blanketcylinder
Blanket cylinder, sometimes written as blanket cylinder in printed materials, is a central component of offset printing presses. It is a cylindrical shell wrapped in a compressible blanket material, typically rubber or a rubber-like compound, which serves as the intermediate image carrier between the plate cylinder and the impression (or build) cylinder. The blanket cylinder receives the inked image from the plate cylinder and transfers it to the substrate, usually paper, in a single or multiple passes depending on the press configuration.
In operation, ink is first applied to the plate cylinder, which carries the image to be printed.
Construction and maintenance vary, but most blanket cylinders consist of a rigid core with a wrap of
Although the term blanket cylinder is standard in offset printing, the concatenated form blanketcylinder is uncommon