Use of a sense mark to control a printing system
US8753026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0161
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of printing on a substrate includes the steps of instructing a first imaging unit to print a first image and a registration mark on a substrate contemporaneously during a production run and detecting the registration mark. The method further includes the steps of determining a position on the substrate where a second image is to be printed in accordance with the detection of the registration mark and instructing a second imaging unit to print the second image on the substrate in accordance with the determined position.
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