A method of synchronizing a printing-machine drive system having a
plurality of drives with drive motors, includes assigning to the drives
local drive control units and a central operating and control unit with a
data processing system having components connected to communicate with one
another. The drive motors are operated decentrally by prescribed drive
data via the respectively assigned drive control units. Respective drive
data are calculated, with at least one of the components of the data
processing system of one of the drive control units, in dependence on
computing operations required in other components of the data processing
system. System-induced differences between the drives or system-induced
differences between the components of the data processing system are
compensated, in a resulting calculation. A printing machine is also
provided for performing the method.
