Method for loading and exchanging the rollers of the printing units of a
printing machine and a device for working the method, the device loading
station including a handling carriage for engraved rollers, a storage
station for rollers, a reserve station at each of the printing units, a
robot for transporting the engraved rollers, either from the loading
station or from the storage station to a ready position located in the
reserve station. The robot takes an engraved roller either from a reserve
position or from the storage station or from the loading station and
brings the roller into a working position. The robot is also able to
withdraw an engraved roller from its working position in order to bring
it either into a reserve position, or into the storage station or into
the loading station.