EP3169492B1 - Extended function of printed marks in digital print - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for operating a device for producing printed matter, comprising a Abrolliser for providing paper to be printed, wherein the Abrolliser a printing unit is arranged downstream, which prints the paper, wherein the printing unit is arranged downstream of a sheeter, which fed him endlessly printed paper transverse to the feed direction, so that individual printed sheets are provided, wherein in particular the cross cutter is arranged downstream of a collecting unit for collecting the sheets fed thereto, wherein in particular the collecting unit may be arranged downstream of a feeder unit which aligns the collected sheets, wherein the investor unit at least one further unit for finishing the printed matter to be produced downstream, according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
- the printing unit is fed to a continuous paper web, printed on and fed to a cross cutter.
- the cross cutter cuts the printed continuous paper web into individual sheets to the desired format, after which the individual sheets are processed further.
- the further processing takes place in such a way that the individual sheets are collected in the desired quantity, fed to a laying unit and cut and joined, so that afterwards the printed matter is ready.
- the print unit prints a print mark associated with a later single sheet on the continuous paper web.
- This print mark contains information for the cross cutter, when, that is, at which point, he should cross-cut the fed continuous paper web.
- a print mark is printed in a known manner on the continuous paper web per sheet and the position of the print mark detected by a reading device, wherein the detected print mark is a measure for synchronizing the working speeds of the printing unit and the cross cutter.
- the printing unit is only adapted to a single print mark per sheet on the continuous paper web to print, which is always the same print mark.
- a print mark carries only a single piece of information which is suitable for realizing the synchronization between the printing unit and the cross cutter.
- a further disadvantage is that when the printing unit and cross cutter are synchronized via the printed print mark, a carryover can occur in the further process. This means that the printing unit and the cross cutter no longer work together in the desired shape, that is, due to this carryover, the cross cutter deviates from its once set cutting position and thus transversely cuts at an undesired location. This has negative consequences for the printed item to be produced in particular. if the cross-section cuts into the print motif and thus in a multi-page printed matter, the motifs of the individual sheets (sheets) of the printed matter no longer appear on the associated sheet, but already at least partially desirably on a subsequent sheet.
- the invention is therefore based on the object to improve a generic method for operating a device for producing printed matter to the effect that the initially described disadvantages are avoided.
- a flexible working method for producing printed matter is to be made available.
- a digital printing unit is used as the printing unit, which prints a printed mark on the paper per sheet, or that a print mark is present (which has already been printed in the offline mode), wherein a reading device detects the information contained in the print mark and the cross cutter and the at least one further unit are operated in dependence of the detected information.
- the print mark according to the invention advantageously has a multi-functionality, since it contains more than a single piece of information. So far, it is known to see information as the only information in the print mark, with which the printing unit and the downstream cross cutter are synchronized with each other.
- the print mark contains at least one further information with which the at least one further unit is operated, that is to say can be controlled.
- Another advantage is the fact that the multi-information-containing print mark must be detected by only one reader, whereby the structure of an apparatus for performing the method for the production of printed matter can be simplified. This advantageously also simplifies a change in position of the reading device in the event that the format of the individual sheets to be printed changes, so that the printed mark can be flexibly printed on almost anywhere on the printed sheet. This flexibility can also advantageously be realized particularly simply by virtue of the fact that the printing unit is a digital printing unit, since it is possible with such a digital printing unit to change the motif, including the printed mark, which is to be printed on the continuous paper webs in an uncomplicated and fast manner.
- the cross cutter receives directly via the first information in the print mark the information (the control pulse) when it has to cut at which point, so that a lengthy synchronization can be significantly shortened or even completely eliminated. Another advantage is that it produces less rejects (up to no rejects).
- each sheet brings with it the appropriate information for further processing. That is, the information in the print mark on the one hand contains the information as to when the cross cutter is to cut the continuous paper web. The other information contained in the print mark However, they are not lost but can be evaluated for the subsequent process and the units downstream of the cross cutter can be operated as a function of the detected and evaluated information in the print mark. This means that each individual printed and cut sheet has its own information for further processing.
- the cross cutter are usually subordinate further units such as collecting, investor and other units depending on the product to be produced.
- the cross cutter as a further unit is a collecting unit for collecting the sheets supplied to him downstream, being operated with the information contained in the print mark the cross cutter to produce individual sheets, and with at least one other contained in the print mark information the collection unit is operated.
- This at least one further information contained in the print mark can be, for example, the page number of the printed matter to be produced. This information can be easily and simply implemented by the digital printing unit in a corresponding print mark with this information.
- the digital printing unit due to its flexibility due to the artwork, is able to repeatedly integrate the same first information in the print mark to give the cross cutter the control signal as to when to cut, and other information different in the pressure of the individual sheets integrated into the print mark to give the collection unit the control signals, when to start collecting (first page) and how long (last page) to collect. It is also conceivable not to integrate in the print mark as described above a numerical value for the page number in the print mark, but to provide as further information to the collection unit information as to how long, that is how many individual sheets to be collected in a row, until the final number of sheets to be collected is reached.
- the collecting unit is arranged downstream of a feeder unit which aligns the collected sheets, with the information contained in the print mark information of the cross cutter and at least one further information contained in the print mark, the application unit is operated.
- the units with the information read or additional information can control the entire process. Either change the number of sheets, for example, or / and donate another envelope or the like. It is important to provide the functionality (information content) of the mandatory print mark (in order to be able to cut the sheet in the register) with additional information that can change the current process.
- the cross cutter as a further unit directly and / or indirectly at least one switch for discharging one or more accumulated sheets downstream, operated with the one contained in the print mark information of the cross cutter and at least one further information contained in the print mark the at least one switch becomes.
- the cross cutter downstream units (such as the collecting or investor unit), that is indirectly, to arrange a switch to take over this switch proofs for quality evaluation or the like.
- the production process of a printed matter is thereby brought out of tact, so that it is necessary to always discharge a corresponding number of sheets corresponding to the number of finished printed matter.
- the units arranged downstream of the cross cutter, including the at least one switch can be operated in an advantageous manner. Because with this further information contained in the print mark, it is possible that the digital printing unit on the one hand prints as much sheets more than to be discharged via the at least one switch.
- the cross cutter is not only known by the first information contained in the print mark, when he should cut, but the downstream units is also known due to the further information contained in the print mark, which sheet further processed and which sheet should be discharged. As a result, the entire production process of the printed matter can be made very flexible.
- the digital printing unit Because it is possible, for example, at any given time the digital printing unit to give the command to integrate such additional information in the print mark, with a corresponding print mark is printed on the continuous paper web and processed further.
- This further information in the print mark then leads in the subsequent processing process to the fact that, for example, the sheet which has been cut by the cross cutter is not fed to the collecting unit but is discharged via a switch which is located between the cross cutter and the collecting unit.
- the information contained in the print mark controls the beginning and the end of the collection of the sheets.
- the Digital printing unit generates a print mark, which, as already described, contains the first information, at which point the cross cutter is to cut the printed continuous paper web fed to it.
- the at least further information includes when the start (first sheet of the print job) and the end (last sheet of the print job) of the collection are. Before or in between, it is possible for the digital printing unit to flexibly integrate such information into the print mark which has the content, whether a respective sheet is to be further processed (in particular collected) or ejected.
- the method according to the invention also has the advantage that it is not only possible to provide paper from a unwinding unit, this continuous paper is fed to the digital printing unit, printed and fed to the cross cutter for cutting (so-called online operation), but that it is also possible to first provide continuous paper from the unwinding unit of the digital printing unit, to print and to roll it up, and then at another location or at a later time this printed continuous paper web the cross cutter for further processing for producing the printed matter to supply (so-called offline operation).
- the basis for the present invention is a device 1 for digital printing.
- the starting point for this printing process is a unwinding unit 2 of the device 1, on which a paper roll is held in a manner known per se and unrolled in accordance with the subsequent printing process.
- the subsequent printing process is carried out by a digital printing unit 3, which is arranged downstream of the Abrolliser 2 and the paper rolled there is fed for printing.
- the unrolled from the unwinding unit 2 and supplied to the digital printing unit 3 paper is first printed and leaves the digital printing unit 3 in the form of a quasi-endless web.
- This quasi-endless web is fed to a cross cutter 4, which cuts across the quasi-endless web that is printed according to the predetermined format of the printed matter, thereby initially setting a format of the later printed matter (optionally with the addition of tolerances) becomes.
- the collecting unit 5 in turn is followed by a feeder unit 6.
- This feeder unit 6 causes, when the collecting unit 5 is present, the individual sheets provided there to be stacked into a desired pile, that is, to be collected while being put together in a position where the further processing is to take place. If the collecting unit 5 does not exist, it is conceivable that the printed matters leaving the cross cutter 4 are fed directly to the feeder unit 6.
- the investor unit 6 may, but need not be followed by a switch 7. With this switch, it is possible to eject test prints, for example, to check on the quality of the printing process out.
- a stapling and folding unit 8 The output from the investor unit 6 stack with the printed matter, which are not discharged via the existing switch 7, a stapling and folding unit 8 are supplied. With this unit 8, the hitherto located in the pile printed matter depending on the desired format of the finished printed matter stapled and / or folded. Other forms of bringing together the individual sheets of the printed matter are of course also conceivable.
- the individual sheets of printed matter After the individual sheets of printed matter have been brought together permanently, they are fed to a cutting unit 9.
- the cutting unit 9 By means of the cutting unit 9, the added tolerances of the individual merged sheets of printed matter can be cut to the finished format of the final printed matter.
- a discharge unit 10 At the end of the cutting unit 9 is followed by a discharge unit 10, in which the finished printed matter for further use, for example, the package in desired containers, are supplied.
- the digital printing unit 3 is the master for the entire printing, cutting and filing process.
- the units following the digital printing unit 3 are connected together as a slave. This means that the digital printing unit 3 as master sets the clock for the subsequent processes and these must follow the prescribed clock of the master.
- a quasi-continuous paper sheet having a predetermined width is supplied to the digital printing unit 3.
- a register mark is printed in addition to the actual printed matter on the paper by means of the digital printing unit 3. With this register mark recognizes the subsequent cross cutter 4, at which point the supplied quasi-endless web must be cut across.
- This printed matter may be one, two or more than two. This means that a single page of later finished printed matter of given length and width is available on the sheet leaving the cross cutter 4. Often, however, a printed sheet will also be available which includes two or more sheets of the printed matter to be finished later ,
- a print mark at a predetermined distance (eg max 50 mm) from the leading edge of the sheet (sheet travel in the device 1) is removed then the device 1, a faulty sheet or at remove the tolerance window that has not been reached with the built-in switch 7.
- the cross cutter 4 and the following units up to the outlet unit 10 can be controlled individually by means of actuators by the control unit 11 with regard to the processing format of the fed sheets. It is thus possible, via a single command of the control unit 11, to command the units controlled by it, in particular the cross cutter 4, the collecting unit 5, the feeder unit 6, the stitching and folding unit 8 and the cutting unit 9, from a predetermined one , in particular previously processed format, to switch to a different format. For example, it is possible for the digital printing unit 3 to print sheets that correspond to the other two-size format. These leaves are by appropriate Format setting of the subsequent unit processed. Now, if a change from a two-size format, for example, to a dreinutziges format done, this can be done centrally by the control unit 11.
- This process can be arbitrarily controlled by a corresponding input in the control unit 11.
- This process can be arbitrarily controlled by a corresponding input in the control unit 11.
- the switching within the one-used, two-used and maximum three-purpose formats as this the expense of actuators and the structural conditions in the respective units and optionally the associated sensors that detect the switchover from one to the other format, manageable remains.
- the digital printing unit 3 can provide the printed sheets, depending on the provided printed quasi-endless web leaving the digital printing unit 3, the subsequent units of these printed sheets in response to the clock at which this digital printing unit 3 leave, process.
- the flexible timing of the subsequent process has the particular advantage that withdrawals of sheets on the switch 7, but also other disturbances (for example paper jam) in the process, which is the digital printing unit 3 downstream, can be compensated or compensated without the entire device 1 to stop.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betrieben einer Einrichtung zum Herstellen von Drucksachen, aufweisend eine Abrolleinheit zur Bereitstellung von zu bedruckendem Papier, wobei der Abrolleinheit eine Druckeinheit nachgeordnet ist, die das Papier bedruckt, wobei der Druckeinheit ein Querschneider nachgeordnet ist, der das ihm endlos zugeführte bedruckte Papier quer zur Vorschubrichtung schneidet, so dass einzelne bedruckte Bögen bereit gestellt werden, wobei insbesondere dem Querschneider eine Sammeleinheit zum Sammeln der ihm zugeführten Bögen nachgeordnet ist, wobei insbesondere der Sammeleinheit eine Anlegereinheit nachgeordnet sein kann, die die gesammelten Bögen ausrichtet, wobei der Anlegereinheit zumindest eine weitere Einheit zum Fertigstellen der herzustellenden Drucksache nachgeordnet ist, gemäß den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffes des Patentanspruches 1 .The invention relates to a method for operating a device for producing printed matter, comprising a Abrolleinheit for providing paper to be printed, wherein the Abrolleinheit a printing unit is arranged downstream, which prints the paper, wherein the printing unit is arranged downstream of a sheeter, which fed him endlessly printed paper transverse to the feed direction, so that individual printed sheets are provided, wherein in particular the cross cutter is arranged downstream of a collecting unit for collecting the sheets fed thereto, wherein in particular the collecting unit may be arranged downstream of a feeder unit which aligns the collected sheets, wherein the investor unit at least one further unit for finishing the printed matter to be produced downstream, according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
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Bei einem weiteren bekannten Verfahren wird der Druckeinheit eine Endlospapierbahn zugeführt, diese bedruckt und einem Querschneider zugeführt. Der Querschneider schneidet die bedruckte Endlospapierbahn in einzelne Bögen auf das gewünschte Format, wobei danach die einzelnen Bögen weiterverarbeitet werden. Im Regelfall erfolgt die Weiterverarbeitung derart, dass die einzelnen Bögen in gewünschter Stückzahl gesammelt, einer Anlegeeinheit zugeführt und geschnitten und verbunden werden, sodass danach die Drucksache fertig ist.In a further known method, the printing unit is fed to a continuous paper web, printed on and fed to a cross cutter. The cross cutter cuts the printed continuous paper web into individual sheets to the desired format, after which the individual sheets are processed further. As a rule, the further processing takes place in such a way that the individual sheets are collected in the desired quantity, fed to a laying unit and cut and joined, so that afterwards the printed matter is ready.
Für diesen gesamten Herstellungsprozess wird von der Druckeinheit eine Druckmarke, die einem späteren einzelnen Bogen zugeordnet ist, auf die Endlospapierbahn gedruckt. Diese Druckmarke enthält für den Querschneider eine Information, wann, das heißt an welcher Stelle, er die zugeführte Endlospapierbahn querschneiden soll.For this entire manufacturing process, the print unit prints a print mark associated with a later single sheet on the continuous paper web. This print mark contains information for the cross cutter, when, that is, at which point, he should cross-cut the fed continuous paper web.
Bei bekannten Verfahren und Einrichtungen ist es hierfür erforderlich, dass zunächst die Druckeinheit und der Querschneider synchronisiert werden. Denn der Querschneider kann immer nur an einer bestimmten Stelle die ihm zugeführte Endlospapierbahn schneiden, sodass es erforderlich ist, die Abgabegeschwindigkeit der Druckeinheit derart mit der Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit des Querschneiders zu synchronisieren, dass der Querschneider an der richtigen Stelle schneidet. Hierzu wird in bekannter Weise eine Druckmarke auf die Endlospapierbahn je Bogen gedruckt und die Position der Druckmarke von einem Lesegerät erfasst, wobei die erfasste Druckmarke ein Maß dafür ist, um die Arbeitsgeschwindigkeiten der Druckeinheit und des Querschneiders zu synchronisieren. Bis diese Synchronisation stattgefunden und der eigentliche Herstellungsprozess beginnen kann, ist es erforderlich, eine Vielzahl von Bögen, das heißt eine sehr große Länge der Endlospapierbahn zu bedrucken und dem Querschneider zuzuführen und danach auszuschleusen, bis die Synchronisation stattgefunden hat. Damit entsteht in nachteiliger Weise sehr viel Ausschussware. Außerdem ist die Druckeinheit nur dazu ausgebildet, eine einzige Druckmarke je Bogen auf die Endlospapierbahn zu drucken, wobei es sich immer um die gleiche Druckmarke handelt. Damit trägt eine solche Druckmarke lediglich eine einzige Information, die dazu geeignet ist, die Synchronisation zwischen Druckeinheit und Querschneider zu realisieren. Weiterhin ist es nicht möglich, eine fertig hergestellte bedruckte Endlospapierbahn nach dem Druck aufzurollen und (unabhängig von dem Betrieb der Druckeinheit) zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt oder an einem anderen Ort dem Querschneider zuzuführen (sogenannter Offline-Betrieb).In known methods and devices, this requires that first the printing unit and the cross cutter are synchronized. Because the cross cutter can always cut only at a certain point the continuous paper web supplied to him, so that it is necessary to synchronize the output speed of the printing unit with the working speed of the cross cutter so that the cross cutter cuts in the right place. For this purpose, a print mark is printed in a known manner on the continuous paper web per sheet and the position of the print mark detected by a reading device, wherein the detected print mark is a measure for synchronizing the working speeds of the printing unit and the cross cutter. Until this synchronization has taken place and the actual production process can begin, it is necessary to print a large number of sheets, that is to say a very long length of continuous paper web, and feed it to the cross cutter and then eject it until the synchronization has taken place. This creates a disadvantageous amount of rejects. In addition, the printing unit is only adapted to a single print mark per sheet on the continuous paper web to print, which is always the same print mark. Thus, such a print mark carries only a single piece of information which is suitable for realizing the synchronization between the printing unit and the cross cutter. Furthermore, it is not possible to roll up a finished printed continuous paper web after printing and (regardless of the operation of the printing unit) at a later date or at another location to supply the cross cutter (so-called offline operation).
Ein weiterer Nachteil besteht darin, dass dann, wenn Druckeinheit und Querschneider über die gedruckte Druckmarke synchronisiert sind, im weiteren Prozess eine Verschleppung auftreten kann. Das bedeutet, dass die Druckeinheit und der Querschneider nicht mehr in der gewünschten Form zusammenarbeiten, das heißt, dass aufgrund dieser Verschleppung der Querschneider von seiner einmal eingestellten Schneideposition abweicht und somit an einer unerwünschten Stelle querschneidet Dies hat insbesondere dann negative Folgen für die herzustellende Drucksache, wenn der Querschnitt bis in das Druckmotiv hineinschneidet und somit bei einer mehrseitigen Drucksache die Motive der einzelnen Bögen (Blätter) der Drucksache nicht mehr auf dem zugehörigen Bogen erscheinen, sondern schon zumindest teilweise in erwünschter Weise auf einem Folgebogen.A further disadvantage is that when the printing unit and cross cutter are synchronized via the printed print mark, a carryover can occur in the further process. This means that the printing unit and the cross cutter no longer work together in the desired shape, that is, due to this carryover, the cross cutter deviates from its once set cutting position and thus transversely cuts at an undesired location. This has negative consequences for the printed item to be produced in particular. if the cross-section cuts into the print motif and thus in a multi-page printed matter, the motifs of the individual sheets (sheets) of the printed matter no longer appear on the associated sheet, but already at least partially desirably on a subsequent sheet.
Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein gattungsgemäßes Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Einrichtung zum Herstellen von Drucksachen dahingehend zu verbessern, dass die eingangs geschilderten Nachteile vermieden werden. Insbesondere soll ein flexibel arbeitendes Verfahren zum Herstellen von Drucksachen zur Verfügung gestellt werden.The invention is therefore based on the object to improve a generic method for operating a device for producing printed matter to the effect that the initially described disadvantages are avoided. In particular, a flexible working method for producing printed matter is to be made available.
Diese Aufgabe ist durch die Merkmale des Patentanspruches 1 gelöst.This object is solved by the features of claim 1.
Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass als Druckeinheit eine Digitaldruckeinheit eingesetzt wird, die je Bogen eine Druckmarke auf das Papier druckt, oder dass eine Druckmarke vorhanden ist (die im Offline-Betrieb vorher schon aufgedruckt wurde), wobei ein Lesegerät die in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Informationen erfasst und der Querschneider und die zumindest eine weitere Einheit in Abhängigkeit der erfassten Informationen betrieben werden. Die erfindungsgemäße Druckmarke hat in vorteilhafter Weise eine Mehrfunktionalität, da sie mehr als eine einzige Information enthält. Bisher ist es bekannt, als einzige Information in der Druckmarke eine Information zu sehen, mit der die Druckeinheit und der nachgeordnete Querschneider zueinander synchronisiert werden. In vorteilhafter Weise enthält die Druckmarke zumindest eine weitere Information, mit der die zumindest eine weitere Einheit betrieben, das heißt gesteuert werden kann. Ein weiterer Vorteil ist darin zu sehen, dass die mehrere Informationen enthaltende Druckmarke von nur einem Lesegerät erfasst werden muss, wodurch der Aufbau einer Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens zur Herstellung von Drucksachen vereinfacht werden kann. Dies vereinfacht in vorteilhafter Weise auch eine Positionsänderung des Lesegerätes für den Fall, dass sich das Format der einzelnen zu bedruckenden Bögen ändert, sodass die Druckmarke flexibel an nahezu jeder beliebigen Stelle auf dem bedruckten Bogen aufgedruckt werden kann. Diese Flexibilität lässt sich ebenfalls in vorteilhafter Weise besonders einfach dadurch realisieren, dass die Druckeinheit eine Digitaldruckeinheit ist, da es mit einer solchen Digitaldruckeinheit unkompliziert und schnell möglich ist, das Motiv einschließlich der Druckmarke, die auf die Endlospapierbahnen gedruckt werden sollen, zu ändern. Außerdem erhält der Querschneider über die erste Information in der Druckmarke unmittelbar die Information (den Steuerimpuls), wann er an welcher Stelle zu schneiden hat, sodass eine langwierige Synchronisation deutlich verkürzt oder sogar ganz entfallen kann. Ein weiterer Vorteil besteht darin, dass dadurch weniger Ausschussware (bis hin zu gar keiner Ausschussware) erzeugt wird. Außerdem ist es von Vorteil, dass jeder Bogen für die weitere Verarbeitung die entsprechenden Informationen mitbringt. Das heißt, die Informationen in der Druckmarke beinhalten zum einen die Information, wann der Querschneider die Endlospapierbahn schneiden soll. Die weiteren in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Informationen gehen dabei jedoch nicht verloren, sondern können für den nachfolgenden Prozess ausgewertet und die dem Querschneider nachgeordneten Einheiten in Abhängigkeit der erfassten und ausgewerteten Informationen in der Druckmarke betrieben werden. Das bedeutet, dass jeder einzelne bedruckte und geschnittene Bogen seine eigenen Informationen für die weitere Verarbeitung mitbringt. Dem Querschneider sind im Regelfall weitere Einheiten wie Sammel-, Anleger- und weitere Einheiten in Abhängigkeit des herzustellenden Produktes nachgeordnet.According to the invention, it is provided that a digital printing unit is used as the printing unit, which prints a printed mark on the paper per sheet, or that a print mark is present (which has already been printed in the offline mode), wherein a reading device detects the information contained in the print mark and the cross cutter and the at least one further unit are operated in dependence of the detected information. The print mark according to the invention advantageously has a multi-functionality, since it contains more than a single piece of information. So far, it is known to see information as the only information in the print mark, with which the printing unit and the downstream cross cutter are synchronized with each other. Advantageously, the print mark contains at least one further information with which the at least one further unit is operated, that is to say can be controlled. Another advantage is the fact that the multi-information-containing print mark must be detected by only one reader, whereby the structure of an apparatus for performing the method for the production of printed matter can be simplified. This advantageously also simplifies a change in position of the reading device in the event that the format of the individual sheets to be printed changes, so that the printed mark can be flexibly printed on almost anywhere on the printed sheet. This flexibility can also advantageously be realized particularly simply by virtue of the fact that the printing unit is a digital printing unit, since it is possible with such a digital printing unit to change the motif, including the printed mark, which is to be printed on the continuous paper webs in an uncomplicated and fast manner. In addition, the cross cutter receives directly via the first information in the print mark the information (the control pulse) when it has to cut at which point, so that a lengthy synchronization can be significantly shortened or even completely eliminated. Another advantage is that it produces less rejects (up to no rejects). In addition, it is advantageous that each sheet brings with it the appropriate information for further processing. That is, the information in the print mark on the one hand contains the information as to when the cross cutter is to cut the continuous paper web. The other information contained in the print mark However, they are not lost but can be evaluated for the subsequent process and the units downstream of the cross cutter can be operated as a function of the detected and evaluated information in the print mark. This means that each individual printed and cut sheet has its own information for further processing. The cross cutter are usually subordinate further units such as collecting, investor and other units depending on the product to be produced.
So ist es in Weiterbildung der Erfindung vorgesehen, dass dem Querschneider als weitere Einheit eine Sammeleinheit zum sammeln der ihm zugeführten Bögen nachgeordnet ist, wobei mit der einen in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Informationen der Querschneider betrieben wird, um einzelne Bögen herzustellen, und mit zumindest einer weiteren in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Information die Sammeleinheit betrieben wird. Diese zumindest eine weitere in der Druckmarke enthaltene Information kann zum Beispiel die Seitenzahl der herzustellenden Drucksache sein. Diese Information lässt sich einfach und unkompliziert durch die Digitaldruckeinheit in eine entsprechende Druckmarke mit diesen Informationen umsetzen. Die Digitaldruckeinheit ist aufgrund ihrer Flexibilität aufgrund der Druckvorlage in der Lage, immer wieder die gleiche erste Information in der Druckmarke zu integrieren, um dem Querschneider das Steuersignal zu geben, wann er zu schneiden hat, und bei dem Druck der einzelnen Bögen davon abweichende weitere Informationen in die Druckmarke integriert, um der Sammeleinheit die Steuersignale zu geben, wann mit dem Sammeln begonnen (erste Seite) und wie lange (letzte Seite) gesammelt werden soll. Es ist auch denkbar, in der Druckmarke nicht wie vorstehend beschrieben einen numerischen Wert für die Seitenzahl in die Druckmarke zu integrieren, sondern als weitere Information der Sammeleinheit eine Information zu geben, wie lange, das heißt wie viel einzelne Bögen, hintereinander gesammelt werden sollen, bis die Endzahl der zu sammelnden Bögen erreicht ist.Thus, it is provided in a further development of the invention that the cross cutter as a further unit is a collecting unit for collecting the sheets supplied to him downstream, being operated with the information contained in the print mark the cross cutter to produce individual sheets, and with at least one other contained in the print mark information the collection unit is operated. This at least one further information contained in the print mark can be, for example, the page number of the printed matter to be produced. This information can be easily and simply implemented by the digital printing unit in a corresponding print mark with this information. The digital printing unit, due to its flexibility due to the artwork, is able to repeatedly integrate the same first information in the print mark to give the cross cutter the control signal as to when to cut, and other information different in the pressure of the individual sheets integrated into the print mark to give the collection unit the control signals, when to start collecting (first page) and how long (last page) to collect. It is also conceivable not to integrate in the print mark as described above a numerical value for the page number in the print mark, but to provide as further information to the collection unit information as to how long, that is how many individual sheets to be collected in a row, until the final number of sheets to be collected is reached.
In Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der Sammeleinheit eine Anlegereinheit nachgeordnet ist, die die gesammelten Bögen ausrichtet, wobei mit der einen in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Information der Querschneider und mit zumindest einer weiteren in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Information die Anlegeeinheit betrieben wird.In a further development of the invention, it is provided that the collecting unit is arranged downstream of a feeder unit which aligns the collected sheets, with the information contained in the print mark information of the cross cutter and at least one further information contained in the print mark, the application unit is operated.
Im Prinzip können die Einheiten mit der gelesenen Information bzw. Zusatzinformation den gesamten Prozess steuern. Entweder zum Beispiel die Blattzahl ändern, oder/und einen anderen Umschlag aufspenden oder dergleichen. Wichtig ist es, die Funktionalität (informationsinhalt) der zwingend vorhandenen Druckmarke (um den Bogen im Register schneiden zu können) mit einer zusätzlichen Information zu versehen, der den aktuellen Prozess verändern kann.In principle, the units with the information read or additional information can control the entire process. Either change the number of sheets, for example, or / and donate another envelope or the like. It is important to provide the functionality (information content) of the mandatory print mark (in order to be able to cut the sheet in the register) with additional information that can change the current process.
Erfindungsgemäß ist dem Querschneider als weitere Einheit unmittelbar und/oder mittelbar zumindest eine Weiche zur Ausschleusung einzelner oder mehrerer gesammelter Bögen nachgeordnet, wobei mit der einen in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Information der Querschneider und mit zumindest einer weiteren in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Information die zumindest eine Weiche betrieben wird.According to the cross cutter as a further unit directly and / or indirectly at least one switch for discharging one or more accumulated sheets downstream, operated with the one contained in the print mark information of the cross cutter and at least one further information contained in the print mark the at least one switch becomes.
Es ist zwar bekannt, hinter dem Querschneider bei der weiteren Verarbeitung der einzelnen Bögen direkt hinter dem Querschneider (unmittelbar) oder zwischen weiteren, dem Querschneider nachgeordneten Einheiten (wie z. B. der Sammel- oder Anlegereinheit), das heißt mittelbar, eine Weiche anzuordnen, um über diese Weiche Probedrucke zwecks Qualitätsauswertung oder Dergleichen zu entnehmen. Allerdings wird dadurch gemäß den bekannten Verfahren aus dem Stand der Technik der Herstellungsprozess einer Drucksache aus dem Takt gebracht, sodass es erforderlich ist, immer eine entsprechende Anzahl von Bögen, die der Anzahl einer fertigen Drucksache entspricht, auszuschleusen.Although it is known, behind the cross cutter in the further processing of the individual sheets directly behind the cross cutter (directly) or between other, the cross cutter downstream units (such as the collecting or investor unit), that is indirectly, to arrange a switch to take over this switch proofs for quality evaluation or the like. However, according to the known methods of the prior art, the production process of a printed matter is thereby brought out of tact, so that it is necessary to always discharge a corresponding number of sheets corresponding to the number of finished printed matter.
Mit der erfindungsgemäßen weiteren Information, die in der Druckmarke enthalten ist, können die dem Querschneider nachgeordneten Einheiten einschließlich der zumindest einen Weiche in vorteilhafter Weise betrieben werden. Denn mit dieser weiteren in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Information ist es möglich, dass die Digitaldruckeinheit einerseits so viel Bögen mehr druckt, wie über die zumindest eine Weiche ausgeschleust werden sollen. Gleichzeitig ist dem Querschneider durch die erste in der Druckmarke enthaltene Information nicht nur bekannt, wann er schneiden soll, sondern den nachgeordneten Einheiten ist auch aufgrund der weiteren in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Information bekannt, welcher Bogen weiterverarbeitet und welcher Bogen ausgeschleust werden soll. Dadurch kann der gesamte Herstellungsprozess der Drucksache sehr flexibel gestaltet werden. Denn es ist zum Beispiel möglich, zu jedem beliebigen Zeitpunkt der Digitaldruckeinheit den Befehl zu geben, eine solche weitere Information in die Druckmarke zu integrieren, mit der eine entsprechende Druckmarke auf die Endlospapierbahn aufgedruckt und weiterverarbeitet wird. Diese weitere Information in der Druckmarke führt dann im nachfolgenden Bearbeitungsprozess dazu, dass zum Beispiel der Bogen, der von dem Querschneider geschnitten worden ist, nicht der Sammeleinheit zugeführt wird, sondern über eine Weiche, die sich zwischen Querschneider und Sammeleinheit befindet, ausgeschleust wird. Ebenso ist es denkbar, eine Druckmarke mit solchen weiteren Informationen zu versehen, dass einzelne Bögen geschnitten und in entsprechender Anzahl der herzustellenden Drucksache gesammelt und danach der Anlegereinheit zugeführt werden. Da die Druckmarke in diesem Fall die Information enthielt. dass es sich um einen Probedruck handelt, kann die Anlegeeinheit diese in der Druckmarke enthaltene weitere Information auswerten und der nachfolgenden Weiche den Befehl geben, die gesammelten Bögen auszuschleusen. Vorher und nachher läuft der eigentliche Prozess zur Herstellung der Drucksache unverändert weiter.With the further information according to the invention, which is contained in the print mark, the units arranged downstream of the cross cutter, including the at least one switch, can be operated in an advantageous manner. Because with this further information contained in the print mark, it is possible that the digital printing unit on the one hand prints as much sheets more than to be discharged via the at least one switch. At the same time the cross cutter is not only known by the first information contained in the print mark, when he should cut, but the downstream units is also known due to the further information contained in the print mark, which sheet further processed and which sheet should be discharged. As a result, the entire production process of the printed matter can be made very flexible. Because it is possible, for example, at any given time the digital printing unit to give the command to integrate such additional information in the print mark, with a corresponding print mark is printed on the continuous paper web and processed further. This further information in the print mark then leads in the subsequent processing process to the fact that, for example, the sheet which has been cut by the cross cutter is not fed to the collecting unit but is discharged via a switch which is located between the cross cutter and the collecting unit. It is also conceivable to provide a print mark with such further information that individual sheets are cut and collected in a corresponding number of the printed matter to be produced and then fed to the feeder unit. Since the print mark contained the information in this case. that it is a proof, the application unit can evaluate this contained in the print mark further information and give the subsequent switch the command to eject the collected sheets. Before and after, the actual process for producing the printed matter continues unchanged.
In besonders vorteilhafter Weise werden mit den in der Druckmarke enthaltenen Informationen der Beginn und das Ende des Sammelns der Bögen gesteuert. Die Digitaldruckeinheit erzeugt eine Druckmarke, die wie schon beschrieben die erste Information enthält, an welcher Stelle der Querschneider die ihm zugeführte bedruckte Endlospapierbahn schneiden soll. Zusätzlich ist in der gleichen oder in Kombination mit zumindest einer weiteren gleichartigen oder davon unterschiedlichen Druckmarke die zumindest weitere Information enthalten, wann der Beginn (erstes Blatt des Druckauftrages) und das Ende (letztes Blatt des Druckauftrages) des Sammelns ist. Vorher oder dazwischen ist es möglich, dass die Digitaldruckeinheit flexibel solche Informationen in die Druckmarke integriert, die zum Inhalt haben, ob ein jeweiliger Bogen weiterverarbeitet (insbesondere gesammelt) oder ausgeschleust werden soll. Dadurch ist es in vorteilhafter Weise möglich, zwischen dem Beginn und dem Ende des Sammelns der Bögen immer wieder an beliebiger Stelle über die weitere in der Druckmarke enthaltene Information der zumindest einen dem Querschneider unmittelbar oder mittelbar nachgeordneten Weiche den Befehl zu geben, einen Bogen, eine Gruppe von Bögen oder die komplette Anzahl von Bögen der herzustellenden Drucksache auszuschleusen.In a particularly advantageous manner, the information contained in the print mark controls the beginning and the end of the collection of the sheets. The Digital printing unit generates a print mark, which, as already described, contains the first information, at which point the cross cutter is to cut the printed continuous paper web fed to it. In addition, in the same or in combination with at least one other similar or different print mark, the at least further information includes when the start (first sheet of the print job) and the end (last sheet of the print job) of the collection are. Before or in between, it is possible for the digital printing unit to flexibly integrate such information into the print mark which has the content, whether a respective sheet is to be further processed (in particular collected) or ejected. This makes it possible in an advantageous manner, between the beginning and end of collecting the sheets over and over again at any point on the information contained in the print mark of the at least one cross cutter directly or indirectly downstream diverter command to give a bow, a Group of sheets or the complete number of sheets of printed matter auszuschleusen.
Aufgrund der Analyse der ausgeschleusten Bögen ist es auch möglich, über die Digitaldruckeinheit die Position der Druckmarke zu verändern, um sicherzustellen, dass die geänderte Position der Druckmarke auf der Endlospapierbahn mit der Schneidposition des Querschneiders korreliert. Dadurch wird in vorteilhafter Weise eine Verschleppung der lagerichtigen Zuordnung der gesammelten Bögen in der Sammeleinheit in vorteilhafter Weise vermieden.Due to the analysis of the discharged sheets, it is also possible to change the position of the print mark via the digital printing unit to ensure that the changed position of the print mark on the continuous paper web correlates with the cutting position of the cross cutter. As a result, a carryover of the correct arrangement of the collected sheets in the collecting unit is advantageously avoided in an advantageous manner.
Schließlich bietet das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren noch den Vorteil, dass es nicht nur möglich ist, Papier von einer Abrolleinheit bereitzustellen, wobei dieses Endlospapier der Digitaldruckeinheit zugeführt, bedruckt und dem Querschneider zum Schneiden zugeführt wird (sogenannter Online-Betrieb), sondern dass es auch möglich ist, zunächst Endlospapier von der Abrolleinheit der Digitaldruckeinheit zur Verfügung zu stellen, zu bedrucken und aufzurollen, um dann an einem anderen Ort bzw. zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt diese bedruckte Endlospapierbahn dem Querschneider zwecks weiterer Verarbeitung zur Herstellung der Drucksache zuzuführen (sogenannter Offline-Betrieb).Finally, the method according to the invention also has the advantage that it is not only possible to provide paper from a unwinding unit, this continuous paper is fed to the digital printing unit, printed and fed to the cross cutter for cutting (so-called online operation), but that it is also possible to first provide continuous paper from the unwinding unit of the digital printing unit, to print and to roll it up, and then at another location or at a later time this printed continuous paper web the cross cutter for further processing for producing the printed matter to supply (so-called offline operation).
Basis für die vorliegende Erfindung ist eine Einrichtung 1 für den Digitaldruck.The basis for the present invention is a device 1 for digital printing.
Mit dieser Einrichtung 1 für den Digitaldruck sollen schwarz-weiße und farbige Drucksachen in kleinen Stückzahlen individuell hergestellt werden können.With this device 1 for digital printing, black-and-white and colored printed matters are to be produced individually in small quantities.
Ausgangspunkt für diesen Druckvorgang ist eine Abrolleinheit 2 der Einrichtung 1, auf der in an sich bekannter Weise eine Papierrolle vorgehalten und entsprechend des anschließenden Druckvorganges abgerollt wird.The starting point for this printing process is a unwinding unit 2 of the device 1, on which a paper roll is held in a manner known per se and unrolled in accordance with the subsequent printing process.
Der anschließende Druckvorgang erfolgt durch eine Digitaldruckeinheit 3, der der Abrolleinheit 2 nachgeordnet ist und der das dort abgerollte Papier zwecks Bedruckung zugeführt wird.The subsequent printing process is carried out by a
Das von der Abrolleinheit 2 abgerollte und der Digitaldruckeinheit 3 zugeführte Papier wird zunächst bedruckt und verlässt die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 in Form einer Quasi-Endlos-Bahn. Diese Quasi-Endlos-Bahn wird einem Querschneider 4 zugeführt, der entsprechend des vorgegebenen Formates der herzustellenden Drucksache die Quasi-Endlos-Bahn, die bedruckt ist, quer schneidet, wodurch zunächst das eine Format der späteren Drucksache (gegebenenfalls unter Zugabe von Toleranzen) eingestellt wird.The unrolled from the unwinding unit 2 and supplied to the
Nach dem Schneideprozess des Querschneiders 4 schließt sich diesem eine Sammeleinheit 5 an. In dieser Sammeleinheit 5 können einzelne Seiten der später fertigzustellenden Drucksache gesammelt werden.After the cutting process of the cross cutter 4 this is followed by a collecting
Der Sammeleinheit 5 wiederum schließt sich eine Anlegereinheit 6 an. Diese Anlegereinheit 6 bewirkt, dass, wenn die Sammeleinheit 5 vorhanden ist, die dort bereitgestellten einzelnen Blätter zu einem gewünschten Stapel gestapelt, das heißt gesammelt werden und dabei in einer Position, in der die weitere Verarbeitung stattfinden soll, zusammen angelegt werden. Sollte die Sammeleinheit 5 nicht vorhanden sein, ist es denkbar, dass die Drucksachen, die den Querschneider 4 verlassen, direkt der Anlegereinheit 6 zugeführt werden.The collecting
Der Anlegereinheit 6 kann, muss aber nicht eine Weiche 7 nachgeschaltet sein. Über diese Weiche ist es möglich, Probedrucke auszuschleusen, um sie zum Beispiel auf Qualität des Druckvorgangs hin zu überprüfen.The investor unit 6 may, but need not be followed by a switch 7. With this switch, it is possible to eject test prints, for example, to check on the quality of the printing process out.
Die von der Anlegereinheit 6 abgegebenen Stapel mit den Drucksachen, die nicht über die vorhandene Weiche 7 ausgeschleust werden, werden einer Heft- und Falzeinheit 8 zugeführt. Mit dieser Einheit 8 werden die bis dahin sich im Stapel befindlichen Drucksachen je nach gewünschtem Format der fertigen Drucksache geheftet und/oder gefalzt. Andere Formen des Zusammenbringens der einzelnen Blätter der Drucksache sind selbstverständlich auch denkbar.The output from the investor unit 6 stack with the printed matter, which are not discharged via the existing switch 7, a stapling and folding unit 8 are supplied. With this unit 8, the hitherto located in the pile printed matter depending on the desired format of the finished printed matter stapled and / or folded. Other forms of bringing together the individual sheets of the printed matter are of course also conceivable.
Nachdem die einzelnen Blätter der Drucksache dauerhaft zusammengeführt worden sind, werden sie einer Schneideinheit 9 zugeführt. Mittels der Schneideinheit 9 können die zugegebenen Toleranzen der einzelnen zusammengeführten Blätter der Drucksache auf das fertige Format der endgültigen Drucksache geschnitten werden. Am Ende der Schneideinheit 9 folgt eine Auslaufeinheit 10, in der die fertigen Drucksachen zur weiteren Verwendung, beispielsweise der Verpackung in gewünschte Gebinde, zugeführt werden.After the individual sheets of printed matter have been brought together permanently, they are fed to a cutting unit 9. By means of the cutting unit 9, the added tolerances of the individual merged sheets of printed matter can be cut to the finished format of the final printed matter. At the end of the cutting unit 9 is followed by a
Die bis hierhin beschriebenen Einheiten werden von einer übergeordneten Steuereinheit 11, die schematisch dargestellt ist, gesteuert.The units described so far are controlled by a higher-
In einer bekannten Ausführungsform ist die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 der Master für den gesamten Druck-, Schneide- und Ablageprozess. Insbesondere die der Digitaldruckeinheit 3 nachfolgenden Einheiten sind als Slave zusammengeschaltet Dies bedeutet, dass die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 als Master den Takt für die nachfolgenden Prozesse vorgibt und diese sich nach dem vorgegebenen Takt des Masters richten müssen.In a known embodiment, the
Hierbei kann es zu Problemen kommen, wenn zum Beispiel von der Digitaldruckeinheit 3 als Master der Takt vorgegeben wird, gleichzeitig aber in einer der als Slave nachgeschalteten Einheiten ein Problem auftritt oder zum Beispiel über die Weiche 7 ein Probedruck entnommen werden soll. Ein solcher entnommener Probedruck steht dann den der Weiche 7 nachgeschalteten Einheiten nicht mehr zur Verfügung, so dass diese aus dem Takt kommen.This can lead to problems if, for example, the clock is specified by the
Von der Abrolleinheit 2 wird ein Quasi-Endlos-Papierbogen mit vorgegebener Breite der Digitaldruckeinheit 3 zugeführt. Nach dem Bedrucken der zugeführten Papierbahn in der Digitaldruckeinheit 3 wird, die zusätzlich zu der eigentlichen Drucksache auf dem Papier mittels der Digitaldruckeinheit 3 eine Registermarke aufgedruckt. Mit dieser Registermarke erkennt der nachfolgende Querschneider 4, an welcher Stelle die zugeführte Quasi-Endlos-Bahn quer geschnitten werden muss.From the unwinding unit 2, a quasi-continuous paper sheet having a predetermined width is supplied to the
Nachdem die zugeführte bedruckte Quasi-Endlos-Papierbahn die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 verlassen und von dem Querschneider 4 quer zur Vorschubrichtung geschnitten wurde, steht dann mit vorgegebener Länge (in Vorschubrichtung betrachtet) und aufgrund der Breite der Papierbahn in der Abrolleinheit 2 vorgegebener Breite eine Drucksache zur Verfügung.After the supplied printed quasi-endless paper web leaving the
Diese Drucksache kann einnutzig, zweinutzig oder mehr als zweinutzig sein. Das bedeutet, dass auf dem Blatt, welches den Querschneider 4 verlässt, eine einzige Seite einer später fertigen Drucksache mit vorgegebener Länge und Breite zur Verfügung steht Oftmals wird aber auch ein bedrucktes Blatt zur Verfügung stehen, welches zwei oder mehr Blätter der später fertigzustellenden Drucksache beinhaltet.This printed matter may be one, two or more than two. This means that a single page of later finished printed matter of given length and width is available on the sheet leaving the cross cutter 4. Often, however, a printed sheet will also be available which includes two or more sheets of the printed matter to be finished later ,
Bei bekannten Einrichtungen für Druckvorgänge ist aufgrund der mechanischen Gegebenheiten das Format der Drucksache hinter dem Querschneider 4 fest vorgegeben. Durch einen aufwendigen U mrüstprozess können solche Maschinen zwar zum Beispiel von einem zweinutzigen Format auf ein dreinutziges Format umgerüstet werden. Allerdings ist hierfür ein hoher Aufwand des Umrüstens erforderlich, der die Performance solcher Maschinen deutlich beeinträchtigt.In known devices for printing processes, the format of the printed matter behind the cross cutter 4 is fixed due to the mechanical conditions. For example, such machines can be converted from a two-in-one format to a three-in-one format through a complex upgrade process. However, this requires a great deal of retrofitting, which significantly affects the performance of such machines.
Es kann beispielsweise bei Einzelbögen vorgesehen sein, dass eine Druckmarke (Registermarke) in einem vorgebbaren Abstand (z.B. max. 50 mm) von der Vorderkante des Bogens (Bogenlauf in der Einrichtung 1) entfernt ist Dann kann die Einrichtung 1 einen fehlerhaften Bogen bzw. bei nicht erreichtem Toleranzfenster mit der eingebauten Weiche 7 ausschleusen.For example, it may be provided for single sheets that a print mark (register mark) at a predetermined distance (eg max 50 mm) from the leading edge of the sheet (sheet travel in the device 1) is removed then the device 1, a faulty sheet or at remove the tolerance window that has not been reached with the built-in switch 7.
Der Querschneider 4 und die nachfolgenden Einheiten bis hin zur Auslaufeinheit 10 können mittels Aktaren durch die Steuereinheit 11 hinsichtlich des Verarbeitungsformates der zugeführten Blätter individuell gesteuert werden. So ist es möglich, über einen einzigen Befehl der Steuereinheit 11 den von ihr gesteuerten Einheiten, insbesondere dem Querschneider 4, der Sammeleinheit 5, der Anlegereinheit 6, der Heft- und Falzeinheit 8 und der Schneideinheit 9, den Befehl zu geben, von einem vorgegebenen, insbesondere bisher verarbeiteten Format, auf ein davon abweichendes Format umzuschalten. So ist es beispielsweise möglich, dass die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 Blätter bedruckt, die dem weiteren zweinutzigen Format entsprechen. Diese Blätter werden durch entsprechende Formateinstellung der nachfolgenden Einheit verarbeitet. Soll nun eine Umstellung von einem zweinutzigen Format zum Beispiel auf ein dreinutziges Format erfolgen, kann dies zentral durch die Steuereinheit 11 erfolge. Durch einen entsprechenden Steuerbefehl der Steuereinheit 11 erfolgt eine entsprechende Umstellung des Druckvorganges in der Digitaldruckeinheit 3. Da nun für den weiteren dreinutzigen Verarbeitungsprozess die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 auch drei entsprechende Blätter bedruckt, erhalten die nachfolgenden Einheiten den Befehl, von dem bisher eingesetzten zweinutzigen Format auf das jetzt gewünschte dreinutzige Format umzustellen.The cross cutter 4 and the following units up to the
Dieser Vorgang lässt sich durch eine entsprechende Eingabe in der Steuereinheit 11 beliebig steuern. Von besonderem Vorteil ist das Umschalten innerhalb der einnutzigen, zweinutzigen und maximal dreinutzigen Formate, da hierfür der Aufwand an Aktuatoren und den konstruktiven Gegebenheiten in den jeweiligen Einheiten und gegebenenfalls der zugehörigen Sensoren, die die erfolgte Umschaltung von dem einen auf das andere Format detektieren, überschaubar bleibt.This process can be arbitrarily controlled by a corresponding input in the
Mit der entsprechenden Steuerung der Steuereinheit 11 ist auch eine besonders flexible Taktung der Einrichtung 1 für den Digitaldruck gegeben. Durch diese flexible Taktung kann die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 die gedruckten Blätter zur Verfügung stellen, wobei in Abhängigkeit der zur Verfügung gestellten bedruckten Quasi-Endlos-Bahn, die die Digitaldruckeinheit 3 verlässt, die nachfolgenden Einheiten diese bedruckten Blätter in Abhängigkeit des Taktes, mit der diese Digitaldruckeinheit 3 verlassen, verarbeiten. Die flexible Taktung des nachfolgenden Prozesses hat insbesondere den Vorteil, dass Entnahmen von Blättern über die Weiche 7, aber auch sonstige Störungen (zum Beispiel Papierstau) in dem Prozess, der der Digitaldruckeinheit 3 nachgeschaltet ist, aufgefangen beziehungsweise ausgeglichen werden können, ohne die gesamte Einrichtung 1 anhalten zu müssen.With the appropriate control of the
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- A method for operating an appliance (1) for manufacturing printed matter, comprising an unwinding unit (2) for preparing the paper to be printed, wherein arranged downstream of the unwinding unit (2) is a printing unit, which prints the paper, wherein arranged downstream of the printing unit is a cross cutter (4), which cuts the endlessly fed-in printed paper transverse to the direction of feed, such that individual printed sheets are provided, wherein in particular arranged downstream of the cross cutter (4) is a collecting unit (5) for collecting the sheets supplied to it, wherein in particular arranged downstream of the collecting unit (5) is a feeder unit (6), which aligns the collected sheets, wherein arranged downstream of the feeder unit (6) is at least one further unit for completing the printed matter to be manufactured, characterised in that as the printing unit a digital printing unit (3) is used, which prints a print mark on the paper per sheet, or characterised in that a print mark exists, wherein a reader registers the information contained in the print mark and the cross cutter (4) and the at least one further unit arranged downstream of the cross cutter (4) are operated depending on the registered information and wherein arranged directly and/or indirectly downstream of the cross cutter (4) as a further unit is at least one switch (7) for discharging individual or multiple collected sheets, wherein with one piece of information contained within the print mark the cross cutter (7) is operated and with at least one further piece of information contained in the print mark the at least one switch (7) is operated.
- The method according to claim 1, characterised in that arranged downstream of the cross cutter (4) as a further unit is a collecting unit (5) for collecting the sheets fed to it, wherein with one piece of information contained within the print mark the cross cutter (4) is operated, in order to manufacture individual sheets, and with at least one further piece of information contained in the print mark the collecting unit (5) is operated.
- The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that arranged downstream of the collecting unit (5) is a feeder unit (6), which aligns the collected sheets, wherein with one piece of information contained within the print mark the cross cutter (4) is operated and with at least one further piece of information contained in the print mark the feeder unit (6) is operated.
- The method according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the start and end of the collection of the sheets is controlled with the information contained in the print mark.
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