Abstract: A print control strip for printing onto a substrate, which moves in a printing direction X during a printing process, with a substrate width B, which extends perpendicularly to the printing direction X, wherein the print control strip extends at least over a portion of the substrate width B, wherein the print control strip has at least one row in the printing direction X, and wherein one or each row has a plurality of measuring fields arranged next to one another perpendicularly to the printing direction X, and wherein each measuring field has a center of area and a leading edge in the printing direction X. The center of area or the leading edge of at least one measuring field is arranged to be offset in or opposite to the printing direction X to the center of area or leading edge of an adjacent measuring field of the same row.

Abstract: A former arrangement for processing a substrate web in a reel-fed printing press having at least three formers which are arranged adjacent to each other and transversely to a web running direction of the substrate web and at least five longitudinal slitting devices for the longitudinal slitting of the substrate web in at least two part webs which are arranged offset to each other in the web running direction in front of the at least three formers and transversely to the web running direction, wherein the at least three formers and the longitudinal slitting devices are each separately moveable transversely to the web running direction.

Abstract: A device and method for determining the web tension or the web tensile force in a printing substrate web is disclosed. A device is arranged at a first position along a transport path of the printing substrate web, which device supplies a signal to deduce the web tension in effect at the first position or the web tensile force in effect at the first position. A device arithmetically determines the web tension in effect or the web tensile force in effect at the second position from the web tension in effect at the first position or from the web tensile force in effect at the first position as well as from forces, which at least one driven roller and/or at least one trailing roller, which is/are arranged along the transport path of the printing substrate web between the first position and the second position, introduce to the printing substrate web.

Abstract: A method for operating a rotary printing press is disclosed. The printing press having multiple printing units for printing at least one substrate web, a folder superstructure downstream from the printing units, having at least one former for lengthwise folding of the/each substrate web and/or partial webs of the/each substrate web, and having a folder downstream from the folder superstructure for separating copies and for forming at least one lengthwise fold and/or cross fold on the separated copies. Modules of the folder superstructure serving at least to process the/each substrate web and/or partial web are essentially adapted to the increase in width which occurs in printing of the/each substrate web.

Abstract: A device and method for determining the web tension or the web tensile force in a printing substrate web is disclosed. A device is arranged at a first position along a transport path of the printing substrate web, which device supplies a signal to deduce the web tension in effect at the first position or the web tensile force in effect at the first position. A device arithmetically determines the web tension in effect or the web tensile force in effect at the second position from the web tension in effect at the first position or from the web tensile force in effect at the first position as well as from forces, which at least one driven roller and/or at least one trailing roller, which is/are arranged along the transport path of the printing substrate web between the first position and the second position, introduce to the printing substrate web.