Controlling line widths in flexographic printing
US9327489B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24802
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling feature characteristics in a flexographic printing system that forms a printed pattern on a substrate by applying ink from an ink reservoir using a flexographic printing plate mounted on a plate cylinder. An imaging system is used to capture an image of the pattern printed on the substrate, and the captured image is analyzed to determine a feature characteristic of one or more features of the printed pattern. A control system automatically controls an amount of solvent used to replenish the ink in the ink reservoir responsive to the determined feature characteristic.
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