Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
  • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
  • B41F27/00—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
  • B41F27/12—Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching flexible printing formes
  • B41F27/1206—Feeding to or removing from the forme cylinder
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
  • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
  • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
  • B41F33/0009—Central control units
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
  • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
  • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
  • B41F33/02—Arrangements of indicating devices, e.g. counters
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10S101/00—Printing
  • Y10S101/46—Printing operation controlled by code indicia on printing plate or substate

Definitions

• the invention relates to a method for providing information about printing forms, which are to be made for a new production of a printing press, according to the preamble of claim 1 and a corresponding device according to the preamble of claim 18.
• the evaluation unit is connected to a reporting device at which the evaluation unit displays at least one detected discrepancy between the recognized actually stored printing form and a printing form required for the planned production at this point and / or outputs a corresponding message perceptible by the operator of the printing press.
• the reporting device may include a visual and / or audible indication.
• WO 2004/085153 A2 discloses a device for storing an elevator to be exchanged on a cylinder of a printing machine, wherein several elevators are to be arranged on the cylinder, the elevator to be exchanged being stored in a receiving device, wherein the receiving device has at least one code reader, wherein the Code reader attached to the elevator feature too 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 device for instructing the mounting position of a printing plate in a rotary press is known from EP 1 002 646 A1, wherein a print form identified on its page number is assigned to a mounting location on the rotary press by a linkage with an imposition scheme and the mechanically determined mounting location is indicated for this printing plate , The mounting position is therefore not removable attached to the printing plate coding.
• DE 103 14 341 B3 discloses a method for operating a system at least for feeding at least one printing form to a cylinder stored in a printing forme magazine, a code reader detecting an encoding of the printing form, errors such as a double assignment or a misregistration of a printing location on the cylinder can be detected by a message preferably issued by the system to a control station of the printing press.
• US 4 727 807 A discloses a device for automatically changing 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 and an apparatus for providing information about printing forms, which are to be made for a new production of a printing press, which or an overview and control over the printed products to be produced for the new production of the printing press allows.
• the advantages that can be achieved with the invention are, in particular, that the method and also the device enable an overview and control of the printing forms to be produced for a new production of the printing press.
• the printing forms provided at different times with at least one printed image can be stored presorted and can be made available together on the printing machine in a manner appropriate to a planned production. This saves an operator setting up the press for an upcoming production time otherwise he or she would be required to sort in practice, e.g. B. in newspaper printing often produced in any order printing forms and completing to at a certain of several possible sites, such. B. on a particular form cylinder or on a particular printing forme magazine of the printing press, required set of related printing forms needed.
• 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.
• each in the transport direction of the printed image to be printed with the printing forms to be printed z.
• 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. assignable four or six printing plates, each of these printing forms is assigned to exactly one axial mounting position on the lateral surface of this forme 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.
• z. B. eight printing units z. B. in each case exactly one forme cylinder with z. B. twelve mounting positions each have a printing forme, are therefore to be arranged with full use of all mounting positions a total of 96 printing plates.
• 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 to occupy the participating in the execution of the upcoming print job form cylinder with printing plates, ie which form is to be arranged at which mounting position of the respective forme cylinder, to be executed by the printing machine production speed the planned Beginning 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.
• you can the batchwise grouped printing forms are also 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. at least one plate exposure device, at least one developing device and at least one Abkant rising 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 Road 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 Storage device also be arranged in the production line after the Abkant worn when in particular a high Auslagerungs technically is to be achieved and achievable by storing non-folded planographic printing space savings in the design of the memory device has a lower priority than the desired paging speed of stored in the memory printing forms , Because the bending process performed by the Abkant Ranitis 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 such that printing forms can be stored and swapped out at the same time, ie at least one of the printing plates can be stored in the storage device and at the same time another one of the printing forms can be stored.
• 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 controls the storage and retrieval processes as well as the assignment of printing forms to the memory locations of the memory device monitors or manages and stores information about the occupancy of the individual memory locations and by means of the communication system with other computers, eg. 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.
• the storage device does not outsource embedded printing forms by itself sentencewise, 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 z. B. carousel-shaped sorting station or the storage device group her z.
• 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 help z. B. for needs-based occupancy of the assembly positions involved in an upcoming production on the relevant forme cylinder can, for. B.
• a display device may be provided, which in one of the several mounting positions simultaneously indicating overall view z.
• the display device 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 forms, such.
• the display device may be required for their respective display information z. B. from the control unit of the production planning system data obtained preferably in comparison with the data obtained in the preparation of prepared for the forthcoming production printing forms.
• 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 cylinders having printing unit of a complex, ie multiple printing units having 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.
• the plate exposure device preferably in a non-printing area, in particular attached to the suspension leg of the relevant printing form display information field, a) at which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or at which storage position of the printing forme magazine to arrange this printing field having printing form, b) at which other mounting position on the relevant form cylinder or at which other storage position of this printing form storing printing forme magazine is another currently be prepared printing form to arrange c) at which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or at which storage position of this Print form storing printing forme magazine currently, ie for the forthcoming production no new printing form is attached, but the existing printing form remains d) which mounting position on the respective form cylinder or which storage position of this printing form storing printing forme magazine is not occupied at all in the forthcoming production with a printing plate because in the upcoming production z.
• 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.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a printing form
• FIG. 2 shows a printing unit of a printing press with printing forme magazines
• Fig. 5 is a plan view of a plurality of juxtaposed printing forms with them pairwise associated code readers;
• FIG. 6 shows an arrangement of printing plates, each having at least one coding attached to its respective trailing hanging leg
• FIG. 8 shows a development of the printing unit according to FIG. 2;
• Fig. 9 is a display of a display device
• a printing forme 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 page, 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 1 1; 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 form 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 forme 01 is often preferably greater than 80 ° or obtuse-angled, in particular it is 85 ° or 135 °.
• the bent suspension leg 13 at the leading end 03 has a length 113, 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.
• At least one printing unit 44 of the printing press which is preferably provided with a plurality of printing units 44, is equipped with printing forme magazines 09, as shown by way of example in FIG. 2, wherein exactly one printing forme magazine 09 is associated with each forme cylinder 06.
• 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 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.
• 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 fed continuously to the printing press during its production and passed vertically through the printing units in the example shown in FIG.
• four successive printing units are shown in the transport direction of the paper web 18, each having one of the transfer cylinder 07 each having a forme cylinder 06 for 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 assigned a printing forme magazine 09, which in each case preferably has two shafts, each printing forme magazine 09, at least but whose respective at least one storage position for at least one printing forme 01 to be stored therein is preferably oriented substantially horizontally or only at a slight inclination of less than 15 ° to the forme cylinder O ⁇ in its working position.
• 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 forme magazines 09 are controllable 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, such that a printing form change is preferably initiated by a control station 42 assigned to the printing press (FIG. 7) can be. 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 an extremely 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 one 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 folding device 38 (FIG. 7).
• barcodes There are different types of barcodes. Although bar codes always form a two-dimensional array of characters, a distinction is made between one-dimensional (1-D codes), 2-dimensional (2-D codes) and 3-dimensional (3-D codes) bar codes, 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.
• 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. B. QR codes and Aztec codes.
• the DataMatrix code exists in different versions, eg.
• ECC 200 where the letters ECC for the English expression "E / ror Checking and Correction Algorithm" and the number following this letter indicates a particular stage of development of the DataMatrix code.
• the DataMatrix code consists of a rectangular area whose size is variable An example of a DataMatrix code is shown in Fig.
• a 1-D code For a 1-D code, different thicknesses must be uniquely determined in one drawing plane. In the case of the DataMatrix code, on the other hand, 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. Moreover, a Data Matrix code requires significantly less space than a 1-D code for the same information content. To capture a 2-D code, 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 from the light source of the illumination device as well the spectral sensitivity of the image sensor are matched to the optical properties of the 2-D code-bearing printing plate 01, in particular their 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. in an image sensor having a detection device integrated, 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 to be arranged with their respective effective direction at an angle of inclination of at least 5 ° relative to a standing on the plane or code surface 22 Lot, preferably with an inclination angle in a range between 10 ° and 60 °.
• 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 open border, is used to identify the number of rows and columns, ie 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. consecutively used or to be used printing plates 01 consecutively to count and to identify these printing plates 01, especially those that are similar and / or successively used in 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 spaced from each other are mounted (Fig. 1), in each case z. B. two along the width B of the printing plate 01 juxtaposed DataMatrix code areas 22 each in the side region of EinHonbringels 14.
• a coding can also be applied in the center region of the suspension element 14 of 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.
• FIGS. 5 and 6 show an example with an arrangement of z. B. four arranged on the lateral surface of the forme cylinder 06 side by side 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.
• each CCD sensor is respectively directed onto the trailing suspension leg 14 of the printing forms 01 arranged in the respective detection region 29.
• the detection area 29 of each CCD sensor can be detected by an optical device, e.g. B. by a wide-angle lens, be expanded and in particular along the width B of the printing plates 01 have a preferably blunt opening angle to multiple codings, in particular, to capture the respective coding of a plurality of different printing forms 01 in the same detection area 29 and thus simultaneously to detect them.
• 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 shown in FIG. 6 in each case by a dash-dotted bordered, 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.
• Fig. 6 shows an arrangement of z. B. in one of the printing forme magazines 09 of the printing unit 44 shown in FIG. 2 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. in the respective side region of the respective printing forme 01 are arranged (Fig. 4).
• Fig. 6 are assigned to a to be occupied with printing plates 01 forme cylinder 06 in the axial direction by way of example four juxtaposed shafts of a printing forme magazine 09 (Fig. 2), wherein in the respective shafts in each case 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 that are preferably selectively activatable by the respective camera system, each coding of each of the printing plates 01 detected by the detection area 29 being associated with exactly one of the viewing zones 31 belonging to this detection area 29 That is, each of these viewing zones 31 detects exactly one of the codings detected by the detection area 29 and thus also forms exactly one of the codings detected by the detection area 29 on the image plane of the image sensor.
• each coding of each of the printing plates 01 detected by the detection area 29 being associated with exactly one of the viewing zones 31 belonging to this detection area 29 That is, each of these viewing zones 31 detects exactly one of the codings detected by the detection area 29 and thus also forms exactly one of the codings detected by the detection area 29 on the image plane of the image sensor.
• 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 can be assigned to a total of eight printing plates 01, namely four in its axial direction and two in its circumferential direction , This arrangement can be easily supplemented with two other juxtaposed wells for a 6/2-forme cylinder 06.
• planar plate-shaped blanks 32 are individually formed in a plate exposure device 33 spatially separated from the printing press for the production of at least one printed image using a corresponding, z. B. from a computer 34 a prepress preferably electronically in the form of a z. B. RIP data contained File exposed on the plate exposure device 33 template 37 exposed, wherein the applied to the respective blank 32 according to the respective template 37 printed image to its permanent training in one of the platesetters 33 z. B. downstream development device 36 z. B. is developed photochemically and thus fixed.
• 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 transmit their respective data provide the same communication system 41 to the plate exposure device 33, which is indicated in 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.
• a printing unit 44 in one of several available mobile collection containers 43, these collection container 43 z. B. automatically movable and z. B. are part of a driverless transport system.
• z. B. on a particular forme 06 required printing plates 01 preferably as a set, d. H. stored as a self-contained unit of associated 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
• FIG. 8 again shows a similar printing unit 44, as already shown in FIG. 2, so that corresponding components and elements are each provided with the same reference numerals.
• the printing unit 44 shown in FIG. 8 is one Further, a preferably handling device 46 is arranged on both operating sides of the printing unit 44, which preferably has a plurality of respective platforms 47 arranged on at least one guide element 48, with which ready-to-use printing plates 01 can be transported to the relevant printing forme magazines 09, whereby the relevant printing plates 01 are automated be 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 preferably taken over automatically by the platforms 47 of the handling device 46 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.
• the printing unit 44 shown in FIG. 8 has thus been supplemented with respect to the printing unit 44 shown in FIG. 2 by a conveying device, wherein this conveying device 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 forms 01 associated with the same sentence often can not be consecutively consecutive be made, in particular, they are z. 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.
• 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 storage device 51 is in the production flow exemplified in FIG. 7 by means of a continuous arrow line, ie in the production line of the printing forms 01 to be produced, preferably after the development device 36 and before Abkant Nur 38 arranged as not yet folded flat printing plates 01 space saving can be stored 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 paths 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 belong to a same set of printing forms 01.
• the number of printing plates 01 belonging to the same set need not 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.
• at least one further second handling device different from the first can be provided, which one at one of the storage locations Stored printing form 01 receives or removes and outsourced when that set of printing plates 01, to which the relevant printing plate 01 belongs, is retrieved for its transport to the printing unit 44.
• 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 storage and / or removal of printing plates 01 each have a relative movement between the memory locations of the memory device 51 and at least one respective storage and / or outsourcing exporting device, eg. 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 respect to a 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.
• Embedded in the memory device 51 belonging to different sets printing plates 01 are preferably each as a set of belonging together Print form 01 outsourced 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 in any, ie chaotic arrangement. At least in the event that the memory device 51 does not outsource interposed printing plates 01 by itself, in conjunction with the memory device 51 z. B.
• 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 responded 38, and one of the mobile collecting container 43 is arranged.
• the sorting station 57 may be arranged in the production line shown by dashed arrow lines in FIG. 7 also after the Abkant Anlagen 38, so that sorted in or on the basis of the sorting station 57 already beveled printing plates 01 to ready sentences and z. B. are delivered to one of the plurality of mobile collecting container 43, provided that the transport of individual printing plates 01 is not done by hand to the respective site in the printing unit 44.
• 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 (Fig. 7).
• Fig. 7 are hinted several, z. B. three each alternately or optionally usable mobile storage container 43 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 group-wise transport of printing plates 01 are shown in Fig. 7 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 a hand-carried individual transport Indicate printing plates 01 to the relevant printing unit 44.
• the communication system 41 data at least in terms of the currently occupied by the respective printing plate 01 on its transport to the printing press position, d. H. an information about the current location, ready.
• the imprinted with the at least one print image 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 at least one of its edges is executed, wherein at this printing forme 01 only after its intermediate storage in the storage device 51 at least one bent-out 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 respectively in the Abkant sexual 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 form 01 and / or by the formation of at least one folded Einurginlegeels 13; 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 Einnosnlegeels 13 before performing the register punching and / or the at least one incision or cut; 14 in the Abkant sexual 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 Einnosnlegeels 13; 14 are aligned in the Abkant immunity 38 using the register punching and / or the at least one cut or cut on 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 ( Figures 3, 4).
• U. a. for visualization preferably both of the in particular sequential running Process for the preparation of 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 connection with this process exporting device, such as. B. in Fig. 7 is indicated by the dot-dashed border, 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 storage positions of the printing forme magazine 09 a printing forme 01 is to be arranged in each case.
• 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 to be displayed by the display device 52 Information is 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.
• 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 the printing forme magazine 09 a non-printing printing plate 01, d.
• a so-called blind plate is arranged.
• 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 with 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, where appropriate, the Abkant worn 38 and belonging to the printing press control station 42 are connected, and to allow about the networking thus created a preferably mutual data exchange.
• 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 design as a standalone device or as an integral part of the control station 42 or other machine unit of the printing machine, the display device 52 can also be used to display the current status of the printing plates 01 to be produced for a particular production, i. H. 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 can also indicate for which preferably a plurality of forme cylinders 06 and / or printing forme magazines 09 having printing unit 44 of a complex, d. H. at least one set of printing plates 01 is already complete and / or which of the several sets of printing plates 01 to be arranged in a specific one of the printing units 44 is already made ready for use.
• FIG. 9 shows an example of 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, a section of a Make printing press.
• the illustration in the upper half of FIG. 9 relates to a first production and the representation in the lower half of FIG. 9 relates to a second production different from the first.
• an information field 53 is formed in the display of the display device 52, which consists in the example shown in FIG. 9 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 able to simultaneously several different in the same printing press sequentially to be executed productions with several of these productions respectively assigned locations of the required for the respective production printing plates 01 display.
• 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 shown in Fig. 9 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 form 01 a previous production can be accepted.
• Positions, each with a symbol eg.
• an "X" may indicate, for example, that a printing form 01 is still to be produced for each of these positions.
• a printing form 01 is still to be produced for each of these positions.
• an already at least exposed printing plate 01 is in the storage device 33 for this position.
• z positions marked with a "Z” indicate, for example, that an unexposed printing plate 01, ie a dummy plate, is used at the position in question.
• Those printing forms 01 which are printed at the planned next production in the respective printing units 44.1, 44.2 are to be used at the positions marked with a symbol, for example with an "X", "Y” or "Z", form the respective set of associated printing plates 01 to be transported to the respective place of use.
• the display of the display device 52 thus indicates in a plurality of positions, ie assembly 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 be arranged, for which of these positions in each case a printing plate 01 to make and / or in conjunction with other required on the same site Druckformen 01 to the site transport is.
• positions z. B. either mounting positions of a plurality of mounting positions having cylinder 06 or memory positions of a plurality of memory positions having printing forme magazine 09 relate, z. B. at least one, but preferably at several, in particular at each of the on the forme cylinder in question 06 or in the respective printing forme magazine 09 to be arranged printing plates 01 also a z.
• an information field 53 in the display of the display device 52 corresponding information field 54 may be provided which contains information at least on the arrangement and / or a work instruction with respect to another printing form 01, the position of the information field 54 having printing plate 01 is adjacent.
• 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 to store another printing form 01 to be arranged, c) at which mounting position on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or at which storage position of the printing forme 01 storing this Druckformmagazins 09 currently, ie for the upcoming production no new printing plate 01 is attached, but the existing from a previous production printing form 01 remains d) which mounting position on the respective form cylinder 06 or which storage position of this printing forme 01 storing printing forme magazine 09 in the forthcoming production is not occupied at all with a printing plate 01, because in the upcoming production z.
• the information field 54 may contain information about an arrangement and / or about a work instruction with respect to several or preferably all of the same assembly positions.
• 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 an information field 54 attached to at least one of the printing plates 01.
• the information field 54 consists of several individual ones Position elements 56, which are grouped according to the positions of the assembly, ie the mounting positions on the relevant forme cylinder 06 or the storage positions in the respective 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. indicates that this information field 54 having printing forme 01 is to be placed exactly at that position in the assembly that corresponds to the position element 56 in the information field 54.
• a position associated with a symbol e.g.
• an "X” indicates, for example, that a print form 01 is still to be made for this position.
• a position drawn with another symbol for example with a "Y” shows, for example, Example, that at the relevant position an unexposed printing plate 01, that is, a blank plate is used.
• a position marked "Z" indicates, for example, that no new printing form 01 is to be arranged at this position, but that the existing printing form 01 remains arranged there.
• the code reader 28 (FIG. 5) is detected and automatically evaluated with regard to its information to be conveyed, for example in an electronic evaluation unit connected to the camera system or the acquisition device.
• a method for providing information about printing forms to be produced for a new production of a printing press in which a use of at least one of these Printing forms 01 is visualized at their place of use in the printing press in a display of a display device 52, wherein at the site of the relevant printing forme 01 several mutually different positions, each of these positions one of a plurality of mounting positions on a plurality of mounting positions having arranged in the printing press forme 06 or one of a plurality of storage positions of a printing forme magazine 09 of the printing machine having the plurality of storage positions, wherein a plurality of different job sites are simultaneously displayed in the printing press by the display of the display 52, the display indicating at which of the locations of a particular multiple locations each one
• a printing forme 01 is to be provided, wherein the display additionally different states and / or properties with respect to at least one made or at least be prepared to be printed form 01 and / or a present on their transport to the printing press current position of the printing form.
• the states and / or properties indicated by the display indicate, in particular, whether a particular printing form is currently in a production line for preparing printing forms to be prepared for the new production, e.g. B. whether a particular printing form is currently located in a production line belonging to the plate exposure device or in a developing device or in a Abkant Skeller or in a storage device.
• the information displayed by the display about the state and / or the property of the printing plate 01 concerned advantageously results from a comparison of data, wherein data provided by the control unit 39 of a production planning system controlling the production of the printing machine is compared with data stored in the production line to produce the relevant printing plate 01 incurred.
• the provision of information is preferably carried out by means of a communication system 41, which the display device 52 with the respective control unit of various other devices 33; 34; 38; 39; 42 connects for data exchange.
• the display can be in one area take place, in which a collecting container 43, the respective form cylinder 06 or a particular printing forme 09 concerned printing plates 01 prior to their transport to the respective forme cylinder 06 or printing forme magazine 09 receives, or alternatively or additionally to one belonging to the printing press control center 42 or in another the printing press belonging machine unit, in particular in a printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 or at a plurality of printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 having printing tower.
• the display of the display device 52 at the same time displays several different productions to be executed successively in the same printing press with a plurality of respective production locations assigned to the required for the respective production printing plates 01 or if the display indicates, for each of which a plurality of forme 06 or Druckformmagazine 09 having printing unit 44; 44.1; 44.2 a plurality of printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 having printing unit at least one set of printing plates 01 is complete and / or which of several in a particular one of the printing units 44; 44.1; 44.2 to be arranged sets of printing plates 01 is ready for use.
• a device for providing information about printing forms to be produced for a new production of a printing press, which comprises a display device 52, wherein with a display of the display device 52 a use of at least one of these printing plates 01 at their place of use in the Printing machine is visualized, wherein at the site of the respective printing plate 01 a plurality of mutually different positions are provided, each of these positions as one of a plurality of mounting positions on one of the plurality of mounting positions having arranged in the printing press forme cylinder 06 or as one of a plurality of memory positions one of the plurality of memory positions Druckformmagazins 09 of the printing machine is formed, wherein the display of the display device 52 at the same time a plurality of different Indicates job locations in the printing machine, wherein the display indicates to which of the positions of a specific multi-position location each a printing plate 01 is to be provided, the display additionally different states and / or properties with respect to at least one prepared or at least to be prepared printing plate 01 and / or indicates a current position of the printing forme
• the display device 52 is advantageously by means of a communication system 41 with the respective control unit of various other devices 33; 34; 38; 39; 42; 51; 57 connected for a data exchange, such. B. with at least one plate exposure device 33 and / or with a computer 34 of the prepress and / or arranged in the production line of the printing forms to be prepared 01 Abkant signals 38 and / or with a control unit 39 of a production planning system and / or with a belonging to the printing press control room 42 and / or with a storage device 51 belonging to the production line of the printing forms 01 to be produced and / or sorting station 57 sorting with a printing form 01.
• the at least one printing forme 01 to be transported to a specific forme cylinder 06 or to a specific printing forme magazine 09 of the printing press is arranged in a mobile collecting container 43 during the transporting operation, wherein it is preferably provided that the collecting container 43 transporting the at least one printing forme 01 by means of the communication system 41 the display device 52 provides data at least in terms of the current position occupied by the respective printing plate 01 on its transport path to the printing press by the collecting container 43 its current position continuously or at least intermittently z. B. sends to the display device 52.
• the display of the display device 52 is z. B. arranged in a belonging to the printing press control station 42 or in another belonging to the printing machine unit, in particular in a printing unit 44 belonging to the printing machine; 44.1; 44.2.

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