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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Heiko Hunold, Wattenbek, DE;
Patrick Metzler, Gettorf, DE;
NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for setting register on a multicolor printing machine ( ) having color printing units ( ) assigned to various printing inks, at least one image cylinder ( ), image production equipment ( ) for producing color separations ( ) on the at least one image cylinder ( ) and a carrier ( ) for printing substrates ( ). An assignment of the image production points ( ) on the at least one image cylinder ( ) is carried out in order to achieve coincidence of register between the color separations ( ) in the print, by both the production of the image starts ( ) and the production of areas ( ) of the color separations ( ) set on the basis of the print and the evaluation of register marks ( ).