DE102017012172A1 - Machine arrangement for the sequential processing of sheet-shaped substrates - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a machine arrangement for the sequential processing of sheet-shaped substrates, having a plurality of different processing stations, wherein at least one of the processing stations each having at least one non-impact printing device which prints the substrates, wherein the respective processing station having the at least one non-impact printing device comprises a printing cylinder , wherein the feed cylinder, a feed cylinder is arranged directly upstream, wherein below the pressure cylinder upstream supply cylinder for supporting the transported from the feed cylinder substrates, a comb vacuum cleaner is arranged with a baffle, wherein these substrates are transported in each case along this baffle of the respective Cammsaugers along grazing, said Comb vacuum cleaner has at least one suction device with which substrates to be supported on the guide plate are sucked in the direction of this baffle.

Description

The invention relates to a machine arrangement for the sequential processing of sheet-shaped substrates according to the preamble of claim 1.

By the WO 2004/013704 A1 is a digital printing machine for direct non-contact sheetfed printing with a circumferentially unformatted digital printing unit, with a digital printing unit downstream transport device, wherein the transport device on its circumference arc holding gripper, wherein the transport device preferably has a plurality of transport cylinders and / or conveyor belts and / or impression cylinders ,

By the EP 2 540 513 A1 a machine assembly for sequentially processing a plurality of arcuate each having a front side and a back having substrates, comprising a first impression cylinder and a second impression cylinder, wherein each at the periphery of the first printing cylinder at least one of the front of the respective substrate printing first non-impact printing device and in Direction of rotation of the first printing cylinder after the first non-impact printing device, a drying of the first non-impact printing device front side of the respective substrate drying dryer are arranged, wherein in each case on the circumference of the second printing cylinder at least one of the back of the substrate in question printing second non-printing Impact printing device and in the direction of rotation of the second printing cylinder after the second non-impact printing device a the non-impact printing device printed by the back of the respective substrate drying dryer are arranged wherein the first pressure cylinder and the second pressure cylinder are arranged forming a common nip, wherein the first pressure cylinder in this common nip transfers the respective front-side printed and dried substrate directly to the second pressure cylinder.

By the EP 1 440 351 B1 is a digital printing machine for direct, non-contact sheet printing, known with an elastically related transport device on which a substrate is transported, wherein the transport device has at least one gripper for holding the sheet on the circumference of the transport device and / or with a stop for positioning the leading edge of the sheet is provided, and with a formatvariablen in the circumferential direction of the transport device digital printing unit, wherein the distance between the maximum point of the gripper and / or stop and the surface to be printed on the substrate during the printing process is less than the distance between the surface to be printed on the substrate and the digital printing unit, wherein the maximum point of the gripper and / or stop projects beyond the surface of the unrelated transport device.

By the DE 10 2015 211 637 A1 a device for transporting sheets by a printing unit with an inkjet printing cylinder and at least one transfer drum is known, each sheet is held on an inkjet printing cylinder and is passed by leading edge transfer from an upstream transfer drum, wherein a tensioning roller for wrinkle-free position of the sheet on the inkjet printing cylinder is provided.

By the DE 10 2015 211 440 B3 a sheet transport drum of a sheet-processing machine with at least two sheet support surfaces with suction openings is known, wherein a respective sheet support surface of a first and a second comb segment is formed with segment tines, wherein in the segment teeth suction grooves and in the sheet support surface of a respective second comb segment Hinterkantensaugnut is provided, and with a rotary valve for pulsed admission of suction air, wherein a plurality of negative pressure sources is provided, and wherein by the rotary valve Hinterkantensaugnut each associated with a vacuum source.

By the DE 10 2014 010 904 B3 a device for printing on both sides of sheet-shaped substrates is known, wherein the printing material is guided on an impression cylinder by more than 360 °, wherein the printing material with the back side comes again in the effective range of a Farbauftragungseinheit, of which the substrate on an upstream impression cylinder already on the Perfecting printed side, wherein the inking unit between two downstream impression cylinders can be preferably pivoted, wherein the pivotable inking unit z. B. is an inkjet printhead.

By the DE 10 2009 000 518 A1 a sheet-fed printing machine is known, with a feeder for feeding sheet to be printed in the sheet-fed press, with at least one printing unit and / or coating unit for printing the sheet with a static, identical for all sheets printed image, with a boom for discharging printed sheet from the sheet-fed press, and with at least one integrally formed in the sheet-fed printing press form printing device for printing the sheet with a particular dynamic, variable printed image, wherein the or each pressure-formless printing device in the sheet-fed press is controllably integrated depending on process parameters or operating parameters or order parameters or quality parameters.

By the DE 103 12 870 A1 a digital printing machine for sheetfed printing is known, with a circumferentially unformatted digital printing unit, a digital printing unit downstream of the intermediate cylinder, which is at least partially coated with an elastic material, and an intermediate cylinder downstream impression cylinder, wherein the impression cylinder bow holding gripper and the intermediate cylinder at its Perimeter of the gripper receiving recesses.

By the DE 101 56 800 B4 a printing unit is known, which comprises a recirculating transport device for transporting a printing material sheet, which is equipped with a holding device for holding the printing material sheet, and an NIP directed to the transport device (non-impact printing) printhead for printing the printing material, wherein the Holding device is periodically mounted adjustable in the interior of the transport device.

By the DE 10 2015 111 525 A1 is a printing formless printing unit in a hybrid sheet-fed offset printing machine for the individualizing the sheet to be processed printing known, wherein at least one inkjet print head z. B. is integrated in a printing unit of the hybrid sheet-fed offset printing machine, wherein a modular printing unit is arranged downstream of a conveying nip in the direction of rotation of the impression cylinder, wherein the conveying nip is formed by a roller and the impression cylinder, wherein the roller may be formed as a pressure roller.

By the DE 197 45 136 A1 a rotary printing machine with at least one printing unit is known, with at least one additional printing apparatus for performing an ink jet printing method, and with means for supplying a substrate to the rotary printing machine and for conveying the printing material through the printing units and along the printing apparatus, wherein in the direction of rotation of a transport cylinder the pressure apparatus a pressure roller upstream, wherein the pressure roller ensures a constant distance of the sheet to be printed to the printing apparatus.

By the DE 600 28 416 T2 An apparatus for duplex printing is known, comprising: a first pressure roller on which a first side of a sheet having a leading edge and a trailing edge aligned with the leading edge is printed; a second pressure roller on which a second side of the sheet is printed; and a transport system that removes a printed sheet from the first pressure roll and transports it to the second pressure roll, the transport system having a perfector comprising an element that rotates about an axis, the element receiving the sheet and the sheet simultaneously along both the leading and trailing edges thereof, the rotating member reversing the sheet and transferring the sheet with the trailing edge toward the second pressure roller first.

By the US Pat. No. 7,909,454 B2 An ink jet printing machine is known comprising a rotary printing drum and an ink jet head disposed on the outer circumference of the printing drum, the ink jet head having nozzles ejecting ink against a sheet held on the peripheral surface of the printing drum, the printing drum including a sheet holding mechanism for holding the leading end of the printing drum On the printing drum held bow and clamps, wherein the terminals can be opened and closed by a mechanism to press a trailing end of the sheet against the outer surface of the printing drum, wherein in cooperation with the mechanism for opening and closing the terminals, a mechanism for Changing the position of the clamps is provided in the circumferential direction of the printing drum according to the position of the respective trailing end of a different length having bow.

The invention has for its object to provide a machine assembly for the sequential processing of a plurality of arcuate substrates, wherein the substrates are transferred streamlined to the printing cylinder.

The object is achieved by the features of claim 1. The respective dependent claims show advantageous embodiments and / or developments of the solution found.

The achievable with the invention advantages are apparent from the following explanations.

Moreover, the solution described can be used in a hybrid, arcuate substrate processing machine assembly, preferably in a hybrid printing machine, which achieves the high productivity of a conventional, e.g. B. in an offset printing process or in a flexographic printing process or in a screen printing process printing device or a coating device, in particular a coating unit variable in combination with at least one flexible each variable printing images printing, z. B. as a Inkjet printer uses trained non-impact printing device, wherein both the conventional printing device or the coating device and the non-impact printing device are used in-line production inline at the optimal working speed for them. Such a hybrid machine arrangement is in particular for the production of packaging means, for. B. from sheet for the production of cartons very beneficial because each of the strengths of each of the printing devices are used, resulting in a flexible and economical production of packaging materials. A transport of arcuate substrates by means of rotational bodies, in particular cylinders and gripper bars or gripper carriages each with a transfer of the arcuate substrates each in the gripper close to a next processing station, as is known from sheet-fed offset printing machines, ensures the highest possible register accuracy.

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

• 1 ein Blockschaltbild zur Darstellung von verschiedenen Produktionslinien;
• 2 eine erste Maschinenanordnung mit mehreren verschiedenen Bearbeitungsstationen;
• 3 bis 8 weitere Maschinenanordnungen jeweils mit mehreren verschiedenen Bearbeitungsstationen;
• 9 noch eine weitere Maschinenanordnung mit einer Wendeeinrichtung zum beidseitigen sequentiellen Bearbeiten mehrerer bogenförmiger Substrate;
• 10 eine Maschinenanordnung mit unterschiedlich langen Substratführungseinheiten;
• 11 bis 13 Maschinenanordnungen mit einem Druckzylinder und einer Transfertrommel verschiedenen Formats;
• 14 eine Detaildarstellung eines Druckzylinders und einer Transfertrommel;
• 15 einen Druckzylinder;
• 16 eine erste perspektivische Darstellung eines Ausschnitts aus dem Druckzylinder;
• 17 eine zweite perspektivische Darstellung eines Ausschnitts aus dem Druckzylinder;
• 18 den Druckzylinder im Zusammenwirken mit einer Transfertrommel;
• 19 in einer perspektivischen Darstellung einen Kammsauger mit einem Leitblech.

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• 1 a block diagram for the representation of different production lines;
• 2 a first machine arrangement with a plurality of different processing stations;
• 3 to 8th Further machine arrangements each with several different processing stations;
• 9 yet another machine arrangement with a turning device for two-sided sequential processing of a plurality of arcuate substrates;
• 10 a machine assembly with different length substrate guide units;
• 11 to 13 Machine arrangements with a printing cylinder and a transfer drum of different format;
• 14 a detailed view of a printing cylinder and a transfer drum;
• 15 a printing cylinder;
• 16 a first perspective view of a section of the impression cylinder;
• 17 a second perspective view of a section of the impression cylinder;
• 18 the impression cylinder in cooperation with a transfer drum;
• 19 in a perspective view a comb vacuum cleaner with a baffle.

1 Illustrates in a block diagram various production lines, each with a machine arrangement with several in particular different processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 for processing at least one sheet-shaped substrate, in particular a printing material, preferably a particular rectangular printed sheet, realized in short arc or at least feasible, this at least one substrate depending on the material, material thickness and / or grammage is rigid or limp formed. As a rule, in a production line, during a specific production, a plurality of sheets, that is, a sequence of sheets, each time by means of the same processing stations, are successively produced 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 processed. In this case, preferably, each of these processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 each as a z. B. functionally independent module is formed, which is to be understood by a module usually an independently produced or at least one mounted in their own frame each machine unit or functional assembly. The modules lined up in the machine arrangement subdivide this machine arrangement into individual units, wherein adjacent modules essentially have a vertical joining surface at their joint. Each of the processing stations arranged in the respective machine arrangement 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11; 12 is therefore preferably made independently and is in a preferred embodiment, for. B. individually in its respective function testable. The relevant machine arrangement, each depending on a particular production by a selection and combination of at least three different each arc-processing, cooperating in the specific production processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 is formed, each embodies a specific production line. Each of the illustrated production lines, each by a specific machine arrangement with multiple processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03; 04; 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 is embodied in each case, in particular for the production of a packaging material formed from the printing substrate, preferably from the printed sheet. The packaging materials to be produced are z. B. each a carton, each made of printed sheet. The various production lines are therefore designed in particular for the production of different packaging means. In this case, the processing of the printing material required during a specific production takes place in each case inline, ie the processing stations involved in the specific production 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 become during the passage of the printing material by the selected for the respective production, the respective processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 having Machine arrangement in an orderly sequence successively and coordinated with each other brought to use, without intermediate storage for the substrate, ie the processed sheet is provided during the production carried out with the respective machine arrangement.

Allen in the 1 represented production lines is common that they each with a processing station 06 interact with at least one non-impact printing device 06 , preferably several, z. B. four, five, six, seven or more in each case individually controlled non-impact printing devices 06 having these non-impact printing devices 06 in the transport direction T the printing material are preferably arranged one behind the other and are designed such that they can print on the substrate in each case at least almost in its full, directed transversely to the direction of transport T width or at least can print. A non-impact printing device 06 uses a printing process without a fixed printing form and can in principle print to print the substrate, eg. B. print each of this printing device 06 just fed sheet with a different from the previous print image image. The respective non-impact printing device 06 is in each case realized in particular by at least one inkjet printer or by at least one laser printer. Ink jet printers are dot matrix printers which produce a printed image by the selective firing or deflection of small droplets of ink, the ink jet printer operating either as a continuous ink jet (CIJ) or as a single drop drop dispenser (Drop On Demand) DOD) is formed. Laser printers generate the respective print image in an electrophotography process. A machine processing a substrate with at least one non-impact printing device 06 is z. B. also referred to as a digital printing machine.

In the following, it is assumed by way of example that in the respective machine arrangement with several processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11; 12 as printing material in each case a sequence of particular rigid sheet z. B. from a paper, from a single-ply or multi-ply cardboard or cardboard in particular to a packaging material is processed. The substrates paper, cardboard and paperboard differ in their respective grammage grammage, ie the weight in grams for one square meter of this substrate. In general, the abovementioned printing substrate with a weight per unit area of between 7 g / m ² and 150 g / m ² as paper, between 150 g / m ² and 600 g / m ² as cardboard and with more than 600 g / m ² as cardboard. For the production of cartons cardboard or cardboard in particular are used, each having a good printability and for subsequent finishing or processing such. B. are suitable for painting and punching. These cartons or cardboard are of their fiber use as needed z. B. wood-free, slightly woody, woody or recycled paper content. In their construction have multilayer cartons or cardboard, z. As corrugated board, each a cover layer, an insert and as a backside a pad. From their surface texture ago are cartons or cardboard z. B. uncoated, pigmented, painted or cast-coated. A format of the bow is z. B. in the range between 340 mm x 480 mm and 740 mm x 1060 mm, wherein in the format information usually the first number is a length in the transport direction T the arc and the second number one orthogonal to the transport direction T directed width of the arc indicates.

In the block diagram of 1 each runs with several of the processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03; 04; 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 representable production line with respect to the transport direction T of the printing substrate substantially from right to left, each of the two processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 each interconnecting direction arrows each one of the substrate to be traversed transport path and the associated transport direction T indicates to from a workstation 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 to the next processing station 01 selected in the machine assembly dedicated to the particular production; 02; 03; 04; 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 to arrive. Every production begins with in the processing station 01 provided sheet, with the processing station 01 as an investor 01 , z. B. as a sheet feeder 01 or as a magazine feeder 01 is trained. A sheet feeder 01 usually takes a z. B. stacked on a pallet stack of sheets, whereas a magazine feeder 01 has several subjects, in each of which bow, in particular stack of z. B. different types of sheets or sheets of different formats are inserted or at least inserted. The investor 01 isolated z. B. by means of a suction head 41 the stacked sheets and these in a sequence of mutually separated sheets or in a scale flow of the next production station in the particular production 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 to. The next workstation 02 ; 03 ; 04 is z. B. as a primer applicator 02 or as a cold foil applicator 03 or as an offset printing device 04 or as a flexo printing device 04 educated. The next workstation 06 can also directly z. B. the at least one non-impact printing device 06 be. The offset printing device 04 is preferably formed as a sheet-fed offset printing machine, in particular as a sheet-fed press with multiple printing units 86 in series construction. The offset print Setup 04 provides the sheet with at least one static, ie during the printing process due to the bondage to the printing form used immutable print image, whereas the non-impact printing device 06 provides the sheet with at least one content-changing or at least variable printed image.

If the investor 01 next processing station 03 the cold foil applicator 03, the sheet is then usually from there to as an offset printing device 04 trained workstation 04 transported. In the cold foil applicator 03 is a transferred from a carrier foil metallized coating layer transferred to the substrate. By overprinting this lacquer layer z. B. with an offset printing device 04 Different metallic effects can be achieved. The cold foil applicator 03 is advantageously z. B. in the offset printing device 04 integrally formed by two additional printing units 87 ; 88 in the offset printing device 04 are provided. Im in the transport direction T of the printing material first printing unit 87 By means of a standard printing form, a special adhesive is applied to the printing substrate, ie the respective sheet. A in the transport direction T of the printing material second printing unit 88 is equipped with a film transfer device comprising the lacquer layer to be transferred. The film carrying the lacquer layer is guided by a unwinding station into a printing gap between a transfer cylinder and a pressure cylinder cooperating with this transfer cylinder and brought into contact with the printing material. In the lacquer layer coloring are an aluminum layer and a protective lacquer layer whose color affects the color impression. By adhesion of an adhesive layer with the printed adhesive layer, the transfer layers remain adhered to the substrate. The carrier film is then wound up again. After the cold foil transfer is inline, especially in the offset printing device 04 the overprinting with conventional, z. As water-based inks and UV and hybrid colors possible to produce different metallic shades.

A z. B. particularly absorbent and / or for printing with a non-impact printing device 06 The substrate to be processed is supplied by the investor 01 a z. B. as a primer applicator 02 trained next processing station 02 fed to at least one surface of this substrate before printing or painting with a z. B. to coat water-based primer, in particular to seal. The primer is a primer or initial coating of the printing material, in particular to improve adhesion of a subsequently applied to the substrate ink or ink or only allow. This is z. B. applied a white paint on the substrate. The primer applicator 02 is z. B. in conjunction with a printing unit 86 a rotary printing machine is formed and has z. B. a cooperating with a system pressure cylinder 119 printing cylinder 82 with one to this printing cylinder 82 employed or at least adjustable applicator roll 83 preferably in the form of an anilox roller 83 on and at least one in the axial direction of the applicator roll 83 extending squeegee 84 , in particular a chambered doctor blade system 84 ( 3 to 5 . 8th . 9 ). The primer is applied by means of the primer applicator 02 either over the entire surface or only at certain, ie predetermined locations, ie partially applied to the substrate. The in the primer applicator 02 processed substrate, z. B. bow, is the next processing station z. B. an offset printing device 04 and / or z. B. a non-impact printing device 06 fed.

The one of z. B. as a flexographic printing device 04 trained processing station 04 executed flexographic printing is a direct high-pressure process in which the raised areas of the printing plate are image bearing, which is often used for printing packaging paper, cardboard or cardboard, metallized film or plastic such. As PE, PET, PVC, PS, PP, PC is used. Flexographic printing uses low viscosity inks and flexible printing plates made of photopolymer or rubber. Generally includes a flexo printing device 04 a) an anilox roller over which the printing plate is inked, b) a printing cylinder, also called a plate cylinder, on which the printing plate is mounted, and c) an impression cylinder, which guides the printing material.

The as flexo printing device 04 or as an offset printing device 04 trained, the sheet each with at least one static printed image printing processing station 04 preferably has several, z. B. at least four printing units 86 on, with each printing unit 86 preferably prints another ink, so that the substrate when passing through the flexographic printing device 04 or the offset printing device 04 each multicolored, z. B. is printed in a four-color print. The inks yellow, magenta, cyan and black are used in particular as printing inks. In an alternative to the flexographic printing or offset printing method of the printing device 04 is the sheet each printing with at least one static print image processing station 04 as a screen-printing printing device 04 educated.

After processing the printing material in the at least one non-impact print Setup 06 This substrate is z. B. as an intermediate dryer 07 trained workstation 07 fed, this intermediate dryer 07 as a respective substrate z. B. is formed by irradiation with infrared or ultraviolet radiation drying, z. B. as an LED dryer, the type of radiation is particularly dependent on whether the ink or ink applied to the substrate is water-based or UV-curing. After intermediate drying, the substrate is z. B. as a painting 08 trained workstation 08 fed. The painting facility 08 carries on the substrate preferably a z. B. transparent or white or colored dispersion varnish, wherein dispersion varnishes essentially consist of water and binders (resins), wherein surfactants stabilize these dispersions. A coating varnish applying a dispersion varnish to the printing substrate 08 consists of either an anilox roll, a chamber doctor blade and an applicator roll (similar to a flexographic printing unit) or a dipping and application roller. By means of a printing plate preferably on Fotopolymerisationsbasis be on the substrate z. B. applied surface and / or partial coatings. Also suitable are special rubber varnish plates for full-surface varnishing. In the transport path of the printing material is after the painting 08 z. B. as a dryer 09 trained processing station 09 is arranged, this dryer 09 as a printing substrate in question by irradiation with infrared radiation and / or by hot air drying is formed. If the relevant machine arrangement along the transport path of the printing material several dryers 07 ; 09 has, is the dryer by the reference numeral 09 preferably in the transport direction T of the printing material last of these several dryers 07 ; 09 where the intermediate dryer (s) 07 and the (final) dryer 09 structurally the same or may be designed differently. If the dryer 09 a substrate which is drying by means of ultraviolet radiation, ie a printing material on which a UV-curable printing ink or ink or a UV-curing lacquer, e.g. B. a gloss varnish is applied, this dryer 09 equipped with an ultraviolet radiation generating radiation source. With dispersion varnishes, more intense gloss and matt effects can be achieved compared to the classic oil-based varnish. Special optical effects can be achieved by effect pigments in the paint. The primer applicator 02 , the cold foil applicator 03 and the paint shop 08 can be termed coating device 02 ; 03 ; 08 be summarized.

After the last drying along its transport path of the substrate z. B. a processing station 11 supplied, which performs on the substrate mechanical processing, z. B. by punching, grooving and / or separating parts, in particular breaking benefit from their respective composite in preferably printed sheet. Each of the aforementioned further processing is in each case in or from a processing plant 46 executed. The mechanical further processing is preferably carried out in cooperation with a cylinder transporting the respective sheet. Then or directly from the last in the transport path of the printing material dryer 09 the substrate reaches a delivery 12 which in each of the in the 1 represented, each by a specific arrangement of processing stations 01; 02; 03; 04; 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 production lines each represented the last processing station 12 forms. In the delivery 12 are the previously processed sheet z. B. preferably stacked on a pallet.

As in the 2 to 8th is shown, the previously mentioned order of arranged in the respective machine arrangement processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 can be modified only by way of example and depending on the respective printed product to be produced.

1. 1. Bogenanleger 01; Primerauftrageinrichtung 02; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle für Dispersionslack; Lackiereinrichtung 08; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; Auslage 12
2. 2. Bogenanleger 01; Primerauftrageinrichtung 02; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; Auslage 12
3. 3. Bogenanleger 01; Primerauftrageinrichtung 02; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle; Lackiereinrichtung 08 für Dispersionslack und UV-härtendem Lack; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft und mit UV-Strahlungsquelle; Auslage 12
4. 4. Bogenanleger 01; Kaltfolienauftrageinrichtung 03; Offset-Druckeinrichtung 04; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; Auslage 12
5. 5. Bogenanleger 01; Primerauftrageinrichtung 02; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle für Dispersionslack; Lackiereinrichtung 08; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; mechanische Weiterverarbeitungseinrichtung 11; Auslage 12
6. 6. Bogenanleger 01; Offset-Druckeinrichtung 04; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle; mechanische Weiterverarbeitungseinrichtung 11; Auslage 12
7. 7. Bogenanleger 01; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; Auslage 12
8. 8. Bogenanleger 01; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit UV-Strahlungsquelle; Trockner 09 mit UV-Strahlungsquelle; Auslage 12
9. 9. Bogenanleger 01; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit UV-Strahlungsquelle; Trockner 09 mit UV-Strahlungsquelle; mechanische Weiterverarbeitungseinrichtung 11; Auslage 12
10. 10. Bogenanleger 01; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle; Offset-Druckeinrichtung 04; Lackiereinrichtung 08; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; Auslage 12
11. 11. Magazinanleger 01; Primerauftrageinrichtung 02; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle; Lackiereinrichtung 08; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; Auslage 12
12. 12. Magazinanleger 01; Primerauftrageinrichtung 02; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle; Trockner 09 mit IR-Strahlungsquelle und/oder Heißluft; mechanische Weiterverarbeitungseinrichtung 11; Auslage 12
13. 13. Magazinanleger 01; Non-Impact-Druckeinrichtung 06; Zwischentrockner 07 mit UV-Strahlungsquelle; Lackiereinrichtung 08; Trockner 09 mit UV-Strahlungsquelle; Auslage 12

In the 1 exemplified, especially for the production of packaging means used production lines each have a machine assembly with a selection of the amount of the aforementioned processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 on. For example, the following production lines are formed or at least formable:

1. 1. Sheet feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with IR radiation source for dispersion varnish; Painting device 08; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; Display 12
2. 2. Sheet feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; display 12
3. 3. Sheet feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with IR radiation source; painting equipment 08 for dispersion varnish and UV-curing varnish; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air and with UV radiation source; display 12
4. 4. Sheet feeder 01 ; Cold foil application device 03 ; Offset printing device 04 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; Display 12
5. 5. Sheet feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with IR radiation source for dispersion varnish; Painting device 08; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; mechanical processing device 11 ; Display 12
6. 6. Sheet feeder 01 ; Offset printing device 04 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with IR radiation source; mechanical processing device 11 ; Display 12
7. 7. Sheet feeder 01 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; Display 12
8. 8. Sheet feeder 01 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with UV radiation source; dryer 09 with UV radiation source; Display 12
9. 9. Sheet feeder 01 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with UV radiation source; dryer 09 with UV radiation source; mechanical processing device 11 ; Display 12
10. 10. Sheet feeder 01 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with IR radiation source; Offset printing device 04 ; painting equipment 08 ; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; Display 12
11. 11. Magazine feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with IR radiation source; painting equipment 08 ; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; Display 12
12. 12. Magazine feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with IR radiation source; dryer 09 with IR radiation source and / or hot air; mechanical processing device 11 ; display 12
13. 13. Magazine feeder 01 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 with UV radiation source; painting equipment 08 ; dryer 09 with UV radiation source; Display 12

In this case, at least one of the at least one non-impact printing device 06 cooperating processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 to participate in the processing of the sheet respectively depending on whether the particular with the non-impact printing device 06 formed on the respective sheet ink is formed as a water-based ink or as an ultraviolet-curing ink or ink. Thus, the respective machine arrangement is designed to print the sheets in each case with a water-based printing ink or with a curing by ultraviolet radiation ink.

An advantageous machine arrangement mentioned here by way of example has a plurality of processing stations for processing sheets, wherein in the transport direction T the sheet several processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 successively arranged for inline processing of these sheets, wherein at least one of these processing stations 06 as a non-impact printing device 06 is formed, one in the transport direction T the sheet of the non-impact printing device 06 upstream first processing station 01 as a sheet feeder 01 or as a magazine feeder 01 is formed, one between the first processing station 01 and the non-impact printing device 06 arranged processing station 08 as a first coating device applying in each case a paint on the sheet 08 is formed, wherein between the first coating device 08 and the non-impact printing device 06 a first dryer 07 is arranged, wherein a at least one transport cylinder 39 having first transport cylinder assembly, the sheets from the first dryer 07 to the non-impact printing device 06 is arranged transporting, wherein in the transport direction T the sheet after the non-impact printing device 06 a second dryer 07 is arranged, wherein means for transferring the non-impact printing device 06 next sheet is provided to a second coating device 08, wherein the second coating device 08 a third dryer 09 downstream, being in the transport direction T the bow after the third dryer 09 a display 12 is arranged for the bow. It can be between the third dryer 09 and the delivery 12 additionally a mechanical further processing device 11 may be arranged. Furthermore, in the transport direction T the sheet in front of the non-impact printing device 06 z. B. a cold foil applying coating device 03 arranged. The non-impact printing device 06 For example, along the transport path, the sheet preferably has a plurality of individually controlled ink jet printers. Within the scope of the non-impact printing device 06 the sheets are preferably guided lying flat on a transport device, wherein the transport device at least in the area of action of the non-impact printing device 06 for the sheet each having a curved transport path, wherein the transport device in the area of action of the non-impact printing device 06 as a multi-sized impression cylinder 22 is trained. In transport direction T the bow is in front of the non-impact printing device 06 z. B. arranged a transfer device, wherein the transfer device, the arc z. B. in each case at least in its axial register and / or circumferential register in register relative to the printing position of the non-impact printing device 06 aligns, wherein the transfer device z. B. has a respective arc holding suction air suction drum. This machine arrangement is designed to print the sheets, in particular in each case with a water-based printing ink or with an ultraviolet curing ink. This machine arrangement is in particular designed to produce different packaging means. The device for transferring the non-impact printing device 06 upcoming bow to the second coating device 08 is z. B. as an at least one transport cylinder 39 having formed second transport cylinder assembly.

2 shows an example of a machine arrangement with several processing stations 01; 02; 03; 04; 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 according to the above-mentioned production line no. 6. sheets are in a sheet feeder 01 z. B. with a suction head 41 picked up individually from a stack and successively in a stroke of z. B. 10,000 pieces per hour to an offset printing device 04 with z. B. four arranged in a row printing units 86 to hand over. For a transfer of the sheet from one to the next arranged in a row printing units 86 is in each case a rotational body, in particular a cylinder, preferably a transfer drum 43 provided, in each case between two directly adjacent printing units 86 is arranged. The offset printing device 04 takes over her from the sheet feeder 01 fed sheet z. B. with a swing gripper 13 and directs the bow to a z. B. simply formed, so on its circumference in each case only a single substrate transporting transfer drum 14 the offset printing device 04 wherein the sheets are then in the offset printing device 04 in a gripper closure from one to the next printing unit 86 be guided. In the offset printing device 04 the sheets are printed on at least one side. In the presence of one between the printing devices 04 arranged turning device 23 Can the sheets in the offset printing device 04 also be printed on both sides, ie in perfecting. After passing through the here z. B. as an offset printing device 04 trained workstation 04 is the question preferably four-color printed sheet by means of the first transport cylinder assembly to at least one non-impact printing device 06 to hand over. The non-impact printing device 06 preferably has several, z. B. five linearly arranged in a row in particular each individually controlled inkjet printer, the z. B. in the inks cyan, magenta, yellow and / or black, and preferably in addition at least one custom printing ink such. B. orange, green and / or violet print. This is followed by drying in the offset printing device 04 with at least one static printed image and in the non-impact printing device 06 with at least one changing or at least variable printed image provided sheet in a dryer 07 or intermediate dryer 07, preferably with an IR radiation source and / or with hot air. Again, the sheets are in a mechanical finishing device 11 z. B. further processed by punching and / or grooving and / or breaking benefit from the respective arc. Ultimately, the bow and / or in each case from the bow dissolved benefits in a display 12 collected, in particular stacked. In the sphere of action of the first gripper system 16 or the first chain conveyor 16 can each along the intended transport path for the sheet a display 12 , Be provided in particular a multi-stack display. Likewise, in the transport direction T the bow z. B. after the mechanical processing device 11 arranged a multi-stack display. Like from the 2 As can be seen, each of the machines in the transport direction has T the bow to the sheet feeder 01 until the delivery 12 provided processing stations 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 in each case at least one transport cylinder 39 or other sheet-guiding cylinder 22 ; 38 ; 43 ; 44 on, with the relevant transport cylinder 39 or other bow-guiding cylinders 22 ; 38 ; 43; 44 is in each case several times larger, preferably at least twice the size. As in the 2 to 13 is shown, at least one in which the non-impact printing device 06 having processing station 06 arranged impression cylinder 22 ; 38 at least three times the size, preferably four times the size. The coating device 02 ; 08, ie in particular the primer applicator 02 and / or the painting 08 each have a double-sized transport cylinder for the sheet transport 39 or other sheet-guiding cylinder 43 ; 44 on. In the machine arrangement, with the exception of the one in question, at least one is the non-impact printing device 06 having processing station 06 arranged pressure cylinder 22 ; 38 all other transport cylinders 39 or other sheet-guiding cylinder 43 ; 44 for example, the same size, especially two-fold formed.

The investor 01 , especially in the sheet feeder 01 from a stack picked up sheets are spaced from each other individually z. B. by the z. B. as an offset printing device 04 trained the non-impact printing device 06 upstream processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 transported at a first transport speed. That of the non-impact printing device 06 upstream z. B. as an offset printing device 04 trained workstation 02 ; 03 ; 04 to the non-impact printing device 06 Transferred sheets are in this non-impact printing device 06 with transported a second transport speed, wherein in the non-impact printing device 06 Applicable second transport speed is usually lower than the z. B. in the offset printing device 04 valid first transport speed. To adapt the z. B. in the offset printing device 04 applicable first transport speed to the usually lower in the non-impact printing device 06 applicable second transport speed is z. B. the gap between directly successive arc gap, ie the distance z. B. due to a gripper channel width for the gripper z. B. by the offset printing device 04 transported sheet results in the transfer of this sheet z. B. from the offset printing device 04 to the non-impact printing device 06 preferably reduced, wherein such a reduction in distance based on their original distance z. B. is in the range between 1% and 98%. Thus, directly consecutive sheets are also in the non-impact printing device 06 transported spaced apart, but with a generally smaller arc gap or with a smaller distance than z. B. in the offset printing device 04 and consequently also with a lower second transport speed. This second transport speed is preferably maintained when in the non-impact printing device 06 printed sheets first to an intermediate dryer 07 or dryer 09 and from there z. B. by means of a feed table to a mechanical processing device 11 continue to the delivery 12 be transported. However, the sheets can be brought from their second transport speed to a third transport speed, if that of the non-impact printing device 06 subordinate z. B. as a mechanical processing device 11 trained processing station 08 ; 09 ; 11 requires, wherein the third transport speed is usually higher than the second transport speed and z. B. again in particular in the offset printing device 04 corresponding first transport speed corresponds. Before the mechanical finishing device 11 is z. B. the second transport cylinder arrangement provided which from the intermediate dryer 07 or dryer 09 coming bow picks up and mechanical finishing device 11 transported. Also in the field of mechanical, in series z. B. several processing plants 46 having further processing device 11 is for transferring the sheet from one to the next of the arranged in a row processing plants 46 in each case a rotational body, in particular a cylinder, preferably a transfer drum 44 provided, in each case between two adjacent processing plants 46 is arranged. One of the processing plants 46 is z. B. as a stamping plant, in particular as a rotary stamping, another processing plant 46 z. B. formed as a Rillwerk. The relevant processing plant 46 the mechanical further processing of the sheet is preferably designed to perform in cooperation with a cylinder transporting the respective sheet. After their mechanical processing, the sheets and / or cut out of them benefits z. B. by means of a chain conveyor 21 to the delivery 12 transported and collected there, preferably stacked.

The bows are from the output of z. B. as an offset printing device 04 trained the non-impact printing device 06 upstream processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 at least until the exit of the intermediate dryer 07 or dryer 09 , preferably to the beginning of the non-impact printing device 06 downstream z. B. as a mechanical processing device 11 trained workstation 08 ; 09; 11 each by means of a multi-part, ie several in the transport direction T the sheet transported successively arranged assemblies, in particular transport units existing transport device, wherein the transport device preferably a plurality of multi-sized transport cylinder 39 having. If necessary can also be between the offset printing device 04 and the non-impact printing device 06 an intermediate dryer 07 or a dryer 09 be arranged.

Of the 2 is also removed that the respective axes of rotation of machining cylinders, such as. B. the impression cylinder 22 or the respective cylinders of the primer applicator 02 , the painting equipment 08 or a dryer 07 , and one of these processing cylinders in the transport direction T the substrates immediately downstream or directly upstream transport cylinder are arranged vertically offset. Thus, a line running through the axis of rotation of a processing cylinder and the axis of rotation of a directly downstream transport cylinder or a transfer drum forms an acute angle to a horizontal α1 , and / or a straight line extending through the axis of rotation of a machining cylinder and the axis of rotation of a directly preceding transport cylinder or a transfer drum to a horizontal to an acute angle α2 in the range between 15 ° and 30 °, preferably between 20 ° and 25 °, in particular 22.5 °, wherein the horizontal z. B. in each case passes through the axis of rotation of the respective transport cylinder or through the axis of rotation of the respective transfer drum. The angle directed to the downstream transport cylinder or to the downstream transfer drum α1 is z. B. in the range between the simple and the double of the upstream transport cylinder directed angle α2 , Preferably between 1.3 times and 1.7 times, in particular, it is 1.5 times the angle directed to the upstream transport cylinder angle α2 ,

In the 3 to 8th are further machine arrangements each with multiple processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 illustrated by way of example and schematically, wherein the respective reference numerals the previously explained processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 and other of their respective aggregates.

In the 3 is a machine assembly with the following in the transport direction T of the printing material successively arranged processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 shown: sheet feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 or painting device 08 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; painting equipment 08 ; dryer 09 ; display 12 ,

In the 4 is a machine assembly with the following in the transport direction T of the printing material successively arranged processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 shown: sheet feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; dryer 09 ; display 12 ,

In the 5 is a machine assembly with the following in the transport direction T of the printing material successively arranged processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 shown: sheet feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; painting equipment 08 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; painting equipment 08 ; dryer 09 ; Display 12.

In the 6 is a machine assembly with the following in the transport direction T of the printing material successively arranged processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 shown: sheet feeder 01 ; a first offset printing device 04 ; Cold foil application device 03 ; four other offset printing devices 04 in series construction; intermediate dryer 07 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; dryer 09 ; display 12 ,

In the 7 is an illustrated by their length in an offset machine arrangement with the following in the transport direction T of the printing material successively arranged processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 shown: sheet feeder 01 ; a first offset printing device 04 ; Cold foil application device 03 ; four other offset printing devices 04 in series construction; intermediate dryer 07 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; painting equipment 08 ; dryer 09 ; two mechanical finishing devices 11 in series construction; display 12 ,

In the 8th is a machine assembly with the following in the transport direction T of the printing material successively arranged processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 shows: magazine feeder 01 ; Primer applicator 02 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; Non-impact printing device 06 ; intermediate dryer 07 ; painting equipment 08 ; dryer 09 ; display 12 ,

As already mentioned, it is provided, with the machine arrangements described above, each of several processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 for the processing of sheets and for the transport of these sheets have at least one transport device to edit sheets of different format, ie of different length and / or width. Therefore, the generally rectangular arc differs z. B. in their respective length, with this length each in the transport direction T this arch extends. To use a particular as a non-impact printing device 06 trained workstation 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 , which are supplied sequentially to multiple sheets, the productivity of the respective machine arrangement at relatively shorter arc, ie, smaller format sheet compared to otherwise larger-scale processed in this machine arrangement sheets, not a method with the following method steps is proposed:

Method for operating a plurality of sheets of a processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08; 09; 11; 12 sequentially feeding transport device, in which for processing by the same processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 Bow different each in the transport direction T this sheet extending length can be used, wherein the processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 successively supplied sheets are transported by the transport device in each case at a distance, wherein the transport device imprints the sheet to be transported in each case a transport speed, wherein the existing between immediately successive sheet distance for sheets different respectively in the transport direction T this sheet extending length is kept constant by a change in the transportation of the relevant sheet aufzupräenden transport speed, the transport speed of the transport direction T subsequent sheet is changed in relation to the transport speed of the immediately preceding sheet. In the process, those of the relevant processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 successive sheets to be reached and / or to keep one from the workstation 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 each transported preferably at a minimum, but usually different from zero distance to be provided high productivity of the transport device. The distance between in the transport direction T successive arc, ie between the transversely to the transport direction T extending rear edge of the previous sheet and transversely to the transport direction T extending leading edge of the immediately following bow, z. B. in the range between 0.5 mm and 50 mm, preferably less than 10 mm. If a sheet of shorter length in the respective processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 after a larger length of sheet is to be processed, the shorter length sheet is accelerated by the transport device by increasing its transport speed. Conversely, a larger length sheet is slowed down by the transport device by a reduction in its transport speed when the sheet of greater length in the respective processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 after a bow of shorter length to edit. As a processing station 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 will preferably be a non-impact printing device 06 used, whose productivity is usually greatest when it supplied the sheets to be printed by them in succession regardless of their respective format in a constant minimum distance. If in the relevant machine arrangement of the non-impact printing device 06 a z. B. as an offset printing device 04 trained processing station 04 is upstream, are in the offset printing device 04 printed sheets regardless of their format with a production speed of this offset printing device 04 corresponding transport speed of the transport device supplied, wherein this sheet from the offset printing device 04 predetermined transport speed during its transport with the transport device to a processing speed of the non-impact printing device 06 appropriate transport speed is adjusted. If these sheets regardless of their respective format in each case in addition to a constant distance from each other of the non-impact printing device 06 to be supplied, sheets of greater length are slowed down less than shorter sheets, but in any case a reduction of their respective transport speed will be required because the processing speed of the non-impact printing device 06 is usually lower than the production speed of the offset printing device 04 ,

The respective sheet is moved from one processing station to the next during its transport 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 and / or also within these processing stations, each designed as a module 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11; 12 each of the respective in the transport direction T the sheet in succession several transport cylinder having transport device preferably each frictionally and / or positively by holding means, for. B. held by suction and / or by grippers.

In a preferred embodiment, the relevant sheet aufzuprägende transport speed of a z. B. arranged at a control station of the machine arrangement preferably electronic control unit, wherein the control unit, the adjustment of the transport speed, in particular for maintaining the constant distance between successive arc z. B. makes in a control loop. It is Z. B. provided that one of the mechanical processing device 11 supplied sheet through the swing gripper 19 and the z. B. simple sized transfer drum 31 is brought from the second transport speed to the third transport speed, which means that the relevant sheet in particular by the controlled by the control unit rotation of the transfer drum 31 is accelerated.

9 shows an example of a machine arrangement with several processing stations 01; 02; 03; 04; 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12, wherein the processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 in the transport direction T the substrates are arranged one behind the other. The processing stations 01 ; 02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 09 ; 11 ; 12 are each formed as a stand-alone functional module, each of the modules each forms a mounted in a separate frame machine unit. In the preferred embodiment, those modules that function as a coating device 02 ; 03 ; 08 ( d , H. Primer applicator 02 , Cold foil applicator 03 and painting equipment 08 ) or as a dryer 07 ; 09 or as a printing device 04 ; 06 or as a mechanical further processing device 11 are formed, each a substrate guide unit 24 and a substrate processing unit 26 on. The substrate guide unit 24 has to transport the substrates z. B. a transport cylinder assembly with one or more transport cylinders 39 or one or more transfer drums 43 ; 44 on, with the transport cylinder 39 or transfer drums 43 ; 44 multi-sized, preferably double-sized. The substrate processing unit 26 indicates depending on the type of the respective processing station 01 ; 02; 03; 04; 06; 07; 08; 09; 11; 12 z. B. the actual coating device 02 ; 03 ; 08 or the dryer 07 ; 09 or at least one printing unit 86 ; 87 ; 88 the printing device 04; 06 or at least one processing plant 46 the mechanical Further processing device 11 on. The substrate guide unit 24 and the substrate processing unit 26 have at their joint in each case a substantially horizontal joining surface and thus form a sub-module 24 and a superstructure module 26 ,

The in the 9 shown machine assembly is a machine assembly for the fine and reprint and has starting from a sheet feeder 01 or magazine feeder 01 trained, stacked substrates sequentially z. B. with a suction head 41 poignant investor 01 and a downstream swing gripper 13 with a transfer drum 14 in the transport direction T the substrates (arc) in succession a coating device 02 ; 03 ; 08 in particular in the form of a first primer applicator 02 and then a first dryer 07 on. The substrates pretreated in this way on the front side are then subjected to a first non-impact printing device which in each case prints the front side of the substrates 06 with a first impression cylinder 22 supplied, said first pressure cylinder 22 is preferably formed three times or four times large, which means that this first impression cylinder 22 has at least as many holding elements on its circumference, that three or four substrates are arranged in each case at its periphery, in each case holding by a frictional connection and / or by a form fit or at least can be arranged. As a rule, everyone is on the circumference of the printing cylinder 22 to be held substrate each associated with at least one holding means or retaining element, wherein those holding elements, which are assigned to different substrates, each independently, that is operable separately from each other. Holding elements designed as grippers are arranged in particular in a channel, wherein the respective channel is in each case on the lateral surface of the respective printing cylinder 22 extends axially. This means at z. B. four along the circumference of the relevant printing cylinder 22 arrangeable substrates that the relevant printing cylinder 22 has four channels, wherein in each channel at least one holding element is arranged. In a channel z. B. also be arranged at least two holding elements, wherein one of these holding elements in the transport direction T the substrate trailing edge of a first of these substrates holds and another of these holding elements in the transport direction T the substrate front edge of a first substrate on the circumference of the respective printing cylinder 22 immediately following second substrate holds. Along part of the circumference of the first impression cylinder 22 a plurality of inkjet printing devices are successively arranged, wherein a radial distance between an ink outlet opening of the respective inkjet printing device and an upper side of the on the lateral surface of the respective rotating printing cylinder 22 held substrate when passing the respective inkjet printing device preferably only a few millimeters, in particular only about 1 mm. In the preferred embodiment, the first non-impact printing device follows 06 a substrate guide unit designed as a pure transport module 24 without further substrate processing unit 26 , Also, this transport module is arranged in a separate frame. This substrate guide unit 24 allows in this machine arrangement, the formation of a sufficiently wide transverse gallery, which in turn z. B. for maintenance and / or repair accessibility to the first non-impact printing device 06 improved. In another embodiment, alternatively or additionally, a substrate guiding unit designed as a pure transport module is provided 24 without further substrate processing unit 26 the first non-impact printing device 06 upstream. Due to the arrangement of z. B. two double-sized transport cylinder or transfer drums having transport module in the machine assembly is achieved that a horizontal distance a between the lateral surface of the impression cylinder 22 and in particular the double-sized processing cylinder in the transport direction T the substrates next processing station at least twice the diameter d this machining cylinder corresponds ( 3 ). After the substrate guide unit 24 is a second dryer drying the printed front of the substrates 09 arranged. The second dryer 09 follows a turning device 23 , which makes it possible that the back of the substrates can be printed in progress. As described above for the Perfecting, ie for the printing of the front, the substrates of the turning device 23 first coming from a second primer applicator treating the backside of the substrates 02 and then a third dryer 07 fed. This is followed by a second non-impact printing device which in each case prints on the back side of the substrates 37 with a second impression cylinder 38 , wherein this second impression cylinder 38 again preferably three times or four times, which means that this second impression cylinder 38 has on its periphery so many holding means or holding elements, that at its periphery successively three or four substrates each held by a frictional connection and / or by a positive fit arranged or at least be arranged. Along part of the circumference of the second impression cylinder 38 . d , H. at its periphery are preferably successively several, z. B. at least four or in particular seven inkjet printing devices arranged, said inkjet printing devices z. As the inks cyan, magenta, yellow and / or black and z. B. at least one of the spot colors orange and / or green and / or violet print. The turning device 23 is in the transport direction T the substrates so between the first non-impact printing device 06 and the second Non-impact printing device 37 arranged. Also after and / or before the second non-impact printing device 37 For the same reason as explained above, it is preferable that each is a substrate guiding unit 24 without further substrate processing unit 26 arranged. This is followed by a fourth dryer 09 for drying the printed back of the substrates. In the preferred embodiment is then a painting 08 intended. The coated substrates are then placed in another dryer 09 dried, this dryer 09 z. B. is arranged in the transport of a transport device designed as a chain conveyor 21, wherein this transport means the substrates to a display 12 , in particular transported to a multi-stack delivery and interprets there. In the machine arrangement of 9 are the respective substrate guide units each having a transport cylinder arrangement 24 apart from the two printing cylinders 22 preferably in each case double-sized, so that on the circumference of the respective transport cylinder 39 or transfer drums 43 ; 44 in each case two substrates are arranged one behind the other or at least can be arranged. The dryers 07 ; 09 are z. B. as a UV dryer or as an IR dryer or as a microwave dryer, optionally in combination with a hot air dryer. The UV dryers and / or IR dryers are z. B. each formed as an LED dryer. A microwave dryer works with microwaves having a frequency in the range of z. B. 2 to 300 GHz, preferably 2.45 to 22.35 GHz. It can also be provided that in a dryer at least two of the mentioned drying methods are used in each case in combination.

In the turning device 23 The turn is usually done on the principle of trailing edge. The turning device 23 may be formed, for example, as a three-drum turn or as a single-drum turn. In the three-drum turn, three substrate guide cylinders are arranged. In transport direction T The substrates, for example, a single-sized or double-sized transfer drum, a preferably double-sized storage drum and a preferably single-sized turning drum arranged. A simple-sized cylinder can accommodate a substrate of maximum format peripherally. A simple-sized cylinder has z. B. in an offset printing unit so based on the diameter of a z. B. formed as a plate cylinder forme cylinder the same diameter, whereas a double-sized cylinder has a double-large diameter.

The turning drum is in particular with a turning gripper system and the storage drum is then equipped with at least one substrate holding system per substrate-supporting lateral surface. The substrate holding systems are preferably as a gripper system for in the transport direction T formed front edge of the substrate. Preferably, fixing elements are also provided for the rear region of a substrate, which are preferably designed in each case as a suction system. The teat systems are preferably connected to adjustable rear shell segments and adjustable in the circumferential direction relative to the gripper systems on front shell segments, so that substrates of maximum to minimum size in the mode Perfecting and / or in the operating mode perfecting in the front and rear area on the Storage drum can be kept. Below the storage drum and / or turning drum substrate guide elements for guiding the substrates can be arranged. Further education is the turning device 23 associated with a Leitrakel for guiding the substrate between the storage drum and turning drum.

10 shows an example of a machine arrangement for the one-sided processing of substrates, in particular for their one-sided printing. The substrates are from a feeder 01 coming by means of a swinging gripper 13 a z. B. simple sized transfer drum 14 passed and from there via a z. B. only a single transport cylinder 39 or just a single transfer drum 43 ; 44 having substrate guide unit 24 in each case the front of the substrates printing non-impact printing device 06 with a triple-size or quadruple-sized pressure cylinder 22 fed. To the support of the substrates on the outer surface of the printing cylinder 22 to improve, ie a holding down on the outer surface of the impression cylinder 22 supporting substrate lying, are in the direction of rotation of the printing cylinder 22 in front of the arranged at its periphery at least one non-impact printing device 06 z. B. a blast air device 27 and / or a pressing member 28 z. B. provided in the form of a smoothing roll or Anbügelwalze, wherein the Blaslufteinrichtung 27 and / or the pressing element 28 each orthogonal to the transport direction T the substrates preferably extend over the entire width thereof. It follows z. B. a substrate guide unit 24 with at least two transport cylinder 39 or transfer drums 43 ; 44 having transport cylinder assembly. It then close a dryer 07 and a painting facility 08 at. The coated substrates are then placed in another dryer 09 dried, this dryer 09 z. B. again in the transport one as a chain conveyor 21 arranged transport device is arranged, said transport means the substrates to a display 12 transported and interpreted there. The substrate guide units 24 with the exception of the impression cylinder 22 preferably in each case double-sized transport cylinder 39 or transfer drums 43 ; 44 on. The non-impact printing device 06 preferably downstream or even upstream substrate guiding unit 24 with at least two transport cylinders 39 or transfer drums 43 ; 44 having transport cylinder assembly extends in the transport direction T the substrates over a length which is at least one and a half times the diameter of the respective transport cylinder 39 or the relevant transfer drum 43 ; 44 equivalent.

The 11 to 13 show by way of example in each case a machine arrangement for the one-sided processing of substrates, in particular for their one-sided printing, wherein after the feeder 01 z. B. a primer applicator 02 and a dryer 07 are provided. This is followed in the machine assembly, a non-impact printing device 06 a substrate guide unit 24 , another dryer 07 , a painting facility 08 and a z. B. in the transport one as a chain conveyor 21 trained transport device arranged dryer 09 , wherein this transport device, the substrates to a display 12 transported and interpreted there.

In the machine arrangement of 11 is the printing cylinder 22 z. B. formed four times large. The quadruple-sized impression cylinder 22 takes over the substrates to be printed from a directly upstream transfer drum 43 , which is formed in the illustrated example three times the size. In the machine arrangement of 12 is the printing cylinder 22 also four times the size, but hands over the four-fold printing cylinder 22 the printed substrates to a pressure cylinder 22 immediately downstream three-sized transfer drum 44 , 12 shows the quadruple-sized printing cylinder 22 with a pressure cylinder 22 immediately upstream double-sized transfer drum 43 , The lateral surface of the printing cylinder 22 and the lateral surface of the transfer drum 43 are set against each other so that between them a respective substrate leading gap 32 is formed, wherein the respective width of this gap 32 preferably in dependence on the respective substrate, in particular its material thickness, ie its thickness or grammage is set, wherein the grammage of the substrate z. B. in a range between 7 g / m ² and 600 g / m ² . The preferably infinitely variably adjustable width of the gap 32 is z. B. in the range of 0 to 3 mm, in particular 0.1 mm to 1 mm.

In the machine arrangement of 13 are the printing cylinder 22 and this pressure cylinder 22 immediately upstream transfer drum 43 each formed three times the size. The machine arrangements of the 11 to 13 each differ by the format of the printing cylinder 22 and a pressure cylinder 22 immediately upstream or downstream transfer drum 43 ; 44 , A quadruple-sized pressure cylinder 22 , like in the 12 exemplified, has a diameter z. B. of about 1,200 mm. A z. B. with this pressure cylinder 22 cooperating double-sized transfer drum 43 has a diameter z. B. of about 600 mm. The respective format of printing cylinder 22 and a pressure cylinder 22 immediately upstream or downstream transfer drum 43 ; 44 is by the number of fields provided on their respective circumference 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 for arranging each at least one substrate and the number of particular in connection with these fields 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 arranged holding elements determined, wherein the holding elements, the respective substrates in each case by a frictional connection and / or by a positive connection on the circumference of the relevant printing cylinder 22 or the relevant transfer drum 43 ; 44 hold. At the circumference of the relevant printing cylinder 22 are at a radial distance of preferably only a few millimeters, in particular only about 1 mm between an ink outlet opening of the respective inkjet printing device and the top of the on the lateral surface of the respective rotating printing cylinder 22 held substrate in passing the relevant inkjet printing device each have a plurality of inkjet printing devices and in addition z. B. in each case a blast air device 27 and / or a pressing element 28 z. B. arranged in the form of a smoothing roll, wherein the Blaslufteinrichtung 27 and / or the pressing element 28 each orthogonal to the transport direction T the substrates preferably extend over the entire width thereof. The smoothing roller has z. B. a separate rotary drive, z. Example, a preferably electric, controllable by a control unit or controllable motor, with which a slight slip, ie a speed difference to the rotation of the respective printing cylinder 22 set or at least adjustable. The slip serves to tighten the respective to the impression cylinder 22 transferred substrate.

The in the 2 to 13 illustrated machine arrangements are particularly advantageous i. V. m. UV-curing inks z. B. used in packaging printing for food or cosmetics or at least usable.

14 is a detailed representation of a z. B. quadruple-sized pressure cylinder 22; 38 and a pressure cylinder 22 ; 38 Immediately upstream double-sized, also known as feed drum or feed cylinder transfer drum 43 , this transfer drum 43 several, in particular two z. B. eccentrically adjustable cylindrical surfaces 29 having. The transfer drum 43 is in turn in the direction of transport T of the Substrates z. B. at least one z. B. double-sized or triple-sized trained transfer cylinder 39 upstream, and also between the transfer drum 43 and this transfer drum 43 Immediately upstream transfer cylinder 39 a preferably printed material dependent, in particular depending on the material thickness of the substrates adjusted or at least adjustable gap is formed or at least formed. Likewise, the impression cylinder can 22 ; 38 another, in the 14 not shown z. B. double-sized or triple-sized trained transfer cylinder 39 or a double-sized or triple-sized transfer drum 44 each be immediately downstream. A quadruple-sized pressure cylinder 22 ; 38 has four fields 51 in the circumferential direction one behind the other; 52; 53; 54, in each of which a substrate on the lateral surface of the relevant printing cylinder 22 ; 38 can be kept. Adjacent successive fields 51; 52; 53; 54 are z. B. each through a cylinder pit 62 separated from each other. The preferably compressible and / or elastic cylindrical surfaces 29 the transfer drum 43 or the complete transfer drum 43 as a whole, z. B. each in a z. B. trained as eccentric eccentric 31 stored and thus eccentrically adjustable, in particular remotely adjustable by a control unit. The lateral surface of the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 and the transfer drum 43 are preferably set against each other so that between them the respective substrate leading gap 32 is formed, wherein the respective width of this gap 32 is preferably set as a function of the material thickness, ie the thickness or grammage of the respective substrate. With the eccentric adjustment of the cylindrical surfaces 29 the transfer drum 43 or the complete transfer drum 43 as a whole, both the gap is preferably simultaneously 32 between the lateral surface of the impression cylinder 22 ; 38 and the lateral surface of the transfer drum 43 as well as the gap between this transfer drum 43 and the transfer cylinder immediately preceding it 39 in particular can be adjusted depending on the substrate.

A quadruple-sized pressure cylinder 22 ; 38 has a diameter z. B. of about 1,200 mm. A double-sized transfer drum 43 has a diameter z. B. of about 600 mm. Below a pressure cylinder 22 ; 38 upstream or downstream transfer drum 43 ; 44 is preferably at least one comb vacuum cleaner 33 with a baffle 42 arranged ( 19 ), whereby of the respective transfer drum 43 ; 44 transported substrates on this baffle 42 the comb vacuum cleaner 33 to be transported along grazing. The comb vacuum cleaner 33 is a transporting substrates supporting auxiliary device, in which instead of a substantially closed support for the support of the substrates to be transported a baffle 42 is provided, wherein the baffle 42 - like from the 19 visible - more in particular in an area below the respective transfer drum 43 ; 44 field-like suction openings 47 and in its preferably two opposite each other in the circumferential direction of the respective transfer drum 43 ; 44 extending edge regions several to the transport direction T the substrates to be transported parallel to each other arranged tines 36 having, with these prongs 36 as a long and pointed extensions of the baffle 42 having teeth are formed. In addition, the comb vacuum cleaner 33 at least one suction device 34 on, with which at the baffle 42 substrates to be supported by a through the suction openings 47 flowing from the suction device 34 generated suction in the direction of this baffle 42 be sucked. If the printing cylinder 22; 38 in each of his cylinder pits 62 each formed as a gripper holding elements for holding with the relevant printing cylinder 22 ; 38 has to be transported substrates, the z. B. in the form of a smoothing roller formed pressure element 28 either spaced, ie, forming a z. B. on the thickness of the substrate adjustable gap to the lateral surface of this printing cylinder 22 ; 38 arranged or the pressure element 28 is indeed under pressure to the lateral surface of this impression cylinder 22; 38 employed, but has undercuts for a gripper passage. Also the z. B. compressible and / or elastic cylindrical surfaces 29 the impression cylinder 22; 38 immediately upstream transfer drum 43 preferably have such undercuts for the passage of the on the lateral surface of the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 arranged gripper on. As an alternative to the respective undercut, the respective grippers can be in their respective cylinder pit 62 under the outer surface of the relevant printing cylinder 22 ; 38 be lowered. 14 shows the impression cylinder 22 ; 38 with grippers respectively for the leading and the trailing end of each on the lateral surface of this impression cylinder 22 ; 38 to be held substrate, with some grippers in their open, radially over the lateral surface of this impression cylinder 22 ; 38 outstanding operating position, others in their closed, in particular flush with the lateral surface of this impression cylinder 22 ; 38 final operating position are shown. The pressing element 28 requires the undercuts to avoid collision with grippers that are in their respective open operating position.

The 15 to 18 show an example of an embodiment of the machining cylinder, in particular of the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 each as a suction cylinder, in particular as a flat suction cylinder. 15 shows the suction cylinder in a sectional view. The pressure cylinder formed in this example as a suction cylinder 22 ; 38 is preferably four times larger, which means that he its lateral surface in the circumferential direction in succession four fields 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 in which in each case a substrate to be printed z. B. is held by suction or at least can be maintained. For this purpose ends in a suction cylinder in each of its fields 51 ; 52; 53; 54 several each extending from its interior to the lateral surface channels 56 in which, in comparison to the ambient air pressure, a negative pressure is generated by a suction device or at least can be generated. These channels 56 - Also called suction holes - form on the lateral surface of the suction cylinder in the respective field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 a Saugbohrungsfeld. In each Saugbohrungsfeld a resting on the outer surface of the suction cylinder substrate is sucked large area and thereby held. The size of the respective Saugbohrungsfeldes z. B. depending on the format of the substrate to be held or at least adjustable.

16 shows an enlarged perspective view of the suction cylinder of 15 , wherein the z. B. matrix-shaped arrangement of the ends of the lateral surface channels 56 . d , H. the respective Saugbohrungsfeld is indicated. At least or only on the leading end of each field in the direction of rotation of the suction cylinder 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 is a toothing 57 provided, in particular in conjunction with the respective teeth of the teeth 57 each one z. B. as a sucker 58 trained holding means is provided, wherein each as a sucker 58 trained holding means preferably in the teeth of the teeth 57 and not in the area of the tooth spaces of this toothing 57 are arranged. The teeth in the teeth 57 provided suckers 58 are z. B. arranged in a single extending in the axial direction of the suction cylinder row. The suckers 58 the suction cylinder z. B. applied shortly before a formed with a feed drum tangent point of this suction cylinder with suction. In another embodiment of the suction cylinder are at the leading end of each field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 instead of the local suckers 58 or in addition to these suckers 58 each gripper provided. One of these grippers of the suction cylinder formed gripper closure z. B. in the tangent point of this suction cylinder with the smoothing roll, ie the gripper closure is executed at this time or in this rotational position of the suction cylinder. The direction of rotation of the suction cylinder is indicated by a directional arrow.

17 shows in a perspective enlargement of the enlargement of the suction cylinder a variant in the formation of the lateral surface of the suction cylinder. Instead of in the 16 shown lateral surface with openings for directed into the interior of the suction cylinder channels 56 are here in particular in the fields 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 in the circumferential direction extending webs 59 formed on which a sucked substrate can rest, wherein such a substrate by between adjacent webs 59 acting suction air is held on the lateral surface of the suction cylinder. The suction cylinder can each be designed such that a trailing in the direction of rotation of the suction cylinder end of each field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 variable in size is adaptable to a length of the substrate to be held on the lateral surface of the suction cylinder. This length-related adaptability in the circumferential direction of the suction cylinder is in the 16 and 17 each indicated by a double arrow. In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the suction cylinder are at the leading end in the direction of rotation of the suction cylinder end of each field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 each gripper and / or sucker 58 arranged, whereas on the trailing in the direction of rotation of the suction cylinder end of each field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 each sucker 58 are arranged, with respect to the suction cylinder, a rotational angular position of the trailing end of a first field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 relative to the leading end of a respective first field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 in the direction of rotation of this suction cylinder immediately following the second field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 depending on the format of the first field 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 to be held substrate preferably also during a current rotation of this suction cylinder is variably adjusted or at least adjustable. It may further be provided that the suction cylinder is formed flat in the region of its minimum format ( 16 ) and in its format variable area webs 59 having ( 17 ).

18 shows a pressure cylinder designed as a suction cylinder 22 ; 38 in cooperation with a transfer drum formed as a feed cylinder 43 , wherein this feed cylinder 43 is arranged directly upstream of the suction cylinder. The feed cylinder 43 is preferably double-sized, so that it can accommodate two substrates one behind the other at its periphery. In another variant, the feed cylinder 43 three times large, so that it can accommodate three substrates in a row at its periphery. In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of the diameter of the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 to the diameter of this impression cylinder 22 ; 38 immediately upstream feed cylinder 43 not exactly integer, but the diameter of the feed cylinder 43 is in the range between 0.1% and 3% smaller than an integer divisor of the diameter of the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 , For example, the impression cylinder has 22 ; 38 a diameter of 1,200 mm and the feed cylinder 43 a diameter of only 598 mm instead of 600 mm, ie the diameter of the double-sized feed cylinder 43 is smaller than the integer divisor two in proportion to the quadruple trained impression cylinder 22 ; 38 with the diameter of 1,200 mm. The feed cylinder 43 has at its periphery, ie on its lateral surface z. B. an elastic elevator, with which he on the lateral surface of the particular designed as a suction cylinder pressure cylinder 22 ; 38 unwinds, that is rolled off or at least adjustable. In an advantageous embodiment, the transfer drum 43 the opposite of their z. B. double-sized training slightly smaller diameter, so that occupied with an elevator transfer drum 43 on the lateral surface of the impression cylinder 22 ; 38 no pressure generated. The feed cylinder 43 holds the substrates z. B. each by means of grippers 61 , If the suction cylinder is not formed channel-free, he also has z. B. in each case axially extending channels open on the lateral surface 62 or cylinder pits 62 in each case at least one gripper, so-called safety gripper, which are able to hold a substrate if the suction air is disturbed or fails once. On the suction cylinder, both grippers for holding the leading end of the respective substrate as well as grippers for holding the trailing end of the respective substrate may be provided. These grippers of the suction cylinder grab z. B. in the tooth gaps formed on the suction cylinder teeth 57 , 18 shows the rotational angle position of the suction cylinder and feed cylinder 43 in which a substrate from the feed cylinder 43 can be transferred to the suction cylinder. The respective cylinder pits 62 and gripper of feed cylinder 43 and suction cylinders are in their respective angular position and operating position for a transfer of a substrate from the feed cylinder 43 synchronized with each other on the suction cylinder. The admission of the suction cylinder with suction is z. B. switched as a function of a rotational angle position of the suction cylinder or at least switchable. The transfer of a substrate from the feed cylinder 43 to the suction cylinder is thus alone by the activation of the sucker 58 possible, but also in connection with the grippers, both those of the feed cylinder 43 as well as those of the suction cylinder. In a further embodiment variant is provided, the feed cylinder 43 or also to form the transfer drum as a storage drum or as a suction drum, the features comparable to those previously in connection with the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 has described, so that each substrate of this storage drum or suction drum already streamlined to the particular designed as a suction cylinder processing cylinder, in particular pressure cylinder 22 ; 38 is handed over. Each substrate then reaches its stretched position before it reaches the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 is transferred, wherein the stretched position refers to that state of the substrate in which its trailing edge is fixed accurately with respect to the front edge. Alternatively, the stretched position of the substrate is produced only when the relevant substrate on the lateral surface of the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 is arranged. The latter embodiment sets a reliable, repeatable guidance of the substrate from the feed cylinder 43 to the printing cylinder 22 ; 38 whereas the former design saves time and increases operational safety since the substrate is already on the feed cylinder 43 is brought into its extended position.

It can be provided that inside a with a printing cylinder 22 ; 38 cooperating feed cylinder 43 a dryer 07 ; 09 is arranged, with which of the feed cylinder 43 transported, z. B. previously primed substrates are dried. Such a dryer 07 ; 09 dries a substrate z. B. by irradiation with infrared or UV radiation and / or by hot air.

The non-impact printing devices 06 ; 37 are each formed as inkjet printing devices in the preferred embodiment of the respective machine arrangement. Such inkjet printing devices each have at least one nozzle bar. At least one nozzle bar preferably extends orthogonally to the intended transport path of the printing material or substrate over a working width of the printing press. The at least one nozzle bar preferably has at least one row of nozzles. As viewed in a transverse direction, the at least one row of nozzles preferably has the entire working width of the printing machine and / or the width of the bale of the at least one first central cylinder, ie printing cylinder 22 ; 38 For example, at regular intervals nozzle openings, ie ink outlet openings. The nozzles are preferably distributed over several print heads. A surface of the respective print head surrounding the nozzle openings is preferably called nozzle area.

Each nozzle bar preferably has at least one supporting body. On the support body directly or preferably indirectly, for example via positioning means and / or in particular designed as alignment means connecting elements, the printheads this nozzle beam attached. The nozzle bar itself is preferably via at least one adjusting device relative to a frame of the printing unit, ie the relevant processing station 06 , and / or arranged relative to a rotational axis of a central cylinder of the printing unit movable. A travel of the adjusting device comprises in a first embodiment exclusively in a setting direction, which has at least one component in a radial direction to the axis of rotation of the central cylinder and which is further preferably oriented exclusively radially to the axis of rotation of the central cylinder. The travel of the adjusting device, in a second embodiment of the actuator over at least 75%, on preferably at least 90% of its entire length in a direction of adjustment, which has at least one component in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the central cylinder and which is further preferably oriented exclusively parallel to the axis of rotation of the central cylinder. A small part of the travel then preferably has in a radial direction, in order to avoid damage to the print heads.

The adjusting movement by means of the adjusting device serves, for example, to make printheads accessible for maintenance and / or cleaning work and / or a single or group-wise replacement of one or more print heads. In particular, a temporary access for a cleaning device to respective printheads can be created by the adjusting movement by means of the adjusting device.

Preferably, a plurality of print heads are arranged side by side on the at least one nozzle bar in the transverse direction, the nozzle faces, for example, have the shape of a rectangle, but more preferably the shape of a trapezoid and / or a parallelogram. Since such individual printheads are usually not provided with nozzles up to an edge of their housing, printheads need to be overlapped with respect to the transverse direction. 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. For this purpose, different embodiments are possible.

For example, in a first embodiment, at least two, and more preferably exactly two, transversely extending rows of printheads are staggered in the circumferential direction of the first central cylinder, preferably such that transversely successive printheads preferably alternately belong to one of the at least two rows of printheads; always prefers alternately a first and a second of two rows of printheads. Two such rows of printheads form a double row of printheads.

In a second embodiment, the print heads have adapted to each other housing forms. For example, a respective nozzle surface of each print head and / or at least one respective surface of the print head delimiting the print head in its ejection direction has a shape deviating from a rectangular shape, in particular the shape of a preferably symmetrical trapezoid and / or a parallelogram. As a result, the nozzle surfaces of adjacent print heads can overlap in the transverse direction and the print heads can nevertheless be arranged directly adjacent to one another in the transverse direction, in particular without being in a transport direction T offset from each other to be arranged. Such a series of printheads is called, for example, obliquely overlapping series of printheads.

In particular, at least in the printing operation in the circumferential direction with respect to the at least one first central cylinder, several rows of printheads, for example at least four double rows and more preferably at least seven double rows of printheads or preferably at least four rows of obliquely overlapping printheads and more preferably at least seven rows of obliquely overlapping printheads in succession arranged aligned on the at least one first central cylinder.

Each double row of printheads or obliquely overlapping row of printheads is preferably associated with and / or assignable to a coating agent, in particular a printing ink of a specific color, for example in each case one of the colors black, cyan, yellow and magenta or orange, green, violet or a varnish, for example a clear coat. For example, one coating agent is assigned two double rows of print heads or two obliquely overlapping rows of print heads. The at least one print head operates to produce coating agent drops, preferably by the drop-on-demand method, in which coating agent drops are selectively produced as needed.

In a regular printing operation, all print heads are stationary. This ensures a permanent passport-oriented and / or register-oriented alignment of all nozzles. There are different situations in which, apart from the movement by means of the adjusting device, a defined alignment movement of the print heads is necessary. The respective alignment movement of the print heads preferably takes place by means of at least one positioning device.

Preferably, at least one positioning device is arranged, by means of which at least one print head can be adjusted in its position, in particular in its position relative to other print heads of the printing unit and / or to other print heads belonging to the same nozzle bar and / or in its position with respect to the transverse direction and / or in its position with respect to a pivot axis oriented parallel to its nozzle ejection direction. Preferably, a plurality of positioning devices are arranged. For example, each print head is assigned its own positioning device. Preferably, however, at least one such positioning device is assigned to several printheads together, in particular such that a plurality of printheads can be adjusted in position by means of their associated common positioning in particular, in their position relative to the common nozzle beam and / or relative to other printheads at these common nozzle bars are arranged and / or in their position with respect to the transverse direction and / or in their position with respect to a pivot axis which is oriented parallel to the direction of their Düsenausstoßrichtung.

For example, the at least one positioning device has at least one main body. Preferably, the at least one print head is arranged on the at least one base body. More preferably, a plurality, in particular at least three and preferably at least four print heads are arranged on the at least one base body. The main body is preferably formed in one piece.

The respective print head on the one hand is connected to the base body on the other hand, for example via at least one connecting element. The at least one connecting element is designed, for example, as an alignment device. By means of the alignment of the respective printhead is preferably individually aligned to the body, in particular manually and / or in its position with respect to the transverse direction and / or in its position relative to a pivot axis which is oriented parallel to its Düsenausstoßrichtung. In this way, preferably several, in particular at least three and more preferably at least four print heads can be aligned relative to the main body and thus also to one another.

Preferably, these several, in particular at least three and more preferably at least four printheads and the main body are each part of a first assembly. The printheads of the first assembly, for example, outside of the printing unit relative to the body and thus aligned with each other. As a result, they can be aligned with a corresponding tool and / or with the aid of a camera detecting the relative position and / or with particularly good accessibility to the base body and thus also to one another. As a result, a particular precisely aligned respective first assembly is generated.

Preferably, the respective nozzle bar is arranged supporting several such first assemblies. Preferably, these several first assemblies are adjustable in their respective position relative to the support body of this nozzle beam via their own positioning. Accordingly, a plurality of positioning devices are preferably arranged on a support body. Preferably, at least indirectly via the positioning a plurality of first modules are arranged on a support body, in particular by means of the plurality of positioning each in their position relative to the support body adjustable. For example, the print heads of two obliquely overlapping rows of print heads are arranged on a carrier body at least indirectly via the positioning devices.

By moving the support body all the print heads attached directly or indirectly can then be moved, in particular without being changed relative to one another without their relative orientation.

In order to determine which printhead or which group of printheads has to be moved to which extent and in which direction in order to produce an optimum print result, it is preferred to print and examine at least one test print image. From the result settings for positioning are determined, which are then set manually and / or by means of respective positioning drives. The settings of the individual alignment devices are preferably determined and / or adjusted manually, but are alternatively also determinable via at least one test print image.

Preferably, at least one sensor designed as a first print image sensor is arranged, in particular at a point along the transport path of the printing material after the first printing unit. 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 image sensor and a corresponding evaluation unit, for example, the higher-level machine control, is preferably a control of all in the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder successive and / or acting printheads and / or double rows of printheads and / or obliquely overlapping rows of printheads of first printing unit monitored and / or regulated. In a first embodiment of the at least one print image sensor, only a first print image sensor is arranged, the sensor field of which covers the entire width of the transport path of the printing material. In a second embodiment of the at least one print image sensor only a first print image sensor is arranged, which is designed to be movable in the transverse direction. 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 with respect to the transverse direction.

A layer of pixels formed by coating agent drops originating from a respective first print head is preferably compared to a layer of pixels formed by coating agent drops emerging from a respective second, circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder and / or in the intended direction of transport T of the printing material arranged after the respective first printhead and / or arranged in the transverse direction to the printhead lying printhead. This is preferably done independently of whether these each process first and second, in the circumferential direction of the at least one first central cylinder successive and / or acting printheads a same or a different coating agent. It is preferably monitored a vote of the layers of originating from different printheads 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.

At least one adjustment sensor is preferably arranged. More preferably, at least two adjustment sensors are arranged. The at least one adjustment sensor and in particular the at least two adjustment sensors serve to acquire data relating to relative settings of a plurality of, for example, at least four printheads or groups of printheads with respect to one another. Preferably, the at least one adjustment sensor or the at least two adjustment sensors are optical sensors. Such relative settings are, for example, relative geometric positioning of the printheads or groups of printheads and / or relative actuation times, in particular drop ejection times of the printheads and / or groups of printheads. The relative settings additionally or alternatively include, for example, relative settings which relate to at least one color density and / or at least one area coverage and / or at least one point size of generated pixels. In the following, the relative setting is related to geometric positioning and / or activation times, in particular drop ejection times. However, the devices and / or processes described also relate to the other relative settings mentioned, provided that there are no contradictions.

The at least one adjustment sensor and in particular the at least two adjustment sensors are preferably designed at least as position sensors. The at least two adjustment sensors, in particular position sensors, are designed, for example, as cameras and / or as CCD sensors and / or as CMOS sensors. The at least two adjustment sensors, in particular position sensors, are preferably used to directly or indirectly detect a relative position and / or activation of at least two print heads and / or groups of print heads relative to one another. For a preferred indirect detection is the at least one adjustment sensor and in particular the at least two adjustment sensors are preferably aligned and / or aligned on the substrate and / or aligned and / or alignable on the transport path provided for the transport material and / or arranged on at least one Transfer body aligned and / or arranged alignable.

Preferably, at least temporarily, a respective position of the target area of at least one new and / or re-arranged printhead relative to a position of the target area of at least one printhead already arranged and / or at least one new and / or rearranged group of printheads relative to a position of the target area at least one previously arranged groups of printheads detectable. This is preferably done on the basis of a comparison of relative positions of pixels generated by the respective print heads on the printing material by means of a common setting sensor, in particular a position sensor. These relative positions of the pixels are preferably evaluated by means of an evaluation unit, for example the higher-level machine control.

As at least one adjustment sensor, for example, the already described at least one first print image sensor is used for this purpose. However, preference is given to using other setting sensors than the already described at least one first print image sensor, for example setting sensors specialized for this task.

After installation and / or maintenance and / or replacement and / or cleaning of at least one printhead and / or at least one group of printheads, a test print is preferably performed to produce at least one test print image in which the new and / or reorderable printhead and / or the new and / or re-arranged group of printheads on the one hand and at least one serving as a reference or Leitdruckkopf printhead on the other hand print ink drops or ink drops on the substrate or the substrate. The at least one test print image is preferably detected automatically by means of at least one setting sensor, for example the first print image sensor. In one through the at least one test print image documented and detected deviation of an actual position of the at least one new and / or re-arranged printhead or the corresponding group of printheads from a desired position is preferably automated adjustment of the position of this printhead or this group of printheads in the transverse direction and / or with respect a pivoting position by means of the corresponding positioning device and / or an adjustment of the control of the nozzles of this printhead with respect to a drive time, in particular drop ejection time made.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

01

Processing station; investors; Sheet feeder; magazine investors

02

Processing station; Primer applicator

03

Processing station; Cold foil application device

04

Processing station; Offset printing device; Flexo printing device

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06

Processing station; Non-impact printing device

07

Processing station; Between the dryer; dryer

08

Processing station; painting equipment

09

Processing station; dryer

10

-

11

Processing station; mechanical processing device

12

Processing station; display

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swing gripper

14

Transfer drum

15

-

16

Gripper system; chain conveyors

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18

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19

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20

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21

chain conveyors

22

pressure cylinder

23

turning device

24

Substrate guide unit; substructure module

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Substrate processing unit; Track module

27

blast air

28

pressing element

29

cylindrical surface

30

-

31

eccentric

32

gap

33

comb sucker

34

suction

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36

prong

37

Processing station; Non-impact printing device

38

pressure cylinder

39

transport cylinder

40

-

41

suction head

42

baffle

43

Transfer drum; feed cylinder

44

transfer drum

45

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46

Cutting

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suction opening

48

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49

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50

-

51

field

52

field

53

field

54

field

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56

channel

57

Perforation

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sucker

59

web

60

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61

grab

62

Channel; cylinder gap

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Printing cylinders

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Roller; anilox roller

84

doctor; Chambered doctor blade system

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printing unit

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printing unit

88

printing unit

a

distance

d

diameter

T

transport direction

α1

angle

α2

angle

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

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Claims (20)

Machine arrangement for the sequential processing of sheet-shaped substrates, with a plurality of different processing stations, wherein at least one of the processing stations has at least one non-impact printing device (06, 37) in each case printing the substrates, wherein the one concerned comprises the at least one non-impact printing device (06; 37) having a pressure cylinder (22; 38), wherein the pressure cylinder (22; 38) a feed cylinder (43) is directly upstream, characterized in that below the pressure cylinder (22; 38) upstream feed cylinder (43) for support the substrates transported by the feed cylinder (43) a comb vacuum cleaner (33) with a baffle (42) is arranged, these substrates are each transported on this baffle (42) of the respective comb vacuum cleaner (33) along grazing, wherein the comb vacuum cleaner (33) at least a suction device (34) with which to be supported on the guide plate (42) Substrate in the direction of this baffle (42) are sucked. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 Characterized in that the printing cylinder (22; 38) a plurality of fields (51; 52; 53; 54) each for holding a substrate. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the pressure cylinder (22, 38) is designed as a suction cylinder. Machine arrangement according to Claim 3 , characterized in that the pressure cylinder formed as a suction cylinder (22; 38) in each case axially extending on the lateral surface open channels (62) or cylinder pits (62) each having at least one gripper, wherein the respective gripper holds the substrate in question. Machine arrangement according to Claim 2 or 3 or 4 characterized in that in each of the fields (51; 52; 53; 54) a plurality of each extending from the interior of the impression cylinder (22; 38) extending to its lateral surface channels (56) terminate in which compared to the ambient air pressure by a suction device Vacuum generated or at least generated, these channels (56) on the lateral surface of this pressure cylinder (22; 38) in the respective field (51; 52; 53; 54) form a Saugbohrungsfeld. Machine arrangement according to Claim 5 , characterized in that a size of the respective Saugbohrungsfeldes is set depending on the format of the substrate to be held or at least adjustable. Machine arrangement according to Claim 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 , characterized in that at least or only at the end of each field (51; 52; 53; 54) leading in the direction of rotation of the printing cylinder (22; 38) at least one sucker (58) or one in the axial direction of the printing cylinder (22; ) extending series of suckers (58) is provided. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 , characterized in that the feed cylinder (43) has an elastic lift at its periphery. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th , characterized in that the feed cylinder (43) has a plurality of eccentrically adjustable cylindrical surfaces (29) and / or that the feed cylinder (43) is mounted as a whole or its cylindrical surfaces (29) each in an eccentric bearing (31) or are. Machine arrangement according to Claim 9 , characterized in that the cylindrical surfaces (29) of the pressure cylinder (22; 38) directly upstream feeding cylinder (43) have undercuts for a passage on the lateral surface of the printing cylinder (22; 38) arranged gripper. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th or 9 or 10 , characterized in that the feed cylinder (43) is designed as a storage drum or as a suction drum. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th or 9 or 10 or 11 , characterized in that the respective substrate to be printed by the non-impact printing device (06, 37) in question on the printing cylinder (22, 38) or on the feed cylinder (43) immediately preceding the printing cylinder (22, 38) Stretched position is arranged, wherein the stretched position denotes that state of the substrate in which its trailing edge is fixed with respect to its leading edge accurately. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 characterized in that the feed cylinder (43) immediately upstream of the printing cylinder (22; 38) is in each case twice or three times large and / or that the printing cylinder (22; 38) has a transfer drum (44) of two or three times the size of a transfer drum (44) 39) is immediately downstream. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 , characterized in that the guide plate (42) of the comb vacuum cleaner (33) for supporting the substrates to be transported has a support with several in the transport direction (T) of the substrates to be transported parallel to each other arranged prongs (36). Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 , characterized in that the feed cylinder (43) is set against the lateral surface of the respective printing cylinder (22, 38) by forming a gap (32) leading to the respective substrate, or at least can be adjusted, a width of this gap (32) being dependent on the Thickness or grammage of the respective substrate is set. Machine arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 , characterized in that the at least one non-impact pressure device (06; 37) and additionally a blown air device (27) and / or a pressure element (28) are arranged on the circumference of the pressure cylinder (22; Machine arrangement according to Claim 16 , characterized in that the pressing element (28) is designed as a smoothing roller, wherein the smoothing roller has its own rotary drive. Machine arrangement according to Claim 17 , characterized in that with the rotary drive of the smoothing roller a speed difference to the rotation of the pressure cylinder (22, 38) is set or at least adjustable. Machine arrangement according to Claim 16 or 17 or 18 Characterized in that the pressing element (28) undercuts for a passage on the lateral surface of the printing cylinder (22; 38) arranged gripper has. Machine arrangement according to Claim 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8th or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 , characterized in that the respective grippers of the printing cylinder (22; 38) in their respective cylinder pit (62) each below the lateral surface of the printing cylinder (22; 38) are lowered or at least lowered.

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