It’s been nicknamed a windmill… for obvious reasons. The wing sucks in a piece of paper, gets it printed inside the guts of the machine, and then deposits on the other side.pic.twitter.com/dl4e5m1ZBh
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The big nameplate is partly for safety – without it the wing depositing paper could cut the operator – and upon swinging it away the whole press grinds to a halt.pic.twitter.com/NXMsTHbhI5
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The most amazing thing for me is how this machine *sounds*. The vacuum hissing makes it hard not to see it as a breathing creature.pic.twitter.com/MluB3xEvTL
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Even the volunteer seems to be speaking of it as if it was alive.pic.twitter.com/qLoFzmB3JQ
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The job for today is to print the first colour for hundreds of tickets for a special event happening in late October.pic.twitter.com/8sInD42p0t
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The press seems fully automatic, needing just a bit of ink once in a while.pic.twitter.com/Ae3NAbTjcm
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It could print full-size pages, not just small tickets. It could also go 2.5× faster, but… better safe than sorry.pic.twitter.com/OQnRSefx4b
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And I’m happy it went slow, because that gave me an opportunity to watch it go for a long, long time. Which I really enjoyed.pic.twitter.com/ETMRs0rXif – at The International Printing Museum
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Bonus: This is a simulation of the press operating at its maximum speed.pic.twitter.com/toZukRJOjl
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