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Printing Unit (Magenta)

Assembly

Lithographic printing unit laying down the magenta ink. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Printing Unit (Magenta) parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 402 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Printing Unit (Magenta) parts diagram: 1 plate cylinder, 2 blanket cylinder, 3 impression cylinder, 4 inking unit, 5 dampening unit, 6 helical gear pair. 402 parts in 6 top-level items.
Printing Unit (Magenta) parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Plate Cylinder 4 parts 1× Cylinder carrying the aluminium printing plate.
2 Blanket Cylinder 4 parts 1× Cylinder carrying the rubber blanket that transfers the image.
3 Impression Cylinder 3 parts 1× Cylinder pressing the sheet against the blanket, with grippers.
4 Inking Unit 4 parts 1× Roller train metering and distributing ink onto the plate.
5 Dampening Unit 3 parts 1× Continuous dampening system wetting the non-image plate areas.
6 Helical Gear Pair 2× Cylinder drive gears

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Bill of materials for Printing Unit (Magenta)

6 top-level lines · 27 rows shown · 402 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Plate Cylinder 4 parts offset-printing-press-plate-cylinder 1× 1 6 assembly
1.1 Cylinder Body offset-printing-press-cylinder-body 1× 1 · part
1.2 Printing Plate offset-printing-press-printing-plate 1× 1 · part
1.3 Plate Clamp offset-printing-press-plate-clamp 2× 2 · part
1.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part
2 Blanket Cylinder 4 parts offset-printing-press-blanket-cylinder 1× 1 6 assembly
2.1 Cylinder Body offset-printing-press-cylinder-body 1× 1 · part
2.2 Rubber Blanket offset-printing-press-rubber-blanket 1× 1 · part
2.3 Blanket Tension Bar offset-printing-press-blanket-bar 2× 2 · part
2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part
3 Impression Cylinder 3 parts offset-printing-press-impression-cylinder 1× 1 4 assembly
3.1 Cylinder Body offset-printing-press-cylinder-body 1× 1 · part
3.2 Gripper Bar offset-printing-press-gripper-bar 1× 1 · part
3.3 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part
4 Inking Unit 4 parts offset-printing-press-inking-unit 1× 1 380 assembly
4.1 Ink Fountain 3 parts offset-printing-press-ink-fountain 1× 1 370 assembly
4.1.1 Fountain Blade offset-printing-press-fountain-blade 1× 1 · part
4.1.2 Ink Key Motor 3 parts + deeper › offset-printing-press-ink-key-motor 16× 16 23 assembly
4.1.3 Fountain Roller offset-printing-press-fountain-roller 1× 1 · part
4.2 Distributor Roller offset-printing-press-distributor-roller 4× 4 · part
4.3 Oscillator Roller offset-printing-press-oscillator-roller 2× 2 · part
4.4 Form Roller offset-printing-press-form-roller 4× 4 · part
5 Dampening Unit 3 parts offset-printing-press-dampening-unit 1× 1 4 assembly
5.1 Dampening Fountain Pan offset-printing-press-fountain-pan 1× 1 · part
5.2 Pan Roller offset-printing-press-pan-roller 1× 1 · part
5.3 Dampening Form Roller offset-printing-press-dampening-form-roller 2× 2 · part
6 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 2× 2 · part

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Sourcing: possible vendors

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🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗
Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
flex.com ↗ Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
dixoninfo.com ↗ Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
bydelectronic.com ↗ Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗
Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks