WO2003066333A3 - Color registration control system for a printing press - Google Patents

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WO2003066333A3
WO2003066333A3 PCT/US2003/003367 US0303367W WO03066333A3 WO 2003066333 A3 WO2003066333 A3 WO 2003066333A3 US 0303367 W US0303367 W US 0303367W WO 03066333 A3 WO03066333 A3 WO 03066333A3
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control system
printing press
registration control
color registration
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Mark R Hansen
Glen W Rantala
Bradly S Moersfelder
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Quad Tech
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F13/00—Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/02—Conveying or guiding webs through presses or machines
    • B41F13/025—Registering devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
    • B41F33/0036—Devices for scanning or checking the printed matter for quality control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
    • B41F33/0081—Devices for scanning register marks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2233/00—Arrangements for the operation of printing presses
    • B41P2233/50—Marks on printed material
    • B41P2233/52—Marks on printed material for registering

Abstract

A color registration control system (100) for a printing press (108) including an area scanner (214) for acquiring an image of a paper substrate and an image processing system (102) adapted to receive the image and process the image to determine any color register error.
PCT/US2003/003367 2002-02-06 2003-02-05 Color registration control system for a printing press WO2003066333A2 (en)

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EP03707712A EP1472090B1 (en) 2002-02-06 2003-02-05 Color registration control system for a printing press
AU2003208987A AU2003208987A1 (en) 2002-02-06 2003-02-05 Color registration control system for a printing press
JP2003565738A JP2005516802A (en) 2002-02-06 2003-02-05 Camera assembly for printing press

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