Abstract:
For sealing between a doctor blade chamber (3) and a rotatable roller (16, 23) in a printing unit there is provided a gasket (4) having an elastomeric edge (17, 18) for sealing abutment against the roller. The gasket includes a rigid/supporting rail (7) which during operational conditions of the printing unit bears against the roller together with the elastomeric edge or which is spaced apart from the roller.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an apparatus for corona treatment, the apparatus including a corona treatment unit (1) with an inlet side (2) and an outlet side (3), wherein the unit (1) includes one or more sets of transverse electrodes ( 10, 11), at least one electrode (10) in each set being connected to a high voltage source and at least one second electrode (11) connected electrically to earth, wherein the second electrode connected to earth includes a rotatable roller. The new feature according to the invention is that the apparatus is a through-flow apparatus adapted for corona treatment of material in sheets (9), and including at least one conveying table (4) with a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction, where the at least one conveying table (4) includes mechanical conveyor means. By such a solution is achieved an apparatus through which sheets (9) of material can be conveyed and corona- treated without holding the material and pulling it through the apparatus.
Abstract:
A printing unit (1) comprises a first roller (2) and a second roller (3) provided substantially parallel and facing with each other for transport of printing sheets between the first roller (2) and the second roller (3). The first roller (2) is rotationally mounted at only one end (10) of the first roller (2) and wherein this one end (10) is mounted to a deflector (9). The deflector (9) comprises a connection (11) to a support (12) for resiliently changing the angle of the first roller (2) relatively to the second roller (3) by bending the connection (11).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for dismounting as well as mounting a replaceable sleeve on a rotatable and radially displaceable roller (1) for a printing unit in a printing machine. The invention furthermore concerns such a printing machine with at least one printing unit, wherein the roller at the ends is provided with bearings (4, 9) arranged in two radially displaceable slides (6, 12) on the printing machine, and where the roller can be released from the printing machine at one end of the roller. The new features of the method and the printing unit according to the invention are that the roller is provided with displacing means, and by these is displaced in its longitudinal direction prior to dismounting a sleeve, whereby the roller is drawn out of engagement with the one fixed and radially displaceable slide, after which the slide and the roller may be displaced radially in relation to eacht other, and whereafter the sleeve is released and dismounted by being drawn off the roller in its longitudinal direction.
Abstract:
A doctor blade, in particular a chambered doctor blade, comprising at least one doctor blade for abutting against a printing means, in particular a printing or colour printing roller or other printing means, to be coated with a fluid material, and with a behind the doctor blade or the doctor blades arranged chamber, which preferably through the doctor blade or the doctor blades abuts against the printing means, is described. For the improving of such a doctor blade, such as achieving a simplified and beamtight sealing, at least one partitioning means (4), crosswise oriented, is arranged in the chamber (3) so that this partitioning means (4) tightening abuts against the inside of the chamber (3) and against the under side of the doctor blades (1, 2), and in that the partitioning means (4) at the spacing between the edges of the doctor blades (1, 2) exhibits a concave shape able to abut against the outside of the printing means. The partitioning means may in a more detailed described manner comprise one or more tightening or sealing means and may be displaceable arranged.
Abstract:
A composite doctor blade chamber (1) for a doctor blade chamber system for rotary printing units, the doctor blade chamber (1) including a front side with an open channel (8), wherein the doctor blade chamber is made of two composite profiles, an open profile (30) with a front side and a back side and a closed profile (33) with a front side and a back side, wherein the front side (31) of the open profile is joined with the back side of the closed profile (35), whereby is achieved low weight and high strength, high corrosion resistance, a cleaning-friendly surface, less waste of ink, nice appearance and an improved working environment. In addition it is an object of the invention to provide a doctor blade chamber system with the above mentioned advantages where replacement of doctor blades can be performed faster, more easily and without use of tools.
Abstract:
A doctor beam for use in a printing unit, e.g. a flexographic printing unit, wherein the doctor beam has a front side with a U-shaped channel, wherein the doctor beam is made of metal and includes a surface coating produced by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO), the surface coating at least covering the U-shaped channel, and wherein the doctor beam further includes a non-stick ceramic coating, whereby is achieved the possibility of using metal for making doctor beams without risking their degrading, neither due to chemical impact of the applied inks/lacquers/primers nor due to the destruction of the surface coating by cleaning liquids. The invention also concerns a method for treating the surface of a doctor beam and use of a doctor beam.
Abstract:
The invention concerns in general the technology of automatic maintenance operations in printing and package manufacturing machinery. Especially the invention concerns the task of maintaining smooth and reliable operation of a coater that on a manufacturing line comes after a sheet-fed printer. Th invention relates to a cleaning arrangement for a coater that comprises a plate cylinder (101), the cleaning arrangement comprising: a cleaning web (202), a tangential moving mechanism (203, 204) configured to controllably move said cleaning web (202) in at least one direction in a plane defined by said cleaning web (202), a radial moving mechanism (205, 302) configured to controllably move said cleaning web (202) in at least one direction out of said plane, and a controller (501) coupled to said tangential and radial moving mechanisms (203-205, 302), said controller (501) being configured to control the moving of said cleaning web (202) in conformity with input signals received by said controller (501).
Abstract:
A method and apparatuses for cleaning a cylinder surface. The method is particularly suitable for use on flexographic printing cylinders where the automated cleaning facilitates the cleaning of plate cylinders. However, the method may be applied to any type of cylinder. The advantage is that in many cases it will not be necessary to halt the printing process for cleaning the cylinder. The method comprises detachment of particles such as dust, fibers and other foreign objects deposited on the cylinder surface. After the particles have become detached by means of pressurized air, liquid, ultrasound or other suitable media, the cylinder surface is exposed to a vacuum whereby the detached particles and other material deriving from the cleaning medium are sucked off the surface.
Abstract:
Method for cutting out coating plates for use in digital printing units. A method for cutting out coating plates for use in digital printing units, where the cutting of coating plates is effected by means of a digital cutting machine, the cutting machine including a computer control and further including a mother roller, the method including at least the following steps: • a file including at least cutting data is transferred to the computer control of the digital cutting machine; • a sleeve with coating plate material is mounted on the mother roller of the cutting machine; • the coating plate mounted on the sleeve and the mother roller are cut out in the ratio 1: 1 whereby is achieved, among others, that a mounting machine is no longer necessary in order to apply coating material on a sleeve, whereby registering accuracy is increased and shrinking effect is avoided.