System and process for mounting a printing plate on a carrier

    公开(公告)号:US11639069B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17092880

    申请日:2020-11-09

    IPC分类号: B41J11/66

    摘要: A process for mounting a printing plate on a carrier sheet, including disposing registration indicia on the plate, placing the carrier sheet on a cutting table of a cutting system, mounting the plate to the carrier sheet, detecting absolute coordinates of the registration indicia; and cutting the carrier sheet along a cut line having absolute coordinates generated based upon the detected absolute coordinates. A related system includes the cutting system with the cutting table, a camera for detecting the registration indicia, a processor, a cutter, a controller, and a computer memory programmed with instructions for instructing the controller to detect the indicia, calculate the absolute coordinates for the cut line based upon the detected absolute coordinates and stored relative coordinates for the cut line, and cutting the carrier sheet along the cut line. Computer readable media containing such programmed instructions is also disclosed.

    System and process for direct curing of photopolymer printing plates

    公开(公告)号:US11314170B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US17066698

    申请日:2020-10-09

    发明人: Wolfgang Sievers

    IPC分类号: G03F7/20

    摘要: Apparatus and method for directly curing photopolymer printing plates, such as with UV radiation. Printing plates are cured directly by radiation, such as emitted from a high power UV laser beam. No LAMS layer or film bearing the image information is required on top of the polymer plate. The laser beam may be split into several individually-modulated beams by means of an Acousto Optical Deflector. Each individual beam is capable of curing pixels of the image that are to be transferred to the printing plate. Support shoulders for the printing details, formed by the pixels are determined by the caustic of the UV beam propagation.

    SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DIRECT CURING OF PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING PLATES

    公开(公告)号:US20210026247A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US17066698

    申请日:2020-10-09

    发明人: Wolfgang Sievers

    IPC分类号: G03F7/20

    摘要: Apparatus and method for directly curing photopolymer printing plates, such as with UV radiation. Printing plates are cured directly by radiation, such as emitted from a high power UV laser beam. No LAMS layer or film bearing the image information is required on top of the polymer plate. The laser beam may be split into several individually-modulated beams by means of an Acousto Optical Deflector. Each individual beam is capable of curing pixels of the image that are to be transferred to the printing plate. Support shoulders for the printing details, formed by the pixels are determined by the caustic of the UV beam propagation.

    Exposing printing plates using light emitting diodes
    7.
    发明授权
    Exposing printing plates using light emitting diodes 有权
    露出使用发光二极管的印版

    公开(公告)号:US09315009B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-19

    申请号:US13770974

    申请日:2013-02-19

    发明人: Wolfgang Sievers

    摘要: An apparatus comprises: (a) a rotatable drum configured to have a UV-curable printing plate with an ablatable layer thereon, placed thereon; (b) at least one laser beam to image the plate on the drum by ablating some of the ablatable layer according to image data to form an imaged plate; (c) an unloading area onto which a plate is movable when unloaded; and (d) a plurality of UV LEDs configured to cure UV-curable material on at least an imaged portion of the plate during the imaging process, such that imaging of one part of the plate and curing of an imaged portion of the plate occur simultaneously. In another embodiment, the plurality of LEDs are to apply UV radiation to the back of the UV-curable plate or to both the front and back of the UV-curable plate during or after the unloading of the imaged plate.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置包括:(a)可旋转的滚筒,其被配置成在其上放置有其上具有可烧蚀层的UV固化印刷板; (b)至少一个激光束,以通过根据图像数据烧蚀一些可烧蚀层来成像所述滚筒上的板以形成成像板; (c)卸载区域,卸载时板可以移动; 和(d)多个UV LED,其被配置为在成像过程期间在至少成像部分上固化可UV固化材料,使得板的一部分成像和板的成像部分的固化同时发生 。 在另一个实施例中,多个LED将在UV成像板的卸载期间或之后施加UV辐射到UV​​可固化板的背面或UV可固化板的前后。

    Printing plate sleeve loading and unloading apparatus and method
    8.
    发明授权
    Printing plate sleeve loading and unloading apparatus and method 有权
    印版套管装卸装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08985016B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-24

    申请号:US13294892

    申请日:2011-11-11

    摘要: A device and method are described for the easy and rapid loading and unloading of flexographic sleeves from flexographic processing machines. The device includes internal chucks that hold on to the end of a sleeve or sleeve adapter. The chucks are rotatably mounted within a flexographic processing machine to permit sleeve processing. In addition, the chucks may move to accommodate a large range of sleeve or adapter diameters and lengths. The method permits the loading and unloading of sleeves with a minimum amount of sleeve handling and without additional end pieces or adapters.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种设备和方法,用于从柔性版印刷机轻松快速地装载和卸载柔版印刷套管。 该装置包括固定在套筒或套筒适配器端部的内部卡盘。 卡盘可旋转地安装在柔性版加工机中以允许套筒加工。 此外,卡盘可以移动以适应大范围的套筒或适配器的直径和长度。 该方法允许以最小量的套筒处理装载和卸载套筒,并且不需要额外的端部件或适配器。

    Plate drum loadable as a sleeve for an imaging device
    9.
    发明授权
    Plate drum loadable as a sleeve for an imaging device 有权
    作为成像装置的套筒可装载的平板鼓

    公开(公告)号:US07997198B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-16

    申请号:US11539997

    申请日:2006-10-10

    CPC分类号: G03F7/24

    摘要: A cylindrically-shaped tube fitting over a cylindrically-shaped base body rotatable around an axis of rotation. The tube has a cylindrically-shaped inner surface defining a hollow region, a cylindrically-shaped outer surface, a first end, and a second end. The base body is arranged to fit either a sleeve or the tube. The outer surface includes vacuum grooves or a plate clamping system or both, and arranged to secure a flexible sheet of material around the outer surface of the tube.

    摘要翻译: 圆柱形管配合在可围绕旋转轴线旋转的圆柱形基体上。 管具有限定中空区域的圆柱形内表面,圆柱形外表面,第一端和第二端。 基体布置成适合套管或管。 外表面包括真空槽或板夹紧系统或两者,并且布置成将柔性片材固定在管的外表面周围。