SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PRODUCTION LINE PRODUCTIVITY WITH AN INDUSTRIAL PRINTER

    公开(公告)号:US20210109690A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:US17046238

    申请日:2019-04-08

    Abstract: A method and system for operating an industrial printer includes obtaining initial data that indicates the industrial printer used on a production line at a facility and a product to be output. Target data is obtained indicating target start time and target number of the product and target duration. The industrial printer is operated to report a count of print operations for the product at regular time intervals. Actual data is stored indicating the count and the time interval. Upon a condition, a line report is determined based on the count and the target data. The line report is presented on a display device. The condition is one or more of passage of the target duration after the target start time, passage of the target duration after a first print operation, a change in shift workers on the production line, a time of day, and a predetermined event.

    Method and apparatus for securing peripheral devices

    公开(公告)号:US10915277B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16083238

    申请日:2017-02-28

    Abstract: A printing machine comprising a processor and a memory storing computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions are arranged to cause the processor to generate access request data for processing by an access control server, receive access response data responsive to the access request data, process the access response data to determine a first print limit indicated by the access response data, and update, responsive to processing the access response data, an access status in the memory to indicate a second print limit.

    Machine and method for its operation

    公开(公告)号:US10775843B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US15748230

    申请日:2016-07-21

    Abstract: This application concerns an apparatus comprising a housing arranged to be positioned at any one of a plurality of rotational angles, a display mounted to the housing and a processor arranged to execute instructions stored in a memory. The instructions are arranged to cause a user interface to be displayed on the display, to receive an indication of a rotation amount and rotation direction from a rotation input, rotate at least one corner element about its centre point by the rotation amount in the rotation direction and if the rotation amount is greater than a first predetermined limit, move the at least one corner element to a different one of a plurality of corner portions of the display.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER MARKING SUBSTRATES
    134.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200079108A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16465917

    申请日:2017-12-01

    Abstract: A laser marking system comprises at least one controller to control an array of optical devices, between a laser source and a scan head. The array applies a selected pattern of portions of the received spatial profile of the laser beam to the substrate to achieve a second intensity different from the first intensity of laser beam at a rate of power deposition relative to a rate of thermal diffusion in the substrate for a predetermined time interval to thermally heat locations of the substrate with the selected pattern of the portions. The second intensity effectuates carbonization of materials of the substrate to create a mark without ablation.

    Printer and method
    135.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10569566B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15523523

    申请日:2015-11-02

    Abstract: A method of operating a thermal transfer printer, the thermal transfer printer comprising: first and second spool supports each being configured to support a spool of ribbon; a ribbon drive configured to cause movement of ribbon from the first spool support to the second spool support along a predetermined ribbon path; and a printhead, the printhead being a corner edge printhead. The printhead is configured to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to a substrate as the substrate and printhead are moved relative to one another at a print speed. The method comprises transferring ink from the ribbon to the substrate when the print speed is less than 40 millimetres per second.

    TAPE DRIVE AND ASSOCIATED SPOOL
    137.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190009596A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US15748720

    申请日:2016-07-29

    Abstract: A tape drive comprises a spool support (30) for supporting a tape spool (32), wherein the spool support comprises a support surface (34) mounted to a tape drive base plate (36) such that the support surface (34) is fixed against rotation relative to the base plate (36), the support surface (34) being configured such that, in use, as tape is removed from or wound onto the spool (32), the spool (32) rotates relative to the spool support (30) such that the spool (32) rotates around the support surface (34).

    TAPE SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT
    138.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190001722A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US15748696

    申请日:2016-07-29

    Abstract: A tape support arrangement comprises a tape take up core (220) suitable for supporting a tape; and a tape supply core (210) suitable for supporting a tape (230). The supply core (210) comprises an inner surface (212), the inner surface defining an internal volume (240) of the supply core and being configured for engagement with a tape drive support. The take up core (220) is sized and shaped such that it can be located in the internal volume (240) of the supply core (210). Refer to FIG. 2

    CONTINUOUS INK JET PRINT HEAD WITH ZERO ADJUSTMENT EMBEDDED CHARGING ELECTRODE

    公开(公告)号:US20180333952A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:US15984932

    申请日:2018-05-21

    CPC classification number: B41J2/035 B41J2/175 B41J2/185

    Abstract: A continuous ink jet print head, including: a droplet generator (32, 32′, 32″) for generating ink droplets (64); a charging electrode (22, 22′, 22″) having a passageway (74, 74′, 74″) through which the ink droplets travel to receive a charge; a deflection electrode (60, 60′, 60″) for deflecting the charged ink droplets; a gutter (50, 50′, 50″, 50′″) having a gutter entrance (52, 52′, 52″, 52′″); wherein the passageway is aligned with the gutter entrance through which uncharged droplets enter; and a mounting deck (10, 10′, 10″) configured to secure the gutter entrance into a fixed, nonadjustable gutter entrance position (56, 56′, 56″, 56′″) and to secure the charging electrode into a fixed, nonadjustable charging electrode position (24, 24′, 24″) relative to the gutter entrance.

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