DE102013214002A1 - Method for printing on a printing substrate and a printing press - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a printing press, the printing machine having a printhead with at least one nozzle, wherein drive data of a print image to be printed in the form of entries to be processed are forwarded to the printhead and wherein each entry is associated with one of the nozzle and either a value which corresponds to an instruction for pausing or an instruction to eject a drop, and wherein data associated with the at least one print image are at least between the two droplets representing the pixels of a same print image to be printed and also ejected by means of the nozzle, at least one additional drop is ejected which does not represent a pixel of this print image to be printed and a printing machine having at least one print data processing having at least one data memory in which at least one of said nozzle assigned and / or assignable first sequence of successively processed entries storable and / or stored.

Description

The invention relates to a method for printing a printing substrate and a printing press.

Various printing methods are known which can be used in printing presses. These include, for example, those printing processes which do not have a fixed printing form. This makes it possible to customize each individual printed product. As a result, personalized printed products can be produced and / or small print runs of printed products can be produced at low cost due to the saving of the printing forms. One such printing method is ink jet printing or ink jet printing. In this case, individual coating agent drops are ejected from nozzles of printheads and transferred to a substrate in such a way that a printed image results on the substrate. By individual control of a plurality of nozzles so different print images can be created.

An exact match of a print image on front and back of a double-sided substrate is called register ( DIN 16500-2 ). In multicolor printing one speaks of the passer ( DIN 16500-2 ), when individual print images of different colors are matched exactly to a picture. Also in the context of inkjet printing, appropriate measures must be taken to maintain register and / or register.

By the EP 2 202 081 A1 and the JP 2003-063707 A In each case, a printing press is known, wherein the printing press has a first printing unit and a dryer, wherein the first printing unit has a central cylinder with its own, the first central cylinder associated drive motor and at least one ink jet print head.

By the DE 10 2011 076 899 A1 a printing machine is known which has at least one printing unit and at least one print head designed as an inkjet printhead.

In ink jet printing printheads are used, which usually each have a plurality of nozzles. Depending on the printed image, for example, depending on its division into separations, different nozzles eject more or less long no coating agent. It may happen that after a long break of a nozzle, this nozzle initially does not react correctly at its next activation and, for example, ejects at least one requested drop too late or not at all. Possible causes are, for example, changes in the coating agent upon contact with the ambient air in the area of the nozzle and / or changes in the nozzle itself, for example due to changes in temperatures or due to the decay of vibrations of individual components. Methods are known in which, in addition to desired print images, predetermined maintenance print images are generated at regular intervals in order to achieve maintenance at all nozzles, ie a permanent readiness for immediate printing on request. Such maintenance print images can be, for example, strips which are printed between individual complete print images and, if appropriate, are cut off from the printing material in a post-processing. By the EP 2 390 101 A2 For example, a method is known in which, in order to maintain print quality in an ink jet printing process, additional drops are ejected in addition to the printed image. It is also known to superimpose on the actual print image another print image for which each nozzle is driven at least once and which appears as a finely distributed dot pattern in the background of the actual print image.

By a printed product is to be understood in the foregoing and hereinafter in particular a finished product which is both printed and optionally folded and / or cut to size. There are different types of printed products, for example those that consist exclusively of a single page. In this case, for example, printing material sheet printed appropriate size or printed substrate webs and then cut. Other types of printed products consist of a plurality of individual pages, which are printed on at least one common substrate, in particular at least one common substrate web, wherein the substrate is subsequently folded and cut, for example, in at least one folding device. Depending on the type and / or control of the at least one folding device, the individual pages must be printed in a specific arrangement on the substrate, so that after folding a correct orientation and order of the individual pages is guaranteed. This specific arrangement of single pages is called the total print image or signature. For example, a total print image may consist of two rows of four individual pages, wherein, for example, the individual pages of a first of the two rows are oriented upside down in comparison to the individual pages of a second of the two rows. For example, a first complete print image is applied to the substrate by means of a first printing unit, and a second overall printed image is suitably applied to the substrate by means of a second printing unit, in particular matching on a back side of the printing material.

In the case of transport of the printing material between the first printing unit and the second printing unit, deformation of the printing material often occurs, for example, shrinkage due to moisture loss due to an intermediate drying process and / or stretching due to softening of the printing substrate by the coating agent Solvent and / or water. For example, a relative change in the appropriate size of the substrate may be up to 1% (one percent). This may result in the Passer and / or Register no longer meeting the quality requirements. Such effects could, for example, depending on the orientation of paper fibers of the printing material in different directions have different effects, especially in the transport direction of the substrate less strong than in a direction transverse to this transport direction.

By the WO 2009/005766 A2 For example, a printing machine is known which has two printing units with print heads which are aligned on the same side of the printing material.

By the WO 2005/031470 A1 For example, a method is known in which toner images are generated on the basis of bitmaps and in which, due to an expected shrinkage of a printing material, these bitmaps are changed as they are generated with respect to a number of pixels to be printed.

By the DE 101 11 216 A1 For example, a method is known in which image data is changed to compensate for heat shrinkage, wherein an amount of heat shrinkage has previously been experimentally obtained and corresponding data is stored in a memory.

By the DE 10 2007 040 402 A1 For example, a method is known in which changes in a dimension of a substrate are compensated for by an inclination of inkjet printheads.

By the DE 10 2009 051 197 A1 For example, a method is known in which rasterized image data for inkjet printing is changed to compensate for web shrinkage.

By the US 4,721,969 For example, a method is known in which image data of a thermal printer is translated or stretched to compensate for changes in a dimension of a substrate.

The invention has for its object to provide a method for printing a substrate and a printing press.

The object is achieved by the features of claim 1 and the features of claim 12.

An advantage of the invention is preferably that it can be preferably avoided that areas of the printed product must be removed after printing, for example cut off. As a result, printing material is preferably saved and a number of necessary devices and work processes are reduced. This results, in particular, from a preferred method for operating a printing press, wherein the printing machine preferably has at least one print head with at least one first nozzle and preferably forwarding control data and / or raster data of at least one print image to be processed to the at least one print head in the form of entries to be processed and preferably wherein each entry is respectively assigned to one of the at least one first nozzle and / or and has either a value corresponding to an instruction for pausing or a value corresponding to an instruction for ejecting a drop, and preferably depending data associated with the at least one printed image by means of the at least one first nozzle at least between two drops, which represent pixels of a same printed image to be printed and are also ejected by means of this at least one first nozzle, at least one additional I drop is ejected, which represents no pixel of this print image to be printed.

This preferably results additionally or alternatively from a preferred method for operating a printing press, the printing machine preferably having at least one print head with at least one first nozzle and preferably raster data and / or control data of at least one print image to be processed in the form of at least one data memory And each entry is associated with a nozzle and / or becomes and either has a value that corresponds to a statement for pausing, or has a value that corresponds to a statement for ejecting a drop and preferred at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable first sequence of successively processed entries is checked to see if it has at least one subsequence containing only entries with instructions for pausing and a predetermined A In the case of finding such a subsequence, at least one entry of this at least one subsequence is preferably changed such that it subsequently has a value which corresponds to an instruction for ejecting a drop.

A further advantage of the invention is preferably that, by selectively controlling nozzles of the at least one print head, an amount of ejected coating material, for example ejected ink, is small in comparison to a method in which all nozzles eject coating agents at regular intervals.

Another advantage is preferably that unnecessary disturbances in a printed printed image are avoided.

Preferably, raster data and / or output data and / or control data that belong to successive printed images and / or original image data are processed together and checked for corresponding consequences. As a result, even more coating agent can be saved and / or even better print quality can be achieved.

For example, a single page is an object that is part of an overall print image. This can be for example a single page of a newspaper or a book or a magazine. A single page can also be a poster and printed as a single motif on a sheet of a finished printed product. For example, a single page can have multiple objects, but they are treated together when it comes to describing the overall print image. For example, a total print image may have two individual pages which correspond to two pages of a newspaper, while at least one of these individual pages has as objects at least one text block and at least one graphic. Preferably, at least with respect to displacements made within data, a single page is the smallest unit that remains unchanged in itself.

An advantage of the invention is preferably that passer and / or register of printed products can achieve a higher quality, in particular by compensating as preferred changes in dimensions of a printing material before applying a corresponding coating agent. Another advantage is preferably that individual print jobs can be addressed individually, whereby the quality of the printed products can be further increased than when flat-rate solutions are used. Another advantage is preferably in the simple applicability for operators of the printing press, in particular due to a high degree of automation.

Advantageous variants of a preferred method for printing at least one printing material by means of at least one printing unit of a printing press are described, preferably from digitally stored template image data at least a first complete print image first output data for producing or driving at least one at least one form of printed images, in particular at least individual pixels of Print image defining component of at least a first printing unit of the printing machine to generate at least a first printed total print image and preferably wherein the particular digitally stored template image data of the at least one first complete print image at least template image data at least a first single page and preferably also template image data at least a second single page and preferably by a first printing operation by means of the at least one first printing unit according to the first Au output data that at least one first printed total print image is generated on the at least one printing material.

Preferably, the at least one first single page and the preferred at least one second single page within in particular digitally stored data while maintaining at least their respective measured in a first storage direction absolute virtual page dimension as a function of order related to a print order data and / or as a function of in at least one Correction memory stored correction data relative to each other at least shifted in this first storage direction. As a result, there is preferably the advantage that printed individual pages originating from different printing units lie in the finished printed product in register and / or in register with each other. Preferably, a degree of relative displacement depends on how far the individual pages have previously been spaced apart. Printed individual pages, which have a greater distance from one another, are moved more strongly relative to each other, for example, by changes in the dimensions of the printing material, which is preferably compensated by a greater relative displacement of the individual pages in the original image data.

As passers-fair it is preferred to also consider those individual pages whose centers lie on one another, regardless of whether their side dimensions differ. Such a difference is perceived by the viewer as less disturbing than completely shifted single pages. In this case, those individual pages whose center points are superimposed in the transmitted light of the printing material, irrespective of whether their side dimensions differ, are preferably also considered to be arranged in register. Such a difference is also perceived by the viewer as less disturbing than completely shifted single pages.

Preferably, the at least one first individual page in its template image data is assigned at least one virtual first page dimension in a first template direction and one virtual first reference point, and the at least one second single page in its template image data is at least one virtual second reference point and more preferably at least one virtual second page dimension assigned to this first Vorlagerichtung and and are measured in a first printed image direction reference distance, the first reference point and the second reference point to each other on the at least one first printed total image on the one hand and the first side dimension of a printed first single page on the other hand in a dimensional pressure ratio, the preferably as a function of order data related to a print job and / or as a function of correction data stored in at least one correction memory of one dimension s template ratio deviates in which a measured in the first Vorlagerichtung virtual reference distance associated with the virtual first reference point and the virtual reference point to each other in the template image data of the at least one first complete printed image, on the one hand and the virtual first page dimension of the at least one first single page in On the other hand, the template image data are related to each other. This can be the case, for example, in the case of a pure displacement of the individual pages. However, it is also possible to achieve this by a combination of shifting of individual pages and stretching of individual pages and / or overall printed images. Thus, for example, by shifting the individual pages whose centers bring to cover and additionally adjust their dimensions by individual extension of the individual pages.

As an alternative or in addition, at least the at least one first single page within particularly digitally stored data is preferred before and / or during the generation of the output data as a function of the order image data and depending on order data related to the print job and as a function of correction data stored in at least one correction memory stretched at least in the first Vorlagerichtung with a first aspect ratio. By stretching at least one single side and / or stretching, for example, a total print image, uniform changes of dimensions of the printing material can preferably be largely or even completely compensated for. Although this variant requires an intervention in the template image data of the corresponding individual pages themselves, but achieved as regards passer and / or register results of very high quality.

The preferred method is preferably suitable on the one hand for controlling nozzles of printheads of at least one first printing unit of the printing machine, in particular for controlling ejection of coating agent through nozzles of printheads, for example of an inkjet printing unit. Alternatively, the method is suitable for all types of digital printing processes, in particular those in which individual controlled elements generate pixels, for example digital thermal printing processes, printing methods based on electrical charging, for example using a toner as coating agent or the like. On the other hand, the method is preferably suitable for controlling at least one production device for producing fixed printing plates, for example for imaging printing plates in offset printing and / or for producing printing forms for high-pressure and / or flexographic printing and / or gravure printing. Then, the method is used to produce particular solid printing plates, such as printing plates.

The at least one printing unit is preferably an ink-jet printing unit and / or the first printing unit of the at least one first printing unit of the printing machine is generated from the particularly digitally stored original image data of the at least one first complete printed image where ejection of coating agent by these nozzles is performed by printheads to produce the at least one first printed total image and / or the respective output data are control data of respective nozzles to be used by printheads of at least one inkjet printing unit of the printing machine.

Particularly in connection with digital printing methods, for example inkjet printing methods, the advantage that the change of the data, for example the shifting of individual pages and / or stretching of single pages or complete printed images can be carried out relatively late, in particular only when it is already established with which Printing machine and / or on what substrate and / or under which climatic conditions and / or with which coating a print job to be executed. If, for example, contrary to the order planning, another printing material is used, for example because a certain type of printing material is no longer available in sufficient quantity, then the method can be used directly before the start of printing and take these changes into account. It is also possible to react to changes in environmental conditions, for example altered air humidity. Such Changes can even be made in the course of a print job in digital printing processes, be it because of changed conditions, changed printing material on a flying reel change, or due to measurements on print products already produced within the same print job.

Preferably, the displacement of at least one individual page and / or the extension of at least one individual page and / or at least one overall printed image and / or at least one reference distance depends on the original image data at least insofar as the original image data has information about which individual pages of the overall printed image are arranged , A shift of a single page will preferably be the greater, the further this single page has already been arranged away from a reference point, for example a center line of the overall printed image, in particular because then the change of the at least one dimension of the printing material will have even greater effects. A shrinkage of a printing material web would move, for example, more strongly arranged on the edge of this printing material single pages, as such single pages, which are arranged close to the center line of the printing material. Therefore, to compensate for the arranged on the edge of individual pages have to be moved earlier stronger. This is the more relevant the more individual pages are arranged side by side and / or the smaller the individual pages are each. With a uniform stretching of the total print image, a regular change in the side dimension of the printing material can be compensated for.

Alternatively or additionally, a method for printing at least one printing substrate by means of at least one printing unit of a printing machine, wherein from at least a first complete print image first output data for producing or driving at least one at least one form of print images defining constituent of at least a first printing unit of the printing machine for Generating at least a first printed total printed image and wherein the stored template image data of the at least one first complete printed image at least template image data at least a first single page and template image data at least a second single page and wherein the at least one first single page and the at least one second single page within stored data while maintaining at least their respective measured in a first storage direction absolute virtual page dimension by a machine control and / or a print data processing of the printing press itself and / or by at least one stored algorithm of machine control and / or print data processing of the printing press relative to each other at least shifted in this first Vorlagerichtung and wherein a first printing operation by means of the at least one first printing unit according to the first output data the at least one first printed total print image is generated on the at least one printing substrate.

An advantage of a preferred, additional or alternative method for coating a printing substrate by means of printing units of a printing machine, wherein the printing material is coated along a transport path by means of at least a first printing unit and preferably at least a second printing unit and wherein at least six different coating agent on a same first side of the Substrate are applied and wherein each of these at least six different coating agent in each case by means of a plurality of individually controllable and depending on output data and in particular control data individual pixels of print images defining constituents of at least a first printing unit and / or at least a second printing unit of the printing press is applied to the substrate and wherein by means of the at least one first printing unit at least three different coating agents on the first side of the printing substrate be applied and applied by means of the at least one second printing unit at least three different coating agent on the first side of the substrate, in particular, that also by means of controllable, in particular digitally controllable, individual pixels of print images defining constituents of at least one printing unit high-quality printed products can be generated which differ, for example, by their variety of colors and / or by finishes and / or further from simpler printed products. In this way, for example, in packaging printing high-quality yet individual print images can be generated. This applies in particular in connection with inkjet printing units, since they can apply a multiplicity of different coating agents in variable printed images in a particularly simple manner. In particular, then, the individually controllable and depending on output data and in particular control data individual pixels of print images constituent components nozzles of ink jet printheads of printing units of the at least one first printing unit and / or the at least one second printing unit of the printing machine.

In particular, this also applies to a printing press, wherein at least one first printing unit and at least along a transport path provided for at least one printing substrate to be printed by the printing press a second printing unit is arranged, and wherein the printing machine has at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven, and even more preferably at least eight different buffers for different coating agents and wherein each of these at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight latches each having at least a plurality of individually controllable components of the at least one first printing unit or the at least one second printing unit of the printing press connected and / or connectable and preferably by means of each of these components depending on output data and in particular control data individual printed pixels of printed printed images can be generated and wherein preferably each of these components on a same side of the provided for the at least one printing substrate Tran Sportweg is arranged by the printing press and wherein preferably the at least one first printing unit at least one, more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three and even more preferably at least four of the different buffer for different coating agent and preferably wherein the at least one second printing unit at least one , more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three and even more preferably at least four of the different temporary storage for different coating agent.

An advantage of a preferred method, in which preferably additionally from stored template image data of at least one first complete print image, first output data and / or control data for driving the at least one individual pixel of print images defining component of the at least one first and / or second printing unit for generating at least a first printed The stored template image data of the at least one first complete print image preferably at least template image data at least a first single page and preferably also template image data at least a second single page and the at least one first single page and the at least one second single page preferably within stored data preferably while retaining at least their respective measured in a first storage direction absolute virtual page dimension depending on order related to a job order data u and / or at least the at least one first individual page within stored data as a function of the original image data and as a function of order data related to a print job, and / or in at least one first single page within stored data relative to each other Dependent on stored in at least one correction memory correction data before and / or stretched during the generation of the output data, at least in the first Vorlagerichtung with a first stretch factor, is in particular that it can be printed passerhaltig and / or register, even if different printing units used come and / or change dimensions of the printing material between the printing units, for example due to the action of a dryer.

This advantage is given in particular if, as preferred, by the extension of the at least one first individual side and / or the extension of the at least one second individual side and / or the extension of the at least one virtual reference distance and / or by the relative displacement of the at least one first individual side and at least one change of at least one dimension of the printing material is at least partially compensated for in the template image data of the at least one second individual page.

A further advantage arises in particular if, as preferred, the printing material is coated along a transport path by means of the at least one first printing unit with at least one different coating agent and then dried by means of at least one dryer and then by means of the at least one second printing unit with at least one other at least five, in particular at least six, more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight different coating compositions are coated. In particular, it can then preferably be prevented that undried coating agent contaminates the printed product and / or the printing press, and preferably a clean and register-containing and / or registration-containing printed image is achieved. For this purpose, at least one first printing unit and at least one first dryer and at least one second printing unit are preferably arranged along the transport path provided by the printing press for at least one printing substrate to be printed.

A further advantage arises in particular if, as preferred, at least one of the at least five, in particular at least six, more preferably at least seven, and even more preferably at least eight different coating compositions comprises a printing ink in at least one of the colors cyan and / or magenta and / or yellow and / or is black and / or is a white printing ink and / or is a transparent coating agent and / or a coating agent of the color gold and / or silver and / or iron oxide particles and / or has a positive or negative magnetic susceptibility and / or ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic or antiferromagnetic properties and / or is a water-based coating agent and / or has at least one organic solvent and / or is crosslinkable by means of UV light and / or electroconductive and / or is visible only under UV light, because this is preferably a variety of different and / or sophisticated and / or tamper-proof and / or functional print images can be realized.

Preference is given to an alternative or additionally applicable method for printing at least one first printing material by means of at least one printing unit of a printing machine, preferably from stored template image data of at least a first complete print image output data for driving at least one at least one form of print images defining constituent of at least a first printing unit of the printing machine for Generating at least a first printed total printed image and wherein preferably the at least one first complete printed image is defined and / or written in a primary data packet and / or wherein at least one first overall printed image in the original image data and / or in the primary data packet at least one in assigned to a Vorlagerichtung measured dimension and wherein preferably this at least one dimension is compared with at least one threshold and preferably wherein when exceeding the at least one n limit value is divided by the at least one dimension of the at least one first total printed image in this Vorlagerichtung in a plurality of sections of the at least one first complete printed image and wherein preferably the plurality of sections in a plurality of secondary data packets set and / or described and / or and wherein preferably by printing processes which are preferably carried out by means of the at least one first printing unit and in which output data are preferably processed on at least one of the secondary data packets, the plurality of sections of the at least one first complete printed image are preferably generated on the at least one first printing material becomes.

An advantage of this preferred method is, in particular, that a relatively small memory for the secondary data packets can be used and / or that particularly large print images and in principle also in at least one direction endlessly extending printed print images can be created, which originate from a digital print image template , Without the division of the data, a limitation would be given, for example, by a memory which stores, for example, raster data, which are then retrieved from this memory and converted into output data. By splitting data packets that are too large for this memory, it is preferable to produce very long printed print images in high quality. Through the preferred use of a buffer and / or ring buffer and / or shift register, seamless printing is made possible even at high printing speeds, because less large data memories have to be emptied and refilled. In particular, thereby emptying and / or filling of the corresponding data memory can be decoupled from a reading of this data memory. If, as preferred, the division of a primary data packet into a plurality of secondary data packets is carried out only if a limit value is exceeded and / or by a machine control and / or print data processing and / or an algorithm stored therein, it is possible to work in a particularly flexible manner, for example because a printer has differently configured ones Printing presses do not have to determine in advance which press is used and in what kind consequently the data packets should be divided. In particular, if each printing press has, for example, its own configuration-dependent at least one limit value, unnecessary expenditure in the data processing can be avoided.

In particular, if the primary data packet has template image data or geometrically modified template image data, sections can preferably be created from it, which can then be converted into raster data or geometrically modified raster data. As a result, the raster process can preferably be carried out with relatively small data packets in each case. This facilitates data handling during screening and allows printing of very large print images.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in more detail below.

Show it:

1a a schematic representation of a printing machine;

1b a schematic representation of a printing machine with alternative web guide;

2 a schematic representation of a portion of a printing unit with a double row of printheads;

3 a schematic representation of a part of a print data processing device;

4 a schematic representation of a part of a print data processing device, broken lines indicating a plurality of printhead controllers and printheads;

5 a schematic representation of partial image data, for example within raster data, wherein additional pixels are inserted;

6 a schematic representation of printed areas of a printing material, wherein an upper part of the representation has a first region of the printing substrate and a first signature that has been printed by a first printing unit and not yet dried and wherein a middle part of the illustration the first area after a Drying and wherein a lower part of the illustration shows a second signature applied to the first area of the printing material on a front or back side and wherein a change in a dimension of the printing material was not taken into account;

7a a schematic representation of printed areas of a printing material, wherein an upper part of the representation has a first region of the printing substrate and a first signature that has been printed by a first printing unit and not yet dried and wherein a middle part of the illustration the first area after a Drying, and wherein a lower part of the illustration shows a second signature applied to the first area of the substrate on a front or back side, taking into account a change in a size of the substrate by single-side shift;

7b a schematic representation of two preferably by means of different printing units to be printed total print images in their original image data, with individual pages of the upper total print image are shifted from individual pages of the lower Gesamtdruckbilds;

8th a schematic representation of printed areas of a printing material, wherein an upper part of the representation has a first region of the printing substrate and a first signature that has been printed by a first printing unit and not yet dried and wherein a middle part of the illustration the first area after a Drying, and wherein a lower part of the illustration shows a second signature which has been applied to the first area of the printing material on a front or back side and wherein a change of a dimension of the printing material by stretching the first complete printed image has been taken into account;

9a a schematic representation of a first further processing of correction data and / or order data and / or template image data;

9b a schematic representation of an alternative second processing of correction data and / or order data and / or template image data;

10a a schematic representation of a printing machine with a web guide for printing by means of multiple printing units on a same side of a substrate;

10b a schematic representation of a printing machine with an alternative web guide for printing by means of multiple printing units on a same side of a substrate;

11 a schematic representation of a total print image and different possible divisions into sections.

A printing press 01 has at least one printing material source 100 , at least a first printing unit 200 , preferably at least a first dryer 301 , preferably at least a second printing unit 400 and preferably at least a second dryer 331 and preferably at least one post-processing device 500 on. The printing press 01 is also preferred as an inkjet printing machine 01 educated. The printing press is preferred 01 as a roll printing machine 01 formed, more preferably as a roller inkjet printing machine 01 , The printing press 01 is for example as a rotary printing machine 01 designed, for example as a rotary web press 01 , in particular roll-rotary ink-jet printing machine 01 , In the case of a roll printing press 01 is the source of printing material 100 as Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 educated. In the case of a sheet-fed press or sheet-fed rotary printing press, the source of printing material 100 designed as a sheet feeder. In the substrate source 100 At least one printing material is preferred 02 aligned, preferably with respect to at least one edge of this substrate 02 , In the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 a roll printing machine 01 becomes at least one web-shaped substrate 02 So a printing material web 02 For example, a paper web 02 or a textile web 02 or a slide 02 , For example, a plastic film 02 or a metal foil 02 from a substrate roll 101 unwound and preferably aligned with respect to their edges in an axial direction A. The axial direction A is preferably a direction A, which is parallel to a rotation axis 111 a substrate roll 101 and / or at least one central cylinder 201 ; 401 extends. A transport path of the at least one printing substrate 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 extends following the at least one printing material source 100 preferably by the at least one first printing unit 200 where the substrate 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 preferably by means of at least one coating agent, in particular at least one printing ink at least on one side and preferably in connection with the at least one second printing unit 400 is preferably provided on two sides with a printed image.

After passing the at least one first printing unit 200 the transport path of the printing material passes through 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 prefers the at least one first dryer 301 to dry the applied ink. Printing ink is to be understood in the preceding text and generally below as meaning a coating composition, in particular also a lacquer. Preferably, the at least one first dryer 301 Part of a dryer unit 300 , After passing the at least one first dryer 301 and preferably the at least one second printing unit 400 and / or the at least one second dryer 331 becomes the substrate 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 Preferably, the at least one post-processing device 500 fed and further processed there. The at least one post-processing device 500 is for example as at least one folding device 500 and / or as a take-up device 500 and / or as at least one planned expense 500 educated. In the at least one folding device 500 is the preferred two-sided printed substrate 02 preferably further processed to individual printed products.

Preferred is along the transport path of the printing substrate 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 through the printing press 01 after the at least one first printing unit 200 preferably at least the first dryer 301 and / or after the at least one first dryer 301 preferably at least the second printing unit 400 and / or after the at least one second printing unit 400 preferably, the at least one second dryer 331 and / or after the at least one second dryer 331 Preferably, the at least one post-processing device 500 arranged. This ensures that a double-sided printing of the substrate 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 in high quality.

The following is a roll printing machine 01 described in more detail. However, the same details can be applied to other printing presses as well 01 , for example, sheet-fed presses, provided they do not conflict. Bedruckstoffrollen 101 , which are preferred in the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 come used, preferably each have a sleeve on which the web-shaped substrate 02 for use in the roll printing press 01 is wound up. The printing material web 02 preferably has a width of 700 mm to 2000 mm, but may also have an arbitrarily smaller or preferably larger width. In the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 is at least one substrate roll 101 rotatably arranged. In a preferred embodiment, the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 for receiving a substrate roll 101 designed suitable, so has only one storage position for a Bedruckstoffrolle 101 on. In another embodiment, the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 as a reel changer 100 formed and has storage positions for at least two Bedruckstoffrollen 101 on. The roll changer is preferred 100 designed so that it allows a flying role change, so connecting a first substrate web 02 a currently processed substrate roll 101 with a second substrate web 02 a substrate to be processed below 101 while both the currently processed substrate roll 101 , as well as the substrate to be processed below 101 rotate.

A working width of the printing press 01 is a dimension which is preferably orthogonal to the intended transport path of the printing substrate 02 by the at least one first printing unit 200 extends, more preferably in the axial direction A. The working width of the printing press 01 preferably corresponds to a maximum width, which may have a substrate to still with the printing press 01 to be processed, so a maximum with the printing press 01 processable substrate width.

The Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 preferably has at least one roll holding device per storage position 103 on, for example, as a clamping device 103 and / or as a clamping device 103 is trained. Preferably, the at least one roller holding device 103 at least a first motor-driven rotary body 103 The at least one roll holding device 103 serves a rotatable attachment of at least one Bedruckstoffrolle 101 , The at least one roll holding device 103 preferably has at least one drive motor 104 on.

Preferably, the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the roll holding device 103 one preferably on a dancer lever 121 deflectable arranged dancer roller 113 and / or a first web edge director 114 and / or a, one of a draw roller 118 and a train press 117 formed intake nip 119 and one as the first measuring roller 141 , in particular feed measuring roller 141 trained first measuring device 141 comprising infeed mechanism 139 on. This draw roller 118 has prefers its own, as Zugantriebsmotor 146 trained drive motor 146 which is preferably connected to a machine control. The draw roller 118 preferably provides at least a second motor-driven rotary body 118 by means of the dancer roller 113 is a web tension adjustable and durable within limits and / or the web tension is preferably kept within limits. Optionally, the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 an adhesive and cutting device, flying by means of a roll change, ie without stopping the printing material web 02 can be done.

The first track edge organizer 114 Below is preferred the intake 139 arranged. As part of the intake system 139 is preferably the at least the tension roller 118 arranged, preferably with the Zugpresseur 117 together the intake nip 119 is arranged. The intake nip 119 serves to regulate a web tension and / or a transport of the printing material 02 , By means of the at least one is preferred as the first measuring roller 141 trained first measuring device 141 the web tension measurable. The at least one as the first measuring roller 141 trained first measuring device 141 is in the transport direction of the printing material web 02 preferably in front of the entry nip 119 arranged.

A first printing unit 200 is the Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 with respect to the transport path of the printing material 02 downstream. The first printing unit 200 has at least a first central pressure cylinder 201 or shortly central cylinder 201 on. If below from a central cylinder 201 the speech is, so is always a pressure cylinder 201 meant. The at least one first central cylinder 201 preferably provides at least a third motor-driven rotary body 201 dar. The printing substrate 02 wraps around the first central cylinder in printing operation 201 at least partially. In this case, a wrap angle is preferably at least 180 ° and more preferably at least 270 °. The wrap angle is the angle measured in the circumferential direction of a cylinder jacket surface of the first central cylinder 201 along which the substrate 02 and in particular the printing material web 02 with the first central cylinder 201 in contact.

Accordingly, at least 50% and more preferably at least 75% of the cylinder jacket surface of the first central cylinder are preferably seen in the circumferential direction during the printing operation 201 with the printing material web 02 in contact. This means that one, as the contact surface between the at least one first central cylinder 201 and preferably as a printing substrate 02 formed substrate 02 provided partial surface of a cylindrical surface of the at least one first central cylinder 201 the wrap around the at least one first central cylinder 201 which is preferably at least 180 ° and more preferably at least 270 °.

Along the transport path of the printing material web 02 in front of the first central cylinder 201 the first printing unit 200 is preferably at least one preferred as a second measuring roller 216 trained second measuring device 216 arranged to measure the web tension. Along the transport path of the printing material web 02 in front of the first central cylinder 201 the first printing unit 200 is preferably at least a first substrate preparation device 202 or web preparation device 202 on the substrate web 02 acting and / or on the intended transport of the printing material web 02 arranged aligned. The first substrate preparation device 202 is at least a first side and preferably both sides of the substrate web 02 assigned and in particular at least on this first side of the printing substrate 02 and preferably on both sides of the printing material web 02 designed to be effective and / or effective. Preferably, along the transport path of the printing material web 02 between the first web edge director 114 and the at least one first central cylinder 201 that of the draw roller 118 and the Zugpresseur 117 formed entry nip 119 arranged.

The at least one first substrate preparation device 202 is in a preferred embodiment along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the entry nip 119 and in front of the first central cylinder 201 on the substrate web 02 acting and / or on the transport of the printing material web 02 arranged aligned. Preferably, the at least one first substrate preparation device 202 as at least one printing material cleaning device 202 or web cleaning device 202 educated. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one printing material preparation device 202 as at least one coating device 202 formed in particular for water-based coating compositions. Such a coating serves, for example, a primer. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one printing material preparation device 202 as at least one corona device 202 and / or discharge device 202 for corona treatment of the substrate 02 educated.

Preferred is a first deflection roller 203 trained roller 203 the first printing unit 200 with respect to its axis of rotation parallel to the first central cylinder 201 arranged. This first guide roller 203 is preferred from the first central cylinder 201 spaced apart. In particular, there is preferably a first gap 204 between the first guide roller 203 and the first central cylinder 201 , which is greater than a thickness of the substrate web 02 , Under the thickness of the substrate web 02 is a smallest dimension of the substrate web 02 to understand. The printing material web 02 preferably wraps around a part of the first guide roller 203 and is deflected by this so that the transport path of the printing substrate 02 in the first space 204 both tangential to the first guide roller 203 as well as tangent to the first central cylinder 201 runs. A lateral surface of the deflection roller 203 consists preferably of a comparatively inelastic material, more preferably a metal, even more preferably steel or aluminum.

At least one is preferred as the first impression roller 206 trained first cylinder 206 in the first printing unit 200 arranged. The first impression roller 206 preferably has a lateral surface which consists of an elastic material, for example an elastomer. The first impression roller 206 is preferably by means of a Anstellantriebs to the first central cylinder 201 adjustable and / or arranged remotely from this. In one to the first central cylinder 201 Employed state forms the first impression roller 206 preferably together with the first central cylinder 201 a first impression gap 209 , The printing material web 02 preferably passes through the first impression gap in the printing operation 209 , Through the first guide roller 203 and / or preferably by the first impression roller 206 becomes the printing material web 02 preferably flat and more preferably in a unique and known position to the first central cylinder 201 created. Preferably, apart from at most the first impression roller 206 and / or optionally further impression rollers no further rotation body, in particular no further roller and no further cylinder with the at least one first central cylinder 201 in contact. The axis of rotation of the first impression roller is preferred 206 below the axis of rotation 207 of the first central cylinder 201 arranged.

The first central cylinder 201 preferably has its own, the first central cylinder 201 associated first drive motor 208 on, preferably as an electric motor 208 is formed and further preferred as a direct drive 208 and / or single drive 208 of the first central cylinder 201 is trained. Under a direct drive 208 is a drive motor 208 to understand that without interposing further with the substrate 02 in contact rotating body with the at least one first central cylinder 201 is in torque transmitting and / or transferable connection. Under a single drive 208 is a drive motor 208 to understand that as a drive motor 208 excluding the at least one first central cylinder 201 is trained. The first drive motor 208 of the first central cylinder 201 preferably has at least one permanent magnet, which is more preferably part of a rotor of the first drive motor 208 of the first central cylinder 201 is.

On the first drive motor 208 of the first central cylinder 201 and / or on the first central cylinder 201 itself is preferably a first rotation angle sensor 617 arranged, the an angular position of the first drive motor 208 and / or the first central cylinder 201 itself measuring and / or measuring and sending to a higher-level machine control and / or is designed to transmit. The first rotation angle sensor 617 is for example a rotary encoder 617 or absolute encoder 617 educated. With such a first rotation angle sensor 617 is a rotational position of the first drive motor 208 and / or preferably a rotational position of the first central cylinder 201 preferably by means of the higher-level machine control absolutely determinable. Additionally or alternatively, the first drive motor 208 of the first central cylinder 201 connected in such a circuit with the machine control, that the machine control on the basis of from the machine control to the first drive motor 208 of the first central cylinder 201 predetermined first target data 617 to a rotational position of the first drive motor 208 at any time via the rotational position of the first drive motor 208 and thus at the same time the rotational position of the first central cylinder 201 is informed. In particular, one preferred is the rotational angle position or rotational position of the first central cylinder 201 and / or the first drive motor 201 predefined area of the machine control directly, in particular without interposed sensor, with at least one print head 212 the first printing unit 200 controlling area of the machine control connected.

Within the first printing unit 200 is at least a first printing unit 211 arranged. The at least one first printing unit 211 is preferred in the direction of rotation of the first central cylinder 201 and thus along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the first impression 206 preferably on the at least one first central cylinder 201 acting and / or arranged and / or aligned and / or arranged alignable. The at least one first printing unit 211 is as a first inkjet printing unit 211 trained and will also be the first ink-jet printing unit 211 called. The first printing unit 211 preferably has at least one nozzle bar 213 and preferably a plurality of nozzle bars 213 on. The at least one first printing unit 211 and thus the at least one first printing unit 200 preferably has the at least one first printhead 212 on that as an inkjet printhead 212 is trained. Preferably, the at least one nozzle bar 213 in each case at least one print head 212 and preferably each multiple printheads 212 on. Every printhead 212 preferably has a plurality of nozzles from which coating agent drops, in particular ink drops are ejected and / or ejected. A nozzle bar 213 is a component that preferably over at least 80% and more preferably at least 100% of the working width of the printing press 01 extends and as a carrier of the at least one printhead 212 serves. An axial length of the bale of the at least one first central cylinder is preferred 201 at least as big as the working width of the printing machine 01 , There is a single or several nozzle bars 213 per printing unit 211 arranged. Each nozzle is preferably a clearly defined target area in the direction A of the width of the printing material web 02 and preferably to the direction A, in particular the axis of rotation 207 the at least one first central cylinder 201 related assigned. Each target area of a nozzle is preferably in particular with respect to the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder 201 clearly defined at least in the printing operation. In particular, a target area of a nozzle is that, in particular, substantially rectilinear space area which extends in a direction of ejection of this nozzle from this nozzle.

The at least one first nozzle bar 213 preferably extends orthogonal to the transport path of the printing substrate 02 over the working width of the printing press 01 , The at least one nozzle bar 213 preferably has at least one row of nozzles. The at least one row of nozzles, viewed in the axial direction A, preferably has the entire working width of the printing press 01 and / or width of the bale of the at least one first central cylinder 201 at regular intervals nozzle openings. In one embodiment, this is a single continuous printhead 212 arranged, extending in the axial direction A over the entire working width of the printing press 01 and / or the entire width of the bale of the at least one first central cylinder 201 extends. The at least one row of nozzles is preferred as at least one linear over the entire width of the printing material web 02 formed in the axial direction A extending juxtaposition of individual nozzles. In another preferred embodiment, several print heads are juxtaposed in the axial direction A. 212 on the at least one nozzle bar 213 arranged. Since usually such individual printheads 212 are not provided with nozzles up to an edge of their housing, are preferably at least two and more preferably exactly two rows of print heads extending in the axial direction A. 212 in the circumferential direction of the first central cylinder 201 arranged offset to one another, preferably so that in the axial direction A successive printheads 212 preferably alternately one of the at least two rows of printheads 212 always preferentially alternately a first and a second of two rows of printheads 212 , Two such rows of printheads 212 form a double row of printheads 212 , The at least one row of nozzles is preferably not formed as a single linear juxtaposition of nozzles, but results as the sum of a plurality of individual, more preferably two, circumferentially offset from each other arranged juxtaposition of nozzles.

Indicates a printhead 212 multiple nozzles, so form all target areas of the nozzles of this printhead 212 together a workspace of this printhead 212 , Workspaces of Printheads 212 a nozzle bar 213 and in particular a double row of printheads 212 As seen in the axial direction A to each other and / or overlap seen in the axial direction A. In this way, even when not in the axial direction A printhead 212 ensures that seen in the axial direction A at regular and preferably periodic distances target areas of nozzles of the at least one nozzle beam 213 and / or in particular each double row of printheads 212 lie. In any case, an entire working area of the at least one nozzle bar extends 213 preferably over at least 90% and more preferably 100% of the working width of the printing machine 01 and / or the entire width of the bale of the at least one first central cylinder 201 in the axial direction A. On one or both sides with respect to the axial direction A, a narrow region of the printing material web 02 and / or the bale of the first central cylinder 201 be present, which is not the working area of the nozzle bars 213 belongs. An entire working area of the at least one nozzle bar 213 is preferred from all workspaces of printheads 212 this at least one nozzle bar composed and is preferably from all target areas of nozzles of these printheads 212 this at least one nozzle bar 213 composed. Preferably, an entire work area corresponds to a double row of print heads 212 seen in the axial direction A the working area of the at least one nozzle beam 213 ,

Preferably, the at least one nozzle bar 213 in the circumferential direction with respect to the at least one first central cylinder 201 several rows of nozzles on. Preferably, each printhead 212 a plurality of nozzles, which further preferably in a matrix of a plurality of rows in the axial direction A and / or a plurality of columns, preferably in the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder 201 are arranged, wherein such columns are further preferably arranged extending obliquely to the circumferential direction, for example, to increase a resolution of a printed image. Prefers are in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction A, in particular in the transport direction along the transport path of the printing substrate 02 and / or in the circumferential direction relative to the at least one central cylinder 201 several rows of printheads 212 , more preferably four double rows, and more preferably eight double rows of printheads 212 arranged one after the other. More preferably, at least in the printing operation in the circumferential direction with respect to the at least one first central cylinder 201 several rows of printheads 212 , more preferably four double rows, and more preferably eight double rows of printheads 212 successively on the at least one first central cylinder 201 arranged aligned.

Here are the printheads 212 at least in the printing operation, preferably oriented such that the nozzles of each printhead 212 essentially in the radial direction on the cylinder jacket surface of the at least one first central cylinder 201 point. Deviations from radial directions within a tolerance range of preferably not more than 10 ° and more preferably not more than 5 ° are to be considered essentially radial directions. This means that the at least one on the lateral surface of the at least one first central cylinder 201 aligned printhead 212 with respect to the axis of rotation 207 the at least one first central cylinder 201 in a radial direction on the lateral surface of the at least one first central cylinder 201 is aligned. This radial direction is one on the axis of rotation 207 the at least one first central cylinder 201 related radial direction. Each double row of printheads 212 It is preferred to associate and / or assign a printing ink of a specific color, for example one of the colors black, cyan, yellow and magenta or a varnish, for example a clear varnish. The corresponding inkjet printing unit 211 is preferred as a four-color printing unit 211 trained and allows a one-sided four-color printing of the printing substrate 02 , It is also possible to have fewer or more different colors with a printing unit 211 to print, for example, additional spot colors. Preference is then correspondingly more or less printheads 212 and / or double rows of printheads 212 within this corresponding printing unit 211 arranged. In one embodiment, at least in the printing operation, a plurality of rows of printheads 212 , more preferably four double rows, and more preferably eight double rows of printheads 212 arranged in succession on at least one surface of at least one transfer body, for example at least one transfer cylinder and / or at least one transfer belt aligned.

The at least one print head 212 works for the production of coating agent drops preferably according to the drop-on-demand process in which coating agent drops are generated selectively if necessary. At least one piezoelectric element is preferably used per nozzle, which can reduce a volume filled with coating agent at high speed by a certain amount when a voltage is applied. As a result, coating agent is displaced, which is ejected through a nozzle connected to the volume filled with coating agent and forms at least one coating agent drop. By applying different voltages to the piezoelectric element is on the travel of the piezoelectric element and thus the reduction of the volume and thus the size of the coating agent drops influence. In this way, color gradations in the resulting print image can be realized without changing a number of drops contributing to the print image (amplitude modulation). It is also possible to use at least one heating element per nozzle, which generates a gas bubble in a volume filled with coating agent at high speed by evaporating coating agent. The additional volume of the gas bubble displaces coating agent, which in turn is expelled through the respective nozzle and forms at least one coating agent drop.

In the drop-on-demand method, a drop deflection after ejection from the corresponding nozzle is not necessary since it is possible to achieve a target position of the respective coating agent drop on the moving printing material web 02 with respect to the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder 201 solely by an emission time point of the respective coating agent drop and a rotational speed of the first central cylinder 201 and / or by the rotational position of the first central cylinder 201 set. By individual control of each nozzle, coating agent drops from the at least one print head are only at selected times and at selected locations 212 on the substrate web 02 transfer. This happens as a function of the rotational speed and / or the rotational angle position of the at least one first central cylinder 201 , a distance between the respective nozzle and the printing material web 02 and the location of the target area of the respective nozzle with respect to the circumferential angle. This results in a desired printed image, which is designed as a function of the control of all nozzles. An ejection of ink droplets from the at least one nozzle of the at least one printhead 212 is preferably carried out as a function of the predetermined by the machine control rotational position of the first drive motor 208 , In this case, those from the machine control to the first drive motor 208 predetermined first target dates 617 the rotational position of the first drive motor 208 preferably in real time in a calculation of data for controlling the nozzles of the at least one printhead 212 included. An adjustment with actual data of the rotational position of the first drive motor 208 is preferably not necessary and preferably does not take place. An exact and constant position of the printing material web 02 relative to the at least one first central cylinder 201 is therefore of great importance for a passport-friendly and / or register-compatible printed image.

The nozzles of the at least one printhead 212 are arranged such that a distance between the nozzles and on the cylinder jacket surface of the at least one first central cylinder 201 arranged printing material web 02 preferably between 0.5 mm and 5 mm and more preferably between 1 mm and 1.5 mm. The high angular resolution and / or the high sampling frequency of the first rotation angle sensor 617 and / or the high accuracy of the predetermined by the machine control and the first drive motor 208 of the first central cylinder 201 processed first target data 617 to the rotational position of the first drive motor 208 of the first central cylinder 201 allows a very accurate orientation and / or knowledge of the position of the substrate web 02 relative to the nozzles and their target areas. A drop flight time between the nozzles and the printing material web 02 is for example by a teach-in process and / or by the known distance between the nozzles and the printing material web 02 and a known drop speed known. From the angular position of the at least one first central cylinder 201 and / or the first drive 208 the at least one first central cylinder 201 , the rotational speed of the at least one first central cylinder 201 and the drop flight time is determined an ideal time to eject a respective drop, so that a passer-sized and / or register-compliant imaging of the substrate web 02 is reached.

Preferably, at least one sensor designed as a first print image sensor is arranged, more preferably at one point along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the first printing unit 211 , The at least one first print image sensor is designed, for example, as a first line scan camera or as a first area scan camera. The at least one first print image sensor is designed, for example, as at least one CCD sensor and / or as at least one CMOS sensor. By means of this at least one first print image sensor and a corresponding evaluation unit, for example the higher-level machine control, it is preferable to control all in the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder 201 one behind the other and / or acting printheads 212 and / or double rows of printheads 212 of the first printing unit 211 monitored and regulated. In a first embodiment of the at least one print image sensor, only a first print image sensor is arranged, whose sensor field covers the entire width of the transport path of the printing material web 02 includes. In a second embodiment of the at least one print image sensor, only a first print image sensor is arranged which is orthogonal in the direction A to the direction of the transport path of the printing material web 02 is designed to be movable. In a third embodiment of the at least one print image sensor, a plurality of print image sensors are arranged, whose respective sensor fields each comprise different regions of the transport path of the printing material web 02 include. Preferably, these areas in the direction A are orthogonal to the direction of the transport path of the printing material web 02 arranged offset from one another. Preferably, an entirety of the sensor fields of the plurality of print image sensors comprises a total width of the transport path of the printing material web 02 ,

A layer of pixels formed by coating agent drops emerging from a respective first printhead 212 are preferably compared with a layer of pixels formed by coating agent drops, each from a second, in the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder 201 after the first printhead 212 lying printhead 212 come. This is preferably done independently of whether these each first and second, in the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder 201 one behind the other and / or acting printheads 212 process a same or a different coating agent. It will be a vote of the layers of different printheads 212 monitored printed images. In the case of the same coating agents, register-based joining of partial images is monitored. With different coating agents, a register or color register is monitored. A quality control of the printed image is preferably also carried out with the measured values of the at least one printed image sensor.

In a regular printing operation, all printheads are 212 fixedly arranged. This ensures a permanent passport-oriented and / or register-oriented alignment of all nozzles. There are different situations imaginable in which a movement of the printheads 212 necessary is. A first such situation is a flying roll change or generally a roll change with gluing process. This is a printing material web 02 by means of an adhesive strip with another printing material web 02 connected. This results in a connection point that covers the entire transport path of the printing material web 02 has to go through. This joint has a thickness, ie a smallest dimension, which is greater than a thickness of the printing material web 02 , In essence, the joint is as thick as two substrates 02 and the tape together. This can cause difficulties when the joint is the space between the nozzles of the printheads 212 and the cylinder jacket surface of the at least one first central cylinder 201 happens. The at least one nozzle bar 213 is therefore in at least one direction relative to the axis of rotation 207 the at least one first central cylinder 201 movable. In this way, the distance can be sufficiently increased, but must be subsequently reduced accordingly again. A second such situation results, for example, in a maintenance and / or cleaning at least one of the printheads 212 , The printheads 212 are preferably individually on the at least one nozzle bar 213 attached and individually from the at least one nozzle bar 213 solvable. This allows individual printheads 212 serviced and / or cleaned and / or replaced.

Are several mutually movable nozzle bars 213 arranged, so can at a return of at least one nozzle beam 213 in a printing position minimal malpositions of the nozzle bar 213 occur among each other. An alignment requirement can thus occur, in particular of all printheads 212 a nozzle bar 213 to printheads 212 other nozzle bars 213 , Will be a new and / or reassignable printhead 212 on the at least one nozzle bar 213 attached to the already at least one other printhead 212 is fixed, it does not necessarily result but at most coincidentally an exact matching orientation of this new and / or reordering printhead 212 to the at least one already attached printhead 212 in the circumferential direction and / or in the axial direction A with respect to the at least one first central cylinder 201 , Here, too, can result in a Ausrichtbedarf, in particular a single printhead 212 to other printheads 212 the same nozzle bar 213 and / or other nozzle bars 213 ,

At least one sensor detects a position of the target area of at least one new and / or re-arranged printhead 212 relative to a location of the target area of at least one pre-attached printhead 212 , An installation position of the at least one new and / or re-arranged printhead 212 in the circumferential direction with respect to the at least one first central cylinder 201 can be controlled by controlling the nozzles of this printhead 212 compensate, preferably analogous to the already described adaptation of printheads 212 different double rows of printheads 212 , An installation position of the at least one new and / or re-arranged printhead 212 in the axial direction A with respect to the at least one first central cylinder 201 is compensated by means of at least one adjustment mechanism. Preferably, several print heads 212 each have their own adjustment mechanism, more preferably, all print heads 212 each have their own adjustment mechanism.

The printing machine 01 has at least one supply system for coating means, in particular ink supply system. Preferably, several print heads 212 , for example, multiple printheads 212 a common nozzle bar 213 , in particular more or more preferably all print heads 212 each of a double row of printheads 212 a common supply system for coating agents. This common supply system preferably has at least one normal supply. At least one first liquid line or color line per print head is in each case provided with the at least one normal reserve 212 connected. The at least one normal supply is preferably connected via at least one supply line and at least one discharge to at least one and preferably at least one identical intermediate store.

The normal supply preferably has at least one printing operation and more preferably a continuous level of deviations lying within a narrow tolerance range. This constant level can be achieved for example by a preferably passive overflow drain and an influx of coating agent. The at least one normal supply and / or the at least one discharge preferably has at least one preferably passive overflow drain, the outflow side of which is preferably connected and / or connectable to the at least one intermediate store. Preferably, at least one preferably designed as a check valve valve is disposed within the at least one supply line and / or within the at least one derivative. At least one first liquid pump is preferably arranged in the at least one feed line. Preferably, a controlled and / or regulated normal pressure prevails in the normal supply, which is further preferably controlled and / or regulated relative to an ambient pressure. Preferably, there is a negative pressure relative to the ambient pressure in the normal supply.

Preferably, coating agent is pumped from the buffer into the normal supply by at least one pump. Preferably, at least one volume provided as the first gas space is arranged in the at least one normal reserve. The at least one first gas space is preferably connected via at least one first gas line with at least one first gas pump. Preferably prevails in a second gas space of the buffer an equal pressure, as in the at least one first gas space of the at least one normal supply. Preferably, the at least one buffer is connected to at least one buffer memory, more preferably via at least one suction line. Preferably prevails in the buffer memory ambient pressure. Coating agent is preferably conveyed by the relative negative pressure from the buffer memory in the buffer.

Preferably, several print heads 212 , for example, multiple printheads 212 a common nozzle bar 213 , in particular more or more preferably all print heads 212 each of a double row of printheads 212 a common power supply system 606 on. Preferably, at least one common power line of the power supply extends within the respective at least one nozzle beam over at least 50%, more preferably at least 75% and even more preferably at least 90% of a width of the working area of the respective at least one nozzle bar 213 in the axial direction A and / or the working width of the printing machine 01 , Preferably, each printhead 212 this respective at least one nozzle bar 213 in each case at least one own voltage line 627 on, which is connected to this common power line of the power supply. Preferably, each printhead 212 this respective at least one nozzle bar 213 in each case at least one own data line, which is connected to a computing unit, which with respect to the axial direction A outside the working area of the respective at least one nozzle bar 213 and / or with respect to the axial direction A outside each for substrate 02 provided transport path of the printing press 01 is arranged. Thus, so at least along a extending in the axial direction A portion of the nozzle beam 213 at least one data line per printhead 212 this at least one nozzle bar 213 parallel to each other.

Preferably, at least one nozzle cleaning device is arranged, which has at least one row of washing nozzles and / or brushes and / or pullers.

After the printing material web 02 the at least one first printing unit 200 has happened, the printing substrate 02 transported further along their transport path and preferably the at least one first dryer 301 the at least one dryer unit 300 fed. Preferably, the first, from the at least one first printing unit 200 printed side of the substrate web 02 between a last contact point of the printing material web 02 with the at least one first central cylinder 201 the at least one first printing unit 200 and an area of action of the at least one first dryer 301 with no part of the roll printing press 01 in contact. Preferably, the second, in particular of the first printing unit 200 not printed, the at least one first central cylinder 201 the at least one first printing unit 200 touching side of the substrate web 02 between the last contact point of the printing material web 02 with the first central cylinder 201 the at least one first printing unit 200 and the area of action of the at least one first dryer 301 with at least one guide roller 214 the at least one first printing unit 200 and / or with at least one deflection roller 312 the at least one first dryer 301 in contact. At least one, more preferably as a third measuring roller, is preferred 214 trained third measuring device 214 arranged. This third measuring device 214 is used to measure the web tension. More preferably, the at least one guide roller 214 the first printing unit 200 with the third measuring roller 214 trained third measuring device 214 identical.

The at least one first dryer 301 is preferred as an infrared radiation dryer 301 educated. The at least one first dryer 301 preferably has at least one radiation source 302 on, preferably as an infrared radiation source 302 is trained. A radiation source 302 , preferably infrared radiation source 302 is a device by means of the targeted electrical energy is converted into radiation, preferably infrared radiation and / or is convertible and on the substrate web 02 is directed and / or judged. The at least one radiation source 302 preferably has a defined area of action. In particular, the exposure region is a radiation source 302 in each case the area which contains all the points, in particular without interruption, in a straight line directly or via reflectors with the radiation source 302 can be connected. The area of action of the at least one first dryer 301 consists of the exposure areas of all radiation sources 302 the at least one first dryer 301 together. The area of action of the at least one first dryer 301 preferably has at least one radiation source 302 to one of the at least one radiation source 302 nearest part of the transport path of the printing substrate 02 , By at least one vent opening air is in the interior of the at least one first dryer 301 initiated. Inside the first dryer 301 becomes from the printing material web by the infrared radiation 02 removed to remove water and / or solvent of the coating agent and absorbed by the introduced air. This air is then passed through at least one vent opening from the at least one first dryer 301 dissipated.

In a preferred embodiment, the intended transport path for printing material 02 through the at least one first dryer 301 at least two sections, each extending in directions with vertical components, more preferably with larger vertical than optional horizontal components. Preferably, the intended transport path of the printing material runs along one section at least with a component in the vertical direction upwards. Preferably, the intended transport path of the printing material runs along the other portion at least with a component in the vertical direction downwards. Preferably, the one portion and the other portion of the intended transport path are connected to each other by at least one provided connection piece of the intended transport path. Preferably, the at least one connecting piece extends in a direction with a horizontal component, more preferably with a larger horizontal than optionally present vertical component. This allows the at least one dryer 301 preferably be built very compact.

In the transport direction of the printing material web 02 after the area of action of the at least one radiation source 302 the at least one first dryer 301 is preferably at least a first cooling device 303 arranged. The at least one first cooling device 303 preferably has at least one first cooling roller 304 and preferably a first, to the at least one first cooling roll 304 adjustable and / or employed chill roller press 306 and preferably at least one, to the at least one first cooling roll 304 adjustable and / or employed connecting roller 307 ; 308 on. One of the at least one first cooling roller 304 associated first, as the first chill roll drive motor 311 trained drive motor 311 and the first chill roll press 306 are preferably part of a web tension control, that is, the web tension is arranged regulating and preferably for this purpose at least partially and / or temporarily connected to the higher-level machine control. The at least one first cooling roller 304 preferably provides at least a fourth motor-driven rotary body 304 dar. The printing substrate 02 wraps and preferably contacts along its transport path the at least one first cooling roller 304 with a wrap angle of preferably at least 180 ° and more preferably at least 270 °. The first chill roller press 306 preferably forms with the at least one first cooling roll 304 a first cooling nip 309 , in which preferably the printing material web 02 is arranged and / or the preferred the printing material web 02 passes. This is the substrate web 02 from the chill roll press 306 to the at least one first cooling roller 304 pressed. The at least one first cooling roller 304 the at least one first cooling device 303 is preferred as a cooling roller through which a coolant flows 304 educated.

Along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the at least one first cooling device 303 is preferably at least a second printing unit 400 arranged. Preferably, along the transport path of the printing material web 02 preferably immediately before the at least one second printing unit 400 and preferably after the at least one first dryer 301 and in particular after the at least one first printing unit 200 arranged at least a second Bahnkantenausrichter, which is preferably formed manually or driven controllable and / or adjustable. The at least one second printing unit 400 is analogous to the first printing unit 200 built up. In particular, the second printing unit 400 a second central pressure cylinder 401 or shortly central cylinder 401 on, in the printing operation of the printing substrate 02 is wrapped, also with a wrap angle of preferably at least 180 ° and more preferably at least 270 °. The second central cylinder 401 preferably provides a fifth motor driven rotary body 401 dar. The second central cylinder 401 the second printing unit 400 preferably has a direction of rotation, which is a direction of rotation of the at least one first central cylinder 201 is opposite. Along the transport path of the printing material web 02 in front of the second central cylinder 401 the second printing unit 400 is preferably a second printing material cleaning device 402 or web cleaning device 402 on the substrate web 02 acting arranged.

The transport path of the printing material web 02 by the at least one second printing unit 400 runs analogously to the transport path through the at least one first printing unit 200 , In particular, the printing material web wraps around 02 preferably a part of a second guide roller 403 and is deflected by this so that the transport path of the printing substrate 02 in the second space 404 both tangential to the second guide roller 403 as well as tangent to the second central cylinder 401 runs. At least one is preferred as the second impression roller 406 trained cylinder 406 in the second printing unit 400 arranged. The second impression roller 406 is preferably analogous to the first impression roller 206 constructed and arranged, in particular with respect to its mobility and a second impression gap 409 , The second central cylinder 401 is preferably analogous to the first central cylinder 201 arranged and constructed, in particular with respect to a second drive motor 408 of the second central cylinder 401 and a corresponding preferably arranged second rotation angle sensor 618 , which is a rotational angle position of the second drive motor 408 and / or the second central cylinder 401 itself measuring and / or measurable and sending to the higher-level machine control and / or is designed to transmit.

Additionally or alternatively, the second drive motor 408 of the second central cylinder 401 connected in such a circuit with the machine control that the machine control due to from the machine control to the second drive motor 408 of the second central cylinder 401 predetermined second target data 618 to a rotational position of the second drive motor 408 at any time on the rotational position of the second drive motor 408 and thus at the same time the rotational position of the second central cylinder 401 is informed.

Within the second printing unit 400 is preferably at least a second, as an inkjet printing unit 411 or ink-jet printing unit 411 trained printing unit 411 in the direction of rotation of the second central cylinder 401 and thus along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the second impression roller 406 on the second central cylinder 401 arranged aligned. The at least one second printing unit 411 the at least one second printing unit 400 is preferably identical to the at least one first printing unit 211 the at least one first printing unit 200 , in particular with respect to at least one nozzle bar 413 , at least one, as an ink jet printhead 412 trained printhead 412 and their arrangement in double rows, the execution and resolution of the printing process, the arrangement, alignment and control of the nozzles and the mobility and adjustability of the at least one nozzle beam 413 and the at least one printhead 412 means at least one adjustment mechanism with a corresponding electric motor. An analogous protective cover and / or cleaning device is also preferably arranged. Also a correct orientation of the printheads 412 the at least one second printing unit 400 is preferably checked by the fact that at least one sensor detects a printed image and the machine controller evaluates this printed image. This at least one sensor is preferably at least one second printed image sensor which is designed analogously to the at least one first printed image sensor. This is preferably at least a second printing unit 411 as a four-color printing unit 411 educated.

With regard to the transport path of the printing material web 02 is after the at least one second printing unit 400 at least a second dryer 331 arranged. After the printing material web 02 the at least one second printing unit 400 has happened, the printing substrate 02 transported along their transport path and preferably the at least one second dryer 331 the at least one dryer unit 300 fed. The at least one second dryer 331 is preferably analogous to the at least one first dryer 301 built up. The at least one first dryer 301 and the at least one second dryer 331 are components of at least one dryer unit 300 , Preferably, the second, from the at least one second printing unit 400 printed side of the substrate web 02 between a last contact point of the printing material web 02 with the second central cylinder 401 the at least one second printing unit 400 and an area of action of the at least one second dryer 301 with no part of the roll printing press 01 in contact. At least one deflection roller is preferred 414 the second printing unit 400 arranged. This is preferably at least one deflection roller 414 as the fifth measuring device 414 , in particular fifth measuring roller 414 educated.

The structure of the at least one second dryer 331 is similar to the construction of the at least one first dryer 301 , in particular with regard to a transport path provided for the printing substrate and / or a design as a flow dryer 331 and / or radiation dryer 331 and / or hot air dryer 331 and / or infrared radiation dryer 331 and / or UV radiation dryer 331 , In particular, the at least one second dryer 331 preferably at least one second cooling roll 334 more preferably at least a sixth motor driven rotary body 334 represents. The second cooling roller is preferred 334 by means of a second cooling roller drive 341 driven and / or driven. Preferably, the at least one second dryer 331 with respect to the components described substantially and further preferably completely symmetrical to the at least one first dryer 301 built up. The at least one second dryer 331 is preferably part of the same dryer unit 300 like the at least one first dryer 301 and is more preferably in a same housing 329 arranged. With respect to a spatial arrangement is the dryer unit 300 and are therefore preferred at least a first dryer 301 and the at least one second dryer 331 preferably between the at least one first printing unit 200 and the at least one second printing unit 400 arranged.

Along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the at least one second dryer 331 is at least an extraction roller 501 arranged. The at least one pull-out roller 501 preferably has its own, as a pull-out roller drive 504 trained drive motor 504 on. The at least one pull-out roller 504 preferably provides at least a seventh motorized rotary body 504 dar. The at least one pull-out roller 501 preferably forms together with one of the at least one pull-out roller 501 employed and / or employable extract press 502 a pull-out gap 503 in which the printing material web 02 is trapped and by the the printing material web 02 is encouraged. The pull-out gap 503 is preferably used to control a web tension and / or transport of the printing material web 02 ,

With regard to the transport path of the printing material web 02 before and / or after the extraction roller 501 , but especially along the transport path of the printing material 02 after at least a first dryer 301 , At least one Wiederbefeuchtungseinrichtung is preferably arranged, which preferably a too large moisture loss of the printing substrate 02 due to the treatment by the dryer unit 300 balances.

Along the transport path of the printing material web 02 after the pull-out gap 503 and / or after the rewet device is at least one rework device 500 arranged, preferably as a folding device 500 is formed and / or a sheet cutter 500 and / or a planned expense 500 or as a winding device 500 is trained. In this and / or by this post-processing device 500 becomes the printing material web 02 preferably folded and / or cut and / or stapled and / or sorted and / or enveloped and / or shipped and / or wound up.

In at least one variant of the printing press is the printing press 01 as a roll-rotation ink-jet printing machine 01 formed and is at least one transmission body with the at least one first pressure central cylinder 201 a transmission gap forming arranged. Then the at least one printhead is preferred 212 aligned with the at least one transmission body.

Preferably, the printing press 01 at least one print data processing device 600 or short print data processing 600 on. The at least one print data processing 600 is preferably part of the machine control of the printing press 01 and / or with the machine control of the printing press 01 connected and / or connectable. Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one as an image data memory 601 trained first data store 601 on. The at least one image data memory 601 is preferably at least a storage of image data, in particular in the form of original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or geometrically modified image data, in particular geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 , Image data are to be understood as meaning data which contain at least one print image to be printed in electronically stored form. Such image data can be in various forms. Such a form represents a matrix of pixels, for example a bitmap. Another form represents a page description, for example in vector form, for example in the form of at least one pdf file ("portable document format" file). However, other file formats can also be used to store the image data. In particular, therefore, template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 in the form of at least one matrix of pixels and / or preferably in the form of at least one page description. In particular, it should be noted that image data and / or template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 Print images, that is to say, information that may also consist, for example, at least partially or exclusively of texts and / or symbols and does not necessarily have to have graphic elements such as photographs or drawings.

Under template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 are preferably to understand such image data, which correspond in their motifs and their arrangements to the printed image, which would have a finished printed product ideally at the end of the manufacturing process. Original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 are preferred data, the printing press 01 are available and / or in the printing press 01 be fed and / or were and / or stored in a data storage of the printing press 01 are stored, for example, in the at least one image data memory 601 , An operator preferably has no direct influence on changes in the image data, which may be after creating the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 be made. At least such influence is preferably not necessary. Thus, an operation of the printing machine is simplified. Due to technical aspects, however, preferably at least one such change is made, more preferably by means of the at least one print data processing 600 and / or the machine control of the printing press 01 , Geometrically modified image data are preferably geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or geometrically modified raster data 647 to understand. These are geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 prefers such image data that arise when parts of the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 over other parts of the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 moves, in particular, be moved and / or if template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 partially or completely stretched. Here are geometrically modified raster data 647 prefers such image data that arise when parts of raster data 647 over other parts of raster data 647 moves, in particular, be moved and / or raster data 647 partially or completely stretched.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one raster graphics processor 603 on. The at least one raster graphics processor 603 preferably serves a screening of Image data, in particular template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and a generation of raster data 647 it. Preferably, the at least one image data memory 601 and the at least one raster graphics processor 603 Components of at least one preferred as an image data processor 611 trained computer 611 , Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one as raster data memory 602 trained second data store 602 on. The at least one raster data memory 602 preferably serves at least one storage of raster data 647 , raster data 647 are preferably screened original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or screened geometrically modified original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 , Preferably, the at least one raster data memory 602 Component of at least one preferred as Rasterdatenrechner 612 trained computer 612 , The at least one raster data computer is preferred 612 via at least a first data line 609 , For example, at least a first Ethernet line 609 with the at least one image data processor 611 connected and / or arranged connectable. More preferably, the print data processing 600 at least one raster data memory 602 and / or at least one raster data calculator 612 per printing unit 200 ; 400 on, so preferably at least two raster data memory 602 and / or at least two raster data calculator 612 with two printing units 200 ; 400 , Still more preferably, the print data processing 600 at least one raster data memory 602 and / or at least one raster data calculator 612 per printing ink and per printing unit 200 ; 400 on, so preferably at least eight raster data memory 602 and / or at least eight raster data calculators 612 with two printing units and four inks each.

A partial image is preferably a part of an image that, together with other partial images, gives an overall image. A partial image is for example a color separation of a printed image. For example, a multicolored print image can be created from a superimposition of four sub-images of the colors cyan, yellow, magenta and black, whereby other colors can also be used. raster data 647 preferably represent at least one image matrix of picture elements, more preferably at least one sub-picture matrix 629 of subpicture elements. Picture elements are, for example, picture elements. Subpicture elements are, for example, subpixels. A picture element preferably corresponds to a minimal section of the printed image, in particular an existing or not existing pixel. By arranging all pixels at their respective intended position within the image matrix, the printed image is formed. This intended position is preferably determined by a clearly assigned row specification and a uniquely assigned column specification. Accordingly, a partial image element preferably corresponds to a minimal section of a partial image of the printed image, for example a minimal section of a color separation of the printed image. By arranging all partial image elements at their respective intended position within the partial image matrix corresponding to the partial image 629 the partial picture is created. This intended position is again preferably determined by a clearly assigned row specification and a clearly assigned column specification.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one data mapping 604 , in particular image data assignment 604 which is more preferred than at least one raster data assignment 604 is trained. More preferably, the print data processing 600 at least one data mapping 604 per printing unit 200 ; 400 on, so preferably at least two data assignments 604 with two printing units 200 ; 400 , Still more preferably, the print data processing 600 at least one data mapping 604 per printing ink and per printing unit 200 ; 400 on, so preferably at least eight data assignments 604 with two printing units 200 ; 400 and four inks each. Preferably, the at least one data assignment 604 by means of at least one second data line 613 with the at least one image data processor 611 and / or more preferably with the at least one raster data memory 602 and / or the at least one raster data computer 612 connected and / or arranged connectable.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least a first input device 608 on. More preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least a first input device 608 per printing unit 200 ; 400 on, so preferably at least two first input devices 608 with two printing units 200 ; 400 , The at least one first input device 608 has, for example, at least one touch-sensitive operating device, for example a touchscreen, and / or has at least one display device and / or has, for example, at least one data memory and / or has, for example, at least one data processing device, for example a computer processor.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one signal source 617 ; 618 for characterizing a rotational angle position, in particular at least one central cylinder 201 ; 401 on. The at least one signal source 617 ; 618 for characterizing a rotational angle position, for example, as the at least one first rotational angle sensor 617 in particular of the first central cylinder 201 and / or as the at least one second rotation angle sensor 618 in particular the second central cylinder 401 and / or as first target data 617 to the rotational position of the first drive motor 208 and / or as second target data 618 to the rotational position of the second drive motor 408 educated.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one register sensor 619 on and / or is the at least one print data processing 600 with at least one register sensor 619 arranged in terms of circuitry and / or connectable. The at least one register sensor 619 is preferably used to detect at least a first, preferably on the substrate 02 applied print image, for example, at least one register mark. The at least one register sensor 619 preferably detects a layer of at least one, and more preferably each first, of the at least one first printing unit 211 on the first page of the printing material web 02 applied print image. As the at least one print image, that of the register sensor 619 is detected, for example, a bar code can be used, for this purpose in the first printing unit 200 on the substrate web 02 is applied. Such a barcode may contain information about the content and / or dimensions of one of the first printing units 200 on the substrate web 02 included printed image. As the at least one print image, that of the register sensor 619 is detected, but for example, a simple symbol, such as a dash are used. As the at least one print image, that of the register sensor 619 is detected, but can also, for example, at least an entire first complete print image 636 be used. As the at least one print image, that of the register sensor 619 is detected, for example, at least one maintenance print image to be generated, for example, in addition to desired printed images at regular intervals to achieve maintenance on all nozzles, so a permanent readiness for immediate printing on demand, especially for example strips that be printed between individual total print images and optionally cut in a post-processing of the substrate

By detecting the printed image, a quality of a register and / or a register of a print image still to be applied is made easier relative to an already applied print image, in particular of a second overall print image still to be applied 637 relative to an already applied first complete print image 636 Even if, for example, a section length, ie a length of applied printed images in the direction of the transport path of the printing substrate 02 is changed. The at least one register mark is preferably at least one printed image created for this purpose or part of a printed image belonging to the actual print job, for example the first complete printed image 636 , By means of the at least one first printing unit is preferred 200 and / or by means of an additional printing unit at least one register mark and more preferably at regular intervals a series of register marks on a first side of the printing substrate 02 printed. Such an additional printing unit is, for example, an offset printing unit, by means of which the printing material 02 is printed and / or printed, even before he at least a first printing unit 200 is supplied.

Preference is given to the at least one second printing unit 400 by means of the at least one register sensor 619 one of the at least one first printing unit 200 printed image and / or one of the at least one first printing unit 200 printed register mark recorded. The higher-level machine control and in particular the at least one print data processing 600 preferably calculates from the position of this printed image and / or this register mark an ideal period for driving the nozzles of the print heads 412 of the at least one second printing unit 411 the at least one second printing unit 400 , In this way, a register-oriented and / or matching the orientation of the first printing unit 200 created print image and that of the second printing unit 400 created print image achievable, in particular the at least one second total print image 637 relative to the at least one first complete print image 636 , In particular, in the case of a two-sided printing a register-oriented alignment of the first print image or first complete print image 636 on the first page of the printing material web 02 to second print or second complete print image 637 on the second side of the printing material web 02 reachable.

Preference is given to the at least one first printing unit 200 by means of at least one register sensor 619 detects a printed image printed by at least one additional printing unit and / or another printing press and / or a registered mark printed by the at least one additional printing unit and / or another printing press. The higher-level machine control and in particular the at least one print data processing 600 preferably calculates from the position of this print image and / or this register mark the ideal period for driving the nozzles of the print heads 212 of the at least one first printing unit 211 the at least one first printing unit 200 , In this way, a register-oriented and / or matching the orientation of the first printing unit 200 created print image and the reachable by the additional printing unit and / or other printing machine created print image.

In the case where the at least one register sensor 619 the at least one second printing unit 400 is assigned, the at least one register sensor 619 based on the transport path of the printing material web 02 preferably closer to the second central cylinder 401 and / or transfer body arranged as at the first central cylinder 201 and / or transfer body. In this way, as many influences as possible can be taken into account, that of the printing material web 02 along its transport path between the at least one first printing unit 211 and the at least one second printing unit 411 is exposed, for example, expansions of the substrate web 02 along the transport route. Preferably, the at least one register sensor 619 as at least a surface camera 619 educated. Such an area camera preferably has a sufficiently high resolution to detect register errors and / or registration errors, for example, a resolution greater than 0.05 mm. Preferably, the at least one register sensor 619 identical to the at least one first printed image sensor, with which the control of all in particular in the circumferential direction of the first central cylinder 201 one behind the other and / or acting printheads 212 and / or double rows of printheads 212 of the first printing unit 211 monitored and regulated.

Preferably, the at least one register sensor 619 directly or via at least one further intermediate switching device 614 ; 616 with the at least one data mapping 604 connected and / or arranged connectable. Preferably, the at least one signal source 617 ; 618 for characterizing a rotational angle position directly or via at least one further intermediate switching device 614 ; 616 ; 621 with the at least one data mapping 604 connected and / or arranged connectable. This is preferably at least one input device 608 directly or via at least one further intermediate switching device 614 with the at least one data mapping 604 connected and / or arranged connectable.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one as a synchronization device 614 trained switching device 614 on, more preferably in each case at least one synchronization device 614 per printing unit 200 ; 400 , in particular at least two synchronization devices 614 with two printing units 200 ; 400 , Preferably, the at least one data assignment 604 with the at least one synchronization device 614 connected and / or arranged connectable. This is preferably at least a first input device 608 with the at least one synchronization device 614 connected and / or arranged connectable. This is preferably at least a first input device 608 about as at least one synchronization device 614 trained switching device 614 with the at least one data mapping 604 connected and / or arranged connectable. The at least one synchronization device 614 is preferably used to pass on incoming signals timed to each other.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one as data preparation 616 , especially data synchronization 616 trained switching device 616 on, more preferably at least one data preparation 616 per printing unit 200 ; 400 , in particular at least two data preparations 616 with two printing units 200 ; 400 , The at least one data preparation 616 is preferably used to convert incoming data into at least one format that can be processed by subsequent devices, for example by the synchronization device 614 , Preferably, the at least one register sensor 619 with the at least one data preparation 616 connected and / or arranged connectable. The at least one data preparation is preferred 616 with the at least one synchronization device 614 connected and / or arranged connectable. In particular, this is the at least one register sensor 619 at least about the at least one data preparation 616 and / or at least over the at least one synchronization device 614 with the at least one data mapping 604 connected and / or arranged connectable.

Preferably, the at least one print data processing 600 at least one as at least one signal converter 621 trained for angular position switching device 621 on, in particular for rotational angle positions of the at least one first central cylinder 201 and / or rotational angular positions of the at least one second central cylinder 401 and / or rotational angle positions of the at least one first drive motor 208 the at least one first central cylinder 201 and / or rotational angle positions of the at least one second drive motor 408 the at least one second central cylinder 401 , The at least one signal converter 621 is preferred with the at least one data preparation 616 connected and / or arranged connectable. The at least one signal converter 621 is thus preferably at least indirectly with the at least one synchronization device 614 and / or with the at least one data mapping 604 connected and / or arranged connectable.

The at least one print data processing is preferred 600 with the at least one common power supply system 606 of the press 01 connected and / or arranged connectable. Preferably, the printing press 01 at least one common power supply system 606 per printing unit 200 ; 400 on, more preferably each a common power supply system 606 each double row of printheads 212 ; 412 , The at least one common power supply system 606 preferably has at least one voltage source 607 which further preferably provides at least one electrical voltage which, for example, is 12 V and / or 24 V and / or 26 V.

Preferably, the at least one print head 212 ; 412 at least one printhead controller 622 on. More preferably, each printhead 212 ; 412 at least one own and preferably exactly one own print head control 622 on. Preferred is any printhead controller 622 via at least one own voltage line 627 with the at least one voltage source 607 connected and / or arranged connectable. Preferred is along this own voltage line 627 at least one voltage and fuse connection 628 arranged. This, for example, a connection between the printhead control 622 and the voltage source 607 and / or a hedge against excessive currents or the like ensured. Preferred is each printhead 212 ; 412 directly and / or via the at least one print head control assigned to it 622 with the at least one voltage source 607 connected and / or arranged connectable. Preferably, it extends between each printhead 212 ; 412 and its associated printhead controller 622 at least one data line 623 and at least one of them different power supply line 624 , Alternatively, it extends between each printhead 212 ; 412 and its associated printhead controller 622 at least one common line, which is designed both as a data line and as a power supply line. Preferred is any printhead controller 622 via at least one control line 626 with the at least one data mapping 604 connected and / or arranged connectable. Alternatively, it would also be possible to have multiple or all printhead controls 622 to switch in series and only a few or just a printhead control 622 directly with the at least one data assignment 604 connect to.

Preferably by means of the at least one raster graphics processor 603 are preferably selected from a preferred in the at least one image data memory 601 stored image template, for example in the form of template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or sections of template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 Partial images, for example in the form of color separations 629 generated and more preferably in the at least one raster data memory 602 stored. This process is called rasterization, for example. It is preferred for each printing unit to be printed per printing unit 200 ; 400 each generates at least one sub-image in the form of at least one color separation. In addition, for each printing ink to be printed, a plurality of partial image planes are preferred in each case 632 in the form of several different color separations 629 mutually different, generated within respective color separations of the same ink, with a number n of these sub-image planes 632 each ink is preferably equal to a number n of the different droplet sizes formed by each printhead 212 ; 412 can be generated. Preferably, this number n is at least three. Each sub-image plane 632 then contains information about exactly the positions at which a pixel of the respective color and the respective size is to be printed. For example, by superimposing the sub-image layers 632 For a printing ink, the color separation and / or the partial image of this printing ink is produced. By overlaying all color separations 629 and / or partial images results in the entire print image. The sub-image planes are preferred 632 An ink is first summarized and then saved as a sub-image of this ink. The drawing files and the sub-picture layers 632 also become raster data 647 called.

During screening, at least one and more preferably exactly one partial image in the form of at least one partial image matrix is produced for each printing ink from each printed image 629 , This at least one subimage matrix 629 preferably has rows and columns 633 on. Lines preferably correspond to the at least one subimage matrix 629 Lines of the printed image that are orthogonal to the transport direction of the substrate 02 are oriented and / or correspond to columns 633 the at least one subimage matrix 629 Lines of the printed image that are parallel to the transport direction of the substrate 02 lie. Each position of the corresponding field matrix 629 that is, any unique combination of a specified row and a specified column 633 Favor is at least one and more preferably exactly one entry 631 assigned. Every entry 631 can each take a value of a number of n + 1 (n plus one) default values. Preferably, each entry has 631 either a value corresponding to an instruction to pause, or a value corresponding to an instruction to eject a drop, and more preferably a drop size associated with that drop. Each of these n + 1 (n plus one) default values preferably corresponds in each case to a droplet size or the information that no pixel is to be generated at this point, ie no ink is to be ejected. For example, these defaults may be in a two bit representation "00" for "no ink" or "01" for a "small" pixel or drop or "10" for a "middle" pixel or drop, or "11" for a "big" pixel or drop. Every such column 633 preferably contains at least a first sequence 633 from several entries 631 , where first each entry 631 this at least a first episode 633 either has a value corresponding to an instruction to pause, or has a value corresponding to an instruction to eject a drop and a drop size associated with that drop.

Each partial image matrix is preferred 629 each ink is stored and / or processable such that each nozzle of the printheads associated with this ink 212 ; 412 prefers exactly one column 633 is assigned to the partial image and / or is. This column 633 contains entries in different lines 631 , each having one of the respective default values and thus causing the corresponding nozzle at relevant times for ejecting ink. By temporally aligned processing of whole lines of the corresponding field matrix 629 through the nozzles of the corresponding at least one printhead 212 ; 412 arises on the substrate 02 prefers the print image to be generated in the form of superimposed matrix-like patterns of pixels preferably different inks. In this context, a time-aligned processing should also be understood as meaning, in particular, the case in which the nozzles are at different locations with respect to the transport path of the printing material 02 are arranged and therefore, for example, not simultaneously eject ink when a straight line is to be generated, which is oriented orthogonal to the transport direction.

The preferred in at least one data store 601 ; 602 and more preferably in the at least one raster data memory 602 deposited partial images, in particular partial image matrices 629 and / or raster data 647 are preferred over the at least one second data line 613 to the at least one data assignment 604 transmitted. The at least one data assignment 604 is preferred with a number of printheads 212 ; 412 connected, which together have a plurality of nozzles.

For example, this is at least one data mapping 604 with all printheads 212 ; 412 the respective printing unit 200 ; 400 associated with a particular ink and / or for the ejection of the ink for an entire color separation 629 are provided. The at least one data assignment 604 preferably assigns each column 633 the color separation available to him 629 , so in particular the sub-image matrix available to him 629 the raster data 647 at least one and more preferably exactly one nozzle of a printhead 212 ; 412 to. In this way, a position of a printed image to be printed on the substrate 02 with respect to a direction A transverse to the intended transport path of the printing substrate 02 and / or with respect to the axial direction A. If the print image to be printed with respect to this direction A is to be changed in position, this is done, for example, by a shift of associations between the columns 633 of the field matrices 629 to the nozzles of the printheads 212 ; 412 realized. Preferred are and / or the raster data 647 ie in the form of entries to be processed 631 deposited, in particular in the form of sequences of entries 631 which are to be processed with respective nozzles. The at least one data assignment 604 each nozzle preferably assigns a sequence of entries to be processed by it 631 to.

In the printing operation are times, to which respective lines of the partial image representing field matrix 629 be processed, preferably in conjunction with the rotational speed and the angular position of the respective central cylinder 201 ; 401 and / or the respective drive motor 208 ; 408 determined with the printhead printing this field 212 ; 412 interacts. Both the location and the dimension of the printed image to be created and / or printed on the substrate 02 in a direction parallel to the intended transport path of the printing substrate 02 and / or in the circumferential direction of the at least one central cylinder 201 ; 401 are influenced and / or influenced by the respective time points at which the corresponding nozzles eject their coating agent drops and by the rotational angle position and / or rotational speed of the corresponding central cylinder 201 ; 401 at this time and / or by a relative position of the printing material 02 on the corresponding central cylinder 201 ; 401 at this time. Therefore, the at least one data allocation process 604 prefers both the respective raster data 647 , as well as from the at least one signal source 617 ; 618 for characterizing a rotational angle position, in particular at least one central cylinder 201 ; 401 provided data in a calculation of conditions, in particular times at which the nozzles to this at least one data assignment 604 connected printheads 212 ; 412 Have to expel coating agent. At least the at least one data assignment 604 the at least one second printing unit 400 and more preferably also the at least one data mapping 604 the at least one first printing unit 200 additionally preferably processes the one of the at least one register sensor 619 directly or indirectly provided information to allow a register-containing and / or passer-containing printing, for example, when printing the front of the substrate 02 by means of the first printing unit 200 and printing the back of the substrate 02 by means of the second printing unit 400 or when printing on the same side of the substrate 02 both with the first printing unit 200 as well as with the second printing unit 400 ,

For example, in a case where each printing unit 200 ; 400 several rows and in particular several double rows of printheads 212 ; 412 each ink used are preferred by the at least one data assignment 604 the columns 633 the respective color separations 629 and in particular the sub-picture matrices 629 in particular, in the axial direction A in turn, the nozzles of the printheads 212 ; 412 assigned, regardless of the arrangement of the nozzles with respect to the transport direction of the printing substrate 02 and / or the circumferential direction of the respective central cylinder 201 ; 401 , This arrangement in turn only plays a role in determining the correct time of ejection of the coating agent. Especially in the case of two double rows of printheads 212 ; 412 per printing unit 200 ; 400 and each ink will be the columns 633 the respective field matrix 629 preferably alternately a corresponding nozzle of a printhead 212 ; 412 a first of the two double rows of printheads 212 ; 412 and a corresponding nozzle of a printhead 212 ; 412 a second of the two double rows of printheads 212 ; 412 assigned. For example, this mapping may be alternative to the at least one data mapping 604 also by means of the at least one raster data computer 612 respectively. The partial print image or the color separation is so column by column on two double rows of printheads 212 ; 412 divided and only by the application of printing ink on the substrate 02 reassembled.

Preferably, this allows at least one input device 608 by an operator, directly affecting an output of coating agent through the nozzles of such printheads 212 ; 412 that share the same data assignment 604 are connected, as the at least one input device 608 , For example, the operator can force an expression of a test image. Original image data and / or raster data of at least one such test image are preferably in the at least one data memory of the at least one input device 608 deposited and / or storable and are preferably independent of the at least one raster data memory 602 to disposal.

Preferably, the printing press is characterized 01 characterized by that the printing press 01 at least one print head 212 ; 412 having at least a first nozzle and that the printing press 01 prefers the at least one print data processing 600 and the at least one print data processing 600 the at least one data store 601 ; 602 , in particular the at least one raster data memory 602 in which at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable first sequence 633 of successive entries to be processed 631 storable and / or stored. Preferably, each entry has 631 either a value corresponding to an instruction to pause or a value corresponding to an instruction to eject a drop, and more preferably also an instruction to a drop size associated with that drop. Preferably, at least one print data processing 600 at least one stored filling algorithm. Preferably, by means of the at least one filling algorithm, a check of the at least one further preferred in the at least one raster data memory 602 stored first, preferably a partial image corresponding sequence 633 of entries 631 feasible if they at least a partial sequence 634 that has exclusive entries 631 with instructions for pausing and containing a predetermined number of entries 631 exceeds. At least one entry is preferred by means of the at least one filling algorithm and more preferably on the basis of this check 631 this at least a subsequence 634 be changed so that it then has a value corresponding to an instruction for ejecting a drop and further preferably additionally corresponds to a drop size associated with this drop. Preferably, this droplet size corresponds to a smallest droplet size that can be ejected with the at least one first nozzle and / or a smallest droplet size that is provided at all in entries of the at least one partial image matrix.

Preferably, the printing press is characterized 01 characterized by that the printing press 01 at least one print data processing 600 comprising the at least one raster graphics processor 603 has, by means of the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 at least the at least one first episode 633 of entries 631 is producible and / or that the printing press 01 at least one print data processing 600 comprising the at least one raster data memory 602 in which at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable first sequence 633 of successive entries to be processed 631 storable and / or stored and / or that the print data processing 600 at least one image data processor 611 and / or at least one raster data calculator 612 by means of which the at least one filling algorithm can be executed. Preferably, the printing press is characterized 01 characterized in that the print data processing 600 has at least one data memory in which the at least one filling algorithm is stored, wherein this at least one Data storage, for example, the at least one image data memory 601 and / or the at least one raster data memory 602 and / or the at least one data memory of the at least one first input device 608 and / or another data store. The printing press is preferred 01 for carrying out at least one preferred method for operating a printing press described below 01 suitable.

Preferably, the consequences relate 633 and subsequences 634 of entries 631 always only on such entries 631 which have either a value corresponding to a pause instruction or a value corresponding to a drop ejection instruction. Other information contained in the sub-image matrix and / or characters and / or combinations of characters should be disregarded, for example, placeholders, the individual entries 631 separate from each other or the like.

Raster data is preferred 647 adapted so that the nozzles of the printheads 212 ; 412 be activated regularly to maintain a desired print quality. For this purpose, preferably a method for operating a printing press 01 Application, preferably the printing press 01 at least one print head 212 ; 412 having at least a first nozzle and wherein preferably drive data 646 and / or raster data 647 at least one print image to be printed in the form of entries to be processed 631 to the at least one print head 212 ; 412 be forwarded and preferably each entry 631 is associated with one of the at least one first nozzle and / or and either has a value corresponding to an instruction for pausing, or has a value corresponding to an instruction for ejecting a drop and preferably, in particular during a printing operation of the at least one print image depending on the at least one printed image associated data, such as raster data 647 or template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 in that at least one additional droplet is ejected by means of which at least one first nozzle preferably represents at least two droplets, which are pixels of a same print image to be printed and likewise ejected by means of said at least one first nozzle, which does not represent a pixel of this print image to be printed.

In addition or alternatively, a method for operating the printing machine preferably takes place 01 Application, preferably the printing press 01 at least one print head 212 ; 412 having at least a first nozzle and preferably in at least one data memory 601 ; 602 , more preferably in the at least one raster data memory 602 the printing press 01 raster data 647 at least one print image to be printed in the form of entries to be processed 631 are deposited and / or are, preferably previously preferred by means of the at least one raster graphics processor 603 from image data, in particular template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 the print image to be printed are created and / or have been and preferably each entry 631 is assigned to a nozzle and / or is and either has a value corresponding to an instruction for pausing, or has a value corresponding to an instruction for ejecting a drop and more preferably also an instruction to a drop size associated with this drop. Preferably by means of the at least one filling algorithm is preferably at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable, more preferably in the at least one raster data memory 602 stored first, preferably one column of a field corresponding sequence 633 of preferably with this at least one first nozzle successively processed entries 631 checked to see if they have at least one preferred related subsequence 634 that has exclusive entries 631 with instructions for pausing and containing a predetermined number of entries 631 exceeds. It is preferred to find such a subsequence 634 more preferably at least one entry by means of the at least one filling algorithm 631 this at least a subsequence 634 changed so that it thereafter has a value corresponding to an instruction for ejecting a drop, and more preferably also an instruction to a drop size associated with this drop.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that a number of entries 631 within the at least one first episode 633 which are changed and / or a location of the at least one entry 631 within the at least one first episode 633 which is changed, is determined such that the at least one consequence 633 then no subsequence 634 has more, the only entries 631 with instructions for pausing and containing the given number of entries 631 exceeds. This is achieved, for example, by the choice of the at least one entry to be changed 631 Care is taken that no too large subsequences 634 more left over. Alternatively, this can also be ensured by an iterative procedure in which so long checks and entries are made 631 be changed until a subsequent check no such subsequence 634 more reveals.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that a position of that at least one entry 631 within the at least one first episode 633 which is changed, at least partially determined by at least one random number. For example, the at least one entry to be changed 631 be determined by generating a random number between zero and one and with the length of the subsequence found 634 is multiplied and thereby the location of the at least one entry to be changed 631 within the corresponding subsequence 634 is determined. Alternatively, one of a plurality of predetermined patterns is selected by the random number through which the at least one subsequence 631 is replaced. For example, such a pattern extends only over one column 633 the field matrix 629 or preferably over several adjacent columns 633 the field matrix 629 , each subsequences 634 have exclusive entries 631 with instructions for pausing and containing a predetermined number of entries 631 exceed.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that a position of the at least one entry to be changed 631 within the at least one first episode 633 is chosen such that thereby at least and more preferably exactly a predetermined number of entries 631 between a beginning and / or an end of this at least one first sequence 633 and the at least one entry to be changed 631 lies. This prevents it from being too close to the part of the color separation to be printed 629 additional pixels may be printed, which could then interfere with the printed image, for example, because the printed image might look frayed. At the beginning and / or the end of this at least one first sequence 633 is an entry 631 to understand the one adjacent entry 631 which corresponds to an instruction to eject a drop. The predetermined number can be determined, for example, empirically such that an optical impression of the printed image is minimally or not disturbed at all.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that several consequences 633 of successive entries to be processed 631 to such subsequences 634 and, depending on a result of the review, if necessary, be changed and that each of these several episodes 622 each with its own nozzle of the at least one printhead 212 ; 412 is assigned. Further preferred is each sequence 622 the color separation 629 of successive entries to be processed 631 to such subsequences 634 and, if necessary, changed depending on a result of the check. More preferably, the method is characterized in that the multiple sequences 633 of entries 631 adjacent nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 are assigned and / or become. Adjacent nozzles are such nozzles, between which orthogonal to a designated transport direction of the printing substrate 02 and / or seen in the axial direction A no same printing ink and the same printing unit 200 ; 400 associated nozzles are arranged. Further preferred is and / or will be a number of the entries 631 within the several episodes 633 that are changed and / or locations of the entries 631 within each of the several episodes 633 which are changed, so determined that the positions of the changed entries 631 over an entirety of the plurality, in particular adjacent nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 associated sequences 633 of entries 631 are in a previously given relation to each other, in particular on the printed image related spatial relation. This means that, for example, the changed entries 631 in the color separation 629 and / or represent a predetermined pattern in the print image. This specification is preferably a mandatory for all nozzles of an ink and more preferably for all nozzles of all inks default. In this way, a fixed and proven pattern can be used, which is known that it can not or only slightly disturb a visual impression of a printed image.

Also preferred are such second episodes 633 of entries 631 takes into account the consequences to be changed 631 are adjacent or at least arranged in the vicinity, regardless of whether these second sequences themselves are changed by the filling algorithm or not. As a result, even in the lateral direction of the printed image prevents the printed image looks frayed. Preferably, the method is characterized in that a change in a position of that at least one entry 631 within the at least one first episode 633 in coordination with at least a second episode 633 of entries 631 takes place, this second episode 633 of entries 631 from entries 631 exists, which are to be processed one after the other by means of at least one second nozzle. In particular, the positions of the entries preferably flow 631 of these second episodes 633 in the selection of the first entries to be changed 631 the at least one first episode 633 with a. This at least one second nozzle is preferably a nozzle adjacent to the first nozzle and / or at least one such nozzle, which is characterized in that between it and the first nozzle orthogonal to the intended transport direction of the printing substrate 02 and / or in the axial direction A seen at most ten, more preferably at most five and even more preferably at most two of the same printing ink and the same printing unit 200 ; 400 associated nozzles are arranged.

As described, the at least one sequence is preferred 633 successive entries to be processed 631 Part of at least one and more preferably exactly one subimage matrix 629 and is and / or is preferred for each column 633 the at least one and more preferably exactly one field matrix 629 a nozzle of a printhead 212 ; 412 assigned. Preference is given to adjacent columns 633 the at least one subimage matrix 629 adjacent nozzles of the at least one printhead 212 ; 412 assigned. Preferably, each column corresponds 633 the at least one subimage matrix 629 exactly one episode 633 of entries 631 , which further preferably each a nozzle of a printhead 212 ; 412 assigned. The at least one subimage matrix preferably represents 629 a color separation 629 the at least one, more preferably multicolored printed image to be printed.

It is preferred to specify the predetermined number of entries 631 a transport speed of the printing material 02 and / or a resolution of the raster data 647 and / or with the at least one first nozzle ejectable drop sizes and / or temperatures of the print head 212 ; 412 and / or the coating agent and / or physical properties of the coating agent, such as its viscosity.

In the case where to create a sub-image matrix 629 several sub-image layers 632 are added, preferably either the respective at least one entry 631 directly in the composite drawing file 629 changed or the respective at least one entry 631 is in a sub-image plane 632 changed, for example, the sub-image level 632 which specifies the smallest pixels, and then the partial image is formed from the at least partially changed partial image planes 632 reassembled. It is also possible to have an additional sub-image plane 632 to create, which represents only the pixels that are added in addition to the actual print image, and then the corresponding field 629 again from the previous and new sub-image levels 632 reassemble.

Raster data is preferred 647 and / or output data 646 and / or drive data 646 related to successive print images and / or original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 belong together, processed together and checked for corresponding consequences. As a result, even more coating agent can be saved and / or even better print quality can be achieved.

By a printed product is to be understood in the foregoing and hereinafter in particular a finished product which is both printed and optionally folded and / or cut to size. Preferably, a printed product to be printed has a plurality of individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 on, on at least one common substrate 02 , in particular at least one common substrate web 02 to be printed. Accordingly, the printed product also has this plurality of individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 on. Further preferred is the printing substrate 02 following, for example, in the at least one post-processing device 500 , in particular at least one folding device 500 folded and / or cut. Depending on the type and / or control of the at least one post-processing device 500 need the single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 in a certain arrangement on the substrate 02 be printed so that after post-processing, especially after folding a correct orientation and order and relative position of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 is guaranteed. For example, such a specific arrangement of individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 is preferred total print image 636 ; 637 called. For example, has at least one total print image 636 ; 637 at least one row of at least two, for example four side by side arranged single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 on. The single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 are therefore preferably each part of a total print image 636 ; 637 , At least a first complete print image is preferred 636 by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 on the substrate 02 applied and is at least a second complete print image 637 especially suitable for this purpose by means of the at least one second printing unit 400 on the substrate 02 applied. For example, this will be at least a first complete print image 636 on a front of the substrate 02 applied and that becomes at least a second complete print image 637 matching on a back of the substrate 02 applied or is that at least a first complete print image 636 and that at least a second total print image 637 matching on a same side of the substrate 02 applied.

In the course of a print job, a plurality of total print images is preferred 636 ; 637 successively at different, preferably contiguous locations on the substrate 02 applied. This total print images 636 ; 637 are preferably but not necessarily constructed the same number and / or arrangement of individual pages, more preferably, however, content at least partially different.

In the following, a preferred method is described with which a print quality with respect to register and / or register can be increased by, for example, based on drying and / or printing processes changes of the printing substrate 02 be compensated. The method is preferably based on data from at least a first Total print images 636 , by means of the first printing unit 200 printed and / or single pages 638 ; 639 within at least one such first complete print image 636 , preferably by means of the print data processing 600 the printing press 01 prior to their printing to change and / or adapt to changes in the substrate 02 be compensated, for example, by the pressure by means of the first printing unit 200 are conditional and / or subsequent thereto and before printing by the second printing unit 400 occur. The method is alternatively or additionally based on data from at least one complete print image 637 , by means of the second printing unit 400 printed and / or single pages 638 ; 639 within at least one such total print image 637 , preferably by means of the print data processing 600 the printing press 01 prior to their printing to change and / or adapt to changes in the substrate 02 be compensated by the pressure by means of the first printing unit 200 are conditional and / or subsequent thereto and before printing by the second printing unit 400 occur.

It is preferably a method for printing at least a first substrate 02 by means of at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 a printing press 01 , where stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least a first complete print image 636 first output data 646 for a production or control of at least one at least one form of printed images, in particular at least individual pixels of print images defining component of at least a first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 for generating at least a first printed total print image 636 and the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least the at least one first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and preferably also at least a second single page 639 and wherein at least the at least one first single page 638 within stored data, preferably before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 stretched and / or moved.

Preferably, the at least one printing material 02 at least in a first printing unit 200 printed and is the at least one substrate 02 then at least in a second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 printed and is the at least one printed first single page 638 from the first printing unit 200 generated. Alternatively, it would also be possible to have the at least one printed first single page 1638 by means of the second printing unit 400 to create. Further preferred is the at least one printed second single page 639 from the first printing unit 200 generates and / or becomes the at least one printed first complete print image 636 from the first printing unit 200 generates and / or becomes at least one printed second complete print image 637 from the second printing unit 400 generated. In particular, the method is preferably characterized in that in the first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 and in particular the inkjet printing machine 01 the at least one the at least a first single page 638 having first complete print image 636 on the at least one printing substrate 02 is printed. During this and / or at least one dimension of the printing material preferably changes 02 at least in a first print image direction C and / or in the axial direction A, for example due to drying and / or softening and / or shrinkage and / or stretching of the printing substrate 02 , After this change, the at least one dimension of the printing material is preferred 02 of at least a second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 and in particular the inkjet printing machine 01 at least a second complete print image 637 on the at least one printing substrate 02 printed, for example, on the same or a different side of the substrate 02 ,

The change in at least one dimension of the printing material 02 is preferably transverse to the transport direction of the printing material 02 , ie in particular in the axial direction A. However, it is possible that the change in the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 alternatively or additionally takes place along the transport direction, for example to an equal extent or preferably to a lesser extent.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that the at least one first complete print image 636 completely by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 on the substrate 02 is printed and / or that the at least one first single page 638 at least partially simultaneously with the at least one second single page 639 by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 on the substrate 02 is printed.

The method is preferably suitable on the one hand for controlling nozzles of print heads 212 ; 412 at least a first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 in particular for controlling a discharge of coating agent through nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 the at least one inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 , Then these nozzles are the printheads 212 ; 412 as the at least one at least one form of print images defining component of the corresponding printing unit 200 ; 400 to watch. It is then preferred by a first printing operation by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 and more preferably by the ejection in particular of coating agent through nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 the at least one inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 according to the first output data 646 the at least a first printed complete print image 636 on the at least one printing substrate 02 generated. Alternatively, the method is suitable for all types of digital printing processes, in particular those in which individual controlled elements generate pixels, for example digital thermal printing processes, printing methods based on electrical charging, for example using a toner as coating agent or the like. On the other hand, the method is preferably suitable for controlling at least one production device for producing solid printing plates, for example for imaging printing plates in offset printing or producing printing forms for high-pressure and / or flexographic printing and / or gravure printing. Then, the method is used to produce particular solid printing plates, such as printing plates. Thus, then at least one printing form as the at least one at least one form of printed images, in particular at least individual pixels of print images defining constituent of the corresponding printing unit 200 ; 400 to watch. Such imaging can be done for example by means of a controllable laser.

In particular, prior to the beginning of a printing process in a job creation process, it is preferred to use at least some of the original image data associated with a print job 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 Job data set, for example by means of a job editor 676 , The template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 In particular, the job data may be defined in a jdf data format ("job definition format"), for example, the job to be printed on the printed product to be printed, so at least one desired printed print image.

Order data related to a print job preferably contains at least data on properties of the printing material to be printed 02 and / or data on at least one coating agent to be applied and / or data on properties and / or settings of at least one dryer 301 ; 331 and / or data for at least one printed image and / or data for a transport speed of the printing material 02 and / or data about a printing press 01 and / or printing unit 200 ; 400 by means of which the printed product is to be printed. Examples of properties of the substrate to be printed 02 are the material of the printing material 02 and / or the thickness of the substrate to be printed 02 , An example of such data for at least one printed image to be applied is an area occupation, that is to say an amount of printing ink per area, which, for example, influences the change in the at least one dimensions of the printing material 02 may have. Examples of such data for at least one printed image to be applied are a format which is to have the printed printed product and / or a number and / or sequence of pages which the printed product is to have.

The order data preferably also depend on the at least one post-processing device 500 , in particular because certain marginal conditions are determined by it, such as the order of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 within the overall print image 636 ; 637 , Preferably, taking into account, for example, these boundary conditions, preferably at least one document template is retrieved and / or created, for example by means of at least one geometry module 678 , This at least one document template represents at least a basic framework, the positions of individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 defined to each other. At these positions are preferred first page placeholder for the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 arranged, which is still no information of the actual print images of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 wear. Any changes in the size of the substrate 02 are preferred not yet considered. This at least one skeleton preferably at least partially represents the original image data 641 ; 642 the respective total print image 636 ; 637 , At a later date, the page placeholders become the information of the actual print images of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 added and / or replaced. This is preferably at least one skeleton in the form of a vector-based page description.

There are preferably at least two options, the method for printing the at least one first substrate 02 before generating raster data 647 apply, by means of the changes in the dimension of the substrate 02 is reacted. On the one hand, displacements and / or extensions of the page placeholders can be made before they pass through the information of the actual print images of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 supplemented and / or replaced. On the other hand, shifts and / or extensions of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 after adding and / or replacing the page placeholders. Mixtures are also possible, for example, a shift of the page placeholder in combination with a stretch already by the information of the actual print images of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 supplemented and / or replaced single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 , It is also possible to start the procedure only the raster data already generated 647 apply, which are in the form of matrices of pixels.

The order data is preferably further processed, for example by means of at least one supervisory authority 677 and preferably at least partially in common with the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 of the print job. The at least one supervisory authority intervenes 677 preferably on at least one correction memory 666 to, in which correction data are stored. Such correction data relate, for example, to empirically generated compensation instructions which, depending on the order data, in each case match a maximum possible compensation of expected changes in the dimensions of the printing substrate 02 to lead.

Preferably, the at least one correction memory 666 at least one database, in the correction data for different substrates 02 and / or different coating agents and / or different settings of at least one dryer 301 ; 331 and / or different surface assignments of printed images to be applied and / or different transport speed of the printing substrate 02 and / or different combinations of these parameters are stored. Correction data relate, for example, preferably to a shrinkage behavior of different substrates 02 , In the at least one correction memory is preferred 666 at least one conversion formula and / or at least one comparison table is stored and / or the correction data preferably has at least one conversion formula and / or at least one comparison table. Preferably, the at least one correction memory 666 a data storage of the printing press 01 ,

Preferably, these correction data are at least partially processed together with the order data, more preferably also at least partially together with the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 of the print job. Further, these correction data are at least partially together with the order data to the at least one geometry module 678 forwarded and / or from the at least one geometry module 678 processed, even more preferably at least partially together with the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 of the print job.

In this preferred at least partially common further processing of the correction data and / or the order data and / or preferably also at least partially the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 the print job, in particular by means of the at least one geometry module 678 , the positions and shapes are set in which the single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 within the overall print images 636 ; 637 are arranged, in particular in the output data 646 , In particular, the displacement and / or extension of the individual pages is preferred 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 by means of the at least one geometry module 678 carried out. Geometrically modified original image data are preferred 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 which subsequently forms the basis for producing raster data 647 and / or output data 646 , in particular drive data 646 form.

In a first preferred such further processing, in particular by means of the at least one geometry module 678 are, as preferred, first the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 in the form of page placeholders within the document template and / or the skeleton of the respective overall print image 636 ; 637 generated and / or treated and / or based on the order data and the correction data position and shape of these page placeholder within the document template and / or the skeleton of the respective total print image 636 ; 637 and then these page placeholders with information, in particular print image data of the actual print images of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 filled, which is the respective print image of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 represent. For the purposes of this method, therefore, these page placeholders preferably initially provide the respective individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 represent and thus preferably this document template and / or this skeleton of the respective total print image 636 ; 637 with the page placeholders arranged therein, the stored data, in particular original image data 641 ; 642 the respective total print image 636 ; 637 Such a page placeholder may, for example, have a shape of an empty rectangle. For example, positions are determined at which vector-based print image data, for example in the form of pdf data, in the corresponding document template and / or the corresponding skeleton of the respective total print image 636 ; 637 should be inserted and / or the respective forms are set in which they are to be inserted and / or these vector-based print image data, in particular pdf data are inserted at appropriate positions and / or in corresponding forms, for example, a vector-based total print image after completion of these definitions to generate, for example, in the form of pdf data. ( 9a .)

In an alternative second preferred such further processing, in particular by means of the at least one geometry module 678 Alternatively, the respective print image of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 representing print image data in the document template and / or the skeleton of the respective total print image 636 ; 637 inserted and then by shifting and / or stretching this the respective printed image of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 representing print image data the final position and shape of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 within the respective total print image 636 ; 637 determined, in particular on the basis of the order data and the correction data. For the purposes of this method, these then preferably provide the respective printed image of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 representing print image data the respective single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 represent and then preferably this document template and / or the skeleton of the respective total print image 636 ; 637 with the print image data of the individual pages contained therein 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 the stored data, in particular template image data 641 ; 642 the total print images 636 ; 637 By way of example, vector-based print image data, for example in the form of pdf data, at specific positions in their original forms are incorporated into this document template and / or the skeleton of the respective overall print image 636 ; 637 and finally positions are finally fixed at which these vector-based print image data, in particular pdf data, are to be positioned and / or the respective shapes in which they are to be positioned. This creates, for example, a vector-based overall print image, for example in the form of pdf data. Then, after completion of these determinations, these vector-based print image data of the individual pages are preferably moved to corresponding positions and / or stretched into corresponding shapes, wherein in particular the vector-based overall print image, for example in the form of pdf data, is changed. ( 9b )

In an optional, alternatively or additionally possible third further processing, a shifting and / or stretching of individual pages takes place 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 only after the generation of raster data 647 , in particular within the raster data 647 , For a shift of single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 within the raster data 647 In this case, for example, all columns of the respective image matrix or partial image matrix corresponding to this individual page are at least partially shifted and / or columns are deleted at least at one location and / or columns are inserted at at least one other location. For a stretch of single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 within the raster data 647 Additional columns are generated and filled, for example by interpolation with information in the form of pixels and / or deleted columns and information contained in surrounding columns in the form of pixels preferably adjusted if necessary. For the purposes of this method, therefore, these are preferably first of all the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 assigned pixels the respective individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 and thus preferably provide the entire raster data 647 and / or field matrices the stored data, in particular raster data 647 the respective total print image 636 ; 637 represents.

In particular, independent of the first, second or third further processing is the at least one order editor 676 preferably part of the print data processing 600 the printing press 01 , For example, the at least one order editor 676 Part of the at least one image data processor 611 and / or calculating with the at least one image data 611 directly or indirectly connected. Preferably, the at least one control instance 677 Part of the print data processing 600 the printing press 01 ,

For example, that is at least one control instance 677 Part of the at least one image data processor 611 and / or calculating with the at least one image data 611 directly or indirectly connected. Preferably, the at least one correction memory 666 Part of the print data processing 600 the printing press 01 , For example, the at least one correction memory 666 Part of the at least one image data processor 611 and / or with the at least one image data processor 611 directly or indirectly connected. This is preferably at least one geometry module 678 Part of the print data processing 600 the printing press 01 , For example, this is at least one geometry module 678 Part of the at least one image data processor 611 and / or calculating with the at least one image data 611 directly or indirectly connected.

A content of the at least one correction memory is preferred 666 expandable and / or changeable, for example with data based on experiences of printing processes by means of this printing machine 01 and / or at least one other printing press and / or data entered by an operator and / or data detected by at least one sensor, in particular at least one sensor associated with the machine control and / or printing data processing 600 the printing machine is connected and / or connectable.

The printing press 01 In one embodiment, it has at least one printing unit which does not operate according to an ink-jet printing principle but more preferably has at least one printing form fixed with respect to the printed image to be transferred, such as at least one offset printing unit and / or at least one lithographic printing unit and / or at least one High-pressure plant, in particular flexographic printing unit and / or at least one gravure printing unit. The at least one inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 is used in such a case, for example, as imprinter.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that from the original image data 643 the at least one first complete print image 636 directly or via at least one intermediate process, for example a rasterization and / or a shift of individual pages 638 ; 639 and / or a scaling of single pages 638 ; 639 and / or the at least one overall printed image 636 ; 637 and / or splitting the at least one overall printed image 636 ; 637 in sections 679 the first output data 646 for ejecting coating agent through nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 the at least one inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 for producing the at least one printed first complete printed image 636 be generated.

This is preferably at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 an inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 and / or is the printing press 01 an inkjet printing machine 01 and / or are from the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 the at least one first complete print image 636 first output data 646 for controlling nozzles of print heads 212 ; 412 the at least one first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 according to which ejection of coating agent through these nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 for generating the at least one first printed total print image 636 is made and / or are the respective output data 646 driving data 646 of each nozzle to be used by printheads 212 ; 412 at least one inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 , Preferably, the stored data in a data memory of the printing press 01 stored, for example, the at least one image data memory 601 and / or the at least one raster data memory 602 ,

Preferably, a relative displacement and / or extension takes place in at least one first virtual direction B, which is preferably also referred to as first pre-storage direction B. The first template direction B in the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 preferably corresponds to a print image direction C, which is defined in a printed print image. This means preferably that a Vorlagerichtung B, in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 parallel to a page margin and / or an edge of a total print image 636 ; 637 is oriented, corresponds to a print image direction C, on a printed single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 and / or a printed total print image 636 ; 637 parallel to a page margin and / or an edge of the overall print image 636 ; 637 is oriented. Preferably, the print image direction C is oriented parallel to the axial direction A. Preferably, the method is characterized in that the first print image direction C is orthogonal to a transport direction of the printing material 02 through the at least one printing unit 200 ; 400 the printing press 01 is oriented and / or parallel to a rotation axis 207 ; 407 at least one central cylinder 201 ; 401 and / or transfer body and / or Bedruckstoffleitelements is oriented and / or that the first Vorlagerichtung B orthogonal to a second virtual Vorlagerichtung D, in particular execution direction D is oriented in which a number of such pixels in the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 are arranged one behind the other, in the printing process by means of one and the same nozzle of a printhead 212 ; 412 be generated. The execution direction D is preferably a second storage direction D, in particular since it is also present in the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 is defined, and thus in particular a virtual direction D. Preferred is a parallel to the first Vorlagerichtung B virtual page dimension 643 ; 644 at least one single page 638 ; 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 as parallel to the first print image direction C side dimension 648 ; 649 this at least one printed single page 638 ; 639 played.

Below a side dimension 648 ; 649 ; 1648 ; 1649 a printed single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 in the printing direction C is preferably a maximum possible distance of two to this respective single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 belonging to printed picture elements. Under a virtual page dimension 663 ; 664 1663 ; 1664 a single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 in a storage direction B; D in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 is preferably a maximum possible assignable distance of two to this respective single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 belonging picture elements of the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 in the storage direction B; D to understand. Preferably, the stored data, in particular template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 the at least one first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and template image data 644 at least a second single page 639 on.

Preferably, at least one printed first single page 638 the at least one first printed total print image 636 at least a first reference point 651 on. Preferably, at least one printed second single page 639 the at least one first printed total print image 636 at least a second reference point 652 on. Preferably, the first reference point 651 and the second reference point 652 to each other on the at least one first printed total print image 636 a reference distance 653 on.

Preferably, the at least one first single page 638 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least one virtual first page dimension 663 assigned in particular in the first storage direction B. At least one second single page is preferred 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least one virtual second page dimension 664 assigned in particular in the first storage direction B.

It is preferred and / or the at least a first single page 638 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least one virtual first reference point 654 assigned. This assignment is more preferably done by means of the at least one job editor 676 Part and / or by means of at least one control instance 677 and / or by means of the at least one image data computer 611 and / or by means of the at least one geometry module 678 , It is preferred and / or becomes the at least one second single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least one virtual second reference point 656 assigned. This assignment is more preferably done by means of the at least one job editor 676 Part and / or by means of at least one control instance 677 and / or by means of the at least one image data computer 611 and / or by means of the at least one geometry module 678 , It is preferred and / or becomes the virtual first reference point 654 and the virtual second reference point 656 to each other in the template image data 641 the at least one first complete print image 636 a virtual reference distance 657 assigned. This assignment is more preferably done by means of the at least one job editor 676 Part and / or by means of at least one control instance 677 and / or by means of the at least one image data computer 611 and / or by means of the at least one geometry module 678 ,

Preferably, the at least one first virtual reference point corresponds 654 the first single page 638 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 the at least one first reference point 651 the at least one printed first single page 638 , In particular, it is preferred according to the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 of the at least one virtual first reference point 654 the at least one first reference point 651 the at least one printed first single page 638 created. Preferably, the at least one second virtual reference point corresponds 656 the second single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 the at least one second reference point 652 the at least one printed second single page 639 , In particular, it is preferred according to the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 of the at least one virtual second reference point 656 the at least one second reference point 652 the at least one printed second single page 639 created.

The at least a first complete print image 636 and / or the at least one second overall print image 637 preferably each have at least two individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 in each case in the preferably digital original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 in the at least one first Vorlagerichtung B are at least partially offset from each other and each in the printed image in the at least one first print image direction C at least partially offset from each other on the at least one substrate 02 are arranged and / or be. The reference distances 653 ; 657 ; 1653 ; 1657 are determined in particular by these staggered arrangements. In particular, the template image data of the individual pages 1638 ; 1639 of the at least one second complete print image 637 also virtual reference points 1651 ; 1652 on, giving each other a virtual reference distance 1657 exhibit.

The first reference point is preferred 651 ; 1651 Part of the at least one first printed single page 638 ; 1638 and / or is the second reference point 652 ; 1652 Part of the at least one second printed single page 639 ; 1639 , More preferred is the first reference point 651 ; 1651 a pixel of at least a first printed single page 638 ; 1638 and / or is the second reference point 652 ; 1652 a pixel of the at least one second printed single page 639 ; 1639 , Particularly preferred is the first reference point 651 ; 1651 a center and / or center of gravity of the first printed single page 638 ; 1638 and / or is the second reference point 652 ; 1652 a center and / or center of gravity of the second printed single page 639 ; 1639 , The virtual first reference point is preferred 654 ; 1654 Component and more preferably pixel of at least a first single page 638 ; 1638 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or is the second virtual reference point 656 ; 1656 Component and more preferably pixel of at least one second single page 639 ; 1639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 , Particularly preferred is the first virtual reference point 656 ; 1656 a center and / or center of gravity of the first single page 638 ; 1638 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or is the second virtual reference point 656 ; 1656 a center and / or center of gravity of the second single page 639 ; 1639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 ,

In a first variant of the method are preferably single pages 638 ; 639 the at least one first complete print image 636 preferably in stored form within this at least one first complete print image 636 shifted to each other. This is preferably done only after completion of template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 So only after no operator has more immediate access to the image data.

The first variant of the method, with which the print quality with regard to register and / or register can be increased, preferably relates on the one hand to a method for printing on at least one printing substrate 02 , in particular at least one printing material web 02 , by means of at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 , wherein from, in particular stored in digital form template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least a first complete print image 636 first output data 646 for a production or control of at least one at least one form of printed images, in particular at least individual pixels of print images defining component of at least a first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 for generating at least a first printed total print image 636 and the stored template image data 641 ; 642 the at least one first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and template image data 644 at least a second single page 639 and wherein the at least one first single page 638 and the at least one second single page 639 within stored data while maintaining at least their respective ones in a storage direction B; D, in particular the first advance direction B measured absolute virtual side dimension 663 ; 664 preferably as a function of order data related to a print job and / or preferably as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data relative to each other at least in this Vorlagerichtung B; D, in particular first Vorlagerichtung B are shifted and wherein by a first printing operation by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 according to the first output data 646 the at least a first printed complete print image 636 on the at least one printing substrate 02 is produced.

The first variant of the method with which the print quality with regard to register and / or register can be increased preferably relates alternatively or additionally to the method for printing on at least one printing substrate 02 by means of at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 , where stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least a first complete print image 636 first output data 646 for a production or control of at least one at least one form of printed images, in particular at least individual pixels of print images defining component of at least a first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 for generating at least a first printed total print image 636 and the stored template image data 641 ; 642 the at least one first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and template image data 644 at least a second single page 639 and wherein by a first printing operation by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 according to the first output data 646 the at least a first printed complete print image 636 on the at least one printing substrate 02 is generated and preferably wherein the at least one first single page 638 in her original image data 643 at least one virtual first page dimension 663 in a storage direction B; D, in particular the first Vorlagerichtung B and the virtual first reference point 654 is assigned and wherein preferably the at least one second single page 639 in her original image data 644 at least the virtual second reference point 656 and / or more preferably a virtual second page dimension 664 in this storage direction B; D, in particular first Vorlagerichtung B is assigned and preferably wherein a measured in the first print image direction C reference distance 653 , the first reference point 651 and the second reference point 652 to each other on the at least one first printed total print image 636 on the one hand and the first side dimension 648 a printed first single page 638 and / or the second side dimension 664 at least one printed second single page 639 On the other hand, they are in a dimensional printing relationship to each other, preferably as a function of order data related to a print job and / or preferably as a function of in the at least one correction memory 666 deposited correction data preferably deviates from a dimension-template ratio in which the in the storage direction B; D, in particular the first advance direction B measured virtual reference distance 657 , the virtual first reference point 654 and the virtual second reference point 656 to each other in the template image data 641 the at least one first complete print image 636 is assigned, on the one hand, and the virtual first page dimension 663 the at least one first single page 639 and / or the virtual second page dimension 664 the at least one second single page 639 in the template image data 643 on the other hand are preferred to each other.

In particular, this relates to a case in which an inner edge of at least one single page 638 ; 639 as an extension center 674 used and held and by scaling and / or stretching the at least one single page 638 ; 639 a change in the size of the single page 638 ; 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 takes place, with a subsequent, by changing the printing substrate 02 related Resizing and simultaneous shift leads to the desired result, because for example, midpoints of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 the at least one first complete print image 636 and the at least one second total print image 637 come to rest on each other.

Preferably, the dimensional pressure ratio deviates from the dimensional initial ratio by at least 0.1%, more preferably at least 0.2%, even more preferably at least 0.5%, and even more preferably at least 1%.

The at least one first single page is preferred 638 and the at least one second single page 639 within the template image data 641 ; 643 ; 644 and / or within raster data 647 the at least one first complete print image 636 while maintaining at least their in the storage direction B; D, in particular the first advance direction B measured absolute virtual side dimension 663 ; 664 relative to each other at least in this Vorlagerichtung B; D, in particular first Vorlagerichtung B shifted.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that the stored data, within which the individual pages 638 ; 639 be moved, template image data 641 and / or raster data 647 the at least one first complete print image 636 are, in particular so that the at least a first single page 638 and the at least one second single page 639 within the template image data 641 ; 643 ; 644 and / or within raster data 647 the at least one first complete print image 636 while maintaining at least their in the storage direction B; D, in particular the first advance direction B measured absolute virtual side dimension 663 ; 664 relative to each other at least in this Vorlagerichtung, in particular first Vorlagerichtung B are moved.

The at least one first single page is preferred 638 and the at least one second single page 639 within the stored data in this template direction B; D, in particular first Vorlagerichtung B moved before and / or while from the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 the first output data 646 be generated, for example, before and / or during the generation of raster data 647 and / or after the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 in a data memory of the printing press 01 are stored, more preferably regardless of whether raster data first 647 be generated or whether the first shift takes place.

The at least one first single page is preferred 638 and the at least one second single page 639 depending on the order data related to the print job and in dependence on the in the at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data within the stored data in this storage direction B; D, in particular first Vorlagerichtung B shifted.

The displacement of the at least one first individual page is preferred 638 and at least a second single page 639 to each other by a machine control and / or printing data processing 600 the printing press 01 itself and / or by at least one stored algorithm of a machine control and / or print data processing 600 the printing press 01 self controlled and / or regulated.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that the relative displacement of the first single page 638 and the second single page 639 each other by means of the print data processing 600 the printing press 01 is made and / or that the relative displacement of the first single page 638 and the second single page 639 is made to each other at a time, to which the with the at least one first total pressure image 636 to be printed substrate already in the printing press 01 located, in particular in printing material source 100 , in particular Rollenabspulvorrichtung 100 ,

Preference is given by the relative displacement of the at least one first single page 638 and at least a second single page 639 to each other in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 a change in a dimension of the printing material 02 at least partially compensated.

The shift of the individual pages is preferred 638 ; 639 the at least one first complete print image 636 so on a change in at least one dimension of the printing material 02 agreed that after applying the at least one first complete print image 636 by means of a first printing unit 200 and after a change in the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 and after a subsequent application of at least one second total print image 637 by means of a second printing unit 400 the at least one reference point 651 ; 652 the printed first complete print image 636 printed single page 638 ; 639 right to pass and / or register to at least one reference point 1651 ; 1652 one of the printed second complete print image 637 belonging single page 1638 ; 1639 is arranged.

The shift of the individual pages is preferred 638 ; 639 the at least one first complete print image 636 so on a change in at least one dimension of the printing material 02 agreed that after applying the at least one first complete print image 636 by means of a first printing unit 200 and after a change in the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 and after the subsequent application of the at least one second overall print image 637 by means of the second printing unit 400 at least one of the first complete print image 636 belonging single page 638 ; 639 right to pass and / or register to one of each of the second printing unit 411 printed and / or the at least one second total print image 637 belonging single page 1638 ; 1639 on the substrate 02 is arranged.

For example, in addition to the displacement, at least the at least one first individual side is preferred 638 within the stored data depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or in dependence on the order data related to the print job and / or in dependence on the in the at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 stretched at least in the first Vorlagerichtung B with a first stretch factor.

Preferably, the method is characterized in that by the relative displacement of the at least one first single page 638 and at least a second single page 639 to each other in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 in particular during and / or after the generation of the at least one printed first single page 638 and / or the at least one printed second single page 639 successive change of a dimension of the printing material 02 is at least partially compensated, in particular in the first print image direction C and / or the axial direction A, more preferably by the at least one first single page 638 and the at least one second single page 639 in its position to an expected position of with at least a second printing unit 400 single pages to be printed 1638 ; 1639 and / or total print images 637 be adjusted.

First, the at least one first single page are preferred 638 and the at least one second single page 639 within the stored data relative to each other preferably at least shifted in this first Vorlagerichtung B. It is then preferred by ejecting coating agent through nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 the at least one inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 in particular the first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 the at least one printed first complete print image 636 is produced. Preferably, thereafter, a change of a dimension of the printing material takes place 02 , For example, by an action of at least one dryer 301 on the substrate 02 , It is preferred thereafter by ejecting coating agent through nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 at least one other printing unit 211 ; 411 in particular inkjet printing unit 411 the second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 the at least one printed second complete print image 637 generated. Preference is given to the displacement of the individual pages 638 ; 639 the at least one first complete print image 636 so on the particular expected or possibly already made change the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 agreed that after applying the at least one first complete print image 636 by means of the first printing unit 200 and after the change of the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 and after applying the at least one second overall image 637 by means of the second printing unit 400 at least one and preferably each of the first complete print image 636 belonging single page 638 ; 639 right to pass and / or register to one of each of the second printing unit 411 printed single page 1638 ; 1639 on the substrate 02 is arranged. Such a passer-sized and / or register-correct arrangement is given in particular in the case in which the at least one and preferably each of the first complete print image 636 belonging single page 638 ; 639 with its center on a center of another, arranged on the other or the same side of the substrate single page 1638 ; 1639 which is the second overall print image 637 belongs.

By changing the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 also changes at least one page dimension 648 ; 649 the already printed single pages 638 ; 639 , The virtual page dimensions are preferred 663 ; 664 the single pages 638 ; 639 of the first complete print image 636 with the virtual page dimensions 1663 ; 1664 the single pages 1638 ; 1639 of the second complete print image 637 match. For the first variant of the method, this inevitably leads to the situation that side dimensions 648 ; 649 the printed single pages 638 ; 639 of the first complete print image 636 of side dimensions 1648 ; 1649 of printed single pages 1638 ; 1639 of the second complete print image 637 differ, in particular due to the change of at least one dimension of the printing material 02 , However, this is permissible and less disturbing than a shift of the printed pages to each other, ie a registration error and / or a register error. This deviation can be accepted, for example, if it is waived in the template image data 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 the single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 too strong to intervene. On the one hand this saves computational effort, on the other hand the template image data of the 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 the single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 preserved true to their shifts true to the original.

Preferably, the virtual reference points 654 ; 656 in the template image data 641 of the first complete print image 636 before the move first a particular virtual template offset 667 on. Due to the shift, the virtual reference points point 654 ; 656 then a particular virtual output offset 668 which is still a virtual length and, for example, in the raster data 647 is available. Immediately after printing by the first printing unit have the corresponding reference points 651 ; 652 the printed single pages 638 ; 639 a first, in particular wet printing offset 669 in the corresponding print image direction C. This first print offset 669 is changed, for example after drying, in particular reduced to a second, in particular dry printing offset 671 , Following is the second complete print image 637 through the second printing unit 400 applied, with their individual pages 1638 ; 1639 and in particular reference points 1651 ; 1652 directly after the application a third, in particular also wet printing offset 672 which is preferably the same size as the second, dry pressure offset 671 the reference points 651 ; 652 the printed single pages 638 ; 639 of the first complete print image 636 , Subsequent possible changes to the at least one dimension of the printing substrate 02 concern the first complete print image 636 and the second complete print image 637 to the same extent and therefore have no influence on Passer and / or registers.

Preference is given to the conversion of the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 in output data 646 at least two processes completed. One of these at least two preferred processes is the shifting of the single pages 638 ; 639 of the first complete print image 636 to each other. Another of these at least two preferred operations is the creation of raster data 647 , Preferably, first the displacement of the individual pages 638 ; 639 of the first complete print image 636 to each other, wherein geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 arise and then the creation of raster data 647 from the geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 , The raster data 647 are then the basis of the output data 646 or identical to the output data 646 , Alternatively, the creation of raster data takes place first 647 from the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and then takes place the displacement of the individual pages 638 ; 639 of the first complete print image 636 to each other within the raster data 647 , where geometrically modified raster data 647 arise. The geometrically modified raster data 647 are then the basis of the output data 646 or identical to the output data 646 , depending on whether the raster data 647 can be further processed directly or for the control of the nozzles, a further modification of the raster data 647 necessary and / or desired. Alteratively or additionally, the shift of the individual pages 638 ; 639 of the first complete print image 636 to each other and the creation of raster data 647 at least partially simultaneously and / or alternately, for example by row-wise and / or column-by-column creation of raster data 647 and intervening shifting portions of the individual pages 638 ; 639 ,

In a second variant of the method with which the print quality with respect to register and / or register can be increased, the at least one first complete print image is preferred 636 changed so that the at least a first single page 638 and the at least one second single page 639 preferably in stored form within this at least one first complete print image 636 be stretched at least in a first Vorlagerichtung B. The at least one first single page is preferred 638 and the at least one second single page 639 in the first storage direction B subjected to a one-dimensional centric stretching, more preferably with a common extension center 674 , The particular common center of extension 674 for example, lies in a midline 673 the at least one first complete print image 636 , It is also possible to use other extension centers, but for reasons of symmetry the center line will be used 673 prefers. With a corresponding extension of the at least one first overall printed image 636 and / or the individual pages 638 ; 639 within the at least one first complete print image 636 even before applying this at least a first complete print image 636 on the substrate 02 636 may be a change following the printing of the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 preferably completely balanced. Thus, for example, a shrinkage of the printing material 02 be compensated due to a drying process before applying the printed image. The finished printed product has printed single pages 638 ; 639 in the intended size. The at least one extension preferably takes place only after a completion of template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 So only after no operator has more immediate access to the image data.

Stretching is preferably understood to mean a stretch in the mathematical sense, which can lead to an enlargement or, in particular, at a stretch factor between zero and one to a reduction. In the preceding and following, therefore, the term scaling is also used for this extension in the mathematical sense in order to further clarify the possibility of enlargement and reduction.

The second variant relates to a method for printing at least one printing substrate 02 , in particular at least one printing material web 02 , by means of at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 , wherein from template data stored in particular in digital form 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least a first complete print image 636 first output data 646 for a production or control of at least one at least one form of printed images, in particular at least individual pixels of print images defining component of at least a first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 for generating at least a first printed total print image 636 and the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least the at least one first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and wherein at least the at least one first single page 638 within stored data depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or as a function of job data related to a print job and / or as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 at least in a storage direction B; D, in particular the first advance direction B is stretched with a stretch factor, in particular a first stretch factor, and wherein by a first printing operation by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 according to the first output data 646 the at least a first printed complete print image 636 on the at least one printing substrate 02 is produced.

With respect to this at least one further component of the at least one second printing unit 400 preferably applies analogously to the at least one component of the first printing unit 200 Executed.

The first stretching factor is preferred as a function of the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or in dependence on the order data related to the print job and / or in dependence on the in the at least one correction memory 666 Defined correction data set. For example, the template image data becomes 636 a first complete print image 636 on a presence of single pages 638 ; 639 It examines every single page 638 ; 639 a reference point 651 ; 652 is assigned and read from the order data a printing material and the correction data is set to a suitable for this type of printing stretch factor and is a distance of the respective reference point 651 ; 652 to a stretching center 647 multiplied by the stretch factor.

The at least one second single page is preferred 639 within the stored data depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or as a function of the order data related to the print job and / or as a function of in the at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 at least in the storage direction B; D, in particular the first Vorlagerichtung B stretched, more preferably with the same first stretching factor as the at least one first single page 638 ,

The virtual reference distance is preferred 657 within the stored data depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or as a function of the order data related to the print job and / or as a function of in the at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 at least in the storage direction B; D, in particular the first Vorlagerichtung B stretched, more preferably with the same first stretching factor as the at least one first single page 638 ,

The at least one first complete print image is preferred 636 within the stored data depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or as a function of the order data related to the print job and / or as a function of in the at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 at least in the storage direction B; D, in particular the first Vorlagerichtung B stretched, more preferably with the same first stretching factor as the at least one first single page 638 ,

The reference distance is preferred 653 on the one hand and the first side dimension 648 the at least one printed first single page 638 and / or the second side dimension 649 the at least one printed second single page 639 on the other hand, in an equal relationship to each other as the virtual reference distance 657 on the one hand and the virtual first page dimension 663 the at least one first single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or the virtual second page dimension 664 the at least one second single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 on the other hand.

During the stretching, the at least one first single side is preferred 638 in the stored data at least the virtual first page dimension 663 within the stored data while maintaining all relationships of dimensions related to the first advancing direction B in FIG Dependence on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or as a function of job data related to a print job and / or as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data in the storage direction B; D, in particular the first Vorlagerichtung B stretched.

At least one first dimension measured directly in the first print image direction C after the first printing operation is preferred 658 the at least one first printed total print image 636 depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or in dependence on the order data related to the print job and / or in dependence on the in the at least one correction memory 666 Specifically defined correction data.

Preference is given to template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least a second complete print image 637 second output data 646 for a production or control of at least one at least one form of printed images, in particular at least individual pixels of print images defining constituent of at least one second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 for generating at least a second printed total print image 637 generated. Preference is given by a second printing operation by means of the at least one second printing unit 400 according to the second output data 646 at least a second printed total print image 637 on the at least one printing substrate 02 generated.

Preferably, at least one first dimension measured directly after the first printing operation in a first printed image direction C is present 658 the at least one first printed total print image 636 and at least one second dimension measured immediately after the second printing operation in this first print image direction C. 659 the at least one second printed total print image 637 in a total print image-print ratio to each other. Preference is given to the virtual first dimension 661 the at least one first complete print image 636 in the template image data 641 and the virtual second dimension 662 of the at least one second complete print image 637 in the template image data 642 to each other in a total print image-template ratio. Preferably, the total printing image printing ratio is different than the total printing image original ratio. More preferably, the total print image printing ratio differs from the total printed image original ratio by at least 0.1%, preferably at least 0.2%, more preferably at least 0.5% and even more preferably at least 1%. It should again be noted that the output data 646 from the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 be generated and therefore at most in exceptional cases with the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 are identical. The difference between the total print image print ratio and the total print image original ratio is preferred as a function of the order data related to the print job and of the at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before generating the at least one first printed total print image 636 specifically determined.

In particular, the targeted determination of the first dimension is preferred 658 the at least one first complete print image 636 that at least a first complete print image 636 within stored data, in particular while retaining all ratios of dimensions related to the first advancing direction B in the first advancing direction B. These dimensions, which relate to the first advancing direction B, in the first advancing direction B are preferably the at least one virtual side dimension 663 the at least one first single page 638 and the at least one virtual page dimension 664 the at least one second single page 639 , Should that be at least a first complete print image 636 thereby become larger in the Vorlagerichtung B, so for example, an edge region of the enlarged total print image 636 removed to the original dimension 658 ; 659 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 restore. Should that be at least a first complete print image 636 are smaller in the storage direction B, then, for example, at an edge region of the reduced total print image 636 an area representing a blank area added to the original dimension 658 ; 659 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 restore. Such removal or addition occurs, for example, after completion of the stretching of the at least one first overall printed image 636 and / or successively during the stretching of the at least one first complete printed image 636 ,

The at least one first single page is preferred 638 and / or the at least one second single page 639 and / or the at least one first complete print image 636 and / or the at least one second overall print image 637 within stored data, while retaining all ratios of dimensions related to the first advance direction B, in addition to at least one second extension factor in a second advance direction, which is further oriented preferably orthogonal to the first advance direction B. With further preference, the first stretching factor related to the first advancing direction B differs from the second stretching factor related to the second advancing direction. More preferably, the second stretch factor is dependent on the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or depending on a print job Order data and / or as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 Defined correction data set.

By stretching the at least one first single side is preferred 638 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one second single page 639 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one first complete printed image 637 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one virtual reference distance 657 in particular within the stored data and / or the specific setting of the at least one directly after the first printing operation in a first print image direction C measured first dimension 658 the at least one first printed total print image 636 at least one change in a dimension of the printing material 02 at least partially compensated, more preferably even before the change in the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 took place.

Preferably, the stretching of the at least one first single side takes place 638 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one second single page 639 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one first complete printed image 637 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one virtual reference distance 657 in particular within the stored data and / or the specific setting of the at least one directly after the first printing operation in a first print image direction C measured first dimension 658 the at least one first printed total print image 636 before and / or while out of the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 the first output data 646 generated and / or after the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 in a data memory of the printing press 01 have been filed and / or before the at least a first printed total print image 636 is produced.

The extension of the at least one first single side is preferred 638 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one second single page 639 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one first complete printed image 637 in particular within the stored data and / or the extension of the at least one virtual reference distance 657 in particular within the stored data and / or the specific setting of the at least one directly after the first printing operation in a first print image direction C measured first dimension 658 the at least one first printed total print image 636 by a machine control and / or print data processing 600 the printing press 01 itself and / or by at least one stored algorithm of a machine control and / or print data processing 600 the printing press 01 self controlled and / or regulated.

The extension of the individual pages is preferred 638 ; 639 and / or the at least one first complete printed image 636 so on a change in at least one dimension of the printing material 02 agreed that after applying the at least one first complete print image 636 by means of a first printing unit 200 and after a change in the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 and after a subsequent application of at least one second total print image 637 by means of a second printing unit 400 at least one reference point 654 ; 656 one of the printed first complete print image 636 printed single page 638 ; 639 right to pass and / or register to at least one reference point of the printed second complete print image 637 belonging single page 1638 ; 1639 is arranged and / or so that after applying the at least one first complete printed image 636 by means of a first printing unit 200 and after a change in the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 and after a subsequent application of at least one second total print image 637 by means of a second printing unit 400 at least one of the first complete print image 636 belonging single page 638 ; 639 right to pass and / or register to one of each of the second printing unit 411 printed and / or the at least one second total print image 637 belonging single page 1638 ; 1639 on the substrate 02 is arranged.

Preferably, the difference between the total print image print ratio and the total print image original ratio is again made by machine control and / or print data processing 600 the printing press 01 itself and / or by at least one stored algorithm of a machine control and / or print data processing 600 the printing press 01 even before generating the at least one first printed total print image 636 specifically determined.

A distance, the first reference point 651 and the second reference point 652 to each other on the at least one first printed total print image 636 on the one hand and a first side dimension 648 a printed first single page 638 and / or a second side dimension 649 a printed second single page 639 On the other hand, preferably in an equal ratio, in particular dimensional relationship to one another, such as a distance, the virtual first reference point 654 and the virtual second reference point 656 to each other in the template image data 641 the at least one first complete print image 636 is assigned on the one hand and the virtual first page dimension 663 the at least one first single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 , in particular the at least one first single page 638 , and / or the virtual second page dimension 664 the at least one second single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 , in particular the at least one second single page 639 on the other hand.

That is, a dimension-original ratio is equal to a dimension-pressure ratio. In this case, the dimension reference ratio is preferably that dimension ratio in which the virtual reference distance 657 , the virtual first reference point 654 and the virtual second reference point 656 to each other in the template image data 641 the at least one first complete print image 636 is assigned, on the one hand, and the virtual first page dimension 663 the at least one first single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and / or the virtual second page dimension 664 the at least one second single page 639 in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 on the other hand. In this case, the dimension-pressure ratio is preferably that dimension ratio in which the reference distance 653 , the first reference point 651 and the second reference point 652 to each other on the at least one first printed total print image 636 have, on the one hand and a first side dimension 648 a printed first single page 638 and / or a second side dimension 649 a printed second single page 639 on the other hand.

Preference is given to the conversion of the original image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 in output data 646 at least two processes completed. One of these at least two preferred processes is the stretching of the individual pages 638 ; 639 and / or the first complete print image 636 , Another of these at least two preferred operations is the creation of raster data 647 , Preferably, first the stretching of the individual pages takes place 638 ; 639 and / or the first complete print image 636 , wherein geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 arise and then the creation of raster data 647 from the geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 , The raster data 647 are then the basis of the output data 646 or identical to the output data 646 , Alternatively, the creation of raster data takes place first 647 from the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 and then takes place the stretching of the individual pages 638 ; 639 and / or the first complete print image 636 within the raster data 647 , where geometrically modified raster data 647 arise. The geometrically modified raster data 647 are then the basis of the output data 646 or identical to the output data 646 , depending on whether the raster data 647 can be further processed directly or for the control of the nozzles, a further modification of the raster data 647 necessary and / or desired. Alternatively or additionally, the stretching of the individual pages takes place 638 ; 639 and / or the first complete print image 636 and the creation of raster data 647 at least partially simultaneously and / or alternately, for example by row-wise and / or column-by-column creation of raster data 647 and intermediate stretching of parts of the individual pages 638 ; 639 and / or the first complete print image 636 ,

The individual pages are preferred 638 ; 639 and / or the at least one first complete print image 636 preferably in stored form within this at least one first complete print image 636 stretched. This is preferably done only after completion of template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 So only after no operator has more immediate access to the image data.

A preferred third variant of the preferred method is a combination of the first variant of the method and the second variant of the method. In particular, the preferred third variant of the method contains all the features of the first variant of the method and all the features of the second variant of the method, as far as make no contradictions. For example, the individual pages 638 ; 639 within the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 shifted to each other and each of its own extension center 374 from centric stretched, which preferably on a center line of the respective shifted single page 638 ; 639 lies or it will be for example the single pages 638 ; 639 stretched together and then moved to each other. The third variant is for example of interest if the substrate 02 is changed in different dimensions at different locations in its dimension, for example because in the area of the individual pages 638 ; 639 by applying coating other changes of at least one dimension occur, as in the area outside the individual pages 638 ; 639 , in particular in peripheral areas and / or spaces. The at least one first individual page is then preferred 638 and the at least one second single page 639 before and / or after stretching within stored data while maintaining at least their respective absolute side dimension measured in a first advancing direction B. 648 ; 649 shifted relative to each other at least in this first Vorlagerichtung B.

Ratios, in particular the dimensional ratio and / or the dimension pressure ratio and / or the dimension template ratio and / or the total pressure image pressure ratio and / or the total pressure image original ratio are preferably to be understood as ratios in the mathematical sense.

Page description data is preferably vector-based data. A shift of a single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 Within page description data, for example, it can be carried out by keeping all the objects belonging to this single page unchanged, with the exception of a position vector which determines its position, in particular its position on the overall print image 636 ; 637 , A stretch of a single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 and / or a total print image 636 ; 637 can for example be executed by all the objects of this single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 and / or all objects and / or single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 this total print image 636 ; 637 both stretched within themselves, as well as experience an extension of the respective position vector, which determines their position.

By means of the at least one second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 is preferably another side of the substrate 02 printed, as by means of at least a first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 , Alternatively and more preferably, however, by means of the at least one second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 a same side of the substrate 02 printed, as by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 , As a result, a larger number of different coating agents, in particular printing inks, on a same side of the printing material 02 be applied. Preferably at least one and more preferably a plurality of such coating compositions are, for example, printing inks in the colors cyan and / or magenta and / or yellow and / or black and / or are for example printing inks in special colors, for example blue and / or orange and / or green and / or Red and / or purple and / or white. Preferably at least one and more preferably a plurality of such coating compositions are, for example, paints and / or spot colors such as gold and / or silver. Preferably, at least one and more preferably a plurality of such coating compositions have, for example, iron oxide particles and / or special magnetic properties, for example a positive or negative magnetic susceptibility and / or ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic or antiferromagnetic properties. Preferably at least one and more preferably a plurality of such coating agents are, for example, water-based coating agents and / or have at least one organic solvent.

Preferably at least one and more preferably a plurality of such coating compositions are crosslinkable, for example, by means of UV light and / or current-conducting and / or visible only under UV light.

Thus, in addition, the alternative is preferably a method for coating, in particular for printing a printing substrate 02 by means of at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 and preferably several printing units 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 , wherein preferably the printing substrate 02 along a transport path by means of in particular at least one printing unit 221 at least a first printing unit 200 and / or in particular at least one printing unit 411 at least a second printing unit 400 is coated and preferably wherein at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight different coating agent on a same first side of the substrate 02 be applied.

Preferably, each of these is preferably at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven, and even more preferably at least eight different coating compositions each by means of a plurality of individually controllable and depending on output data 646 and in particular drive data 646 preferably forms of printed print images, in particular individual pixels of print images defining, in particular producing and / or printing components preferably at least one printing unit 211 at least a first printing unit 200 and / or preferably at least one printing unit 211 at least a second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 in particular for generating at least a first printed total printed image 636 on the substrate 02 applied. Preferably, each of these pixels defining components sets each a plurality of pixels, for example by following sequences of entries 631 the raster data 647 executing.

By means of in particular of the at least one printing unit are preferred 211 the at least one first printing unit 200 at least one, more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three and even more preferably at least four different coating agents on the first side of the printing substrate 02 applied. By means of in particular of the at least one printing unit are preferred 411 the at least one second printing unit 400 at least one, more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three and even more preferably at least four, in particular different from one another and in each case to the coating means of the first printing unit 200 different coating agents on the first side of the substrate 02 applied.

The printing substrate is preferred 02 along a transport path by means of, for example, the at least one printing unit 211 the at least one first printing unit 200 with at least one, more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three and even more preferably at least four of the at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight different coating agents coated and then preferably by means of the at least one first especially on the substrate 02 acting dryer 301 dried and then preferably by means of, for example, the at least one printing unit 411 the at least one second printing unit 400 with at least one, more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three and even more preferably at least four other of the at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight different coating agents coated and then preferably by means of at least one in particular on the substrate 02 acting second dryer 331 dried.

As described, the at least one printing unit is preferred 211 ; 411 at least partially as an inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 trained and / or are the individually controllable and depending on output data 646 , in particular drive data 646 individual pixels of print images defining components nozzles of inkjet print heads 212 ; 412 of printing works 211 ; 411 the at least one first printing unit 200 and / or the at least one second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 ,

Especially when coating a same side of the substrate 02 by means of several printing units 200 ; 400 and / or their printing units 211 ; 411 It is important that a high quality pass is achieved. Thus, it is particularly preferred that in the at least one first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 that at least a first complete print image 636 on the substrate 02 is printed while and / or thereafter at least one dimension of the printing material 02 changed at least in a first print image direction C and after this change in the at least one dimension of the printing material 02 of at least a second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 at least a second complete print image 637 on the substrate 02 is printed.

Therefore, process operations are particularly preferably used, the changes in dimensions of the substrate 02 can compensate. In particular, it is therefore also preferred in this context that from the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 the at least one first complete print image 636 first output data 646 and / or drive data 646 for controlling the component of the at least one first and / or second printing unit that defines at least one individual pixel of printed images 200 ; 400 for generating at least a first printed total print image 636 generated and that the stored template image data 641 ; 642 the at least one first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and template image data 644 at least a second single page 639 and that the at least one first single page 638 and the at least one second single page 639 within stored data while maintaining at least their respective absolute virtual page dimension measured in a first template direction B. 663 ; 664 as a function of order data related to a print job and / or as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 deposited correction data relative to each other at least in this first Vorlagerichtung B are moved. In this case, this shift is preferred with respect to single pages 638 ; 639 at least one complete print image 636 made by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 is applied. Alternatively or additionally preferably, this shift is preferred with respect to single pages 1638 ; 1639 at least one complete print image 637 made by means of the at least one second printing unit 400 is applied.

In particular, therefore, in this context, additionally or alternatively, it is preferred that from the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least a first complete print image 636 first output data 646 and / or drive data 646 for controlling the component of the at least one first and / or second printing unit that defines at least one individual pixel of printed images 200 ; 400 for generating at least a first printed total print image 636 generated and that the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least the at least one first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and that at least the at least one first single page 638 within stored data depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and as a function of order data related to a print job and as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 is stretched at least in the first Vorlagerichtung B with a first stretch factor.

Again, it is preferred by the extension of the at least one first single page 638 and / or the extension of the at least one second single page 639 and / or the extension of the at least one virtual reference distance 657 and / or by the relative displacement of the at least one first single page 638 and at least a second single page 639 to each other in the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least one change of at least one dimension of the printing material 02 at least partially compensated.

In particular, to the substrate 02 by means of several printing units 200 ; 400 Being able to print on the same page becomes a modified version of the press 01 prefers.

It is preferred along a for at least one printing substrate to be printed 02 provided transport path through the printing press 01 at least a first printing unit 200 in particular aligned and / or acting on the intended transport path and preferably the at least one first dryer 301 and preferably at least one second printing unit 400 especially aligned with the intended transport and / or arranged acting. In this case, the printing press 01 preferably at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven, and even more preferably at least eight different temporary stores for different coating agents. Preferably, each of these at least five, more preferably at least six, even more preferably at least seven and even more preferably at least eight latches each having at least one preferably exclusively assigned to him plurality of individually controllable components of the at least one first printing unit 200 or the at least one second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 connected and / or connectable, more preferably via in each case at least one supply line, in particular at least one supply line per latch.

In turn, preference is given by means of each of these components as a function of output data 646 and in particular drive data 646 in particular forms of printed images, in particular individual printed pixels produced by printed printed images. Preferably, each of these components is on the same side of the for the at least one substrate to be printed 02 provided transport path through the printing press 01 arranged and / or further preferably designed to be on the same side of the substrate to be printed 02 to act, in particular to apply coating agent. Preferably, the at least one first printing unit 200 at least one, more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three and even more preferably at least four of the different temporary storage devices for different coating agents. Preferably, the at least one second printing unit 400 at least one, more preferably at least two, even more preferably at least three, and even more preferably at least four of the different intermediate stores for, in particular, each other and in each case to the coating means of the first printing unit 200 different coating agents. It is also possible that a single printing unit 200 ; 400 has at least five of the different latches. Preferably, the at least one first printing unit 200 and / or the at least one second printing unit 400 at least one as an inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 trained printing unit 211 ; 411 on.

Preferably, the first central cylinder 201 and the second central cylinder 401 in this case a same direction of rotation and / or have a transfer body of the at least one first printing unit 200 and a transfer body of the at least one second printing unit 400 in this case, a same direction of rotation. Preferably, the at least one first printing unit 200 and the at least one second printing unit 400 in this case constructed substantially the same, in particular with respect to rotational bodies and printing units 211 ; 411 ,

In order to be able to print printed images with large expansions, in particular completely and quickly, a method for printing at least one first printing material is additionally or alternatively used 02 by means of at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 a printing press 01 preferred, again from in particular digitally stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least one Total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular at least a first complete print image 636 output data 646 for controlling at least one component of at least one first printing unit that defines at least one form of printed images 200 the printing press 01 for generating at least one printed total print image 636 . 637 , in particular at least a first printed total print image 636 be generated. Such a total print image 636 ; 637 for example, single pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 have or consists for example of only one print motif and / or only one single page 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 appropriate size. The method can be used as an independent method or as a supplement to previously described method operations.

It is preferred and / or that is at least one total print image 636 . 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 set and / or described in a primary data packet. Such a primary data packet is for example the template image data 641 ; 642 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 or in particular by stretching and / or shifting of individual pages 638 ; 639 ; 1638 ; 1639 geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 , Such template image data 641 ; 642 or geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 are for example in the form of a vector-based page description, for example as page description data, in particular pdf data. In particular, therefore, the at least one primary data packet preferably has page description data, in particular pdf data. Such a primary data packet is alternatively, for example, raster data 647 taken from the template image data 641 ; 642 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 were created or from this by stretching and / or shift resulting geometrically modified raster data 647 the at least one total print image 636 ; in particular first complete print image 636 ; 637 , Such raster data 647 or geometrically modified raster data 647 are for example in the form of a pixel matrix or subpixel matrix, for example as pixel matrix data, in particular bitmap data. In particular, therefore, the at least one primary data packet alternatively has pixel matrix data, in particular bitmap data.

Preferably, the at least one total print image is preferred 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 in the template image data 641 ; 642 and / or at least one dimension in the primary data packet. The at least one dimension is, for example, a first dimension measured in the first advance direction B, in particular a width of the at least one overall print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 , The at least one dimension is preferably a second dimension measured in the second template direction D, in particular execution direction D, in particular a length of the at least one overall printed image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 , Further preferred are the at least one overall printed image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 in the template image data 641 ; 642 and / or at least the length and the width in the primary data packet.

The at least one in particular first dimension and / or width of the at least one first overall printed image is preferred 636 compared with at least one threshold, which is preferably a first threshold. The at least one in particular second dimension and / or length of the at least one overall printed image is preferred 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 compared with at least one threshold, which is preferably a second threshold. The at least one first and / or second dimension is preferred by the machine control and / or the printing data processing 600 the printing press 01 itself and / or by at least one stored algorithm of the machine control and / or print data processing 600 the printing press 01 compared with the at least one first and / or the at least one second threshold.

When the at least one limit value is exceeded, the at least one dimension of the at least one overall printed image is preferred 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 the at least one complete print picture 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 in particular to the Vorlagerichtung B, D related to a plurality of sections 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 63 divided. In particular, it is preferred if the at least one second limit value is exceeded by the at least one first second dimension, in particular the length of the at least one overall printed image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 the at least one complete print picture 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 to this second Vorlagerichtung D or execution direction D related to a plurality of sections 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 63 divided. The sections 679 then preferably have in each case dimensions in the particular second storage direction D, which do not exceed the particular second limit. The sections 679 preferably have dimensions in the first Vorlagerichtung B, if necessary, which do not exceed the first limit. Preferably have several resulting sections 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 Dimensions in the storage direction B, D, in particular the first storage direction B and / or second storage direction D on, which are the same, more preferably equal to the respective, in particular the first and / or the second limit. For example, all sections indicate 679 in the first Vorlagerichtung B or the second Vorlagerichtung D same dimensions, except for a first or a last section 679 the dimension of which results from a remainder of the division. Preferably, the sections 679 in each case a width, that of the ready of the at least one total printed image 636 ; 637 corresponds and / or indicate the sections 679 each have a length, which results from a maximum processable size of secondary data packets.

Preferred is and / or is the plurality of sections 679 in a plurality of secondary, in particular separate and / or different Set and / or describe data packets. The respective secondary data packets are preferably smaller than the primary data packet, in particular related to a necessary memory location. This allows the secondary data packets to be processed with relatively limited resources, even if they would not be able to process the primary data packet further. In particular, each secondary data packet in particular only has data which has exactly one section 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 affect. Preferably, all are a section 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 data contained in exactly one secondary data packet. More preferably, each secondary data packet corresponds exactly to one section 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 ,

By means of the at least one first printing unit is preferred 200 executed printing operations, in each case based on at least one of the secondary data packets output data 646 be processed, the majority of sections 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 and thereby preferably the at least one printed total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first printed total print image 636 on the at least one first substrate 02 generated, more preferably generated completely. Preference is given in each case to printing operations on at least one output data and more preferably on exactly one of the secondary data packets 646 processed. These printing processes are preferably at least partially successively by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 executed. This is to be understood as meaning in particular that printing operations which begin first preferably also be terminated first. However, overlaps may occur, particularly if nozzles of printheads are located at different locations along the transport path, and nozzles further forward with respect to the transport path already have a subsequent section 679 print, while with respect to the transport path farther back nozzles still a previous section 679 To Print. A complete generation is understood to mean that the printed total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first printed complete print image 636 is not removable, at which point sections 679 border each other.

Depending on whether the division into secondary data packets takes place before or after print image data has been rastered and / or stretched and / or shifted, the print image data within the secondary data packets are preferably present at least initially, for example in the form of at least one vector-based page description, for example as pdf Data or in the form of at least one pixel matrix or subpixel matrix, for example as bitmap data. In particular, therefore, the at least one secondary data packet preferably has page description data, for example pdf data or pixel matrix data, for example bitmap data.

The primary data packet preferably has the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 or geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 or raster data 647 or geometrically modified raster data 647 on. The secondary data packets preferably each have template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 or geometrically modified template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 or raster data 647 or geometrically modified raster data 647 on, more preferably the same as the primary data packet.

The data contained in the secondary data packets are preferred by means of at least one raster graphics processor 603 processed. Preference is given to resulting packets of raster data 647 directly or indirectly, for example via at least one geometric modification, in particular stretching and / or displacement, the output data 646 generated. In particular, packets of raster data based on different secondary data packets are preferred 647 at least partially in succession to generate output data 646 for printed sections 679 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 637 used. The secondary data packets and / or raster data obtained therefrom are preferred 647 processed sequentially to output data 646 according to which the printed image is generated, more preferably according to which coating agent is ejected from nozzles. This will be the output data 646 as described, preferably on the nozzles of the printheads 212 ; 412 distributed. Alternatively, it is also possible, first the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ; 1643 ; 1644 If necessary, subject to a shift and / or stretching and in any case initially in raster data 647 convert and divide into sections based on raster data 647 , However, this requires higher computing capacities and / or storage capacities in connection with the at least one raster graphics processor 603 ,

Preferably, the secondary data packets are at least partially successively in at least one memory, more preferably less memory than sections 679 and even more preferably exactly one memory loaded. Such a memory is, for example, the at least one image data memory 601 and / or the at least one raster data memory 602 , Preferably, the secondary data packets are at least partially successively by means of at least one raster graphics processor 603 processed. Preferably, the secondary data packets are at least partially successively from at least one memory, more preferably less memory than sections 679 and even more preferably read exactly one memory. Such a memory is in turn, for example, the at least one image data memory 601 and / or the at least one raster data memory 602 , Preferably, the secondary data packets are at least partially successive to output data 646 processed. In these contexts, "at least partially successive" means that a corresponding treatment of a first secondary data packet has already been completed before commencing a similar corresponding treatment of a last secondary data packet originating from a same primary data packet.

Preference is given to the secondary data packets and / or packets of patches based on different secondary data packets 647 each stored as a whole in at least one memory, in particular a buffer and / or ring buffer and / or shift register and further preferably at least partially read out from there in succession. For example, at least one second secondary data packet is already stored in the at least one memory, while at least one previous first secondary data packet is still being read out. For example, at least a third secondary data packet is already stored in the at least one memory, while the at least one previous second secondary data packet is still being read out or has not yet been read out. In this way it is preferably ensured that a continuous flow of output data 646 from raster data 647 can be created, even if the memory would not be sufficient to the raster data 647 save if the entire primary data packet should be stored and / or processed at once. In particular, it is preferably ensured in this way that a continuous flow of output data 646 from raster data 647 can be created, even if the raster data 647 Packaged into the appropriate memory and deleted from it again. Such a memory is, for example, the at least one image data memory 601 and / or the at least one raster data memory 602 ,

The method is preferably characterized in that the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 at least the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and that at least the at least one first single page 638 within stored data, in particular within data of the secondary data packets, depending on the template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 and / or as a function of job data related to a print job and / or as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 stored correction data before and / or during the generation of the output data 646 is stretched at least in a Vorlagerichtung B, D with a stretch factor. This Vorlagerichtung B is preferably a different Vorlagerichtung B, as that Vorlagerichtung D, in which the at least one total pressure image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 in sections 679 is divided.

The method is preferably characterized alternatively or additionally in that the stored original image data 641 ; 642 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 at least template image data 643 at least a first single page 638 and template image data 644 at least a second single page 639 and that the at least one first single page 638 and the at least one second single page 639 within stored data, in particular within data of the secondary data packets, preferably while maintaining at least their respective absolute virtual page dimension measured in a first advance direction B 663 ; 664 as a function of order data related to a print job and / or as a function of in at least one correction memory 666 deposited correction data relative to each other at least in this first Vorlagerichtung B are moved. This Vorlagerichtung B is preferably a different Vorlagerichtung B, as that Vorlagerichtung D, in which the at least one total pressure image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 in sections 679 is divided.

Preferably, the method is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that the at least one printing unit 211 ; 411 an inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 is and / or that the printing press 01 an inkjet printing machine 01 is and / or that from the stored template image data 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 output data 646 for controlling nozzles of print heads 212 ; 412 the at least one first printing unit 200 the printing press 01 according to which ejection of coating agent through these nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 for generating the at least one printed total printing image 636 ; 637 , in particular first printed total print image 636 is made and / or that the respective output data 646 driving data 646 of each to be used nozzles of printheads 212 ; 412 at least one inkjet printing unit 211 ; 411 the printing press 01 are.

Preferably, the method is characterized alternatively or additionally by the fact that at least five different coating compositions on a same side of the printing substrate 02 be applied and that each of these at least five different coating means each by means of a plurality of individually controllable and depending on output data 646 and in particular drive data 646 individual pixels of print images defining constituents of the at least one first printing unit 200 and / or at least a second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 on the substrate 02 is applied and that at least one of the at least five different coating means by means of the at least one first printing unit 200 on the substrate 02 is applied and then by means of at least one dryer 301 is dried and then at least another of the at least five different coating means by means of the at least one second printing unit 400 the printing press 01 on the substrate 02 is applied. The sections are preferred 679 and thus the secondary data packets already generated before data on the at least one first printing unit 200 and de at least a second printing unit 400 be split. When using two printing units 200 ; 400 is preferably carried out at regular or irregular intervals synchronization, more preferably only between such output data 646 which are based on secondary data packets of different primary data packets. A processing of output data 646 which are based on secondary data packets of a same primary data packet is preferably not affected and / or interrupted for synchronizations.

The division of the at least one total print image 636 ; 637 , in particular first complete print image 636 to several sections and thus the creation of the secondary data packets is preferably carried out by means of the at least one image data processor 611 and / or by means of the at least one raster data computer 612 and / or by means of another computer, for example another computer of the printing press 01 and / or the machine control 600 and / or the print data processing 600 , More preferably, the creation of the secondary data packets by means of at least one image data computer 611 and then the creation of raster data 647 from the secondary data packets by means of the at least one raster data computer 612 , All memories in which the secondary data packets or secondary data packets are stored can have comparatively small memory capacities, for example memory capacities that are smaller than the primary data packet.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

01

 Printing Machine, Inkjet Printing Machine, Rolling Printing Machine, Rolling Inkjet Printing Machine, Rotary Printing Machine, Rolling Rotary Printing Machine, Rolling Rotary Inkjet Printing Machine

02

 Substrate, substrate web, paper web, textile web, film, plastic film, metal foil

100

 Substrate source, roll-off device, reel splicer

101

 printing material

102

103

 Roller holding device, clamping device, clamping mandrel, clamping cone, clamping device, mandrel, clamping cone, clamping shaft; Rotation body, first

104

Drive motor, electric motor ( 103 )

107

Beam ( 101 )

108

Axle, support, support frame ( 107 )

109

Pivot axis ( 108 )

110

111

Rotation axis ( 101 ; 103 )

112

 frame

113

 dancer roll

114

 Bahnkantenausrichter, first

115

116

 aligning

117

 Zugpresseur

118

 draw roller; Rotation body, second

119

 nip

120

121

 dancer arm

139

 infeed

140

141

 Measuring roller, feed measuring roller, measuring device, first

146

Drive motor, traction drive motor ( 118 )

200

 Printing unit, first

201

 Central pressure cylinder, central cylinder, first; Rotation body, third

202

 Substrate preparation device, web preparation device, coating device, corona device, discharge device, substrate cleaning device, web cleaning device, dedusting device, first

203

 Roller, guide roller

204

Gap ( 201 ; 203 )

205

206

 Cylinder, impression roller, first

207

Rotation axis ( 201 )

208

 Drive motor, electric motor, direct drive, single drive, synchronous motor

209

 Impression gap, first

210

211

 Printing unit, inkjet printing unit, inkjet printing unit, four-color printing unit, first

212

 Printhead, inkjet printhead, first

213

 Nozzle bar, first

214

 Guide roller, measuring roller, measuring device, third

215

216

 Measuring roller, measuring device, second

300

 dryer unit

301

 Dryer, infrared radiation dryer, radiation dryer, flow dryer, UV radiation dryer, hot air dryer, first

302

 Radiation source, infrared radiation source

303

 Cooling device, first

304

 Chill roll, first; Rotation body, fourth

305

306

 Kühlwalzenpresseur

307

 Connecting roller, first

308

 Connecting roller, second

309

 Cooling nip, first

310

311

Drive motor, chill roll drive motor ( 304 ), first

312

 deflecting

329

Casing ( 300 )

330

331

 Dryer, infrared radiation dryer, flow dryer, radiation dryer, hot air dryer, UV radiation dryer, second

332

333

 Cooling device, second

334

 Chill roll, second; Rotation body, sixth

335

336

 Chill roller press, second

339

 Cooling nip, second

340

341

Drive motor, chill roll drive motor ( 334 ), second

342

343

 Measuring roller, measuring device, sixth

400

 Printing unit, second

401

 Central pressure cylinder, central cylinder, second; Rotation body, fifth

402

 Substrate cleaning device, web cleaning device, dedusting device, second

403

 Roller, guide roller

404

Gap ( 401 ; 403 )

405

406

 Cylinder, impression roller, second

407

Rotation axis ( 401 )

408

 Drive motor, direct drive, electric motor, single drive, synchronous motor

409

 Impression gap, second

410

411

 Printing unit, inkjet printing unit, inkjet printing unit, four-color printing unit, second

412

 Printhead, inkjet printhead, second

413

 Nozzle bar, second

414

 Deflection roller, measuring roller, fifth

415

416

 Measuring roller, measuring device, fourth

500

 Post-processing device, folding device, rewinder, sheet cutter, plan delivery

501

 Extractor, rotary body, seventh

502

 Auszugpresseur

503

 excerpt gap

504

Drive motor, extract roller drive ( 501 )

505

600

 Print data processing device, print data processing

601

 Image data storage, data storage, first

602

 Raster data storage, data storage, second

603

 Raster image processor

604

data mapping 604 , Image data mapping 604 , Raster data assignment 604

605

606

 Power supply system

607

 voltage source

608

 input device

609

 Data line, Ethernet cable, first

610

611

 Calculator, image data calculator

612

 Calculator, raster data calculator

613

 Data line, second

614

 Switching device, synchronization device

615

616

 Switching device, data processing, data synchronization

617

 Signal source, rotation angle sensor, rotary encoder, absolute value encoder, setpoint data, first

618

 Signal source, rotation angle sensor, setpoint data, second

619

 register sensor

620

621

Switching device, signal converter ( 619 )

622

Printhead control ( 212 ; 412 )

623

 data line

624

 Power Line

625

626

 control line

627

 voltage line

628

 Voltage and fuse connection

629

 Field matrix, color separation

630

631

 entry

632

 Field level

633

 Column, episode

634

 subsequence

635

636

 Complete print image, first

637

 Complete print image, second

638

 Single page, first

639

 Single page, second

640

641

Template image data ( 636 )

642

Template image data ( 637 )

643

Template image data ( 638 )

644

Template image data ( 639 )

645

646

 Output data, control data

647

Raster data ( 636 )

648

Page dimension, first ( 638 )

649

Side dimension, second ( 639 )

650

651

Reference point, first ( 638 )

652

Reference point, second ( 639 )

653

Reference distance ( 651 ; 652 )

654

Reference point, virtual, first ( 643 )

655

656

Reference point, virtual, second ( 644 )

657

Reference distance, virtual ( 654 ; 656 )

658

Dimension, first ( 636 )

659

Dimension, second ( 637 )

660

661

Dimension, virtual, first ( 641 )

662

Dimension, virtual, second ( 642 )

663

Page dimension, virtual, first ( 643 )

664

Page dimension, virtual, second ( 644 )

665

666

 Correction memory; Database

667

 template offset

668

 output offset

669

 Print offset, first

670

671

 Print offset, second

672

 Printing offset, third

673

Centerline ( 636 ; 637 )

674

 extension center

675

676

 job Editor

677

 supervisory

678

 geometry module

679

Section ( 636 )

1638

Single page, first ( 636 )

1639

Single page, second ( 636 )

1640

1641

1642

1643

Template image data ( 1638 )

1644

Template image data ( 1639 )

1645

1646

1647

1648

Page dimension, first ( 1638 )

1649

Side dimension, second ( 1639 )

1650

1651

Reference point, first ( 1638 )

1652

Reference point, second ( 1639 )

1653

Reference distance ( 1651 ; 1652 )

1654

Reference point, virtual, first ( 1643 )

1655

1656

Reference point, virtual, second ( 1644 )

1657

Reference distance, virtual ( 1654 ; 1656 )

1658

1659

1660

1661

1662

1663

Page dimension, virtual, first ( 1643 )

1664

Page dimension, virtual, second ( 1644 )

A

 Direction, axial

B

 Direction, storage direction, virtual

C

 Print image direction

D

 Direction, execution direction, storage direction, virtual

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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• EP 2202081 A1 [0004]
• JP 2003-063707A [0004]
• DE 102011076899 A1 [0005]
• EP 2390101 A2 [0006]
• WO 2009/005766 A2 [0009]
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Cited non-patent literature

• DIN 16500-2 [0003]
• DIN 16500-2 [0003]

Claims (15)

Method for operating a printing press ( 01 ), the printing machine ( 01 ) at least one print head ( 212 ; 412 ) with at least one first nozzle and wherein control data ( 646 ) and / or raster data ( 647 ) at least one printed image to be printed in the form of entries to be processed ( 631 ) to the at least one print head ( 212 ; 412 ) and where each entry ( 631 ) is assigned to one of the at least one first nozzle and / or and has either a value corresponding to an instruction for pausing, or has a value corresponding to an instruction for ejecting a drop and wherein depending on the at least one print image assigned Data by means of the at least one first nozzle at least between two drops that represent pixels of a same print image to be printed and also ejected by means of this at least one first nozzle, at least one additional drop is ejected, which represents no pixel of this print image to be printed. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the drive data ( 646 ) and / or raster data ( 647 ) of the at least one print image to be printed in the form of entries to be processed ( 631 ) in at least one data store ( 601 ; 602 ) and / or are and that at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable first sequence ( 633 ) of successive entries ( 631 ) is checked to see if at least one subsequence ( 634 ) containing only entries ( 631 ) with instructions for pausing and containing a predetermined number of entries ( 631 ) and that upon finding such a subsequence ( 634 ) at least one entry ( 631 ) this at least one subsequence ( 634 ) is changed so as to have thereafter a value corresponding to a drop ejection instruction. Method for operating a printing press ( 01 ), the printing machine ( 01 ) at least one print head ( 212 ; 412 ) with at least one first nozzle and wherein in at least one data memory ( 601 ; 602 ) Raster data ( 647 ) and / or control data ( 646 ) at least one printed image to be printed in the form of entries to be processed ( 631 ) and / or are and where each entry ( 631 ) is assigned to a nozzle and / or is and either has a value corresponding to an instruction for pausing, or has a value corresponding to an instruction for ejecting a drop and wherein at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable first episode ( 633 ) of successive entries ( 631 ) is checked to see if at least one subsequence ( 634 ) containing only entries ( 631 ) with instructions for pausing and containing a predetermined number of entries ( 631 ) and when finding such a subsequence ( 634 ) at least one entry ( 631 ) this at least one subsequence ( 634 ) is changed so as to have thereafter a value corresponding to a drop ejection instruction. Method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a number of entries ( 631 ) within the at least one first sequence ( 633 ) that are changed and / or a location of the at least one entry ( 631 ) within the at least one first sequence ( 633 ), which is changed, is determined such that the at least one sequence ( 633 ) then no subsequence ( 634 ) containing only entries ( 631 ) with instructions for pausing and containing the given number of entries ( 631 ) exceeds. Method according to claim 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that a position of the at least one entry ( 631 ) within the at least one first sequence ( 633 ), which is changed, at least partially determined by at least one random number. Method according to claim 2, 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that a position of the at least one entry to be changed ( 631 ) within the at least one first sequence ( 633 ) is selected such that thereby exactly a predetermined number of entries ( 631 ) between a beginning and / or an end of said at least one first sequence ( 633 ) and the at least one entry to be changed ( 631 ) lies. Method according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that several sequences ( 633 ) of successive entries ( 631 ) to such subsequences ( 634 ) and, if necessary, be changed depending on a result of the review and that each of these 622 ) each have their own nozzle of the at least one print head ( 212 ; 412 ). Method according to claim 7, characterized in that the plurality of sequences ( 633 ) of entries ( 631 ) adjacent nozzles of printheads ( 212 ; 412 ) and / or are assigned and that a number of the entries ( 631 ) within the several episodes ( 633 ) that are changed and / or locations of the entries ( 631 ) within each of the several episodes ( 633 ) that are being changed is determined and / or that the positions of the changed entries ( 631 ) over a whole of the several episodes ( 633 ) from Entries ( 631 ) in a previously given relation to each other. Method according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, characterized in that a change of a position of the at least one entry ( 631 ) within the at least one first sequence ( 633 ) in coordination with at least one second episode ( 633 ) of entries ( 631 ), this second sequence ( 633 ) of entries ( 631 ) from entries ( 631 ), which are to be processed successively by means of at least one second nozzle. Method according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, characterized in that the at least one sequence ( 633 ) successive entries ( 631 ) Part of at least one field matrix ( 629 ) and that each column ( 633 ) of the at least one field matrix ( 629 ) a nozzle of a printhead ( 212 ; 412 ) is assigned and / or is. Method according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, characterized in that the at least one partial image matrix ( 629 ) a color separation ( 629 ) of the at least one printed image to be printed. Printing machine ( 01 ), the printing machine ( 01 ) at least one print head ( 212 ; 412 ) having at least a first nozzle and wherein the printing machine ( 01 ) at least one print data processing ( 600 ) and wherein the at least one print data processing ( 600 ) at least one data memory ( 601 ; 602 ), in which at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable first sequence ( 633 ) of successive entries ( 631 ) is storable and / or stored and where each entry ( 631 ) either has a value corresponding to an instruction to pause, or has a value corresponding to an instruction to eject a drop, and wherein the at least one print data processing ( 600 ) has at least one stored filling algorithm and wherein by means of the at least one filling algorithm a check of the at least one first sequence ( 633 ) of entries ( 631 ), it is feasible whether they have at least one subsequence ( 634 ) containing only entries ( 631 ) with instructions for pausing and containing a predetermined number of entries ( 631 ) and wherein by means of the at least one filling algorithm at least one entry ( 631 ) this at least one subsequence ( 634 ) is variable such that it thereafter has a value corresponding to an instruction to eject a drop. Printing machine ( 01 ) for carrying out the method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11. Printing machine according to claim 13, characterized in that the printing press ( 01 ) at least one print data processing ( 600 ) comprising at least one raster graphics processor ( 603 ), by means of the template image data ( 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ) and / or geometrically modified template image data ( 641 ; 642 ; 643 ; 644 ) at least the at least one first sequence ( 633 ) of entries ( 631 ) and / or that the printing press ( 01 ) at least one print data processing ( 600 ) having at least one raster data memory ( 602 ), in which at least one of these at least one first nozzle associated and / or assignable first sequence ( 633 ) of successive entries ( 631 ) is storable and / or stored. Printing machine according to claim 12, 13 or 14, characterized in that the printing data processing ( 600 ) at least one image data processor ( 611 ) and / or at least one raster data processor ( 612 ), by means of which the at least one filling algorithm can be executed and / or that the printing data processing ( 600 ) at least one data memory ( 601 ; 602 ), in which the at least one filling algorithm is stored.

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