Application of Electronic Motor Drives to Printing Presses

At least 50 years have passed since rotary web printing presses reached, essentially, their present form. As innumerable refinements gradually improved the quality of the product and increased speed of the presses, corresponding advances were made in electric motor drives. Press drives, as a result, are highly refined, specialized equipments designed to do a definite job. Application problems will be discussed, together with a comparison between conventional and electronic solutions.