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| Web Feeding Systems | commonly uses a brake (friction) mechanism to maintain proper tension |
| Zero-speed splicer | uses rollers called festoons to create slack in the web and allow opportunity to tape the new roll of paper to the old one |
| Flying Splicer | – Uses a coordinated approach matching speed of the old and new paper rolls using two sided tape to attach the two rolls |
| Web break detector | prevents damage to the press if there is any break or tear in the web |
| Dampening system | group of rollers designed to apply moisture to the nonimage area of the plate causing the non image area to repel ink |
| Distribution rollers | assure even distribution of fountain solution are rotating and oscillating |
| Fountain Solution | a mix of water, an acidic substance, and gum Arabic. Use to repel ink in the nonimage area of the plate cylinder |
| Waterless Presses | This system eliminates the use of a Dampening Solution |
| Inking System | a system of rollers that carries a thin film of ink to the image are of a plate |
| Included in delivery system | dryer, chiller, trimmer, and folder |
| Combination cylinder | 2X the size of the blanket cylinder and is composed of two segments – plate segment & impression segment. |
| Common Impression Cylinder | a press design for multicolor printing using one large central impression cylinder surrounded by a group of printing units composed of plate and blanket cylinders and supporting systems for each separate color. |
