EP0922580A3 - Color control system for a printing press - Google Patents

Color control system for a printing press Download PDF

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EP0922580A3
EP0922580A3 EP98309181A EP98309181A EP0922580A3 EP 0922580 A3 EP0922580 A3 EP 0922580A3 EP 98309181 A EP98309181 A EP 98309181A EP 98309181 A EP98309181 A EP 98309181A EP 0922580 A3 EP0922580 A3 EP 0922580A3
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printing press
control system
color control
controlling
color
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EP0922580A2 (en
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Xin Feng
Douglas J. Sykora
Steven J. Lachajewski
Bradley S. Moersfelder
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Quad Tech Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
    • B41F33/0027—Devices for scanning originals, printing formes or the like for determining or presetting the ink supply
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
    • B41F33/0036—Devices for scanning or checking the printed matter for quality control
    • B41F33/0045—Devices for scanning or checking the printed matter for quality control for automatically regulating the ink supply
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2233/00—Arrangements for the operation of printing presses
    • B41P2233/10—Starting-up the machine
    • B41P2233/11—Pre-inking

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Inking, Control Or Cleaning Of Printing Machines (AREA)

Abstract

A system and method for controlling the ink feed in a printing press (10) in order to achieve and maintain target values of color. More particularly, the invention relates to a system for controlling the ink control devices (200) using an adaptive controller (204).
EP98309181A 1997-11-10 1998-11-10 Color control system for a printing press Withdrawn EP0922580A3 (en)

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US6503797P 1997-11-10 1997-11-10
US65037P 1997-11-10

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EP0922580A3 true EP0922580A3 (en) 2000-03-29

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Citations (6)

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CH509159A (en) * 1969-11-07 1971-06-30 Koenig & Bauer Schnellpressfab Method for presetting zone screws on inking units of rotary printing machines and device for carrying out the method
US4552165A (en) * 1983-06-21 1985-11-12 Bobst Sa Method and device for maintaining density of a printed color constant
US4655135A (en) * 1981-10-16 1987-04-07 Harris Graphics Corporation Adaptive control system for press presetting
DE4212575A1 (en) * 1991-04-20 1992-10-22 Intech Pev Informationstechnis Optimised performance of machine using fuzzy logic controller that has learning process - creating knowledge base used with fuzzy logic rules for setting control to optimise output quality
US5218555A (en) * 1989-11-27 1993-06-08 Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha Method for judging a color difference using rules fuzzy inference and apparatus therefor
DE19538811A1 (en) * 1995-05-04 1996-11-07 Quad Tech System and method for monitoring color in a printing press

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH509159A (en) * 1969-11-07 1971-06-30 Koenig & Bauer Schnellpressfab Method for presetting zone screws on inking units of rotary printing machines and device for carrying out the method
US4655135A (en) * 1981-10-16 1987-04-07 Harris Graphics Corporation Adaptive control system for press presetting
US4552165A (en) * 1983-06-21 1985-11-12 Bobst Sa Method and device for maintaining density of a printed color constant
US5218555A (en) * 1989-11-27 1993-06-08 Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha Method for judging a color difference using rules fuzzy inference and apparatus therefor
DE4212575A1 (en) * 1991-04-20 1992-10-22 Intech Pev Informationstechnis Optimised performance of machine using fuzzy logic controller that has learning process - creating knowledge base used with fuzzy logic rules for setting control to optimise output quality
DE19538811A1 (en) * 1995-05-04 1996-11-07 Quad Tech System and method for monitoring color in a printing press

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