This year mechanical newspaper printing celebrates its 200th birthday. Possessed by the idea of using steam power to replace the back-breaking labour involved in printing with the hand press, trained printer and ingenious inventor Friedrich Koenig implemented a rotating cylinder into the printing process. This is why it is known today as rotary printing. Precision instrument-maker Andreas Bauer helped him build a fully functional press in England, which was then industrially advanced. With their cylinder press Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer did not simply replace muscle power with machine power. They created the technical requirements for the distribution of printed media to less prosperous social classes and made an important contribution to establishing an informed society.

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