Sequencing method for printing machine
US5678482A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F15/0863
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sequencing system for a printing press, the printing press having a plurality of print stations, each of the print stations for printing a respective portion of a design on an item with ink, the printing press also having a curing station for curing the printed ink, the sequencing system comprising a controller having random access memory for selecting one of the print stations, for selecting one of the print stations, for indexing the item to the selected print station, for determining whether the item is present at the selected print station, for actuating the selected print station to print the respective portion of the design on the item, determining completion of the actuation, for selecting one of the curing stations, for indexing the item to the selected curing station, for determining whether the item is present at the selected curing station, for actuating the selected curing station, and for determining completion of the curing operation.
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