Abstract: A plate scanner-bending device having a plate bed for receiving a printing plate and a plate driver for moving the printing plate along the plate bed is disclosed. At least one scan sensor is located above the plate bed for scanning an image on the printing plate for density, along with at least one register sensor for sensing a register mark on the printing plate. The plate bed has at least one anvil at one end for a bending mechanism for bending the plate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 1997
Date of Patent:
November 23, 1999
Assignees:
Heidelburg Harris, Inc., Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Inventors:
Roland Thomas Palmatier, Jackson Hacker Jones, Robert Richard Murray, John Sheridan Richards