking form rollers to plate = 3 mm.

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Alcolor dampening system

T Water pan roller

(rubber, crown ground)

D Metering roller
F (chromium-plated)

F Z Intermediate roller
Z (Rilsan)

D A Dampening form roller

A (rubber)
T R Dampening distributor
R cylinder
(chromium-plated,
not removable)

F 1st and 2nd inking form roller

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Alcolor dampening system

The adjustment of the Alcolor has to be done by means of two paper slips,
O.S. and D.S. a broad slip to the rubber roller and a narrow slip as a feeler
gauge to the steel roller. Turn all adjustment screws clockwise only in order
to eliminate the slackness of the screws.

Requirements: - inking form rollers are adjusted

- plate on the plate cylinder

Step 1: Insert A. Adjust A to R with paper slips O.S. and

D.S., after parallel light contact + 1 1/4 turns clockwise.
F
Step 2: Adjust A to the plate with paper slips on contact, therefore
engage dampening system. Cylinder gap outside adjustment
F area, then disengage dampening system.
Z
Step 3: F and A disengaged from the plate, now insert Z.
Adjust Z to A with paper slips on light contact.
A D Step 4: Put ink on the rollers and adjust A to R=5 mm (inch backward),
then check adjustment Z to A=3 mm (inch forward).
T Step 5: Insert D and T. Adjust D to T with water until the glossy
R water film on the roller becomes matte + 1/4 turn clockwise
(fine adjustment if necessary when starting production).

Step 6: Adjust D to A on light contact + 1 1/2 turns

(check with ink = 6 mm).

Step 7: Adjust A to the plate = 5 mm and check inking form roller.

If the intermediate roller (Z) has been engaged or disengaged
from the inking unit, check the first inking form roller again.

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Perfecting Device for
Convertible Heidelberger Offset Presses

Sheet travel multicolor printing Sheet travel perfecting

Reversing drum Reversing drum

with pincer grippers Transfer drum with pincer grippers Transfer drum

Storage drum Storage drum

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Perfecting Device for Convertible
Heidelberg Offset Presses

All Heidelberg multicolor presses, with the exception of the Sheet travel in perfecting
Quickmaster and S-Offset can, on request, be equipped
with one or two perfecting devices between the individual As in straight printing, the sheet is taken up after printing by
printing units, depending on the press type. This permits the grippers of the first transfer drum and passed with the
simultaneous printing of both the front and reverse side of front edge in the grippers of the storage drum. The front
the sheet in one pass. The continuos development on edge of the sheet is not passed on to the pincer grippers of
convertible Heidelberg offset presses permits up to five the storage drum but is fed past the reversing drum until the
colors in one pass on both sheet sides. sheet end is picked up by the pincer grippers. While the
pincer grippers revolve by 180º, the storage drum grippers
Sheet travel in multicolor printing let go of the sheet leading edge. The pincer grippers now
pass the reversed sheet by its original tail edge to the next
In multicolor straight printing and in perfecting, the sheet is impression cylinder to be printed on the reverse side. The
taken up by the first transfer drum after printing and is double-diameter storage drum has, at each trailing edge, a
passed on to the double-diameter storage drum. This bar with eccentric turning suckers. These pull the sheet
storage drum is equipped with two gripper systems. In smooth in a circumferential and in a lateral direction to
multicolor printing the storage drum transfers the sheet by ensure that originally wavy stock lies flat on the storage
the front edge to the pincer grippers of the third drum drum before being reversed and transfered to the next
(reversing drum). This, in turn, transfers it to the grippers of printing unit in perfect register. In the case of narrow sheet
the impression cylinder of the next printing unit. All grippers sizes, unnecessary suckers of the storage drum are to be
pick up the sheet only by the front edge (leading). switched off. The gap between impression cylinder and
transfer drum can be altered by changing the packing height
below the Superblue base blanket, or the alternatively
available structure chrome jacket.

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Measuring method
blanket and plate cylinder

Measuring plate and blanket underlay height Care must be taken that the dials immediately beside the
red button indicate "0" again, otherwise the gauge has been
For exact measurement of both plate and blanket packing tilted or edged. The exterior dial will now show the packing
on the press, a special packing gauge is available. Such a height of the blanket in comparison to the bearers.
packing gauge can be supplied as accessory equipment After a few hundred impressions, the blanket must be
under parts number: retightened and its height rechecked. The reading on the
dial could vary from the last result, in this case the packing
Packing gauge 09.465.000/1 K1 (metric system) must be increased if necessary.
Packing gauge 09.465.100/1 K1 (Imperial system)

Measuring method plate cylinder

Measuring method blanket cylinder
The measuring method for the packing height of the plate
After mounting and tightening the blanket, the press should cylinder is similar to the method for the blanket cylinder. A
run on impression a short time. As rubber blankets have the sheet of paper should be placed on the plate also to avoid
tendency to settle somewhat, the blanket must be re- damage to the plate surface. Retightening of the plate is not
tightened. To provide a more suitable surface for the gauge necessary. To make reading easier place the sheet of paper
to slide on, a sheet of paper is first placed on the blanket, underneath the last inking form roller and engage the inking
extending onto the cylinder bearers. The packing gauge form roller on the plate. The sheet does not displace
must be placed onto the blanket cylinder parallel with the anymore.
cylinder shaft, until the indicator pin of the exterior dial rests
on the cylinder bearer. After the gauge is seated correctly
on the cylinder, the three dials are turned to read "0". The
gauge is then moved sideways until the indicator pin is
positioned on the blanket surface.

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Cylinder Packings

Plate Cylinder
Plate Thickness Plate Cylinder Bearer 220 mm Ø
0.25-0.30 mm Calculation:
Plate Plate Cylinder
Undercut 0.15 mm
Pressure Plate thickness + 0.27 mm
Plate Blanket Blanket Cylinder Plate cylinder undercut - 0.15 mm
Blanket
Undercut 2.30 mm
Plate above bearer + 0.12 mm

Blanket thickness + 1.95 mm

Underlays + 0.35 mm
Blanket Cylinder
Blanket cylinder undercut - 2.30 mm
Blanket Cylinder
Bearer 220 mm Ø Blanket on bearer height 0.00 mm

Plate above bearer + 0.12 mm

Blanket on bearer height 0.00 mm
Underlay
Pressure plate blanket + 0.12 mm
Printing material+ Blanket
0.35

Pressure
Blanket on bearer height 0.00 mm
Impression Cylinder Printing material + 0.10 mm
Impression Cylinder Measuring Ring Adjustment on the scale + 0.00 mm
219.3 mm Ø
Pressure + 0.10 mm
Pitch 220 mm Ø All measurements in mm

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Ink flow and inking
Inking unit surface Inking
One way of measuring the size of an inking unit is to The number and scope of inking form rollers significantly
compare the largest print format with the inking unit area. influence even inking of the printing plate. We know in
The size can be calculated from the sum of the surfaces of practice that it is easier to apply a thin ink film on the
all rollers and distributor cylinders, from the ductor to the plate using several form rollers in sequence and then to
inking form rollers. A good inking unit should have a large smooth it out, than to apply an even volume of ink with
storage capacity on the one hand, but should also react to fewer rollers.
corrections as quickly as possible.
Different inking form roller diameters ensure uniform inking,
even for difficult shapes. If all inking form rollers had the
same diameter, the ink from the print image would coincide
Ink flow exactly due to the same roller movement and would appear
as an ink transfer error (ghosting).
Another important factor is the roller arrangement. This
determines the ink flow and directly affects inking of the Heidelberger sheet offset presses guarantee good inking
plate. Heidelberger sheet offset presses have front- with 4 inking form rollers with correctly staged roller
heavy inking units. The main ink stream is directed at the diameters.
first inking form rollers. These transfer up to 90 % of the
required ink volume onto the print form, depending on the The Speedmaster SM 74 offers the following ink transfer
type of press. The main task of the last two inking form values:
rollers is to smooth out the ink film on the plate.
1st inking form roller: 51 %
2nd inking form roller: 37 %
3rd inking form roller: 7%
4th inking form roller: 5%

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Lateral distribution and feeding point
Lateral distribution Lateral distribution feeding point
Apart from ink distribution in the circumferential direction, the Minor differences in ink application from the front edge to
ink is also distributed laterally by traversing distributor the tail end of the sheet (ink fading) cannot be avoided
cylinders. This is necessary for the following reasons: completely in sheet offset. In the case of large areas
- Lateral distribution distributes the ink evenly on the page; and copy work (labels), this may be noticeable in the print
the ink also stays more supple. result. On Heidelberg Speedmaster presses, both the path
- It removes ink accumulations which get into the inking unit and the return time point of lateral distribution can be
as a result of uneven ink trapping by the print image. adjusted. This means changing the point of time at which
- Furthermore, lateral distribution helps when adjusting the a particular distributor roller starts to cross from its end
ink zones since these are not always arranged according to position at one side of the press to the opposite side. This
the subject. change influences the ink supply and affects ink fading.
- Lateral distribution also makes it easier and faster to wash In order to balance out ink fading in the circumferential
the inking unit. direction, the pin is inched into the lowest position and the
On Heidelberg Speedmaster presses, the lateral distribution locking screw is opened. Inching the plate cylinder forward
path can be adjusted. The basic setting of the distribution moves the ink accumulation towards the rear edge, while
path is 35 mm, this can be altered infinitely if necessary. To inching it backward moves the ink accumulation towards
do this the pin is inched downward, then the locking nut is the front edge. There are numbers on the adjusting disk to
opened and the pin is pushed to the center until the desired ease adjustment: 1 - 6 for SM 52 and SM 74, 0 - 710 mm
position is reached. Then the locking nut is tightened for SM/CD 102. The locking nut must be tightened after
again.This adjustment facility has the advantage that the carrying out the adjustment. Adjustment from a white
printer can act on problem cases, e.g. fine font beside an number to the same number in red reverses the lateral
area, or rainbow printing from a divided ink fountain. distribution direction.

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Setting lateral distribution

Setting the lateral distribution feeding point:

• Inch pin into the lowest position

• Open locking screw
• Inch press forward -> Ink accumulation
1 moved towards rear edge
2
• Inch press backward -> Ink accumulation
35 20 moved towards front edge
3

5
• Tighten locking screw
• The number on the scale under the pin has changed.
0
4

Reversing lateral distribution:

5

• Inch pin into the lowest position

3

• Open locking screw

2 • Inch plate cylinder by one whole revolution (the scale
1 turns by half a revolution, the number setting thus remains
the same but the ink range changes from red to white or
vice versa.)
In this manner, the main lateral ink flow direction can be
changed from drive side to operator side (necessary for
shapes which are problematic on one side).

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Lateral distribution feeding point

Gripper edge Tail edge

DV 1.60 1.55 1.55

4
DV 1.60 1.45 1.45
5
6
20
5
35

3
1

DV 1.55 1.55 1.45

0

6
0
2

DV 1.50 1.60 1.45

1
1
3

6 DV 1.50 1.55 1.55

5
2
DV 1.50 1.50 1.55

3
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