The invention relates to a printing couple comprising at least one pair of cylinders, consisting of a form cylinder (03) and a transfer cylinder (07), the transfer cylinder thereof co-operating with a printing cylinder (07, 28) which can be coated with colour and guided through the printing panel (04) arranged between both of the previously mentioned cylinders, a periphery of the transfer cylinder and/or a periphery of the printing cylinder amounts to, respectively, the periphery of the form cylinder which is a whole number multiple unequal to the first, the transfer cylinder and the form cylinder comprise respectively one of the cylinders of the motor drive (08) which is mechanically independent from the other cylinders.