EP1995067B1 - Method for operating a printing press - Google Patents

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EP1995067B1
EP1995067B1 EP20080154856 EP08154856A EP1995067B1 EP 1995067 B1 EP1995067 B1 EP 1995067B1 EP 20080154856 EP20080154856 EP 20080154856 EP 08154856 A EP08154856 A EP 08154856A EP 1995067 B1 EP1995067 B1 EP 1995067B1
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  • the invention relates to a method for operating a printing machine, in particular an offset printing press, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a sheet-shaped printing material in the form of so-called printing sheet, is moved through a plurality of printing units in order to apply a printed image to the sheet-shaped printing material.
  • the printing units use printing plates, typically printing plates, which are produced with consideration of prepress-based image data and taking into account substrate data. This is because the printing substrate used has an effect on the printed image produced during printing, which is why data about the printing substrate are already taken into account during the printing plate production or in the prepress stage.
  • the classification of the types of printing material according to certain properties namely the color of unprinted sections of the substrate, after the gloss of unprinted sections of the substrate, after the dot gain or the printing characteristics of the printing inks when printing, after the reproduced in the color gamut, and after showing a printed image on the substrate during printing.
  • the color gamut that can be reproduced in print is also called gamut, and show through is also called opacity.
  • the coloration in the print may shift to the point where waste is printed. Under certain circumstances, the complete print run is unusable and must be destroyed. This causes high costs. So far, there are no procedures to operate a printing machine, which take this problem into account.
  • a sensor device and a method for operating the sensor device is known.
  • the sensor device is provided with cleaning device for the sensor.
  • a printing material data storage is connected for automated sensor operation.
  • the present invention has the object to provide a novel method for operating a printing press, in particular an offset printing press.
  • At least one unprinted and / or at least one printed portion of the printing material is measured, wherein at least one determined actual value is compared with at least one printing material-dependent setpoint value in order to determine on the basis of the comparison whether the printing material actually used corresponds to that printing material with regard to its properties or printing material data on the basis of which the printing plates used for printing are made.
  • the method according to the invention it is proposed for the first time to measure at least one unprinted and / or at least one printed section of a printing material, and in this case to determine actual values which coincide with substrate-dependent setpoint values are compared. Based on the comparison, it can be determined whether the substrate actually used for printing corresponds to the substrate on the basis of which properties in the prepress stage printing plates have been produced. Optionally, based on this comparison, a printing process may be aborted to avoid printing waste.
  • Fig. 1 shows a highly schematic representation of a sheet-fed press 10, wherein the sheet-fed press 10 has a feeder 11, a boom 12 and a plurality of printing units 13 positioned between the feeder 11 and the boom 12.
  • the printing units 13 are preferably designed as offset printing units and are used for the application of partial printing images on the substrate to be printed.
  • each a forme cylinder 14 a transfer cylinder 15 and a counter-pressure cylinder 16 is shown, wherein on the forme cylinders 14 printing plates and on the transfer cylinders 15 are positioned transfer forms.
  • the printing plates are usually printing plates and the transfer forms to blankets, which is why the forme cylinder 14 also referred to as a plate cylinder and the transfer cylinder 15 as a blanket cylinder.
  • At least one unprinted section and / or at least one printed section of the printing material are measured, in which case at least one determined actual value is compared with at least one printing material-dependent setpoint value. On the basis of the comparison, it is determined whether the substrate actually used for printing corresponds in terms of its properties or substrate data to the substrate on the basis of which the printing plates used for printing were produced in the prepress.
  • an error message or warning message is automatically generated and signaled.
  • the printing press is stopped or interrupted the printing of the support.
  • regulation can be effected by influencing pressure parameters in order to minimize the color deviations thus caused.
  • Fig. 1 shows by way of example a color measuring device 17 for unprinted sections of the printing material, which is positioned upstream of the printing units 13 and therefore detects the printing material prior to printing thereof by measurement.
  • the measuring device 17 for measuring the or each unprinted portion of the printing material measures the same inline or online within the printing machine during the printing process or during the print production.
  • Fig. 1 a measuring device 18, which serves to measure at least one printed portion of the printing material, wherein the or each printed portion is measured by means of a color measuring device.
  • Fig. 1 is the measuring device 18 downstream of the printing units 13 integrated into the sheet-fed press, so that the measurement of the or each printed portion after printing of the substrate takes place, again inline or online during the print production.
  • Actual values determined by means of the or each measuring device 17, 18 are transmitted to a control device 19, in which the determined actual values are compared with reference values dependent on the printing material.
  • Each determined actual value is compared in the control device 19 with a plurality of setpoint values stored for different types of substrates having different properties or substrate data in order to determine on the basis of the comparison whether the substrate actually used corresponds in terms of its properties or substrate data to the substrate on the basis of which for printing used printing plates have been produced.
  • This comparison can take place with the aid of software integrated into the control device 19.
  • this comparison software can also be integrated directly into the or each measuring device 17, 18.
  • the measurement of the or each unprinted portion and the measurement of the or each printed portion by means of a color measuring device namely a spectral color measuring device
  • the actual values in the so-called L * a * b color space is determined.
  • These actual values in the L * a * b color space are compared with set values in the L * a * b color space, namely such that each actual value is compared with a plurality of desired values stored for different types of substrate.
  • it is then determined whether the printing stock actually used corresponds in terms of its properties or printing material data to that printing substrate on the basis of which printing plates have been exposed in the prepress stage.
  • the measurement of the or each unprinted portion and the measurement of the or each printed portion by means of the color measuring device preferably takes place according to standards.
  • a black measuring pad is positioned opposite to the color measuring device on the other side of the printing substrate and thus along the transport path of the printing material through the printing press.
  • the resulting color deviation can be compensated by regulating process parameters.
  • the printing process is preferably aborted in order to avoid the printing of waste.
  • the invention can be used in sheet-fed printing presses and in web-fed printing presses.
  • the invention can be used in the one-sided and two-sided printing of substrates, the two-sided printing is referred to in sheetfed presses as perfecting, even if the substrate has different properties on both sides. Then, correspondingly different setpoints are stored for the two sides.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Druckmaschine, insbesondere einer Offset-Druckmaschine, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a method for operating a printing machine, in particular an offset printing press, according to the preamble of claim 1.

In Bogendruckmaschinen wird ein bogenförmiger Bedruckstoff, in Form so genannter Druckbogen, durch mehrere Druckwerke bewegt, um auf den bogenförmigen Bedruckstoff ein Druckbild aufzutragen. Zum Drucken finden in den Druckwerken Druckformen, typischerweise Druckplatten, Verwendung, die unter Berücksichtigung von druckvorstufebasierten Bilddaten sowie unter Berücksichtigung von Bedruckstoffdaten hergestellt werden. So hat nämlich der verwendete Bedruckstoff Auswirkungen auf das beim Drucken erzeugte Druckbild, weshalb Daten über den Bedruckstoff bereits bei der Druckformherstellung bzw. in der Druckvorstufe berücksichtigt werden. Im Offsetdruck erfolgt die Einteilung der Bedruckstofftypen nach bestimmten Eigenschaften, nämlich nach der Farbe von unbedruckten Abschnitten des Bedruckstoffs, nach dem Glanz von unbedruckten Abschnitten des Bedruckstoffs, nach der Tonwertzunahme bzw. den Druckkennlinien der Druckfarben beim Bedrucken, nach dem im Druck wiedergebbaren Farbumfang, sowie nach dem Durchscheinen eines beim Drucken auf den Bedruckstoff aufgetragenen Druckbilds. Der Farbumfang, der im Druck wiedergegeben werden kann, wird auch als Gamut und das Durchscheinen wird auch als Opazität bezeichnet.In sheet-fed presses, a sheet-shaped printing material, in the form of so-called printing sheet, is moved through a plurality of printing units in order to apply a printed image to the sheet-shaped printing material. For printing, the printing units use printing plates, typically printing plates, which are produced with consideration of prepress-based image data and taking into account substrate data. This is because the printing substrate used has an effect on the printed image produced during printing, which is why data about the printing substrate are already taken into account during the printing plate production or in the prepress stage. In offset printing, the classification of the types of printing material according to certain properties, namely the color of unprinted sections of the substrate, after the gloss of unprinted sections of the substrate, after the dot gain or the printing characteristics of the printing inks when printing, after the reproduced in the color gamut, and after showing a printed image on the substrate during printing. The color gamut that can be reproduced in print is also called gamut, and show through is also called opacity.

Wird beim tatsächlichen Bedrucken des Bedruckstoffs in der Druckmaschine ein Bedruckstoff verwendet, der von dem Bedruckstoff, auf Grundlage dessen Eigenschaften bzw. Daten die Druckformen hergestellt sind, abweicht, so kann sich die Färbung im Druck soweit verschieben, dass Makulatur gedruckt wird. Unter Umständen ist die komplette Druckauflage unbrauchbar und muss vernichtet werden. Dies verursacht hohe Kosten. Bislang sind keine Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Druckmaschine bekannt, die diesem Problem Rechnung tragen.If the actual printing of the printing substrate in the printing press uses a printing material that is different from the printing substrate on the basis of which the printing plates are made, the coloration in the print may shift to the point where waste is printed. Under certain circumstances, the complete print run is unusable and must be destroyed. This causes high costs. So far, there are no procedures to operate a printing machine, which take this problem into account.

Aus der DE 10 2005 049927 A1 ist eine Sensoreinrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Betrieb der Sensoreinrichtung bekannt. Für die Überwachung des Bedruckstofftransportes in einer Druckmaschine soll die Anpassung der Sensorfunktionen an den zu verarbeitenden Bedruckstoff vereinfacht werden. Die Sensoreinrichtung, ist mit Reinigungsvorrichtung für den Sensor versehen. In Verbindung mit einer Maschinensteuerung der Druckmaschine ist ein Bedruckstoffdatenspeicher für einen automatisierten Sensorbetrieb verbunden. Damit kann die Anpassung der Sensoreinstellung und der Messsignalverarbeitung an den Bedruckstoff bei Bedruckstoffwechsel erfolgen.From the DE 10 2005 049927 A1 a sensor device and a method for operating the sensor device is known. For the monitoring of the printing substrate transport in a printing machine, the adaptation of the sensor functions to the substrate to be processed is to be simplified. The sensor device is provided with cleaning device for the sensor. In conjunction with a machine control of the printing press, a printing material data storage is connected for automated sensor operation. Thus, the adaptation of the sensor setting and the measurement signal processing to the substrate can take place when changing the substrate.

Hiervon ausgehend liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein neuartiges Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Druckmaschine, insbesondere einer Offset-Druckmaschine, zu schaffen.On this basis, the present invention has the object to provide a novel method for operating a printing press, in particular an offset printing press.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch ein Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by a method according to claim 1.

Erfindungsgemäß wird mindestens ein unbedruckter und/oder mindestens ein bedruckter Abschnitt des Bedruckstoffs vermessen, wobei hierbei mindestens ein ermittelter Istwert mit mindestens einem bedruckstoffabhängigen Sollwert verglichen wird, um auf Grundlage des Vergleichs festzustellen, ob der tatsächlich verwendete Bedruckstoff hinsichtlich seiner Eigenschaften bzw. Bedruckstoffdaten demjenigen Bedruckstoff entspricht, auf Grundlage dessen die zum Drucken verwendeten Druckformen hergestellt sind.According to the invention, at least one unprinted and / or at least one printed portion of the printing material is measured, wherein at least one determined actual value is compared with at least one printing material-dependent setpoint value in order to determine on the basis of the comparison whether the printing material actually used corresponds to that printing material with regard to its properties or printing material data on the basis of which the printing plates used for printing are made.

Mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren wird erstmals vorgeschlagen, mindestens einen unbedruckten und/oder mindestens einen bedruckten Abschnitt eines Bedruckstoffs zu vermessen, und hierbei Istwerte zu ermitteln, die mit bedruckstoffabhängigen Sollwerten verglichen werden. Auf Basis des Vergleichs kann festgestellt werden, ob der tatsächlich zum Drucken verwendete Bedruckstoff dem Bedruckstoff entspricht, auf Basis dessen Eigenschaften in der Druckvorstufe Druckformen hergestellt worden sind. Gegebenenfalls kann auf Basis dieses Vergleichs ein Druckprozess abgebrochen werden, um das Drucken von Makulatur zu vermeiden.With the method according to the invention, it is proposed for the first time to measure at least one unprinted and / or at least one printed section of a printing material, and in this case to determine actual values which coincide with substrate-dependent setpoint values are compared. Based on the comparison, it can be determined whether the substrate actually used for printing corresponds to the substrate on the basis of which properties in the prepress stage printing plates have been produced. Optionally, based on this comparison, a printing process may be aborted to avoid printing waste.

Bevorzugte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen und der nachfolgenden Beschreibung.Preferred embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the description below.

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden, ohne hierauf beschränkt zu sein, an Hand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Dabei zeigt:

  • Fig. 1: eine schematisierte Darstellung einer als Bogendruckmaschine ausgebildeten Druckmaschine zur Verdeutlichung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens zum Betreiben einer Druckmaschine.
Embodiments of the invention will be described, without being limited thereto, with reference to the drawings. Showing:
  • Fig. 1 : A schematic representation of a trained as a sheet-fed press printing machine to illustrate the inventive method for operating a printing press.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine stark schematisierte Darstellung einer Bogendruckmaschine 10, wobei die Bogendruckmaschine 10 einen Anleger 11, einen Ausleger 12 und mehrere zwischen dem Anleger 11 und dem Ausleger 12 positionierte Druckwerke 13 aufweist. Die Druckwerke 13 sind vorzugsweise als Offset-Druckwerke ausgebildet und dienen dem Auftragen von Teildruckbildern auf den zu bedruckenden Bedruckstoff. Fig. 1 shows a highly schematic representation of a sheet-fed press 10, wherein the sheet-fed press 10 has a feeder 11, a boom 12 and a plurality of printing units 13 positioned between the feeder 11 and the boom 12. The printing units 13 are preferably designed as offset printing units and are used for the application of partial printing images on the substrate to be printed.

Von den Druckwerken 13 sind jeweils ein Formzylinder 14, ein Übertragungszylinder 15 sowie ein Gegendruckzylinder 16 dargestellt, wobei auf den Formzylindern 14 Druckformen und auf den Übertragungszylindern 15 Übertragungsformen positioniert sind. Bei den Druckformen handelt es sich üblicherweise um Druckplatten und bei den Übertragungsformen um Gummitücher, weshalb die Formzylinder 14 auch als Plattenzylinder und die Übertragungszylinder 15 auch als Gummizylinder bezeichnet werden.Of the printing units 13 are each a forme cylinder 14, a transfer cylinder 15 and a counter-pressure cylinder 16 is shown, wherein on the forme cylinders 14 printing plates and on the transfer cylinders 15 are positioned transfer forms. In the printing plates are usually printing plates and the transfer forms to blankets, which is why the forme cylinder 14 also referred to as a plate cylinder and the transfer cylinder 15 as a blanket cylinder.

Die auf den Formzylindern 14 positionierten Druckformen, die zum Drucken verwendet werden, werden in einer sogenannten Druckvorstufe auf Basis von Druckbilddaten sowie auf Basis von Daten bzw. Eigenschaften des zu bedruckenden Bedruckstoffs hergestellt. Bei den Daten bzw. Eigenschaften des Bedruckstoffs, die bei der Druckformherstellung berücksichtigt werden sollen, handelt es sich insbesondere um

  • die Farbe von unbedruckten Abschnitten des Bedruckstoffs,
  • den Glanz von unbedruckten Abschnitten des Bedruckstoffs,
  • die Tonwertzunahmen bzw. die Druckkennlinien der Druckfarben beim Drucken,
  • den wiedergebbaren Farbumfang beim Drucken, den so genannten Gamut, und
  • das Durchscheinen eines Druckbilds durch den Bedruckstoff, die so genannte Opazität.
The printing forms positioned on the forme cylinders 14 used for printing are produced in a so-called prepress stage on the basis of print image data and on the basis of data or properties of the printing material to be printed. The data or properties of the printing material which are to be taken into account in the printing forme production are in particular:
  • the color of unprinted sections of the substrate,
  • the gloss of unprinted sections of the substrate,
  • the tonal value increases or the printing characteristics of the printing inks during printing,
  • the reproducible color gamut when printing, the so-called gamut, and
  • the transparency of a printed image through the substrate, the so-called opacity.

Im Sinne der hier vorliegenden Erfindung werden mindestens ein unbedruckter Abschnitt und/oder mindestens ein bedruckter Abschnitt des Bedruckstoffs vermessen, wobei hierbei mindestens ein ermittelter Istwert mit mindestens einem bedruckstoffabhängigen Sollwert verglichen wird. Auf Basis des Vergleichs wird festgestellt, ob der tatsächlich zum Bedrucken verwendete Bedruckstoff hinsichtlich seiner Eigenschaften bzw. Bedruckstoffdaten demjenigen Bedruckstoff entspricht, auf Grundlage dessen in der Druckvorstufe die zum Drucken verwendeten Druckformen hergestellt worden sind.For the purposes of the present invention, at least one unprinted section and / or at least one printed section of the printing material are measured, in which case at least one determined actual value is compared with at least one printing material-dependent setpoint value. On the basis of the comparison, it is determined whether the substrate actually used for printing corresponds in terms of its properties or substrate data to the substrate on the basis of which the printing plates used for printing were produced in the prepress.

Für den Fall, dass festgestellt wird, dass der tatsächlich verwendet Bedruckstoff von demjenigen Bedruckstoff, auf Grundlage dessen die zum Drucken verwendeten Druckformen hergestellt worden sind, abweicht, wird automatisch eine Fehlermeldung bzw. Warnmeldung generiert und signalisiert. Bei großen Abweichungen in der Charakteristik zwischen dem tatsächlich verwendeten Bedruckstoff und dem in der Druckvorstufe angenommenen Bedruckstoff wird gegebenenfalls die Druckmaschine angehalten bzw. das Drucken der Auflage unterbrochen. Bei relativ kleinen Abweichungen hingegen kann durch Beeinflussung von Druckparametern eine Regelung erfolgen, um die so bedingten Farbabweichungen zu minimieren.In the event that it is determined that the substrate actually used differs from the substrate on the basis of which the printing plates used for printing have been deviated, an error message or warning message is automatically generated and signaled. For large deviations in the characteristic between the actual substrate used and the presupposed in the prepress substrate if necessary, the printing press is stopped or interrupted the printing of the support. By contrast, with relatively small deviations, regulation can be effected by influencing pressure parameters in order to minimize the color deviations thus caused.

Dann, wenn mindestens ein unbedruckter Abschnitt des Bedruckstoffs vermessen wird, erfolgt die Vermessung des oder jeden unbedruckten Abschnitts mit Hilfe einer Farbmesseinrichtung und/oder mit Hilfe einer Glanzmesseinrichtung und/oder mit Hilfe einer Opazitätsmesseinrichtung. Fig. 1 zeigt exemplarisch eine Farbmesseinrichtung 17 für unbedruckte Abschnitte des Bedruckstoffs, die stromaufwärts der Druckwerke 13 positioniert ist und demnach den Bedruckstoff vor dem Bedrucken derselben messtechnisch erfasst. Die Messeinrichtung 17 zum Vermessen des oder jeden unbedruckten Abschnitts des Bedruckstoffs vermisst denselben inline bzw. online innerhalb der Druckmaschine während des Druckprozesses bzw. während der Druckproduktion.Then, if at least one unprinted portion of the printing material is measured, the measurement of the or each unprinted portion is carried out by means of a color measuring device and / or by means of a gloss meter and / or with the aid of an opacity measuring device. Fig. 1 shows by way of example a color measuring device 17 for unprinted sections of the printing material, which is positioned upstream of the printing units 13 and therefore detects the printing material prior to printing thereof by measurement. The measuring device 17 for measuring the or each unprinted portion of the printing material measures the same inline or online within the printing machine during the printing process or during the print production.

Weiterhin zeigt Fig. 1 eine Messeinrichtung 18, die dem Vermessen mindestens eines bedruckten Abschnitts des Bedruckstoffs dient, wobei der oder jeder bedruckte Abschnitt mit Hilfe einer Farbmesseinrichtung vermessen wird.Further shows Fig. 1 a measuring device 18, which serves to measure at least one printed portion of the printing material, wherein the or each printed portion is measured by means of a color measuring device.

Gemäß Fig. 1 ist die Messeinrichtung 18 stromabwärts der Druckwerke 13 in die Bogendruckmaschine integriert, so dass das Vermessen des oder jedes bedruckten Abschnitts nach dem Bedrucken des Bedruckstoffs erfolgt, und zwar wiederum inline bzw. online während der Druckproduktion.According to Fig. 1 is the measuring device 18 downstream of the printing units 13 integrated into the sheet-fed press, so that the measurement of the or each printed portion after printing of the substrate takes place, again inline or online during the print production.

Mittels der oder jeder Messeinrichtung 17, 18 ermittelte Istwerte werden an eine Steuerungseinrichtung 19 übermittelt, in welcher die ermittelten Istwerte mit bedruckstoffabhängigen Sollwerten verglichen werden. Jeder ermittelte Istwert wird in der Steuerungseinrichtung 19 mit mehreren, für unterschiedliche Bedruckstofftypen mit unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften bzw. Bedruckstoffdaten hinterlegten Sollwerten verglichen, um auf Grundlage des Vergleichs festzustellen, ob der tatsächlich verwendete Bedruckstoff hinsichtlich seiner Eigenschaften bzw. Bedruckstoffdaten demjenigen Bedruckstoff entspricht, auf Grundlage dessen die zum Drucken verwendeten Druckformen hergestellt worden sind.Actual values determined by means of the or each measuring device 17, 18 are transmitted to a control device 19, in which the determined actual values are compared with reference values dependent on the printing material. Each determined actual value is compared in the control device 19 with a plurality of setpoint values stored for different types of substrates having different properties or substrate data in order to determine on the basis of the comparison whether the substrate actually used corresponds in terms of its properties or substrate data to the substrate on the basis of which for printing used printing plates have been produced.

Dieser Vergleich kann mit Hilfe von in die Steuerungseinrichtung 19 integrierter Software erfolgen. Alternativ kann diese Vergleichssoftware auch unmittelbar in die oder jede Messeinrichtung 17, 18 integriert sein.This comparison can take place with the aid of software integrated into the control device 19. Alternatively, this comparison software can also be integrated directly into the or each measuring device 17, 18.

Vorzugsweise erfolgt das Vermessen des oder jedes unbedruckten Abschnitts sowie das Vermessen des oder jedes bedruckten Abschnitts mit Hilfe einer Farbmesseinrichtung, nämlich einer spektralen Farbmesseinrichtung, die Istwerte im sogenannten L*a*b-Farbraum ermittelt. Diese Istwerte im L*a*b-Farbraum werden mit Sollwerten im L*a*b-Farbraum verglichen, nämlich derart, dass jeder Istwert mit mehreren für unterschiedliche Bedruckstofftypen hinterlegten Sollwerten verglichen wird. Auf Basis dieses Vergleichs wird dann festgestellt, ob der tatsächlich verwendete Bedruckstoff hinsichtlich seiner Eigenschaften bzw. Bedruckstoffdaten demjenigen Bedruckstoff entspricht, auf Grundlage dessen in der Druckvorstufe Druckplatten belichtet worden sind.Preferably, the measurement of the or each unprinted portion and the measurement of the or each printed portion by means of a color measuring device, namely a spectral color measuring device, the actual values in the so-called L * a * b color space is determined. These actual values in the L * a * b color space are compared with set values in the L * a * b color space, namely such that each actual value is compared with a plurality of desired values stored for different types of substrate. On the basis of this comparison, it is then determined whether the printing stock actually used corresponds in terms of its properties or printing material data to that printing substrate on the basis of which printing plates have been exposed in the prepress stage.

Das Vermessen des oder jedes unbedruckten Abschnitts sowie das Vermessen des oder jedes bedruckten Abschnitts mit Hilfe der Farbmesseinrichtung, nämlich der spektralen Farbmesseinrichtung, erfolgt vorzugsweise normgerecht. Hierzu ist gegenüberliegend zur Farbmesseinrichtung auf der anderen Seite des Bedruckstoffs und damit entlang des Transportwegs des Bedruckstoffs durch die Druckmaschine eine schwarze Messunterlage positioniert.The measurement of the or each unprinted portion and the measurement of the or each printed portion by means of the color measuring device, namely the spectral color measuring device, preferably takes place according to standards. For this purpose, a black measuring pad is positioned opposite to the color measuring device on the other side of the printing substrate and thus along the transport path of the printing material through the printing press.

Mit Hilfe des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens kann inline bzw. online zur Druckproduktion überprüft werden, ob ein zum Drucken tatsächlich verwendeter Bedruckstoff hinsichtlich seiner Eigenschaften bzw. Bedruckstoffdaten demjenigen Bedruckstoff entspricht, auf Grundlage dessen in der Druckvorstufe Druckformen hergestellt worden sind.With the aid of the method according to the invention, it is possible to check inline or online for print production as to whether a printing material actually used for printing corresponds to the printing material in terms of its properties or printing material data, on the basis of which printing plates have been produced in the prepress stage.

Werden hierbei nur relativ geringe Abweichungen des Bedruckstofftyps festgestellt, so kann durch eine Regelung von Prozessparametern die sich ergebende Farbabweichung kompensiert werden. Bei relativ großen Abweichungen wird vorzugsweise der Druckprozess abgebrochen, um das Drucken von Makulatur zu vermeiden.If only relatively small deviations of the printing material type are detected, then the resulting color deviation can be compensated by regulating process parameters. For relatively large deviations, the printing process is preferably aborted in order to avoid the printing of waste.

Die Erfindung ist bei Bogendruckmaschinen und bei Rollendruckmaschinen einsetzbar. Die Erfindung kann beim einseitigen und beidseitigen Bedruck von Bedruckstoffen zum Einsatz kommen, wobei der beidseitige Bedruck bei Bogendruckmaschinen als Schön- und Widerdruck bezeichnet wird, und zwar auch dann, wenn der Bedruckstoff an beiden Seiten unterschiedliche Eigenschaften aufweist. Dann sind für die beiden Seiten entsprechend unterschiedliche Sollwerte hinterlegt.The invention can be used in sheet-fed printing presses and in web-fed printing presses. The invention can be used in the one-sided and two-sided printing of substrates, the two-sided printing is referred to in sheetfed presses as perfecting, even if the substrate has different properties on both sides. Then, correspondingly different setpoints are stored for the two sides.

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1010
BogendruckmaschineSheetfed
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Anlegerinvestor
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Auslegerboom
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Druckwerkprinting unit
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Formzylinderform cylinder
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Übertragungszylindertransfer cylinder
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Druckzylinderpressure cylinder
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Messeinrichtungmeasuring device
1818
Messeinrichtungmeasuring device
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Steuerungseinrichtungcontrol device

Claims (9)

  1. A method for operating a printing press, in particular an offset printing press, wherein in printing couples (13) of the printing press a sheet-like or web-like substrate is printed with the help of printing forms, which are produced taking into account image data and substrate data based on a printing pre-stage,
    wherein as substrate data the colour and/or the gloss of unprinted portions of the substrate and/or the tone value increases or print characteristic curves of the printing colours during printing and/or the gamut and/or the opacity of the substrate are provided,
    characterized in that
    at least one unprinted portion is measured with the help of a colour measuring device and/or a gloss measuring device and/or an opacity measuring device, and/or in that at least one printed portion of the substrate is measured, wherein in the process at least one determined actual value is compared with at least one substrate-dependent set value, in order to determine on the basis of the comparison if the actually used substrate with respect to its characteristics or substrate data corresponds to that substrate, based on the substrate data of which the printing forms used for printing are produced.
  2. The method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the or each printed portion is measured with the help of a colour measuring device.
  3. The method according to any one of the Claims 1 to 2, characterized in that each determined actual value is compared with a plurality of set values stored for different substrate types with different characteristics or substrate data in order to determine on the basis of the comparison if the actually used substrate with respect to its characteristics or substrate data corresponds to that substrate on the basis of which the printing forms used for the printing are produced.
  4. The method according to any one of the Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the or each unprinted portion is measured prior to the printing of the substrate and/or after the printing of the substrate.
  5. The method according to any one of the Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the or each printed portion is measured after the printing of the substrate.
  6. The method according to any one of the Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that as colour measuring device a spectral colour measuring device is used, which determines actual values in the L*a*b colour space, wherein these actual values in the L*a*b colour space are compared with set values in the L*a*b colour space.
  7. The method according to any one of the Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that when it is determined that the actually used substrate deviates from that substrate on the basis of which the printing forms used for printing are produced, an error message is automatically generated and displayed.
  8. The method according to any one of the Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that when it is determined that the actually used substrate deviate from that substrate on the basis of which the printing forms used for printing are produced, parameters of the printing process are automatically adapted.
  9. The method according to any one of the Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the measuring of the or each unprinted portion of the substrate and/or of the or each printed portion of the substrate takes place in line or on line for the printing.
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