An apparatus for mounting a flexible plate onto a print sleeve or cylinder, where the apparatus has at least two manipulator units located below the print sleeve or cylinder and support members provided on each manipulator unit and each support member has a curved profile for arching the flexible plate prior to its mounting onto the print sleeve or cylinder, is disclosed.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a flexible plate onto a print sleeve or cylinder, wherein the apparatus comprises at least two manipulator units located below the print sleeve or cylinder and support members provided on each manipulator unit, wherein each support member has a curved profile for arching the flexible plate prior to its mounting onto the print sleeve or cylinder

Systems and methods for allowing existing rotary printing press units to produce smaller pages at a faster rate of speed without having to replace the press unit. Specifically, the systems and methods relate to retrofitting an existing press unit to produce three pages of material in each full rotation instead of the traditional two pages.