EP2138306A1 - Procédé d'agencement conformément aux besoins de moules d'impression participant à une production présente sur des positions d'un composant d'une imprimante et moule d'impression destiné à l'utilisation sur une ou plusieurs positions de ce composant - Google Patents

Procédé d'agencement conformément aux besoins de moules d'impression participant à une production présente sur des positions d'un composant d'une imprimante et moule d'impression destiné à l'utilisation sur une ou plusieurs positions de ce composant Download PDF

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EP2138306A1
EP2138306A1 EP09163574A EP09163574A EP2138306A1 EP 2138306 A1 EP2138306 A1 EP 2138306A1 EP 09163574 A EP09163574 A EP 09163574A EP 09163574 A EP09163574 A EP 09163574A EP 2138306 A1 EP2138306 A1 EP 2138306A1
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Adrian Alt-Steiner
Andreas Kunzemann
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41F27/00—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
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  • the invention relates to a method for the demand-oriented arrangement of printing forms involved in an upcoming production at positions of an assembly of a printing press according to the preamble of claim 1 and a printing for use at one of several positions of this assembly according to the preamble of claim 11.
  • each printing plate of a print job preferably carries within a non-printing area a machine-readable bar code, which contains information about print content, assignment in the order of the printing plates as well Contains information about a particular place of use or archive.
  • a device for storing an elevator to be exchanged on a cylinder of a printing press, wherein a plurality of elevators are to be arranged on the cylinder, the elevator to be exchanged being stored in a receptacle, the receptacle having at least one code reader, the code reader having a feature attached to the elevator detects its identification, wherein a control unit compares the detected feature with an occupancy plan for the intended printing operation and checks all stored in the receiving device elevators to determine whether the elevators are stored in the receptacle for the intended printing in a correct order, the control unit at least one Inconsistency in comparison before an installation of the elevator on the cylinder generates a warning message before a faulty assembly.
  • a method for operating a system at least for supplying at least one stored in a printing forme magazine printing form to a cylinder is known, wherein a code reader detects a coding of the printing form, wherein errors such as a double assignment or a misregistration of a pressure point on the cylinder by a system preferably to a Control station of the printing press remote message can be detected.
  • US 4 727 807 A is a device for automatically changing from Known printing plates on a cylinder of a printing machine, wherein on the cylinder a plurality of printing plates are to be arranged, being attached to a transport system, a printing unit to be supplied printing forms on the printing unit to which they are assigned, removed and cached in a container after a code reader one at each Read form attached code and has determined their assignment to the printing unit.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method for demand-based arrangement of printing forms involved in an upcoming production at positions of an assembly of a printing press and a printing for use at one of several positions of this assembly.
  • said assembly z. B. may be formed as a forme cylinder or as a printing forme magazine of this printing press. This will help z. B. for needs-based assignment of the participating in an upcoming production mounting positions of a respective multiple mounting positions each for a printing plate having forme cylinder provided.
  • the respective printing forme can be fastened on the outer surface of the respective forme cylinder by means of their insertable in at least one formed on the relevant forme channel channel suspension leg.
  • the relevant printing forme may have been provided, in particular before the fold of at least one of its suspension legs, with at least one register punching or with a cut or trimming. After exposure, developing, folding and possibly punching and / or cutting, the respective printing forme is ready for use in a production of the offset printing press.
  • a used in newspaper printing offset printing machine has z. B. several in the transport direction of the printed image to be printed with the printing forms to be printed, z.
  • a material web in particular paper web
  • successively arranged printing units each with at least one forme cylinder and a cooperating with this forme cylinder transfer cylinder.
  • These several printing units are z. B. to perform a multi-color print, z. B. four-color printing used.
  • the number of printing units required in the printing machine doubles.
  • Each form cylinder of the printing units is at least in its respective axial direction each with a plurality, z. B.
  • each of these printing forms exactly one axial mounting position on the lateral surface associated with this form cylinder.
  • each of these form cylinder at certain axial positions each with several, z. B. be assigned to two or three printing plates, so that this form cylinder in its circumferential direction one behind the other several mounting positions each for one of the printing plates.
  • the lateral surface of the forme cylinder thus has a total of z. B. eight, twelve or more mounting positions each for a printing plate.
  • the printing forms relating to a particular production are e.g. Example, in the plate exposure device preferably each provided with a coding, said coding is preferably formed in a non-printing area of the respective printing form.
  • the respective coding is arranged on one of the suspension legs to be formed on the relevant printing form.
  • the Coding can z. B. in the form of an automatically readable, especially two-dimensional DataMatrix code (2D code) or both alternatively and additionally be designed in a human-readable plain text.
  • the information content of the coding provides information in particular in which printing unit of the offset printing press on which forme cylinder is to be arranged at which mounting position the relevant printing form for the execution of the pending print job.
  • the information content of the coding can also be an indication of the printed product itself or a page number with regard to the relevant printed product and other information such.
  • B. have a date of manufacture with respect to the relevant printing form.
  • the coding is z. B. in the plate exposure device in the same step as the printed image mounted on the relevant printing forme.
  • the preparation of a specific production printing forms is preferably controlled by data, the z. B. be provided by a control unit of a production planning system, wherein the control unit of the production planning system z. B. via an electronic line or wireless communication system with the plate exposure device and preferably at least also connected to a belonging to the offset printing press control station for the purpose of data exchange.
  • the data provided by the control unit of the production planning system which are also referred to as production data, on the one hand characterize the printed product to be produced in at least one, preferably in some of its properties, such as e.g. As its page number and on the other hand provide information about the number of produced in a particular production copies of this printed product.
  • the production data assigned to a particular production can also provide information about the printing material used, eg. As the paper type and / or its or their grammage include and on the printing press used, for.
  • the diameter of the forme cylinder and / or the transfer cylinder for the assignment of involved in the execution of the pending print job form cylinder with printing plates, ie which printing plate is to be arranged at which mounting position of the relevant forme cylinder, to a printing press to be executed by the production speed, the planned start of production and / or the production of a printing process downstream folding apparatus, whether this z. B. is used in a collective production or in a double production.
  • the plate exposure device supplied production data required for a particular production printing forms are produced on time and supplied based on their respective coding the relevant forme cylinder.
  • at least several similar mobile collecting containers are available at the production line for producing ready-to-use printing plates.
  • the batch grouped printing forms can also be transported by hand to their respective place of use in the printing press.
  • the preferably transported in one of the sump to the relevant forme cylinders printing forms are manually supplied to the respective forme cylinder by an operator or automatically by means of a controllable conveyor their respective mounting position on the respective form cylinder and then arranged there.
  • B. with one of the sump their respective site in the printing press and ultimately their respective mounting position on the to be supplied to respective form cylinder, it is advantageous to the required for the preparation of ready-to-use printing plates device z.
  • B. at least one plate exposure device, at least one developing device and at least one Abkant Road to expand at least one memory device in which each provided with at least one print image printing forms are cached until a set of mating printing plates for their common transport to a particular of the forme cylinder has been completely made. An examination for completeness of the printing forms belonging to a certain sentence takes place for example.
  • B. based on the provided by the control unit of the production planning system data.
  • the storage device is also preferably connected to the aforementioned communication system.
  • the storage device is arranged in a production line of the printing forms to be produced downstream of the plate exposure device z. B. arranged in front of the Abkant raised since not yet folded flat printing plates are space-saving stored and also the risk of mutual damage z. B. by scratching a printed image z. B. is avoided by a suspension leg.
  • the memory device can also be arranged in the production line after the Abkant raised if in particular a high removal speed to be achieved and achievable by storing non-folded flat printing plates space savings in the design of the memory device has a lower priority than the desired paging speed of in the Memory device stored printing forms. Because the bending process performed by the Abkant Ran requires a much higher time wall than processes, in particular transport operations, in conjunction with the outsourcing of stored in the memory device printing forms.
  • the storage device is preferably designed in such a way that printing forms can be stored and swapped out at the same time, ie in the printer Storage device is at least one of the printing forms einlagerbar and at the same time another of the printing forms auslagerbar.
  • the memory device has at least as many memory locations as print forms belong to a same set of printing plates. The number of printing forms belonging to the same set need not be identical to the maximum number of mounting positions on the forme cylinder involved in the upcoming production. Rather, the relevant set of printing forms comprises as many printing forms as are exchanged and / or to be applied on the forme cylinder involved in the upcoming production in the same operation.
  • the memory device is preferably equipped with so many memory locations that it can accommodate a plurality of sets of printing forms, for. B.
  • the memory device has z. B. over several hundred, z. B. four hundred or more memory spaces for printing forms.
  • the memory locations of the memory device are each individually addressable and an occupancy of each individual memory location, each with a printing plate, is registered in each case using at least one sensor.
  • the storage device therefore preferably has an electronic control unit connected to the communication system, which monitors or manages the storage and retrieval processes and the assignment of printing forms to the storage locations of the storage device and stores information about the occupancy of the individual storage locations and by means of the communication system with others Computers, z. As a belonging to the printing press console, replaced.
  • belonging to different sets printing plates are preferably outsourced as a set of associated printing plates in an uninterrupted sequence, regardless of whether these printing plates were pre-sorted in the memory device to mating sets of printing plates or on storage locations of the memory device first once stored in a chaotic, ie arbitrary arrangement.
  • z. B. immediately after an output of the printing forms from this storage device to provide a printing forms according to their required sets sorting sorting station, wherein the sorting station may be formed as a separate device separate from the storage device.
  • the sorting station preferably has a connected to the communication system or at least connectable control unit.
  • the printing plates to sortable sets sorting sorting station is arranged in the production line after the Abkant Anlagen, said sorting station either the groups ready for use sets of printing forms z. B. to one of several available at this sorting station mobile collecting container or sorted by use of this several available at this sorting station mobile collecting container in each ready-to-use sets of printing plates.
  • a display device may be provided, which in one of the several mounting positions simultaneously indicating overall view z. B. optically, in particular graphically, preferably by a use of at least one symbol at least indicating to which of these several mounting positions on the respective form cylinder or at which of several storage positions of a printing plates to the relevant forme cylinder promotional printing forme magazine each one of z. B. currently manufactured or at least to be prepared printing forms to arrange.
  • the display device can also display different states and / or properties with regard to at least one of the currently produced ones or at least to print forms to be prepared, such.
  • the display device may be required for their respective display information z.
  • the data provided by the control unit of the production planning system may preferably be taken in alignment with the data obtained during the preparation of the printing forms prepared for the forthcoming production.
  • the display device is z. B. arranged in the region of the point at which the mobile collecting container which receives a particular form cylinder printing forms prior to their transport to the respective forme cylinder.
  • the display device can also be used to display the current status of the printed forms to be produced for a particular production, ie to indicate whether a particular printing form is currently being used, for example. B. in the plate exposure device, the developing device, the Abkant Skeller Skeller Sket Sket Sket Sket Sket Sket Sket
  • the display device can also indicate for which preferably a plurality of printing cylinder having printing unit of a complex, ie several printing units having printing unit at least one set of printing plates is already complete and / or which of several to be arranged in a particular of the printing units sets of printing plates is already made ready for use.
  • each for a printing plate having forme cylinder can, for. B. on at least one, but preferably to several, in particular to be arranged on each of the relevant forme cylinder printing plates an information field, which contains information about the occupancy of the relevant forme cylinder at least one adjacent to their own intended mounting position mounting position. So the z. B.
  • a substrate with a full printing width of the relevant forme cylinder is not used printing material width is used, or e) at which Mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder or at which storage position of this printing form-storing printing forme magazine a non-printing printing form, ie, a so-called blanking plate is arranged.
  • the information about the occupancy on the relevant form cylinder or the respective storage positions of the printing form magazine can be in the information field preferably graphically z. B. by using at least one symbol.
  • the information shown in the respective information field is z. B. taken from the data provided by the control unit of the production planning system. Alternatively or additionally, the information presented in the respective information field can result from a comparison with those data which are produced during the preparation of the printing forms prepared for the forthcoming production.
  • a printing form 01 ( Fig. 1 ), the z. B. of a metallic material is plate-shaped, has a substantially rectangular surface with a length L and a width B, wherein the length L z. B. measured values between 400 mm and 1300 mm and the width B z. B. may have measured values between 280 mm and 1500 mm. Preferred measured values are for the length L z. B. between 360 mm and 600 mm and for the width B z. B. between 250 mm and 430 mm.
  • the surface has a support side, the so-called support surface 02, with which the printing forme 01 rests in the arranged on a lateral surface of a forme cylinder 06 state.
  • the back of the support surface 02 is a working surface of the printing form 01, this working surface is provided with at least one printed image or at least with a printed image is providable.
  • the printing plate 01 is preferably at two opposite ends 03; 04 each with an angled suspension leg 13; 14 provided, wherein the bending lines 11; 12, where the suspension legs 13; 14 are each bent, limit the contact surface 02, wherein the suspension legs 13; 14 each preferably extend completely or at least partially across the width B of the printing plate 01.
  • the bearing surface 02 of the printing forme 01 is flexible at least along the length L and, in the case of an arrangement of the printing forme 01 on the lateral surface 07 of the forme cylinder 06, its curvature can be adapted.
  • the printing forme 01 can either be used for a printing method using a dampening solution, e.g. As a wet offset printing process, or for a so-called waterless printing process, for. As a dry offset printing process, be suitable.
  • a dampening solution e.g. As a wet offset printing process, or for a so-called waterless printing process, for.
  • a dry offset printing process be suitable.
  • a rectified with a production direction of the forme cylinder 06 end 03 of the printing plate 01 is referred to as the leading end 03, whereas the opposite end 04 is the trailing end 04 of the printing plate 01.
  • At least the ends 03; 04 of the printing forme 01 with the EinHonbringeln 13 formed thereon; 14 consist of a rigid, z. B. metallic material, eg. B. of an aluminum alloy.
  • the printing forme 01 can also be made of a plastic or even of a stiff paper.
  • the material thickness D in the region of the working surface of the printing forme 01 but at least the material thickness D of the Einhenbringeln 13; 14 a few tenths of a millimeter, z. B. between 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm, preferably 0.3 mm.
  • the printing forme 01 as a whole or at least at its ends 03; 04 of a dimensionally stable material, so that the ends 03; 04 are permanently deformable by a bend against a material-specific resistance. Therefore, preferably after a z. B. executed in an exposure device imaging at least the work surface with at least one printed image z. B.
  • each a folded suspension leg 13; 14 can be formed, wherein the suspension legs 13 13; 14 inserted into a narrow, in particular slot-shaped opening of a channel of the forme cylinder 06 and there by means of a holding device, for. B. a clamping device can be fastened.
  • the opening angle ⁇ is assigned to the leading end 03 of the printing plate 01, it is preferably executed acute-angled, in particular it is 45 °.
  • the opening angle ⁇ at the trailing end 04 of the printing plate 01 is often preferably greater than 80 ° or obtuse-angled, in particular it is 85 ° or 135 °.
  • the folded suspension leg 13 at the leading end 03 has a length L13, which z. B. in the range of 4 mm to 30 mm, in particular between 4 mm and 15 mm.
  • the bent suspension leg 14 at the trailing end 04 has a length 114, the z. B. 4 mm to 30 mm, in particular between 8 mm and 12 mm, with the shorter length measure is preferred to simplify removal of the suspension legs 13 as possible; 14 to ensure the opening of the channel.
  • each printing unit 44 of the printing press which is preferably provided with a plurality of printing units 44, is provided with printing forme magazines 09, as shown by way of example in FIG Fig. 2 is shown, each mold cylinder 06 is associated with exactly one printing forme magazine 09 each.
  • Each printing forme magazine 09 has z. B. at least as many storage positions, as provided on the associated forme cylinder 06 mounting positions.
  • Each printing forme magazine 09 promotes z. B. in conjunction with a conveyor in each case at least one stored in the respective printing forme magazine 09 printing plate 01 to one of the forme 06 of this printing unit 44.
  • printing unit 44 has a plurality of arranged in at least one frame 16 on a foundation 17 printing units, preferably in a bridge construction or in a compact eight-way construction, ie in a low-height construction in its arrangement with eight pressure points, are arranged one above the other.
  • Each printing unit has at least one inking unit 08 in addition to its forme cylinder 06 and a transfer cylinder 07 cooperating with this forme cylinder 06.
  • a printing material 18, preferably a material web 18, in particular a paper web 18, is supplied to the printing press during its production continuously and in which in the Fig. 2 shown example passed vertically through the printing units.
  • the Fig. 2 are exemplified four in the transport direction of the paper web 18 successive printing units, each having one of the transfer cylinder 07 each having a forme cylinder 06 to the right and left of the paper web 18, wherein in a printing unit on the paper web 18 opposite transfer cylinder 07 roll on each other.
  • the paper web 18 is z. B. brought by means of a first printing unit arranged first paper guide roller 19 to the first printing unit and derived by means of a fourth printing unit arranged second paper guide roller 21 from the fourth printing unit.
  • Each forme cylinder 06 is assigned at least one inking unit 08.
  • Each forme cylinder 06 is associated with a printing forme magazine 09, which preferably has two shafts, wherein each printing forme magazine 09, but at least its respective at least one storage position for at least one printing forme 01 to be stored therein, preferably in its working position substantially horizontally or only with a slight inclination is aligned by less than 15 ° to the forme cylinder 06.
  • each at least one printing forme 01 interchangeable either by a no longer required to execute a print job form 01 removed from the respective form cylinder 06 and inserted into the respective shaft or one for the execution of the print job new printing form 01 out of the relevant shaft and mounted on the forme cylinder 06.
  • the printing form magazines 09 in their functions, ie in particular with regard to a recording or output of at least one printing forme 01, in conjunction with the forme cylinders 06 controllable such that preferably from a printing machine associated control station 42 (Fig. Fig. 7 ) can be made from selectively a printing plate change. Because the printing forme magazines 09 can be prepared during an ongoing production of the printing press for a printing plate change and thus to a subsequent new production, which requires a standstill of the printing units setup time is reduced to a very short period of z. B.
  • the coding preferably in addition to a human-readable code z. B. may be formed as a barcode.
  • a barcode is a machine-readable font of different widths and gaps.
  • the coding may be performed by a printing process, e.g. Example, an offset printing method, a flexographic printing method, a gravure printing method, a laser printing method, a thermal printing method or an ink jet printing method, preferably on a non-printing area of the printing plate 01, z. B. on one of the suspension legs 13; 14, are applied.
  • the formation and arrangement of the coding z. B. on a suspension leg 13; 14 of the printing plate 01, before this suspension leg 13; 14 is formed in a bending operation performed in a bending device 38 ( Fig. 7 ).
  • barcodes Even though barcodes always form a two-dimensional array of characters, one distinguishes between one-dimensional (1-D codes), two-dimensional (2-D codes) and three-dimensional (3-D codes) barcodes, the latter forming color in the third dimension , Barcodes are usually standardized in their graphical representation as well as in their information content, z. In ISO / IEC 15415 (2-D codes), ISO / IEC 15416 (1-D codes), ISO / IEC 15418 (data structures) or ISO / IEC 15420. Known 1-D codes are e.g.
  • a 2-D code which also encodes information perpendicular to its main orientation z.
  • Matrix codes can be used with a camera system, eg. B. a CCD camera, omnidirectional read. Reed-Solomon error correction doubles the data, which can destroy about 25% of the code without compromising decoding.
  • Other matrix codes are z.
  • the DataMatrix code exists in different versions, eg. As in the version data matrix code ECC 200, the letters ECC stand for the English expression "E rror C homeing and C orrection Algorithm" and those letters following number indicates a certain level of development of the Data Matrix codes.
  • the DataMatrix code consists of a rectangular area whose size is variable. This surface has quadratic structural elements each having a binary valence; they are z. B. executed in black or white.
  • An example of a DataMatrix code is in the Fig. 3 shown, with side by side z. B. two square DataMatrix code areas 22 are arranged with each square structural elements 23.
  • DataMatrix code areas 22 can be joined together to form the coding, wherein the DataMatrix code areas 22 both side by side and under or over each other, for. B. in a multi-row and column arrangement can be arranged.
  • a 1-D code different thicknesses must be uniquely determined in a drawing plane.
  • the DataMatrix code it can only be ascertained which valency each quadratic structural element 23 shown in the drawing plane has, whether it is z. B. is formed in black or white.
  • a Data Matrix code requires significantly less space than a 1-D code for the same information content.
  • a camera system is always required, which captures the information in two dimensions and the captured image z. B. by means of a pattern recognition z. B. evaluated by comparing the detected coding pattern or marker pattern with a stored expectation pattern.
  • the camera system converts the detected structural elements 23 of the 2-D code into an electronic, preferably digital, payload.
  • 2-D codes must be illuminated areally because of the use of a camera system with a lighting device having at least one light source.
  • the light reflected by the 2-D codes is then reflected on an image plane of an image sensor, e.g. B. a CCD sensor or CMOS sensor, shown, wherein the image sensor component z. B. a line scan camera or a surface camera.
  • an image sensor e.g. B. a CCD sensor or CMOS sensor
  • the light emitted by the light source of the illumination device and the spectral sensitivity of the image sensor are to be matched to the optical properties of the 2-D code-bearing printing plate 01, in particular its reflection behavior and remission behavior.
  • a laser diode or a light-emitting diode having an emission of white, yellow or green light has proven to be advantageous as the light source of the illumination device.
  • the light source can be z. B. integrated in an image sensor having a detection device, wherein the detection device is designed in particular as a code reader 28 ( Fig. 5 ).
  • the design of the code reader 28 with a programmable automatic exposure system is advantageous.
  • the image sensor and the light source of the illumination device are with their respective effective direction in an angle of inclination of at least 5 ° relative to a on to arrange the drawing plane or code area 22 standing perpendicular, preferably with an inclination angle in a range between 10 ° and 60 °.
  • the code reader 28 should be located at a minimum distance a28 of, for example, 10 mm. B. be mounted 10 mm from the code surface 22, wherein the image sensor and light source z. B. are protected by a mineral glass or acrylic glass against pollution.
  • the DataMatrix code has the following four main components: A fixed boundary line 24 is used for pattern recognition and is used to calculate the rotational position of the DataMatrix code so that each reading angle is possible. A boundary line 26 opposite the fixed boundary 24, which forms an unclosed boundary, is used to identify the number of rows and columns, i. H. the so-called matrix density. For the ECC 200, the element in the top right corner is always white.
  • the boundary lines 24; 26 define and enclose a memory area 27, wherein the memory area 27 contains the actual binary information in coded form. Depending on the size and / or number of individual structural elements 23 thus also defines the number of possible information.
  • An empty zone, called a quiet zone surrounds the DataMatrix code. It contains no information and is not used for orientation. The width of the quiet zone is one field or one line and is needed to distinguish it from other optical pixels.
  • the memory area 27 of the coding contains z. B. an information on the basis of the printing plates 01 for the purpose of their identification are distinguishable from each other and / or by means of a single particular printing forme 01 is traceable in their use.
  • the coding can z. B. have generated by a counter index to z. B. successively used or to be used printing plates 01 to continuously count and to identify these printing plates 01, in particular those which are similar and / or used successively at the same mounting position of a particular forme cylinder 06, in their respective order.
  • the coding can contain information about the respective installation location of the printing forme 01 in the printing press.
  • An alternative to the formation of the coding in the form of a barcode is the use of a transponder system, in particular of radio tags, which are referred to as RFID according to their English-language abbreviation. Radio tags transmit their information contactlessly by means of an electromagnetic field.
  • Another alternative to the formation of the coding can in punch marks, z. B. in punched holes exist.
  • Fig. 4 shows a printing plate 01, at the trailing Hanger 14 two codings across the width B of the printing plate 01 are spaced from each other ( Fig. 1 ), in each case z. B. two along the width B of the printing plate 01 juxtaposed DataMatrix code areas 22 respectively in the side region of EinHonbringels 14.
  • Alternatively or in addition to this arrangement of codings on the trailing suspension leg 14 of a printing plate 01 can in particular in a printing plate 01 in the panoramic format encoding also be attached in the middle region of the Ein rehabilitationschenkels 14 this printing forme 01.
  • Each DataMatrix code area 22 can only represent a certain amount of information. Depending on the amount of information to be presented in the coding, two or more DataMatrix code areas 22 are required and preferably applied to the trailing suspension leg 14 of the printing plate 01.
  • Fig. 5 and 6 show an example with an arrangement of z. B. four on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 06 juxtaposed or at least arrangeable printing plates 01 each having a length L and a width B ( Fig. 1 ), wherein each two adjacently arranged printing plates 01 a common code reader 28 is assigned.
  • Each of the code readers 28 is z. B. formed as a camera system or incorporated into such, each of these camera systems as an image sensor in each case z. B.
  • each CCD sensor preferably at least two printing plates 01 are arranged so that the code reader 28 can detect all arranged in its detection range 29 codes simultaneously by the image sensor from the detection range 29 of Code Reader 28 recorded codings simultaneously in the same image plane.
  • the respective CCD sensor is directed in each case on the trailing suspension leg 14 of the arranged in the respective detection area 29 printing plates 01.
  • the detection area 29 of each CCD sensor can be detected by an optical device, e.g. B. by a wide-angle lens, and in particular along the width B of the printing plates 01 have a preferably blunt opening angle to capture multiple encodings, in particular the respective coding of several different printing plates 01, in the same detection area 29 and thus to capture simultaneously.
  • the CCD sensor of the respective camera systems is in each case arranged at a distance a28 from the trailing suspension leg 14 of the printing forms 01 arranged in the respective detection area 29, wherein this distance a28 z. B. is at least 10 mm.
  • the detection area 29 of the image sensor is in the Fig. 6 each surrounded by a dot-dash line, z. B. rectangular field, this field is in each case in the same plane as the attached to the trailing suspension leg 14 of the printing plates 01 DataMatrix code areas 22 and also z. B. parallel to the respective boundary lines 24; 26 of the DataMatrix code areas 22 is aligned.
  • the Fig. 6 shows an arrangement of z. B. in one of the printing forme magazines 09 in the Fig. 2 illustrated printing unit 44 stored printing plates 01, wherein at the trailing suspension leg 14 of these printing plates 01 each at least one encoding is attached.
  • the coding is z. B. in the form of two along the width B of the respective printing form 01 juxtaposed DataMatrix code areas 22 formed, each z. B. are arranged in the respective side region of the respective printing forme 01 ( Fig. 4 ).
  • In the Fig. 6 are in association with a to be occupied with printing plates 01 forme cylinder 06 in its axial direction by way of example four side by side arranged shafts of a printing forme magazine 09 indicated ( Fig. 2 ), In each of the shafts z. B.
  • each configured as a camera system code reader 28 is arranged, wherein the respective detection area 29 of each belonging to one of the camera systems image sensor the respective coding of four adjacently arranged printing plates 01 together and detected at the same time, in each case two in the axial direction of the forme cylinder 06 adjacent to each other in two different shafts arranged printing plates 01 and two in the same shaft superimposed printing plates 01.
  • the respective detection area 29 of each belonging to one of the camera systems image sensor can, for. B. an angular, in particular rectangular, preferably square cross-sectional area or z. B.
  • the code reader 28 also have a round, preferably elliptical or circular cross-sectional area, all recorded in the detection area 29 of the code reader 28 codes are imaged on the image plane of its image sensor.
  • the cross-sectional area of the detection area 29 of the code reader 28 and the image plane of the image sensor are preferably arranged parallel to one another.
  • the image plane of the image sensor is subdivided into a plurality of viewing zones 31 which are preferably selectively activatable by the respective camera system, each of which Detection area 29 detected coding of each one of the printing plates 01 is assigned to exactly one of the detection zone 29 belonging viewing zones 31, ie each of these viewing zones 31 detects exactly one of the recorded by the detection area 29 codes and thus forms on the image plane of the image sensor also exactly one of the Detection area 29 detected codings.
  • Detection area 29 detected coding of each one of the printing plates 01 is assigned to exactly one of the detection zone 29 belonging viewing zones 31, ie each of these viewing zones 31 detects exactly one of the recorded by the detection area 29 codes and thus forms on the image plane of the image sensor also exactly one of the Detection area 29 detected codings.
  • each of the printing plates 01 is preferably assigned to exactly one of the printing areas on the forme cylinder 06, so that the forme cylinder 06 in this example with a total of eight printing plates 01, namely four in its axial direction and two each in its circumferential direction is assignable.
  • This arrangement can be easily supplemented with two other juxtaposed wells for a 6/2-forme cylinder 06.
  • the respective printing plates 01 provided with at least one printed image are in a folding device 38, ie in a bending machine, which preferably also has at least one punching and / or cutting tool in addition to at least one bending tool and can be used, preferably at two opposite ends 03; 04 for training Einhotbringeln 13; 14 folded ( Fig. 1 ).
  • the relevant printing forme 01 in particular before the folding of at least one of its suspension legs 13; 14 have yet been provided with at least one register punching or with a cut or trim on at least one of its edges.
  • the respective printing forme 01 is ready for use in a production of the printing press.
  • the preparation of a specific production printing forms 01 is preferably controlled by data, the z. B. be provided by a control unit 39 of a production planning system, wherein the control unit 39 of the production planning system z.
  • a control unit 39 of a production planning system Via an electronic wireline or wireless communication system 41, ie a network serving to exchange electronic data, e.g. As an Ethernet-based data network, with the plate exposure device 33 and preferably at least also connected to a belonging to the printing press control station 42 for the purpose of data exchange.
  • the prepress computer 34 and the production planning system control unit 39 may provide their respective data to the plate exposure device 33 via the same communication system 41, as shown in FIG Fig.
  • the Abkant sensible 38 ie a belonging to her and their functions controlling control unit, preferably connected to the communication system 41 to optionally receive in particular provided by the control unit 39 of the production planning system control data and / or exchange with the control unit 39 of the production planning system.
  • z. B. on a particular forme 06 required printing plates 01 preferably as a set, ie stored as a self-contained unit of matching printing plates 01 for their common transport to the respective forme cylinder 06.
  • the hand or z. B. in the respective collection container 43 to the relevant site, in particular form cylinder 06 transported printing plates 01 are applied to the respective forme cylinder 01 z. B. manually by an operator or preferably automated by means of a z. B. controllable from the control station 42, in particular in connection with a printing forme magazine 09 formed conveyor at their respective mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 is arranged.
  • Fig. 8 again shows a similar printing unit 44, as already in Fig. 2 represented, so that corresponding components and elements are each provided with the same reference numerals.
  • illustrated printing unit 44 is insofar as a development, as preferably on both operating sides of the printing unit 44 each handling device 46 is arranged, which preferably has a plurality of each arranged on at least one guide element 48 platforms 47 with which ready-to-use printing plates 01 are transportable to the respective printing forme magazines 09, wherein the respective printing plates 01 are automatically conveyed from the respective platform 47 to the relevant storage position of the respective printing forme magazine 09.
  • the handling device 46 is with their platforms 47 z. B. formed as a lifting device, which performs a vertical movement on the respective operating side of the printing unit 44.
  • the ready-to-use printing plates 01 transported by the mobile collecting container 43 to the relevant printing unit 44 are picked up by the platforms 47 of the handling device 46 preferably automatically taken over and then transported to the relevant printing forme magazine 09.
  • Fig. 8 is indicated by a double arrow that the mobile collecting container 43 each one set of ready-to-use printing plates 01 selectively transported to one of the operating pages of the relevant printing unit 44.
  • illustrated printing unit 44 is thus opposite to in Fig. 2 illustrated printing unit 44 has been supplemented by a conveyor, said conveyor z.
  • a handling device 46 exhibiting distribution system and a charging system for charging the printing forme magazines 09 with ready-to-use printing plates 01 has.
  • the printing unit 44 preferably has z.
  • As a height-adjustable preferably by a controllable drive gallery 49, which facilitates the operator access to the respective printing units of this printing unit 44.
  • the device required for the production of ready-to-use printing plates 01 has at least at least one plate exposure device 33 and, as a rule, at least one development device 36 and at least one folding device 38.
  • the printing blocks 01 belonging to the same sentence can often not be produced in immediate succession in a complete sequence; B. due to a different deadline with respect to the contents of the printed images in a rather random order in the plate exposure 33 exposed so that the printing plates 01 after their respective exposure to be grouped at their respective located in the printing machine site useful sets must be unnecessary Avoid transport routes between the device for the preparation of ready-to-use on the printing press printing plates 01 and the respective site in this printing press.
  • this device for producing ready-to-use on a printing press printing plates 01 is extended by at least one memory device 51 ( Fig. 7 ), in each of which provided with at least one print image printing plates 01 are cached until a sentence of related printing plates 01 for their common transport to a particular of arranged in a printing unit 44 form cylinder 06 or printing forme magazine 09 has been made in full.
  • the memory device 51 has the function of a buffer in the production line for producing printing forms 01 ready for use on a printing press.
  • a check for completeness of belonging to a particular set of printing forms 01 takes place z. B. by or at least in connection with this memory device 51 z. B. based on the data provided by the control unit 39 of the production planning system.
  • the memory device 51 has a control unit, which is also preferably connected to the communication system 41 in order to communicate in particular with the control unit 39 of the production planning system and / or with the control station 42 of the printing press.
  • This communication may relate to a communication or exchange of control data as well as information about the number and type of the print forms 01 cached in the memory device 51.
  • the memory device 51 is in the in the Fig. 7 Based on a continuous arrowed line production flow shown, ie arranged in the production line of the printing plates 01 to be prepared preferably after the developing device 36 and the Abkant Nur 38 because not yet folded flat printing plates 01 space-saving storage and also the risk of mutual damage z. B. caused by scratching a printed image z. B. by a suspension leg 13; 14 is avoided.
  • Dashed arrow lines indicate alternative transport routes within the device for the production of printing plates 01 ready for use on the printing machine, in particular an arrangement of the storage device 51 in the production line after the folding device 38.
  • the memory device 51 is preferably designed in such a way that printing forms 01 can be stored and swapped out at the same time.
  • the memory device 51 has at least as many storage locations as printing forms 01 at the same rate of printing forms 01 belong.
  • the number of printing plates 01 belonging to the same set does not have to be identical to the maximum number of mounting positions on the forme cylinder 06 involved in the upcoming production or the maximum number of storage positions of the respective printing forme magazine 09 for which the printing form 01 to be transported is determined are.
  • the relevant set of printing plates 01 comprises as many printing plates 01 as are to be mounted and / or exchanged on the forme cylinder 06 involved in the upcoming production or in the relevant printing plate magazine 09 in the same operation.
  • the memory device 51 is preferably equipped with so many memory locations that it can accommodate several sets of printing plates 01, for. B. all applicable to the relevant printing unit 44 sets of printing plates 01st
  • the memory device 51 has at least one first handling device with which the printing device 01 supplied to the memory device 51 is stored in memory locations of this memory device 51, wherein each of the memory locations is preferably assigned exactly one of the printing plates 01.
  • first handling device receives a stored at one of the memory locations printing plate 01 and removes and outsourced when that set of printing plates 01, to which the relevant printing plate 01 belongs, for its transport to Printing unit 44 is retrieved.
  • the first and / or second handling device performs relative to the stationary memory locations of the memory device 51 in a same plane a movement z. B. in two preferably orthogonal directions from each other.
  • the respective at least one of the printing plates 01 on or outsourcing handling device is stationary relative to the storage device 51 and a respective storage locations of this memory 51 exhibiting magazine relative to the at least one handling device or to the plurality, in particular two handling devices moved translationally and / or rotationally.
  • the Operations for the storage and / or removal of printing plates 01 each have a relative movement between the storage locations of the storage device 51 and at least one institution implementing the respective storage and / or removal, for. B. the handling device connected.
  • the device for producing ready-to-use on a printing press printing plates 01 thus has at least at least one plate exposure device 33, this plate exposure device 33 downstream at least one storage device 51 is provided, the storage device 51 at least one set of terms with respect to a particular forme cylinder 06 or a particular Druckformmagazins 09 common place of use associated printing forms 01 cached before their preferably common transport to the printing press.
  • the location of the printing plates 01 to be transported there as a set is thus on one of a plurality of printing cylinders 06 or printing forme magazines 09 arranged in the printing machine.
  • belonging to different sets of printing plates 01 are preferably outsourced as a set of associated printing plates 01 in an uninterrupted sequence, regardless of whether these printing plates 01 were previously presorted in the memory device 51 to mating sets of printing plates 01 or have been temporarily stored in memory locations of the memory device 51 once in any, ie chaotic arrangement.
  • the memory device 51 does not outsource interposed printing plates 01 by itself, in conjunction with the memory device 51 z. B. subordinate, ie after an output of the printing plates 01 from this storage device 51, a printing plates 01 sorting sorting station 57 provided which the printing plates 01 to the respective printing unit 44 required sets of terms with respect to a particular forme cylinder 06 or a specific printing forme magazine 09 common job site associated printing forms 01 sorted.
  • the sorting station 57 may be formed integrally in the memory device 51 in a first embodiment variant or, in another embodiment, may be designed as a separate device separate from the memory device 51. It can be provided that the sorting station 57 between the developing device 36, d. h in the production line of the printing plates 01 in front of the Abkant Anlagen 38, and one of the mobile collecting container 43 is arranged. Alternatively, the sorting station 57 in the in the Fig. 7 be represented by dashed arrow lines production line also after the Abkant sexual 38, so that sorted in or on the basis of the sorting station 57 already beveled printing plates 01 ready-to-use sentences and z. B.
  • the sorting station 57 ie a control unit belonging to it and controlling its functions, is also preferably connected to the communication system 41, with which further control units 33; 34; 38; 39; 42; 51 are connected, connected ( Fig. 7 ).
  • Fig. 7 are hinted several, z. B. three each alternately or optionally usable mobile storage container 43 is shown, which preferably each automatically transport a set of printing plates 01 to their respective site in the printing unit 44. Additionally or alternatively to this groupwise transport of printing plates 01 are in the Fig. 7 represented by dashed arrow lines from the apparatus for making ready for use on the printing press printing plates 01 transport routes leading past each of the mobile storage containers 43 and indicate a hand-carried transport of individual printing plates 01 to the relevant printing unit 44.
  • the collecting container 43 which transports the at least one printing forme 01 provides the communication system 41 with data at least as regards the actual transport of the printing forme 01 on its transport path to the printing press Position, ie information about the current location, ready.
  • the at least one printed image exposed printing plate 01 is cached before being transported to the printing unit 44 in the memory device 51, wherein the the at least one printed image exposed printing plate 01 is provided before its intermediate storage in the memory device 51 with at least one register punching and / or wherein at this printing form 01 at least one incision or trimming is performed on at least one of its edges, said at this printing form 01 only after their Latching in the memory device 51 at least one bent suspension leg 13; 14 is formed.
  • the at least one printed image of the printing form 01 is formed in the plate exposure device 33 and fixed in a developing device 36.
  • the register punching and / or the at least one incision or trimming on one of the edges of the printing forme 01 and / or the formation of at least one folded-in suspension element 13; 14 on this printing plate 01 is preferably carried out in each case in the Abkant driving 38, wherein advantageously at least two of the register punching and / or by the at least one incision or trimming at one of the edges of the printing plate 01 and / or by the formation of at least one bent Eingehiebels 13th ; 14 to be performed on this printing form 01 activities in the same Abkant pain 38 are executed.
  • the printing forme 01 is at one of its edges and / or the fold of at least one Einpur privilegeels 13 before performing the register punching and / or the at least one incision or cut; 14 in the Abkant noise 38 z. B. each using a directed to the exposed printing form 01 image recording system, in particular video system aligned. Additionally or alternatively, the printing forme 01 at least prior to execution of the fold of at least one Einpur privilegeels 13; 14 in the Abkant sexual 38 using the Register punching and / or the at least one cut or cut to be aligned at one of its edges.
  • a plurality of printing plates 01 are preferably temporarily stored, in particular in groups presorted according to their respective place of use, wherein in the memory device 51 cached printing forms 01 z. B. be delivered sequentially to the Abkant immunity 38.
  • the sorting station 57 or the storage device 51 group them each z. B. automatically supplied printing plates 01 based on the preferably attached to each of these printing plates 01 coding to pertaining sentences, which in turn are supplied in the same operation, in particular with one of the mobile storage container 43 the respective forme cylinder 06 or the respective printing forme magazine 09.
  • This coding is z. B. formed as a data matrix code 22, this coding is preferably mounted in non-printing area of the relevant printing plate 01, z. B. at a time of storage of this printing plate 01 in the storage device 51 not yet be folded suspension legs 13; 14 ( Fig. 3, 4 ).
  • U. a. for visualizing preferably both the particular sequential process for making ready to use on a printing press printing plates 01 and the operating status at the place of use of these printing plates 01 is preferably in conjunction with this process exporting device, such as. B. in the Fig. 7 is indicated by the dash-dotted outline, a display device 52 with a z. B. optical, in particular graphical, preferably at least one symbol using display, the display in a plurality of mounting positions on a plurality of mounting positions having forme cylinder 06 or more memory positions of the plurality of storage positions having printing block 09 simultaneously displaying overall view indicating which of these multiple mounting positions on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which of these several memory positions of Druckformmagazins 09 each a print form 01 is to be arranged.
  • the display device 52 thus has a preferably electronically z.
  • Example as a monitor or as a screen mask formed display indicating at least one use of a printing plate 01 at its place of use in a printing press, wherein at the site of the printing forme 01 a plurality of mutually different positions are provided, each position at the site one of several Mounting positions on one of the plurality of mounting positions having forme cylinder 06 or one of a plurality of storage positions of the multiple storage positions having printing forme magazine 09, wherein the display device 52 displays in its display simultaneously several different locations in the printing press, the display indicates which of the positions of a particular each have a plurality of positions for each one there formable printing forme 01 having place of use each a printing forme 01 is to be arranged.
  • the display device 52 may also be used as an integral part of the control station 42 of the printing press or in conjunction with at least one other machine unit of the printing machine, e.g. B. with a printing unit, be formed.
  • the information to be displayed by the display device 52 are then z. B. on a monitor of the control station 42 or on a monitor of the other machine unit can be displayed.
  • the display device 52 can display with its display in particular also different states and / or properties with regard to at least one of the currently produced or at least to be prepared printing plates 01, such.
  • B. a) which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 an already prepared, ie ready-to-use printing plate 01 is assigned, b) which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 a just in their manufacturing process, ie is assigned in the feed pressure form 01, c) to which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 for the upcoming production ever a printing plate is arranged d) which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 is not occupied in the forthcoming production with a printing plate 01 because in the upcoming production z.
  • a substrate 18 with a full printing width of the respective forme cylinder 06 is not used printing material width is used, or e) at which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 a non-printing printing plate 01, ie arranged a so-called blanking plate becomes.
  • the display device 52 may be required for their respective display information z.
  • the data provided by the control unit 39 of the production planning system may preferably be taken in alignment with the data obtained during the preparation of the printing plates 01 prepared for the forthcoming production.
  • the display device 52 to the communication system 41, to which also z. B. the plate exposure device 33, the computer 34 of the prepress, the control unit 39 of the production planning system, the memory unit 51 and possibly the Abkant Sk 38 and belonging to the printing press control station 42 are connected, and via the networking thus created a preferably mutual data exchange enable.
  • the display device 52 is formed as a standalone device, it is spatially z. B. arranged in the region of that point at which the mobile collecting container 43, the z. B. a particular forme cylinder 06 or a particular printing forme magazine 09 concerned printing plates 01 before their transport to the respective forme cylinder 06 or the respective printing forme magazine 09 receives. Regardless of their training as a stand-alone device or as an integral part the control station 42 or another machine unit of the printing press, the display device 52 can also be used to display the current status of the produced for a given production printing plates 01, ie to indicate whether a particular printing form 01 currently z. B.
  • the developing device 36, the Abkant gear 38 or the memory device 51 is located so that is visible by the display of the display device 52 in particular for an operator of the printing press, whether for a particular forme 06 or for a particular printing forme magazine 09 required set of printing plates 01 is already complete or not yet.
  • the display device 52 may also indicate for which preferably a plurality of forme 06 and / or Druckformmagazine 09 having printing unit 44 of a complex, ie several printing units 44 having printing system at least one set of printing plates 01 is already complete and / or which of several in a certain of Printing units 44 to be arranged sets of printing plates 01 is already made ready for use.
  • Fig. 9 shows by way of example the display of the display device 52 for at least two printing units 44.1; 44.2 having printing plant, which z. B. in conjunction with other aggregates, not shown here, for. B. a folder, form a section of a printing press.
  • the representation in the upper half of the Fig. 9 concerns a first production and the representation in the lower half of the Fig. 9 one of the first different second production.
  • For each of the two printing units 44.1; 44.2 are in the Fig.
  • an information field 53 is formed in the display of the display device 52, which in the in the Fig. 9 example shown each consists of four juxtaposed positions and two superimposed positions for printing plates 01 of that sentence.
  • Each of the two printing units 44.1; 44.2 are thus each a total of eight information fields 53 assigned, which indicate the state of a printing form to be prepared 01 and / or the occupancy of a mounting position or storage position in each case at eight different positions.
  • the display of the display device 52 is thus capable of simultaneously displaying several different productions to be executed one after the other in the same printing press with a plurality of production locations respectively associated with these production locations of the printing plates 01 required for the respective production.
  • various information can be displayed in the display of the display device 52.
  • specific information about the state of a printing forme 01 and / or the occupancy of a mounting position or storage position can be taken at each position.
  • An open position, as in the Fig. 9 indicated by a white box, z. B. indicate that for the upcoming production in the relevant printing unit 44.1; 44.2 no printing plate 01 is required at this position.
  • a filled position may mean that there is already a printing forme 01 at that location at that location because z. B. the printing forme 01 of a previous production can be taken over.
  • Positions, each with a symbol, eg. B. are marked with an "X", z. B.
  • the display of the display device 52 thus shows in a plurality of positions, ie mounting positions or memory positions simultaneously displaying overall representation except the information on which of these positions in each case a printing plate 01 is to order, for which of these positions in each case to make a printing plate 01 and / or in combination with other required on the same site pressure forms 01 to the is to transport relevant site.
  • positions z. B. either mounting positions of a plurality of mounting positions having cylinder 06 or memory positions of a plurality of storage positions having printing forme magazine 09 relate to at least one, but preferably to several, in particular to each of the forme cylinder 06 or in the respective printing forme magazine 09 to be arranged printing plates 01 a z.
  • an information field 53 in the display of the display device 52 corresponding information field 54 is provided which a Information includes at least on the arrangement and / or a work instruction with respect to another printing form 01, the position of which is adjacent to the information field 54 having printing plate 01.
  • This information field 54 is thus an aid in the use, in particular arrangement of a printing form 01 at one of a plurality of positions of a printing unit to a printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 or printing machine belonging assembly, said assembly z. B. may be formed as a forme cylinder 06 or as a printing forme magazine 09.
  • the z. B. of the plate exposure device 33 preferably in a non-printing area, in particular on the suspension arm 13; 14 of the relevant printing plate 01 attached information field 54 z. B. indicate, a) at which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine 09 the information field 54 having printing plate 01 is to be arranged b) at which other mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which other storage position of this printing form 01 is still to be arranged printing form 01 is to be arranged c) at which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of this printing forme 01 storing printing forme 09 currently, ie for the forthcoming production no new printing plate 01 is attached, but the d) which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or which storage position of the printing forme 01 storing printing forme magazine 09 in the forthcoming production at all with a printing plate 01 bele gt is because in the upcoming production z.
  • a substrate 18 is used with a full printing width of the respective forme cylinder 06 not using printing material width, or e) at which mounting position on the respective forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of this printing forme 01 storing printing forme magazine 09 a non-printing printing plate 01, ie a so-called dummy plate is arranged.
  • the information field 54 a Information about an arrangement and / or about a work instruction with respect to several or preferably all of the same assembly related positions included.
  • the information about the arrangement of participating in an upcoming production printing forms 01 at the respective positions in the information field 54 preferably graphically, z. B. by using at least one symbol or in plain text.
  • the information shown in the respective information field 54 is z. B. taken from the data provided by the control unit 39 of the production planning system. Alternatively or additionally, the information presented in the respective information field 54 may result from a comparison with those data which are obtained during the preparation of the printing forms 01 prepared for the forthcoming production.
  • the attached to the printing plate 01 information field 54 can each next, d. H. in addition to a DataMatrix code z. B. on the suspension leg 13; 14 of the relevant printing forme 01 be attached.
  • the information field 54 is preferably directly readable by humans without technical aids.
  • Fig. 10 shows such a, on at least one of the printing plates 01 mounted information field 54.
  • the information field 54 consists of several individual position elements 56, which are grouped according to the positions of the assembly, ie the mounting positions on the respective forme cylinder 06 or the storage positions in the relevant printing forme magazine 09 , here z. B. in two parallel lines, each with four columns.
  • the position elements 56 contain and convey information about an arrangement and / or about a work instruction with respect to at least one further printing form 01, the position of which is adjacent to the information field 54 having the printing forme 01, by a suitable coding, for. B. by letters and / or numbers and / or colors.
  • An open position element 56 shows z. B.
  • a filled position element 56 z. B. indicating that this information field 54 having printing forme 01 exactly at that position in the Assemble assembly that corresponds to the position element 56 in the information field 54.
  • a position associated with a symbol e.g. B. marked with an "X", z. B. indicate that for this position a printing plate 01 is still to be made.
  • One with another symbol, eg. B. with a "Y" drawn position shows z. Example, that at the relevant position an unexposed printing plate 01, that is, a blank plate is used.
  • the position elements 56 are preferably also by the camera system or the detection device, for. B. the code reader 28 ( Fig. 5 ), and automatically evaluated in terms of their information to be conveyed, z. B. in an electronic evaluation unit connected to the camera system or the detection device.
  • a method for the demand-oriented arrangement of printing plates 01 involved in an upcoming production is provided at positions of an assembly of a printing press, wherein the assembly is formed as a forme cylinder 06 or as a printing forme magazine 09 and the positions either mounting positions of the plurality of mounting positions Form cylinder 06 or memory positions of the multiple memory positions having printing forme magazine 09 relate, wherein on at least one of the printing plates 01 in an information field 54 information about an arrangement and / or a work instruction is shown, in the information field 54 of this printing form 01 information about an arrangement and / or via a work instruction with respect to at least one further printing forme 01, the position of which with respect to the relevant assembly is adjacent to the printing forme 01 having the information field 54, represented w ill.
  • a printing form for use at one of a plurality of positions of an assembly associated with a printing press, wherein the Printing form 01 comprises an information field 54 consisting of a plurality of position elements 56, wherein the position elements 56 of the information field 54 of this printing plate 01 have information about an arrangement and / or about a work instruction with respect to another printing plate 01 whose position relative to the relevant assembly to the information field 54 having printing plate 01 is adjacent.

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