A method for printing on a printing material web by using a rotary offset printing machine is provided, wherein the rotary offset printing machine comprises at least one printing unit having at least two plate cylinders, the method comprising the following steps: Providing the printing material web having a first side and a second side; wherein the printing material web is treated to reduce or avoid an inherent relative movement to itself; feeding the printing material web into and through the at least one printing unit; and printing on the first side of the printing material web by means of a blanket cylinder on which respective images from the at least two plate cylinders have been transferred onto, wherein the at least two plate cylinders are arranged relative to each other with respect to their Operation such that the images from the at least two plate cylinders are transferred to an identical position on the blanket cylinder.
B41F 7/02 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing
B41F 7/08 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing using one transfer cylinder co-operating with several forme cylinders for printing on sheets or webs, e.g. sampling of colours on one transfer cylinder
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PRINTING UNIT HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL REGISTER ADJUSTING DEVICE
The invention relates to an apparatus for printing a sheet printing material, having an impression cylinder, a plate cylinder (30) and an application device comprising at least one roll for printing ink or lacquer, it being possible for all the cylinders and rolls to be driven from the main drive during printing operation, wherein the plate cylinder (30) is assigned a circumferential register adjusting device (38) which comprises a circumferential register actuating drive (39), a circumferential register actuating spindle (37) and a drive gear wheel (34) that can be adjusted by the circumferential register actuating spindle, is mounted on the plate cylinder (30) and is designed as a fixed wheel. Mounted on the drive gear wheel (34) that can be adjusted by the circumferential register actuating spindle (37) is a drive gear wheel (44) designed as a freewheel. Connected between these two drive gear wheels (34, 44) is a clutch (45), which is engaged in the non-actuating state and couples these two drive gear wheels (34, 44) to each other in a form-fitting manner in such a way that the plate cylinder can be driven by the main drive via the drive gear wheel (44) designed as a freewheel, and which is disengaged in the actuating state and uncouples said two drive gear wheels (34, 44) from each other in such a way that the plate cylinder can be driven by an auxiliary drive (43) via the drive gear wheel (34) designed as a fixed wheel.
The invention relates to a processing machine for sheet material. The aim of the invention is to provide a processing machine which can be actuated in the operating modes of single-sided printing or double-sided printing and which can be switched therebetween. This is achieved in that the processing machine has a driving device that comprises at least one main drive (11), a gear train (22), and a coupling device formed by at least two drive shafts (14, 159) and a clutch (13). The gear train (22) is closed and temporarily separable and encloses a sub-assembly X. The at least one main drive (11) is connected to a first driving mechanism (24), which is coupled to the gear train (22) and the coupling device (13) to (15), and the main drive is also connected to a second driving mechanism (25), which is coupled to the gear train (22) and to the coupling device (13) to (15). A braking device (18) lies both in the starting region and the ending region of the gear train (22), both braking devices interacting with a driving wheel of the gear train (22).
The invention relates to a method for controlling a printing process, by means of which, on the basis of data (13, 33) from a prepress stage, the printing material is printed by means of a printing unit (12, 32), wherein the printed result on the printing material is compared with a desired value and a correction value is derived therefrom, and wherein the data (13, 33) from the prepress stage are corrected with the correction value.
The invention relates to a compact radial-axial bearing. The outer ring (3) comprises a clearance groove (10, 10, 10) and the first washer disc (15) and a first cylindrical roller cage (12) are disposed in said clearance groove (10, 10, 10) such that a first side of the washer disc (15) is supported in the axial direction on the inner ring (4) of the radial cylindrical roller bearing (1). A second side of the washer disc (15) forms a first race (19) for the first cylindrical roller cage (12) and a spacer disc (11) is disposed directly contacting said second side. The second washer disc (16) is disposed concentric to the spacer disc (11) and forms a second race (20) for the first cylindrical roller cage with a first side, and forms a third race (21) for a second cylindrical roller cage (13) with a second side. A third washer disc (17) implemented as a shaft washer is (15) adjacent to the second washer disc (16). A first side of the washer disc (17) forms a fourth race (22) for the second cylindrical roller cage (13) and the spacer disc (11) is disposed directly contacting said first side. A tensioning means (24) contacts the second side of the third washer disc (17).
F16C 19/38 - Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing rollers essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows, e.g. needle bearings for both radial and axial load with two or more rows of rollers
F16C 19/54 - Systems consisting of a plurality of bearings with rolling friction
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A STRUCTURED LAYER
The invention relates to a method and a device for generating a structured layer on a sheet material in a processing machine. The aim of the invention is to improve a method and a device such that the machine can be used in a more flexible manner. The aim is achieved in that, in an application unit (B) formed by the film transfer unit, a paint layer is arranged on a substrate on the surface-deforming device having a pressing gap (10), in which a structured layer is pressed on the substrate coated with the paint layer. The pressing operation is carried out only at the counter pressure cylinder (2) and the further cylinder (1, 30). Following the pressing gap (10), the structured layer and the substrate coated with the paint layer can be transported during a dry radiation operation synchronously with the counter pressure cylinder (2). The structured surface is then separated from the substrate in a discharge gap (11) and transported away.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B41F 21/10 - Combinations of transfer drums and grippers
B41F 23/04 - Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs or other articles in connection with printing by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders
B41F 23/08 - Print-finishing devices, e.g. for glossing prints
B41M 1/24 - Inking and printing with a printer's forme combined with embossing
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METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF A PRINT PRODUCT
The invention relates to a method for determining the quality of a print product, specifically for determining the quality of a metal or metalized, reflecting layer which is applied to a stock (10). According to the invention, a projection template (11) is used to project a pattern (12) having step-like light-dark transitions onto a print product which is to be evaluated as to the quality thereof, specifically the applied metal or metalized, reflecting layer, wherein with the help of a camera (13), the pattern (12) projected onto the print product is measured such that the brightness values of the light-dark transitions of the pattern (12) projected onto the print product are determined, and wherein the quality of the metal or metalized, reflecting layer is concluded from the brightness values.
The invention relates to a method and a device for finishing a printing substrate in a processing machine, wherein a printing ink or a lacquer or a cold film can be applied to the surface of the substrate in a first gap (12), comprising a cylinder (1) or (2) and an impression cylinder (5), carrying a substrate, and after that an embossing can be introduced into the printed/coated substrate in a downstream second gap (13), comprising a cylinder (2) or (5) carrying an embossing forme (11) and a cylinder (5) or (2) carrying a packing (19), wherein, in the second gap (13), the impression cylinder (5) has an undercut (16) in the outer cylinder surface and, optionally, at least one incompressible packing (19) or at least one embossing forme (11) is releasably arranged on this outer cylinder surface.
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press comprising a feeding mechanism (11) for introducing sheets that are to be printed into the sheet-fed press, at least one printing couple (12) and/or coating unit (13) for printing the sheets with a static printed image that is identical for all printed sheets, a discharging mechanism (14) for discharging printed sheets from the sheet-fed press, and at least one printing device (17, 18) which includes no printing form and is integrated into the sheet-fed press to print the sheets with an especially dynamic, variable printed image. According to the invention, a multicolor inkjet printing unit (60) is integrated into the sheet-fed press in the zone of a printing couple (12) or coating unit (13).
B41F 13/00 - Common details of rotary presses or machines
B41F 13/46 - Printing units for inserting latest news
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press comprising a feeding mechanism (11) for introducing sheets that are to be printed into the sheet-fed press, at least one printing couple (12) and/or coating unit (13) for printing the sheets with a static printed image that is identical for all printed sheets, a discharging mechanism (14) for discharging printed sheets from the sheet-fed press, and at least one printing device (17, 18; 29; 31-35) which includes no printing form and is integrated into the sheet-fed press to print the sheets with an especially dynamic, variable printed image. According to the invention, the or each printing device (17, 18; 29; 31-35) that includes no printing form is integrated into the sheet-fed press so as to be controllable in accordance with process parameters, operating parameters, job parameters, or quality parameters.
B41F 13/00 - Common details of rotary presses or machines
B41F 13/46 - Printing units for inserting latest news
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press comprising a feeding mechanism (11) for introducing sheets that are to be printed into the sheet-fed press, at least one printing couple (12) and/or coating unit (13) for printing the sheets with a static printed image that is identical for all sheets, a discharging mechanism (14) for discharging printed sheets from the sheet-fed press, and at least one printing device (17, 18) which includes no printing form and is integrated into the sheet-fed press to print the sheets with an especially dynamic, variable printed image. According to the invention, the or each printing device (17, 18) that includes no printing form is integrated into the sheet-fed press in the zone of a sheet guiding cylinder (40, 60). In order to simplify positioning, the sheet guiding surface of the cylinder (40, 60) is raised above the level of the grippers (62) thereof.
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press comprising a feeding mechanism (11) for introducing sheets that are to be printed into the sheet-fed press, at least one printing couple (12) and/or coating unit (13) for printing the sheets with a static printed image that is identical for all sheets, a discharging mechanism (14) for discharging printed sheets from the sheet-fed press, and at least one printing device (17, 18) which includes no printing form and is integrated into the sheet-fed press to print the sheets with an especially dynamic, variable printed image. According to the invention, the or each printing device (17, 18) that includes no printing form is integrated into the sheet-fed press in the zone of sheet guiding cylinders which are fitted with adhesive devices for planarly guiding the sheets to be printed in order for the sheets to be securely guided in the zone of the printing devices.
The aim of the invention is to improve the transfer process in a unit for transferring cold film in a printing press. Said aim is achieved by disposing at least one inkjet printing device (30) upstream of the feeding unit (2) in the direction of travel of the sheets to be printed in order to apply the adhesive for transferring the film.
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press comprising a feeding mechanism (11) for introducing sheets that are to be printed into the sheet-fed press, at least one printing couple (12) and/or coating unit (13) for printing the sheets with a static printed image that is identical for all sheets, a discharging mechanism (14) for discharging printed sheets from the sheet-fed press, and at least one printing device (17, 18) which includes no printing form and is integrated into the sheet-fed press to print the sheets with an especially dynamic, variable printed image. According to the invention, the or each printing device (17, 88) that includes no printing form is integrated into the sheet-fed press in connection with directing elements that are arranged across from a sheet guiding surface.
B41F 13/00 - Common details of rotary presses or machines
B41F 13/46 - Printing units for inserting latest news
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
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STORAGE DRUM ASSEMBLY AND SHEETFED PRINTING PRESS EQUIPPED THEREWITH
The invention relates to a storage drum assembly. The aim of the invention is to provide a storage drum assembly for a sheet turning system of a sheetfed printing press, wherein the storage drum assembly ensures secure fastening of a print stock sheet transported on a storage drum of the storage drum assembly with a stable and simple design in every size length that can be processed. The aim is achieved in that a circumferential surface of the storage drum 31 comprises grooves and sheet bearing surfaces arranged in alternation in the axis direction, wherein each groove and each sheet bearing surface extend in the circumferential direction between the cylinder channel or between the cylinder channel and an additional cylinder channel and the respective sheet bearing surface has at least one suction groove arranged running in the circumferential direction and each suction groove is positively connected to a suction source.
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press comprising a feeding mechanism (11) for introducing sheets that are to be printed into the sheet-fed press, at least one printing couple (12) and/or coating unit (13) for printing the sheets with a static printed image that is identical for all sheets, a discharging mechanism (14) for discharging printed sheets from the sheet-fed press, and at least one printing device (17, 18) which includes no printing form and is integrated into the sheet-fed press to print the sheets with an especially dynamic, variable printed image. According to the invention, the or each printing device (17, 18) that includes no printing form is integrated into the sheet-fed press in sheet guiding zones and is used to apply functional media to all or part of the sheet surface.
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press comprising at least one impression cylinder (7) and a counter element (10, 20) interacting with said impression cylinder. According to the invention, the surfaces of the impression cylinder (7) that guide the sheets are raised above the level of the cylinder surface (16) and optionally up to the trajectory of the grippers (6) of the impression cylinder for a simplified positioning and design of the counter element (10, 20).
The invention relates to a method for controlling a printing machine, which is used in particular to print UV-reactive printing inks, wherein the emitter output of a drying device should be monitored in order to ensure the processing of printing inks and paints that are cured by radiation. The radiation output is monitored by means of UV-reactive pigments that are introduced into the coating and that react to UV irradiation with a color change. The degree of polymerization of the printing inks and/or paints is determined inline, meaning during the printing process, or offline, meaning outside of the printing machine after the printing process. Characteristic values for the emitter output are derived from the respective detection of the color change of the pigments. By using doped printing sheets at regular intervals in stacks of sheets, the quality of the drying in a print order can be continually documented.
The invention relates to the improvement of the transfer process in an apparatus for cold film transfer on a printing press. A control device is attached to control the film transfer by means of which the printing pressure of the transfer unit and the following print units can be adjusted.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
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RADIALLY EXTENSIBLE, SLEEVE-SHAPED PRINTING BLANKET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A PRINTING BLANKET
The invention relates to a printing blanket (1) for fastening on a printing blanket cylinder (8), to a method for the production thereof and to a printing couple. The printing blanket (1) comprises at least: one inner carrier layer (4), a first intermediate layer designed as a woven fabric layer (6) and an outer cover layer (7), wherein the woven fabric layer (6) comprises warp threads (2) and weft threads (3). According to the invention, the printing blanket can be fastened on the printing blanket cylinder such that the warp threads (2) extend in the axial direction of the printing blanket cylinder (8) and the weft threads (3) extend in the circumferential direction of the printing blanket cylinder (8).
B41F 7/12 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing using two cylinders one of which serves two functions, e.g. as a transfer and impression cylinder in perfecting machines
B41F 30/04 - Devices for attaching coverings or make-ready devicesGuiding devices for coverings attaching to transfer cylinders
B41F 7/04 - Rotary lithographic machines for offset printing using printing units incorporating one forme cylinder, one transfer cylinder, and one impression cylinder, e.g. for printing on webs
The usability of the film coating in a coating module for transferring image-producing layers from a transfer film to a printing material should be expanded. For this purpose, a coating module 2 or an applicator unit 1 or printing units 106, 107 or varnishing units 108 and at least one laser device 109-114 associated with said coating module or applicator unit are provided in a printing machine in order to treat printing sheets 133 by means of laser radiation.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR USING WASTE HEAT ARISING IN A PRINTING DEVICE
The invention relates to a method and to a device for using hot air produced in a processing machine. The problem of the invention is to create a method and a device of the type mentioned at the beginning in such a way that the energy efficiency of the processing machine is improved and process-stable drying of the sheet material is ensured. Said problem is solved in that the hot air of a first heat source (8, 13, 20) can be fed at least by means of a line system (19) into the interior of at least one sheet guiding cylinder (5, 6, 9, 10, 11) with respect to flow.
B41F 21/10 - Combinations of transfer drums and grippers
B41F 23/04 - Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs or other articles in connection with printing by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders
The invention relates to a method for operating a sheet-fed printing machine having several printing mechanisms, wherein each printing mechanism comprises an impression cylinder, a transfer cylinder rolling on the impression cylinder, a plate cylinder rolling on the transfer cylinder, an inking unit, and preferably a dampening unit, and having at least one main drive, wherein when the sheet-fed printing machine is operated in continuous printing operation, the impression cylinder, the transfer cylinder, and the plate cylinder of each of the printing mechanisms are driven by the or each main drive in such a way that the or each main drive drives a drive gear associated with the impression cylinder of each printing mechanism through a corresponding main drive shaft, the transfer cylinder of each printing mechanism is driven by the impression cylinder of the respective printing mechanism through a drive gear associated with the transfer cylinder, and the plate cylinder of each printing mechanism is driven by the transfer cylinder of the respective printing mechanism through a drive gear associated with the plate cylinder. According to the invention, when a printing plate change is performed on the plate cylinder of a printing mechanism and at the same time a washing process is performed on the transfer cylinder of the same printing mechanism, the plate cylinder is driven through the respective main drive for the printing plate change, whereas for the washing process, the transfer cylinder is driven decoupled from the respective main drive through a coupling associated with the drive gear of the transfer cylinder and through an auxiliary drive associated with the transfer cylinder.
The invention relates to a processing machine for sheet material, comprising a sheet turning unit. The aim of the invention is to provide a processing machine, in which a sheet turning unit is situated between the printing couples for face printing and the printing couples for perfecting and which can process the maximum sheet format with free sheet length by means of a sheet guide cylinder that is preferably double-size. For an optional face printing or face printing and perfecting, with the sheet material in the latter case being turned using the rear edge principle and the impression cylinder (5), transfer cylinder (6) and at least the first transfer cylinder (9) and the accumulator cylinder (10) of the sheet turning unit being double-size in relation to a plate cylinder/printing cylinder (2), the position of the axis (13) of the first transfer cylinder (9) of the sheet turning unit is located on an axis plane (I) above an axis plane (II) of the impression cylinder (5) in the machine frame.
The invention relates to a method for illustrating printed image carriers that ensure, during printing, a specified target printing characteristic, namely a specified relation between prepress-based setting copy surface covering values and printed image surface covering values actually developed during printing, thus ensuring a defined increase in tone value, said method comprising at least the following steps: a) producing a test printed image carrier for at least one printing ink used in the printing, namely in such a way that a RIP file is produced from a test setting copy that reproduces, for each printing ink, a fine gradation wedge having a defined number of gradation steps, wherein each test printed image carrier is illustrated based on said RIP file; b) using the or each test printed image carrier produced according to step a) to print a test printed image, wherein the test printed image comprises the respective fine gradation wedge having the defined number of gradation steps for at least one printing ink used in the printing; c) measuring the printed image printed in step b) with the or each test printed image carrier in such a way that for each gradation step of the or each fine gradation wedge a test printed image surface covering value actually developed during printing is determined, wherein an actual printing characteristic for each printing ink is determined from the test setting copy surface covering values of each gradation step of the fine gradation wedge and the test printed image surface covering values of each gradation step of the fine gradation wedge actually developed during printing; d) comparing the or each actual printing characteristic determined in step c) with the target printing characteristic specified for the respective printing ink in such a way that, for each printed image surface covering value specified in the target printing characteristic for a defined setting copy surface covering value, the test printed image surface covering value developed in the printing in step b) is determined and is placed in proportion therewith in order to calculate a ratio, wherein the printed image surface covering values in the target printing characteristic are replaced with values that result from multiplication of the setting copy surface covering values and the ratios determined therefor in order to provide a corrected target printing characteristic; e) using the or each corrected target printing characteristic produced in step d), producing an RIP file from the setting copy of the printed image actually to be printed, said RIP file being used to illustrate the printed image carrier.
The invention relates to a method for operating a printing machine, particularly a sheet-fed printing machine, namely for detecting and adjusting a base setting of ink zone control elements of the inking unit of a printing mechanism of the printing machine, having at least the following steps: a) a printing mechanism having a print-ready inking unit is provided, wherein all ink zone control elements of the print-ready inking unit are set to an identical, predefined base setting; b) at least one test print is printed; c) at least one test print is measured, namely in such a way that an ink density is measured in each ink zone of the test print in order to metrologically detect the base setting of the ink zone control element of each ink zone of the inking unit; d) the ink densities of all ink zones of the inking unit, which were detected metrologically on a test print, are compared to each other, wherein according thereto the base settings of the ink zone control elements of the inking unit are adjusted in such a way that an identical ink density results for each ink zone.
The invention relates to a blast air device (1) for a sheet delivery unit of a processing machine, in particular a printing machine, comprising at least one elongated air guide tube (15) for imparting a blast of air onto sheets to be placed. The air guide tube (15) is adapted to be able to adjust the blasting of air during the working cycle of the processing machine, and is disposed in the middle area of the sheet delivery unit for this purpose.
The invention describes a method for determining the degree of curing or drying of one or more printed inks and/or paint layers on a substrate. For example, a paper, cardboard, plastic film or composite print substrate can be printed in a sheet or web-processing printing machine in a mass-printing method. Possible methods include intaglio, flexographic, screen or offset printing methods. To ensure good drying, the degree of curing or drying of the printed product during passage through the printing machine or at a print sensor outside the printing machine is determined using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor. To this end, the received measurement signal from the SPR sensor is fed to an evaluation unit and characteristic parameters are determined from the received signal in order to permit a determination to be made about the degree of curing or drying of the printed product on an absolute basis or relative to one or more reference values.
A sheet guiding device for the lateral edge of a sheet, comprising a retainer, is disposed near a lateral stop of a pneumatic side lay device above a support plate in a sheet feeder of a sheet-rotating printing machine. To improve the guiding of the sheets while improving sheet alignment capability, an elastic sheet guiding plate (40) is disposed in the longitudinal direction parallel to the direction (R) in which the sheet moves proximate to the lateral stop (20). The sheet guiding plate (40) is disposed in the support therefor on the pneumatic side lay device such that the plate approaches the lateral stop (20), and the plate comprises openings in the suction effect area of the pneumatic side lay device.
The invention relates to a printing machine control system with a soft proof device comprising at least one color consistent monitor (7) and with a color control device comprising at least one sensor (8), wherein the soft proof device changes at least one soft proof into display data (6) of a monitor color space; the soft proof serves as a color-consistent reference for printing samples printed in a printing process for the visualization of pre stage data (3) that are present in a print pre stage color space. The color control device compares measured actual data (9) of the sensor, or of each sensor, or data generated from the measured actual data (11), with associated target data (13) and creates control signals for actuators of the color control device depending on the comparison results. According to the invention, at least one device (14, 15) changes the print pre stage data (3) of the print pre stage color space and/or the display data (6) of the monitor color space into reference data (13) of a colorimetric color space, wherein the reference data (13) generated from the data (3, 6) of the soft proof device serve as target data of the color control device in such a way that the device generates control signals for the actuators of the color control device from a comparison of the measured actual data (9) of the sensor, or of each sensor, or from the data generated from the measured actual data (11), with the reference data (13).
The invention relates to a method for coating a printing press cylinder or a printing press roll, comprising at least the following steps: a) a printing press cylinder or roll having a metal base that has an external surface is prepared; b) a wear-resistant coating, especially an anticorrosive coating, is applied to the base of the cylinder or roll in the zone of the external surface by means of an electrodeposition process using an electrolyte that contains cobalt and phosphorus.
The invention relates to a method for operating an inking unit of a printing unit, and to a printing unit for a printing machine, wherein the inking unit comprises a plurality of ink rollers interacting through circumferential surface contact, and wherein a predetermined number of the ink rollers is designed as ink contact rollers, which each change periodically in the axial directions thereof, and wherein the method comprises: separating a predetermined number of ink rollers in circumferential surface contact with the changing ink contact rollers from the further changing ink contact rollers if a printing operation of the printing unit is briefly interrupted.
The invention relates to a method for illustrating printed image carriers ensuring, during printing, a pre-defined nominal printing characteristic, namely a pre-defined relation between setting copy surface covering values based on initial printing stages, and printed image surface covering values created during the printing, thereby also ensuring a defined increase in tone value. Said method comprises at least the following steps: a test printed image carrier is produced for at least one printing ink used in the printing, namely in such a way that an RIP datum is produced from a test setting copy which reproduces, for each printing ink, a fine gradation wedge with a defined number of gradation steps, on which basis each test printed image carrier is illustrated; b) the or each test printed image carrier produced according to step a) is used to print a test printed image, the test printed image for at least one printing ink used in the printing comprising the respective fine gradation wedge with the defined number of gradation steps; c) the printed image printed in step b) with the or each test printed image carrier is measured in such a way that, for each gradation step of the or each fine gradation wedge, a test printed image surface covering value created during printing is determined, an actual printing characteristic for each printing ink being determined from the test setting copy surface covering values of each gradation step of the fine gradation wedge and the test printed image surface covering values of each gradation step of the fine gradation wedge, created during printing; d) the or each actual printing characteristic determined in step c) is compared with the nominal printing characteristic defined for the respective printing ink in such a way that the test setting copy surface covering value is determined for each printed image surface covering value pre-defined in the nominal printing characteristic for a defined setting copy surface covering value, said test setting copy surface covering value providing the test printed image surface covering value during printing in step b), which corresponds to the respective printed image surface covering value; e) in order to provide a corrected nominal pressure characteristic, setting copy surface covering values in the nominal printing characteristic are replaced by the corresponding test setting copy surface covering values in step d); and f) an RIP datum used to illustrate the printed image carrier is produced form the setting copy of the printed image to be printed, using the or each corrected nominal printing characteristic produced in step e).
The invention relates to a printing machine, especially a sheet printing machine, having a device for measuring the coloring of a printed printing substrate within a printing machine, wherein said device comprises a light source in order to illuminate the printed printing substrate within the printing machine, and wherein the device comprises a camera having a plurality of measuring pixels, in order to metrologically capture the illuminated printing substrate within the printing machine in a printed area thereof. According to the invention, a rotating assembly of the printing machine has at least one reference color pattern associated therewith that is not covered by the printing substrate, wherein the camera metrologically captures the illuminated printing substrate and the or each illuminated reference color pattern, wherein a calibrating device compares a color value of the respective reference color pattern as captured by the camera to a reference color value stored for the respective reference color pattern, and on the basis of said comparison determines correction values for measuring pixels of the camera that metrologically capture the respective reference color pattern, in order to correct measured values of the measuring pixels with the aid of the correction values.
A method for carrying out a flying set-up operation on a printing unit/coating unit of a sheet-fed printing machine, according to the following steps: a) on the printing unit/coating unit which is operated with continuous printing and on which the flying set-up operation is to be subsequently carried out, at least the printing unit/coating unit subassembly, on which the flying set-up operation is to be carried out, is separated in terms of process from the printing unit/coating unit by shutting down at least one printing unit/coating unit subassembly operated with continuous printing; b) subsequently, at least the printing unit/coating unit subassembly is separated in terms of drive from the subassemblies operated with continuous printing by detaching a drive of the respective subassembly, which drive is synchronous with the main drive; c) the set-up operation is subsequently carried out using the direct drive or the auxiliary drive of the particular printing unit/coating unit; d) at least the printing unit/coating unit subassembly, on which the flying set-up operation has been carried out, is subsequently prepared to the effect that the particular subassembly can be driven synchronously with the main drive; e) at least the printing unit/coating unit subassembly is then connected in terms of drive to the subassemblies operated with continuous printing by driving the particular subassembly synchronously with the main drive; f) at least the printing unit/coating unit subassembly is subsequently connected in terms of process to the or each printing unit/coating unit subassembly operated with continuous printing by screwing to same.
The invention relates to a belt delivery system of a machine that processes printed sheets, in particular a rotary printing press. The aim of the invention is to design the supply of the suction or blow air elements (5) in such a way that there is no need for tubing between a single pressure source and the consumers and for costly actuating means. The aim is achieved in that each suction or blow air element (5) is connected to at least one individually controllable pressure source (15).
The invention relates to a belt delivery for a sheet-fed printing press designed to receive sheets exiting a printing press in the sheet output region and to deposit said sheets in a delivery section to form a sheet stack (B5). The aim of the invention is to provide solutions for further counteracting the spread of emissions in the sheet delivery region. According to the invention, this is achieved by a belt delivery for a sheet-fed printing press, comprising a gripper track unit (1) that extends between a sheet infeed region and a sheet delivery region (B4), provided for the formation of a sheet stack (B5), and a lower track strand (TU) that runs from the sheet infeed region to the sheet delivery region (B4) and guides said sheets, in addition to an upper track strand (TO) that runs from the sheet delivery region (B4) back to the sheet infeed region without sheets. A track deflector (KU) is provided in the sheet delivery region and is used to propel the gripper systems (31) that run on the lower track strand (KU) upwards to the upper track strand (TO). The belt delivery is characterised in that a blower unit (4) is provided in a region lying below the track deflector (KU) along the front edge (QK) of the sheet stack (B5), said unit discharging an air curtain (5) that is directed upwards and that shields the web chamber, which is traversed by gripper systems (31) travelling upwards, from the environment.
B65H 29/04 - Delivering or advancing articles from machinesAdvancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles the grippers being carried by endless chains or bands
The aim of the invention is to develop the foil guiding process in a coating unit (2) for transferring image-forming layers from a transfer foil to a medium to be printed. To achieve this, the coating unit is equipped with a restricted-area pressing plate for transferring layers from the transfer foil. This allows the targeted control of the foil feed. The transfer foil is preferably guided past a pressing roll (3) approximately tangentially to said roll and with a restricted width. Special delivery devices (22, 33), which can operate cyclically, are provided for storing and delivering the foil.
B41F 19/00 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
The invention relates to a unit for cold film transfer on a printing press. In order to improve the transfer process, a control device is used to control the film transfer, said control device allowing the printing pressure of the coating unit (2) destined for the film transfer during processing of a print job without film transfer or during a set-up job to be carried out in the printing press to be switched off.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B41F 13/14 - Registering devices with means for displacing the cylinders
B41F 19/00 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
The invention relates to a coating unit for transferring imaging or covering layers from a transfer film onto a printing material. The aim of the invention is to flexibly use said coating unit to produce complex printing materials while allowing a gentle handling of the film. A film application module in a sheet-fed rotary printing press is provided with means for controlling the web tension of the web of film.
B41F 19/00 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
B41F 19/02 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations with embossing
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B65H 23/04 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally
The invention relates to a sheet-guiding device for a sheet-fed press for directing a sheet during a transfer of the same between two drums, or cylinders of a press. The problem of the invention is to find solutions which are advantageous with respect to the servicing of sheet-fed presses, especially allowing sheets that are lost between the sheet-guiding devices and the associated drums or cylinders to be removed in an advantageous fashion. The sheet-fed press according to the invention comprises a sheet guiding device, said sheet-guiding device comprising a sheet directing segment that extends in the longitudinal direction towards a sheet-directing cylinder or a sheet-directing drum and that forms a sheet directing surface which faces the sheet travel path. A suspension device suspends the sheet directing segment in a working position facing the sheet travel path. The suspension device is designed in such a manner that the sheet directing segment can be laterally displaced from the sheet-fed press in a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the associated cylinder via the suspension device. The resulting sheet guiding device for a sheet-fed press is characterized in that it makes the space defined between the sheet guiding device and the associated drum accessible, exposing the sheet directing surface facing the associated drum in the working position.
The invention relates to sheet-fed press and to a method for servicing or configuring the same. The problem of the invention is to find solutions which are advantageous with respect to the configuration of sheet-fed presses in a portion intended for the arrangement of sheet guiding devices, and with respect to servicing. The sheet-fed press according to the invention comprises a sheet guiding device, and a suspension device for suspending the sheet guiding device in a working position next to a sheet travel path. The suspension device comprises a supporting structure via which the sheet guiding device can be laterally displaced from the sheet-fed press in a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the associated cylinder. The resulting sheet-fed press is characterized by a sheet guiding device that is associated with a sheet-guiding cylinder and that can be cleaned or replaced in an especially advantageous fashion. It is furthermore possible to insert various sheet guiding or sheet treatment inserts into the press via the supporting structure.
The invention relates to a unit for cold film transfer in a printing press. In order to improve the transfer process, a control device is used to control the film transfer, said control device adjusting the color values and the coating parameters of the transferred films.
B41F 19/00 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
B41F 33/00 - Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
Sheet-guiding arrangement which is intended for a transfer cylinder (1) and, as such, serves to guide a sheet which has been picked up by a transfer cylinder and is carried along by the latter as it rotates. The invention is based on the problem of finding solutions which make it possible, in only a short space of time, to change the configuration of the sheet-guiding arrangement assigned to a transfer cylinder, or at least of cleaning the same. This problem is solved according to the invention by a sheet-guiding arrangement which is intended for a transfer cylinder and has a blowing box (2), a directing plate (3), which covers the blowing box in the direction of the transfer cylinder, and a sheet-guiding surface (F), which is directed towards the sheet-running path, wherein the directing plate can be removed from the blowing box and the blowing box is incorporated in the printing machine such that it can be pivoted about a tilting axis (K) running parallel to the axis of rotation (x) of the transfer cylinder, and wherein there is formed in both side regions of the blowing box a respective push-in guide (4), into which the side-periphery region of the directing plate can be pushed.
A method for integrating RFID antennas into a printed product is intended to involve the use of a pre-press application to produce an antenna design for an RFID transponder application. To simplify the printing process, provision is made for said production to be effected on the basis of a print order in the pre-press stage. The design of the antenna takes account of the parameters which influence the RFID transponder power. The antenna design produced in this manner is printed onto the substrate in a printing process using an electrically conductive ink or another electrically conductive coating.
G06K 17/00 - Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups , e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
46.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION OF COLD FOIL MATERIAL ONTO A SHEET MATERIAL IN A PROCESSING MACHINE
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for application of cold foil material onto a sheet material in a processing machine. The problem of the invention is to improve a method and an apparatus of this kind so that the quality of the foil coating onto a sheet material is improved. This problem is solved by proceeding from an application tool to produce the required image, such that the sheet material (6) is coated with an adhesive (12), a cold foil material (7) is conveyed through a press gap (10) formed by a counter-pressure cylinder (2) guiding the sheet material (6) in the conveyance direction (3) and an additional cylinder (1), and in the press gap (10) the foil layer (7.3; 7.4) is pressed by a force onto sheet material (6) coated with adhesive (12) and that subsequent to the press gap (10), the cold foil material (7; 7.1 to 7.4) and the sheet material (6) being guided along the counter-pressure cylinder (2) and coated with adhesive (12) for the image to be produced, is transported at an angle of wrap α coincident to the counter-pressure cylinder (2) in the conveyance direction (3), that at the angle of wrap α at least the adhesive (12) is exposed to radiation or to drying and that in the conveyance direction (3) in an outlet gap (11) after the angle of wrap α, the cold foil material ( 7; 7.1 to 7.4) is separated into the foil substrate (7.1), the separating layer (7.2) and a non-imaging foil layer (7.3) of the foil layer and removed, and the sheet material (6) with adhesive (12) and an image-forming foil layer (7.4) of the foil layer is further carried along on the counter-pressure cylinder (2).
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
Cutting device (1) for a sheet-fed printing press, having a laser unit (10) for generating laser beams (11) and a guiding unit (20) which is arranged in a path of the laser beams generated by the laser unit and adjacent to a printing-sheet track (B), with the result that sheets to be cut can be guided in a flat manner past a contact surface (21) of the guiding unit. Formed in the contact surface (21) are at least one suction opening (211) for sucking sheets which are guided past to the contact surface and a laser beam passage on a sheet cut line (S), wherein the at least one suction opening (211) is arranged in relation to the laser beam passage in such a way that, sucked in a sliding manner by means of the suction opening, a sheet which is to be cut in each case bears against the contact surface without play only in a cut region which is defined along the sheet cut line.
B23K 26/02 - Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impactAligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
The invention relates to a rotary printing press which processes printing material. The invention is based on the problem of providing a rotary printing press which processes printing material, further improves the flexibility of at least one printing unit and configures the possible uses of a rotary printing press to be more universal. This is achieved by, starting from at least one printing unit having a blanket cylinder, a varnishing apparatus being assigned such that it can be thrown off and onto the blanket cylinder, wherein the plate cylinder of the printing unit and the blanket cylinder can be separated in a contact zone, the blanket cylinder 12 is received rotatably in a variably placed bearing 32, a first cam element 29 is fixed on the variably placed bearing 32, the varnishing apparatus 17 comprises a second cam element 30, and both cam elements 29, 30 form a curved joint when the varnishing apparatus 17 is thrown on at a pairing point.
The invention relates to a processing machine for sheet material. The problem addressed by the invention is that of providing a processing machine of the type mentioned initially which allows fast-reaction control of the temperature of at least one plate/forme cylinder that is coupled to an individual drive in a printing unit or coating unit. This problem is solved in that the plate/forme cylinder 11 that is coupled to an individual drive 25 is connected to a first line system 21 and this line system 21 is operatively coupled to a separate temperature control unit 20. In this case, at least the plate/forme cylinder 11 and the line system 21 form a common line circuit through which a circulating temperature control medium can flow.
B41F 13/004 - Electric or hydraulic features of drives
B41F 3/22 - Cylinder presses, i.e. presses essentially comprising at least one cylinder co-operating with at least one flat type-bed of special construction or for particular purposes with fixed type-beds and travelling impression cylinders with more than one type-bed
The invention relates to an inking unit (2) and alternatively a damping unit (3) for a printing press of a processing machine comprising at least one print roller with a surface having hydrophilic and oleophilic surface sections. In order to create good ink/dampener distribution, the print roller can be replaced by at least one other print roller having different hydrophilic and oleophilic properties.
The invention relates to a roller (1) for a printing mechanism of a processing machine. In order to create a roller with which to facilitate an improved ink/dampener distribution in a printing mechanism, the outer surface (2) of an application roller comprises hydrophilic (3) and oleophilic areas (4).
A manipulation device (20, 20') and delivery device (1) for a sheet processing printing machine, wherein the manipulation device comprises: at least one manipulation unit (200, 200') comprising a belt or chain circulating element (202, 202'), a drive wheel (203, 203') and a return wheel (204, 204'), wherein the circulating element is configured for continuous circulation about the drive wheel and the return wheel so that the circulating element extends along a sheet transport path (BT) in the delivery device, wherein one of the drive wheel and the return wheel is disposed adjacent to a sheet off-load position (B2), wherein at least one gripper unit (210, 210') is disposed at a circulating periphery of the circulating element, said gripper unit being configured for selective horizontal grasping of a rear edge of a sheet along the sheet transport path and for the horizontal release of the sheet rear edge at a return point (u) of the circulating element corresponding to the sheet off-load position, and wherein the circulating element and the at least one gripper unit together define a width in a width direction of the manipulation device perpendicular to the sheet transport direction, said width being smaller than a sheet width extending in the width direction.
The invention relates to a method for inking a printing forme in a processing machine for stocks. The aim of the invention is to devise a method that especially allows ink to be metered in a stable manner in a universally usable inking unit while noticeably reducing the ghosting tendency. Said aim is achieved by using a processing machine comprising an inking unit, an optional dampening unit, and a plate/form cylinder that has the printing forme. The inking unit encompasses an ink metering and ink delivering device, at least one roller train, and inking rollers for inking the printing forme. The flow of ink is fed to a distribution roller and is split into two partial flows of ink on the distribution roller by means of two partial roller trains, the two partial flows of ink are fed to a front inking roller in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder, the second partial flow of ink located downstream in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder (1) is temporarily interrupted at a separation point (19) of the second partial roller train (13), the distribution roller (8) then feeds the flow of ink to the front, first partial flow of ink of the first partial roller train (12) in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder (1), and at least one ink transport roller (16) of the second partial roller train (13) which adjoins the distribution roller (8) is temporarily integrated into the zone of the second partial roller train (13) supplying a third and fourth inking roller (4; 5).
The invention relates to a method for inking a printing forme in a processing machine for stocks. The aim of the invention is to devise a method that especially allows ink to be metered in a stable manner in a universally usable inking unit while noticeably reducing the ghosting tendency. Said aim is achieved in a processing machine for stocks, comprising an inking unit, and optional dampening unit, and a plate/form cylinder that has the printing forme. The inking unit encompasses an ink metering and ink delivering device, at least one roller train, and inking rollers for inking the printing forme. The flow of ink is fed to a distribution roller (8) where the flow of ink is additionally split on a third partial roller train (21) mounted downstream of the second partial roller train (13) in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder (1), and the third partial flow of ink of the third partial roller train (21) is fed to the second partial flow of ink of the second partial roller train (13) upstream of the inking rollers (3, 4, 5) of said second partial roller train (13).
The invention relates to a method for inking a printing forme in a processing machine for stocks. The aim of the invention is to devise a method that especially allows ink to be metered in a stable manner in a universally usable inking unit while noticeably reducing the ghosting tendency. Said aim is achieved in a processing machine for stocks, comprising an inking unit, an optional dampening unit, and a plate/form cylinder that has the printing forme. The inking unit encompasses an ink metering and ink delivering device, at least one roller train, and inking rollers for inking the printing forme. The flow of ink is fed to a distribution roller (8) where the flow of ink is additionally split on a third partial roller train (21) that is mounted downstream of the second partial roller train (13) in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder (1), and the third partial flow of ink of the third partial roller train (21) is fed to the second partial flow of ink of the second partial roller train (13) upstream of the inking rollers (3, 4, 5) of said second partial roller train (13).
The invention relates to a method for inking a printing forme in a processing machine for stocks. The aim of the invention is to devise a method that especially allows ink to be metered in a stable manner in a universally usable inking unit while noticeably reducing the ghosting tendency. Said aim is achieved by using a processing machine comprising an inking unit, an optional dampening unit, and a plate/form cylinder that has the printing forme. The inking unit encompasses an ink metering and ink delivering device, at least one roller train, and inking rollers for inking the printing forme. The flow of ink is fed to a distribution roller on which the flow of ink is split into two partial flows of ink by means of two partial roller trains, the two partial flows of ink are fed to a front inking roller in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder, the front, first partial flow of ink in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder (1) is temporarily interrupted at a separation point (18) of the first partial roller train (12), the distribution roller (8) then feeds the flow of ink to the downstream, second partial flow of ink of the second partial roller train (13), and at least one ink transport roller (15) of the first partial roller train (12) is temporarily integrated into the second partial roller train (13).
The invention relates to a method for inking a printing forme in a processing machine for stocks. The aim of the invention is to devise a method that especially allows ink to be metered in a stable manner in a universally usable inking unit while noticeably reducing the ghosting tendency. Said aim is achieved by having a feeding roller (20) of the distribution roller (8) additionally feed the flow of ink to a first oscillating ink roller (6) of the first partial roller train (12), said first oscillating ink roller (6) supplying the front inking rollers (2, 3) in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder (1), the first partial flow of ink allocated to the first partial roller train is diverted on the distribution roller (8) by means of at least one ink transport roller (15) and is fed to the first oscillating ink roller (6) of the first partial roller train (12). Furthermore, the second partial flow of ink allocated to the second partial roller train is diverted on the distribution roller (8) by means of at least one ink transport roller (16) and is constantly fed to a second oscillating ink roller (7) supplying the rear inking rollers (4, 5) in the direction of rotation of the plate/form cylinder (1).
The application relates to a method for operating a printing machine (1), wherein a stock web (20) can preferably be printed on both sides in the region of at least two printing units (11 to 14), and wherein at least one printing unit is configured as a single-print printing unit, wherein, when at least one printing unit (15'), which is configured as an imprint printing unit, assumes a non-printing state for carrying out fitting and/or maintenance work on the printing unit, and the stock web (20) is simultaneously printed in the region of at least one other printing unit (11 to 14), a transport speed of the stock web (20) is reduced.
The invention relates to a printing press in a processing machine. The aim of the invention is to design a printing press that improves the balance between the ink and the dampening fluid and noticeably increases the printing quality. Said aim is achieved by arranging a roller (9 to 11) upstream of and in direct contact with at least one inking roller (7; 8) of the printing press, and providing the surface (13) of said roller (9 to 11) with oleophilic and hydrophilic phases (14, 15) which are disposed so as to form areas (16; 17) on the surface (13). The surface energy and polarity of each area (16) of an oleophilic phase (14) differ from those of each area (17) of a hydrophilic phase (15).
The invention relates to a printing press for a processing machine for materials to be printed. The aim of the invention is to design a printing press that improves the balance between the ink and the dampening fluid and noticeably increases the printing quality. Said aim is achieved by arranging an application roller (7) of a dampening unit (5) upstream of, adjacent to, and in direct contact with the application roller (8) of the inking unit (6). The surface of said application roller (7) has oleophilic and hydrophilic phases that form areas on the surface. The surface energy and polarity of each area of an oleophilic phase differs from those of each area of a hydrophilic phase.
Printing device for a rotating printing machine, comprising a base and at least one shaping cylinder (20) having a pre-determined length, two longitudinal ends (21b, 22b) rotatably mounted at the base, a radial longitudinal partition (20a) and a peripheral surface (23c) facing outward radially in the area of the longitudinal partition and supported radially and rotatably at a bearing unit (40), and wherein the bearing unit comprises a rotation bearing (41, 42, 43) having an outer part designed in the shape of a circular segment and being rigidly connected to the base, the peripheral surface of the shaping cylinder designed in the area of the longitudinal partition being supported at the inner curvature of the outer part.
The invention relates to a drive configuration in a printing machine for improving the method of operation of film transfer, wherein at least one plate cylinder (12) has a coating system (2) for film transfer having a direct drive (2). An inking system (61-63) on the plate cylinder and associated with the plate cylinder (12) can further be decoupled from the main drive of the printing machine.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B65H 37/00 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
63.
ROTARY PRINTING PRESS COMPRISING A SELF-ENERGISING SENSOR SYSTEM
The invention relates to a sensor system for determining physical variables on movable parts that can be used in a rotary printing press. Said sensor system is a self-energising sensor system that is secured to movable parts of a rotary printing press or integrated therein and comprises an energy supply system and a sensor system for measuring physical variables. Said energy supply system comprises mechanical and/or electrical elements which help said system to supply itself with energy from the surroundings without external supply. The physical variable to be detected by the sensor system is converted into an electric variable and is transmitted in a wireless manner to a receiving station as measurement information.
A rotary printing press having movable or rotating machine elements, preferably of lightweight design, is to comprise partially active elements, for example piezo-fibres and/or adaptronic elements. Said elements are activated at defined instants. For simplified implementation in the printing press, there is provision according to the invention for an integrated self-sufficient energy generator to be attached to the moving component. Actuators are operated by means of a plurality of energy stores which are supplied by the energy generator. A trigger circuit and optionally a plurality of power supply units regulate the energy supply of the actuators.
The invention relates to a printed product consisting of one or more layers of a printed substrate. At least one layer is printed with text information and/or image information and at least one layer contains a RFID- (radio-frequency-identification) transponder. In order to simplify production thereof, the RFID-transponder comprises a booster antenna (1) that has been printed directly on the printed substrate by one of the mass printing methods: offset printing, gravure printing, flexographic printing, screen printing or ink jet printing. Said RFID-transponder also comprises a mini label (2) consisting of a RFID-chip and a mini antenna for the near-field coupling. Said booster antenna and the mini label are connected to each other in a non-contacting manner but the coupling of the signals from the booster antenna to the mini label and back takes places via magnetic and/or electromagnetic fields and at least one intermediate layer is located between the mini label and the booster antenna.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
G07D 7/00 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
B41M 3/00 - Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
66.
ROTARY PRINTING MACHINE HAVING LIGHTWEIGHT ELEMENTS
In rotary printing machines having movable, moved, or rotating machine elements, preferably lightweight design is to be used to improve the machine. For this reason, active elements, such as piezo fibers or adaptronic elements, are provided at least partially on or in conjunction with the machine elements. Said elements can be activated during operation of the machine at defined times. In order to improve the machine functions, according to the invention a receiver module is disposed on a moved or rotating component for receiving contactless transmitted energy. The module is associated with circuits and energy accumulators, wherein the energy accumulators can be charged longer than energy is removed. A trigger circuit controls the output of energy to the active or adaptronic elements of the lightweight element. A transmission unit for contactless energy transmission is disposed outside the moved or rotating component in the printing machine.
Disclosed is a unit for transferring cold films in a printing press, in which the transfer process is improved. According to the invention, a control device is mounted for controlling film transfer, said control device allowing the printing pressure of the transfer unit (2) and of downstream printing groups (50) to be adjusted.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
In order to transfer an image coating from a carrier film to a printed sheet, an adhesive image layer is applied to the printed sheet. The carrier film comprising the image coating is then guided past the printed sheet while being pressed thereagainst in a film transfer module (2) such that the coating adheres at the joints and an image is generated. In order to improve the function, simplify the device, and increase flexibility, a holder for reels of the transfer film (5) is provided for easier handling.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B65H 37/00 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
In order to transfer an image coating from a carrier film to a printed sheet, an adhesive image layer is applied to the printed sheet. The carrier film comprising the image coating is then guided past the printed sheet while being pressed thereagainst in a film transfer module (2) such that the coating adheres at the joints and an image is generated. In order to improve the function, simplify the device, and increase flexibility, a holder for reels of the transfer film (5) is provided for easier handling.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B65H 37/00 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
70.
OPERATION OF A COLD FILM UNIT COMPRISING A PRINTING GROUP
Disclosed is a unit for transferring cold films in a printing press, in which the transfer process is improved. According to the invention, a control device is mounted for controlling film transfer, said control device allowing the printing pressure of the transfer unit and of downstream printing groups to be adjusted.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
71.
OPERATION OF A COLD FILM UNIT, COMPRISING APPLICATION OF ADHESIVE
Disclosed is an apparatus for transferring imaging layers from a transfer film (5) to a printed sheet that has an image coating with an adhesive medium. Said apparatus comprises a coating unit (2) containing a counterpressure cylinder (4) and a squeeze roll (3) which form a joint transfer gap (6) through which the transfer film (5) can be guided from a film supply reel (8) while contacting the squeeze roll (3) such that the transfer film (5) is guided through the transfer gap under pressure along with the printed sheet in order for the coating to be transferred, the transfer film (5) being guided through the transfer gap with the coated face resting on the printed sheet that is guided on the counterpressure cylinder. The disclosed apparatus is characterized in that the application unit (1) for the adhesive medium is designed as a printing group of a multicolor printing press, the application unit is fitted with a dosing device for supplying the adhesive medium in a controlled manner, and a control device is provided for controlling the dosing device in such a way that the supply of the adhesive medium to the printing plate can be regulated in a film-transferring mode of operation.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B41F 33/00 - Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
72.
APPLICATION DEVICE HAVING A FORMING CYLINDER AND AT LEAST ONE APPLICATION ROLLER IN A PROCESSING MACHINE
The invention relates to an application device having a forming cylinder (1) and at least one application roller (7-8) associated with the forming cylinder in a processing machine, wherein the forming cylinder comprises at least one cylinder channel (10), and a medium such as dye, fountain solution, or paint can be applied to the forming cylinder (1) by means of the at least one circumferentially elastic application roller (7-8), wherein the at least one application roller (7-9) comprises a roller core (13), wherein a first, compressible layer (14) made of a homogenous elastomer is adhesively disposed concentrically on the roller core (13), and a second, elastic layer (15) made of a homogenous elastomer, including a cover layer guiding the medium to be processed, is adhesively disposed on said first, compressible layer (14), and wherein the first, compressible layer (14) has a lower Shore-A hardness than the second, elastic layer (15).
Method for generating a security code for an optically readable matrix printing data memory which has a high data density and is applied to an object or printing material with the aid of a multistage printing process, characterized in that the individuality of at least one stage of the printing process is measured and compared with the desired values and a security code is calculated therefrom and is stored, and an object having a colour matrix printing data memory which has a security code and is applied in a multistage process.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
The invention relates to a web-fed printing press, having at least one press unit (13) for the static printing of at least one printing material web (A, B, C), preferably a plurality of printing material webs, having a printing image which does not vary for all printed copies, and having at least one processing device (22) which is positioned upstream of a folder for the preferably dynamic processing of at least one printing material web (A, B, C) with a processing step which varies for at least some printed copies. According to the invention, at least one processing device (22) is mounted on a handling device (23) in such a way that the processing device (22) can be displaced in space three-dimensionally with the aid of the handling device (23) within the action area of the handling device (23), in such a way that the processing device (22) can be positioned at a freely definable position of a printing material web (A, B, C) and with a freely definable orientation with respect to the printing material web (A, B, C).
The invention relates to a positioning drive arrangement of a printing machine, comprising a positioning drive and a printing machine component that is to be positioned or a printing machine assembly that is to be positioned. According to the invention, the positioning drive is embodied as a micropositioning drive or nanopositioning drive (5).
The invention relates to a coating system (2) for transferring imaging or covering layers from a transfer film (5) to a printing substrate, used flexibly for producing complex printing substrates made of film material. At least one film application module (FA) is used to this end in a sheet rotation printing press, such that a variable combination of printing lines and paint lines is created. The coated film sheet can particularly be dried from the back side thereof.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
The invention relates to a method for operating a printing press, particularly a sheet-fed offset printing press, wherein at least two drives, whose positions can be controlled independently from each other, feed into a continuous gear train of the printing press, whereby devices to be driven and coupled to the gear train, particularly printing couples and/or color application units, of the printing press are driven such that each drive is used for driving a sub-unit of the printing press associated with the respective drive and comprising at least one device to be driven, and wherein feed sites of the drives are rotated relative to each other for providing an angular difference. According to the invention, a desired torque distribution for the drives feeding into the continuous gear train is determined such that each drive provides a driving torque for the sub-unit associated with the same and furthermore for the sub-unit associated with a drive connected downstream of the respective drive, wherein based on said torque distribution for each drive an individual angle target value is determined, which is used to control the position of each drive individually in order to provide an angular difference that is dependent on the torque distribution between the feed sites of the drives.
The invention relates to a method for producing a printed product on a rotary printing press, wherein the webs of printing material to be printed are stored on a plurality of reel changers of the rotary printing press, wherein the plurality of printing material webs are transported for the static printing thereof with a printed image of the printed product that does not change for printed copies through at least one printing-form-based printing unit of the rotary printing press, wherein at least one of the statically printed printing material webs is printed dynamically in the region of at least one printing unit without a printing form, particularly inline, in addition to the static printing, with a printed image that is variable for at least some printed copies, and wherein statically printed printing material webs and statically and dynamically printed printing material webs are combined and processed to form a multi-page printed product in the region of at least one turn-and-mix stage and at least one folding apparatus of the rotary printing press such that the printed product is dynamically printed on at least one inside printed page thereof.
The invention relates to a method for producing a printed product, wherein one or more printing material webs are transported for the static printing thereof with a printed image of the printed product that does not change for printed copies through at least one printing-form-based printing unit of the rotary printing press, wherein at least one of the statically printed printing material webs is printed dynamically in the region of at least one printing unit of the rotary printing press without a printing form, particularly inline, in addition to the static printing, with individual access data, particularly a prize code, that is variable for at least some printed copies, wherein a purchaser of the printed product may use the access data over an interactive medium such as the Internet to access information about the printed product beyond that contained in the printed product, for example, a prize. According to the invention, either access data specific to the target person and/or access data specific to the target group are printed in the printed copies as access data.
The invention relates to a method for printing a printable fabric, wherein the printable fabric is printed by way of a printing mold-based printing method, particularly by way of an offset printing method, having a print image that is uniform and thus static for printed copies of a printing order, and in addition to the printing mold-based printing method by way of a printing mold-free printing method, particularly by way of an ink jet printing method, having a variable and thus dynamic print image for the printed copies of the printing order. According to the invention, after the static and dynamic printing of the printable fabric, each printed copy is detected by at least sectionally measuring and recorded such that each printed copy can be verified in regard to the authenticity thereof.
The invention relates to a printing machine having an optical sensor device for monitoring the operation of the printing machine, the optical sensor device comprising the following: an optical sensor having a sensory region for optical signals to pass, a transparent disk having a disk plane extending perpendicular to a thickness dimension direction of the disk, a drive unit in driving engagement with the disk such that the drive unit can cause the disk to rotate in the disk plane thereof, wherein the sensor is disposed in a predetermined position at a side of the disk extending parallel to the disk plane such that the sensory region of the sensor is covered by the disk and the disk is able to rotate, and an attachment means, by means of which the sensor is held in the position thereof and the optical sensor device is attached to the printing machine.
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press, having a sheet tray (10) for sheets to be printed, having at least one printing unit for printing the sheets, having a flange for discharging printed sheets, and having at least one unit (16, 22) for surface modification of a surface of the printed sheets in order to increase the surface tension and thus the wetting ability of the same using printing ink. According to the invention the, or each, surface modification unit (16, 22) is integrated into the sheet-fed printing press in the region of a plasma treatment module (29) connected downstream of the sheet feed.
The invention relates to a printing press, preferably a sheet-fed offset printing press, which has, in each printing unit, an inking unit with ink applicator rolls and with a plate cylinder which carries at least one printing plate, wherein the inking unit transfers printing ink which is metered by means of the ink applicator rolls onto the printing plate which is positioned on the plate cylinder. The printing ink is transferred from the respective printing plate onto printed sheets which are moved through between a printing-blanket cylinder and an impression cylinder relative to the plate cylinder. The ink applicator rolls can be thrown on and off relative to the plate cylinder, wherein at least the throwing off of the ink applicator rolls and the throwing off of the printing-blanket cylinder or forme cylinder relative to the impression cylinder can be carried out in such a way that, in the thrown-on position, printed sheets can be printed when the ink supply is thrown off, with a residual inked image by means of residual ink which is present on the plate cylinder or printing-blanket cylinder. The process control is carried out as a function of prepress stage measured data or inline measured data.
The invention relates to a method for actuating an inkjet printing device which operates according to the continuous inkjet principle, in order to place a printing image on a printing material, which printing image is to be printed by way of the inkjet printing device, wherein the inkjet printing device provides printing ink droplets at a defined droplet generation frequency, and wherein the position of the printing material which is to be printed relative to the inkjet printing device is monitored with the aid of a sensor, in particular with the aid of an encoder, in order to generate an actuating signal for the inkjet printing device. According to the invention, the absolute position of the printing material is monitored with the aid of the sensor, wherein, when the sensor detects the beginning of a printing-material zone which is to be printed with a relatively high printing quality, the actuating signal of the inkjet printing device for the following printing-material zone which is to be printed with a relatively high printing quality is coupled to the droplet generation frequency, and wherein, when the sensor detects the end of a printing-material zone which is to be printed with a relatively high printing quality, the actuating signal of the inkjet printing device for the following printing-material zone which is not to be printed or is to be printed with a relatively low printing quality is coupled to the sensor signal.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
85.
METHOD FOR DETECTING BY MEASURING AN IMPRINTED PRINTABLE MATERIAL
The invention relates to a method for detecting by measuring an imprinted printable material in a printing press, especially in a sheet-fed press. According to said method, a section of a printable material, especially a printed sheet, a printed image or a printer's imprint printed onto the printable material outside the printed image is detected by measuring using a sensor, a measuring zone of the sensor on the printable material being illuminated using a measurement illumination source. The invention is characterized in that the measurement illumination source for illuminating the measuring zone and at least one such secondary light source of the press the light of which may reach the measuring zone, are operated in such a manner that the frequency of the light provided by the measurement illumination source is lower than the frequency of the light provided by the one or more secondary light sources.
The invention relates to a method for printing a substrate, wherein the substrate is printed by a printing plate-based printing method, in particular by an offset printing method, and in-line for a printing plate-based printing method by a non-printing plate printing method, in particular by an inkjet printing method. According to the invention, the printing resolution of the non-printing plate printing method is determined in accordance with the printing speed of the printing plate-based printing method.
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
B41F 13/46 - Printing units for inserting latest news
B41J 2/505 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes from an assembly of identical printing elements
Printing unit (300, 300A, 400, 400A, 800) for a rotary printing machine, wherein the printing unit has flat, stackable printing mechanism modules (100, 100A, 200) and at least two printing points located one above the other. The printing mechanism module can be operated from the inking side and the printing cylinder side without any need to move away printing unit segments with their connections etc. The single-sided ink and water application leads, in comparison to previously normal rubber-rubber printing units, to halving of the moisture introduced into the web (B, B1-B4) to be printed on. The modular design of the printing unit allows a very flexible printing system design, and advantageous manufacture. The space required for the printing system is reduced in the printing unit area by about 40% in comparison to the use of conventional H-printing units.
The invention relates to a method for determining a control signal for a processing unit that is integrated into a web-fed press, in particular an inkjet printing unit for the dynamic printing of at least one substrate surface of a web substrate with a print image that can vary for at least some printed signatures. According to the invention, the control signal is determined in such a way as to achieve the desired position for the processing that is to be carried out using the processing unit, in particular to position the print image that is to be printed by an inkjet printing unit at the desired position on a substrate surface of the web substrate in the direction of transport of said substrate. The control signal is determined in accordance with a trigger signal of the web-fed press, said signal being calculated with a travel offset, a processing offset and an extension offset. The travel offset is a static variable, determined in accordance with the current web lead of the web substrate through the web-fed press, the processing offset is a static or dynamic variable, determined in accordance with a desired position of the processing carried out using the processing unit on the substrate surface of the web substrate, in particular of a print image that is to be printed by an inkjet printing unit, and the extension offset is a dynamic variable, determined either in accordance with a characteristic curve that is dependent on the transport speed of the web substrate, or in accordance with a cutting control.
The invention relates to a web-fed press comprising several printing units, in particular offset printing units, for the static printing of at least one substrate (14) with a print image that is the same for all printed signatures, each printed signature comprising several printed pages which can be printed in accordance with an imposition and web lead pattern onto the or each substrate surface of the or each substrate (14) and comprising at least one processing unit, in particular with at least one inkjet printing unit (17) for the dynamic printing of at least one substrate with a print image that can vary for at least some printed signatures. According to the invention, the web-fed press comprises a control unit which automatically checks whether processing by means of a processing unit, in particular printing by means of an inkjet unit (17), is possible at a desired position (19) on a substrate surface of a web substrate (14) or at a desired position (19) on a printed page (18), taking into consideration the configuration of the web-fed press. If the control unit determines that the processing by means of a processing unit, in particular printing by means of an inkjet unit (17), is possible at the desired position, the control unit authorises processing by means of a suitable processing unit, in particular dynamic printing by means of a suitable inkjet unit (17).
The invention relates to a method for operating a processing unit (17) that is integrated into a web-fed press, in particular for operating an inkjet printing unit for the dynamic printing of at least one surface of a web substrate with a print image that can be varied for at least some printed signatures, in order to achieve the desired position for the processing to be carried out by the processing unit on a surface of the web substrate or the desired position on at least one printed page of the printed signatures. According to the invention, a web substrate that is printed in printed couples (13) of the web-fed press is automatically measured with the aid of a sensor (22) that is assigned to the processing unit, a transverse offset for the processing device being automatically determined in accordance with the measurement of the web substrate, in order to achieve the desired position for the processing that is to be carried out by the processing unit, in particular for the print image that is to be printed by the inkjet printing unit, transverse to the transport direction of the web substrate. In addition, a control signal for the processing unit is determined in accordance with the measurement of the web substrate, in order to achieve the desired position for the processing that is to be carried out by the processing unit, in particular for the print image that is to be printed by the inkjet printing unit, on the web substrate or the corresponding printed page, in the direction of transport of the web substrate.
The aim of the invention is to diversify film coating in a coating station for transferring image-providing layers from a transfer film onto a printing material. For this purpose, a film transfer module is arranged in a printing press for single-color or multicolor printing of printed sheets. One or more devices for producing a surface structure on the printing material are arranged in the printing press upstream of a film transfer module. A design from a film image and a printed image is partially or completely covered by applying layers. The additional layers serve for the protection, for drying and for producing optical effects.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B44C 1/14 - Metallic leaves or foils, e.g. gold leaf
The aim of the invention is to simplify the supply of film to a coating station for transferring image-providing layers from a transfer film onto a printing material. In order to allow the film to be guided through protectors and a printing gap, film guiding elements are inserted into the coating system. The film is preferably guided past a pressure roller in a substantially tangential manner. The film guiding elements can be inserted into already existing mountings.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
In order to transfer an image-type coating from a carrier film to a printed sheet, an image-type adhesive is applied to the printed sheet. In a film transfer module (2), the carrier film comprising the image-type coating is rolled over the printed sheet using contact pressure such that the coating adheres to the adhesive sections, thus forming an image. In order to improve the function, simplify the device and increase flexibility, a holder for film rolls of the transfer foil (5) is provided, allowing simplified handling.
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B65H 19/18 - Attaching, e.g. pasting, the replacement web to the expiring web
94.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTROL OF A FEED MECHANISM
The invention relates to a method for the control of a feed mechanism (15) of a web-fed printing press, i.e., for the control of tensile stress and/or web tension of a printing material web (14) to be taken into the printing unit (10, 11) by means of the feed mechanism, wherein thereby an actual value is compared with a desired value, and wherein according to the discrepancy between the actual value and the desired value, a control device for the tensile stress and/or the web tension produces a correcting variable for the feed mechanism. According to the invention, the actual value of the tensile stress and/or the web tension is determined by calculation based on a model.
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
95.
MULTI-COLOR PRINTING MACHINE HAVING A FOIL TRANSFER DEVICE
In a method for transferring layers from a carrier foil onto printed sheets, an imaging or covering layer is to be transferred from the carrier foil onto the printed sheet in an adhering manner in a sheet processing machine. A more flexible production method is provided in a sheet offset printing machine. To this end, each printed sheet is provided on at least one printed or unprinted first side with a foil coating. Each printed sheet is further turned before or after the coating in the sheet processing machine, and at least printed or coated on the side opposite of the foil coating, and provided with a film coating in a further coating device (2).
B41F 19/06 - Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative formePrinting from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
B44C 1/14 - Metallic leaves or foils, e.g. gold leaf
96.
METHOD FOR OPERATING A DAMPING SYSTEM, DAMPING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING GROUP
The invention relates to a method for operating a damping system of a printing group of a printing machine, especially a web-fed rotary printing press, the damping system comprising a damping means dosing device provided with a plurality of dosing units, a damping system rolling mill drive comprising at least one damping system roller, and at least one damping means application roller. According to the invention, the application of the damping means is adapted to the width of the material to be printed or to widths of the sides of the material to be printed.
A method is provided for converting and for protecting a printing-material surface in a printing press by way of a radiation-curing or thermally drying varnish. In order to simplify the process, the varnish is applied to a plate (1) on a forme cylinder (13) and is subsequently dried or cured by a drying and/or curing device (5). The varnish film (2) which is produced in this way is transferred as a film in its entirety from the plate (1) onto the printing material in the press nip of a printing unit (D) or varnishing unit (L). The method is suitable for use in sheet-fed offset printing presses.
The invention relates to a measuring element (20;22;26;27;29;30) for measuring a colour register, having at least two part measuring elements (21;24;25;28;31) which are printed over one another, wherein each part measuring element (21;24;25;28;31) is produced with an individual printing unit, wherein each part measuring element (21;24;25;28;31) has an at least one-dimensional pattern comprising repeating regions having a different optical density or a different area coverage, and wherein printing said part measuring elements (21;24;25;28;31) over one another produces an interference which serves as measuring variable for the colour register.
The invention relates to an image processing system for a printing press, said system being designed to inspect image data in a variable manner. The invention also relates to methods that can be used in the event of a malfunction in order to reduce misprints.
It is an object of the invention to combine the known cold film transfer method with an inline embossing apparatus within a sheet-fed printing press in such a way that the advantages of cold film transfer, namely the economical transfer technique and the ability to subsequently print over it, are coupled to the haptic appearance of hot film embossing printing. This is achieved by the transfer layers which are transferred in the cold film transfer method being embossed during passage through the printing press.
