Huge Machines
Wheel and lever are the origin of all mechanical machines - at drupa 2008 you see the crown of machine evolution in the print and paper industry. Here you will find an extract about the largest of them.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
Two elefants would fit in the main module of this machine that cuts, prints and folds paper napkins.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
An inkjet web press that can be fed with 30 inch rolls.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
A conventional offset press used for printing magazines. The dimensions: 25 meters long, four meters high.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
This is a sheet inspection and finishing system that copes with 12,000 sheets per hour. It is about ten meters long.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
These huge but somehow filigree constructions produce wound up carton. Instead of just eight unwinders as seen here the system can be optionally extended - up to 40 meters long.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
Posters increase in size more and more - therefore also the machines producing them. This one's front is about eight meters long. It prints five meters in length and 300 square meters per hour.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
Such systems process newspapers - in this case a modular insertion system is part of it and can be extended by up to ten modules.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
A machine that laminates paper - exceptionally quick. Is that the reason why it is almost as large as three elefants?
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
This flexoprinting machine is almost 22 meters in length - limited by booth size. In the outer world the dimensions are often much larger.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
It is a long journey a book has to travel before it becomes a book. Paper needs to be printed with letters or pictures, then it will be bound. The large machine here is dedicated to drying the final product and packaging it.
Wheel and lever are the Adams and Eves for machines - they are the origin of all mechanical constructions. At drupa 2008, the machines being used in paper and print industry reach impressive dimensions.
This truly huge machine produces envelopes. Not only in standard sizes, of courses, and if required also in many colours.
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