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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Dennis Normand Michaud, Somersworth, NH (US);
Michael Raymond Rancourt, Merrimack, NH (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
An ink key control system comprises a data processor, a local area network connected to the data processor, and a plurality of ink keys connected directly to the local area network. Each of the plurality of ink keys includes a protocol controller for receiving an input from the local area network and a setpoint controller for receiving an input from the protocol controller. Also provided is a method for setting ink keys in a printing press comprising the steps of determining a desired setpoint for an ink key, transmitting the desired setpoint over a LAN to the ink key, receiving the desired setpoint at the key, and setting the key as a function of the desired setpoint.