Abstract: A color system of a rotary printing press includes a doctor blade device with a doctor blade chamber containing ink for a printing process, an ink reservoir from which ink is supplied to the doctor blade chamber, and a supply system which allows ink to be supplied inside the color system. The color system is connected to a storage reservoir into which ink from the color system is introduced, to a solvent reservoir containing solvent for cleaning the color system, and to a refuse container into which ink soiled by the solvent is introduced. The supply system cleans the color system by automatically pumping off ink to the storage reservoir, and automatically cleaning with the solvent, by collecting the ink in the ink reservoir and supplying the solvent to the refuse container.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing bags from tubular material having fabric made of stretched plastic strips has at least one tube-forming device or a tube-unwinding device, by which tubular material for producing bags can be produced from web-shaped material and in which the tubular material, can be conveyed in a transport direction (x?), at least one tube-separating device, by which tube pieces can be separated from the tubular material, a bottom-forming device, by which bottoms can be molded onto at least one end of a tube piece, and at least one transport device for transporting the tube pieces within the bottom-forming device in a transport direction (x) extending transversely to their direction of extension (y) The transport direction (x?) of the tubular material in the tube-forming device or the tube-unwinding device and the transport direction (x) of the tube pieces in the transport device are parallel to each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a winding device (10), comprising the following steps: Displaying of a schematic illustration of functional units (20) of the winding device (10) on a display device (30), Detection of at least one operating parameter (40) of at least one functional unit (20) of the winding device (10), Displaying of the at least one detected operating parameter (40) on the display device (30) next to the schematic illustration of the corresponding functional unit (20).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for observing a moving material web, in particular to observe a printed material web during the printing process, with a light source positioned on the front side of the material web to illuminate an observed section of the material web, with a camera positioned on the front side of the material web to record still images of the material web within the observed section, and with a light-diffusing surface positioned on the back side of the material web and within the observed section of the material web. In order to create a device for print image observation that can without exception detect color defects for any print job on an otherwise transparent material web, it is provided that the light-diffusing surface has elements to control the color of the light-diffusing surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blown film extrusion device with a blow head and with an insulation, which comprises a heat resistance for thermal insulation of the blow head in relation to the outer ambient air, wherein the blown film extrusion device comprises elements for controlling the heat resistance.

Abstract: A system for measuring the viscosity of printing ink during a printing and ink correction process includes a printing press having an ink supply system, and an optical measuring device for measuring actual optical values of light that has interacted with at least parts of the printing picture. The printing press has an ink mass determination device to determine the weight of at least parts of the ink located in the ink supply system, and a control and evaluation device to receive measured values from the optical measuring device and from the ink mass determination device. The control and evaluation device determines an optical deviation, and, based on the optical deviation and the values from the weighing devices, an amount of corrective ink that is to be fed to the printing press in order to approximate the actual optical values to optical reference values.

Abstract: A side fold sack of polyolefin material that includes a tubular segment having side folds between front and rear walls of the tube. The bottom of the sack exhibits at least one fold of the tubular segment made at 180° about an axis which is generally transverse to the side folds. At least part of the folded area is covered with a label that provides support to the bottom of the sack.

Abstract: An apparatus for the longitudinal stretching of a film web includes at least one heater in which the film web can be heated, at least one cooling device in which the film web can be cooled, and at least a stretching unit in which the film web is stretched in its longitudinal direction. The stretching unit has a first transport roller having a first peripheral speed in the stretching operation, followed by a second transport roller having a second peripheral speed along the transport path of the film web from the first transport roller, with the second peripheral speed being greater than the first transport roller speed. The apparatus includes a pressing device with which the film web is pressed against the first transport roller along a line which is in the area of the release line of the film web from the first transport roller.

Abstract: A device for the production of film tubes includes a die head having an annular nozzle, from which a plastic melt for producing the film tube can be extruded in a transport direction (y), a fluid-application device, which is annular in shape at least in certain regions and which follows the die head in the transport direction (y) and which surrounds the film tube annularly, and via which a fluid can be guided toward the film tube, and a ring, the diameter of which is larger than the annular nozzle of the fluid-application device. The device has an adjusting device, via which the ring can be adjusted in height relative to the fluid-application device.

Abstract: A device and a method for holding a shaft, preferably a winding shaft, hold the shaft in a clamping jaw. A lever, which is rotationally supported about a first axis, is moved in reference to the shaft.

Abstract: The invention relates to a Device (10) for separating a tubular web (11) in two flat webs (12, 13) with an adjustable blade (20) for cutting the tubular web (11) and with a pulling device (30) which impinges the blade (20) with a tensile force (K) on a folding edge (14) of the tubular web (11) wherein the pulling device (30) is configured in a way that the tensile force (K) is adjustable depending on the tubular properties of the tubular web (11) and that the tensile force (K) can be mainly kept constant with constant tubular properties independent from the tubular web (11).

Abstract: A method for setting the sizes of film tubes extruded by blown film plants includes changing the film tube size from an initial size to a final size, and optimizing the location of a frost area during the size change by setting the output of a cooling fan. Physical parameters of the initial and final size of the film tube are stored in a control device. The control device takes these physical parameters into account when generating control signals. The control signals form the basis for the control of the cooling fan output.

Abstract: A device for generating hose sections, which include paper, to produce bags, has an unwinding device with which a web can be unwound from a roll, a perforation device with which perforations can be inserted into the web extending perpendicular relative to the travel direction of the web, a hose forming device which is arranged. downstream in the production process relative to the perforation device and with which the edges of the web can be made to overlap to form a hose, and a separating device for hose sections. The perforation device includes a laser beam device with which a laser beam can be guided to the web in order to insert the perforations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drying device (10) for a drying between inking units of a printing machine (1), with which a substrate (2) can be transported via rotating cylinders (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) and is printable with a colouring agent (4), with an air supply unit (11) for supplying of air (5) in direction of the substrate (2) in order to effect a drying of the colouring agent (4), a suction unit (12) for discharging the air (5), a control unit (20), which controls and/or regulates the air supply unit (11) in dependence of the operating parameters (B) in a way that altering drying areas (13.1, 13.2, 13.3) are adjustable at the substrate (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the producing bags (10), comprising the following steps: a tubular material (100) comprising a coating material (110) and at least one reinforcement material (120) for mechanically reinforcing the coating material (110) is provided and a base section (20) of a bag (10) is formed. The invention is characterized in that a folding section (102) of the tubular material (100) is folded about at least 180° on a connecting section (104) of the tubular material (100) for forming the base section (20), and the folded folding section (102) is connected to the connecting section (104).

Abstract: A method for the production of sacks from tubular pieces which include plastic material includes at least at one end area, laying a bottom rectangle around a fold line to form triangular pockets, with the bottom rectangle including flaps, folding back parts of the flaps of the bottom rectangle, and applying and connecting a bottom cover sheet at least to areas of the flaps of the bottom rectangle and/or to areas of the triangular pockets. The bottom rectangle includes at least in part an air-permeable material.

Abstract: A deviation device for a film web has at least one deviation element, which operatively interacts with the film web at the point of deviation of the film web and guides the film web on an air cushion. The deviation element can be rotated and has a drive device, which sets the deviation element into rotation so that the peripheral speed of the deviation element differs from the transport speed of the film web.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus (10) for determining the volume flow of glue in a gluing device (100) for an apparatus, particularly a bottoming device or a tubing machine, for manufacturing bags or semifinished bag products. The measuring apparatus (10) comprises a pressure accumulator (20) having a gas volume (22) and a glue volume (24) that is separated from the gas volume (22) by a pressure equalization element (26), particularly a flexible membrane, wherein the glue volume (24) as a glue port (28) for connection to a glue line (110) of the gluing device (100), and the pressure accumulator (20) comprises a pressure sensor (30) for determining the internal pressure inside the pressure accumulator (20).

Abstract: An inking system of a printing press includes an impression cylinder for guiding a printing substrate, and at least one ink-transfer roller. The ink-transfer roller includes a cylinder mandrel, on which at least one cylinder sleeve is concentrically displaceable, and bearing blocks, in which ends of the ink-transfer roller are mounted and which are independently displaceable in the radial direction of the impression cylinder. The ink-transfer roller can be set against the impression cylinder or any other ink-transfer roller, with a bearing block being detachable from one end of the ink-transfer roller and displaceable relative to the ink-transfer roller so that the cylinder sleeve can be removed via this one end. A stop device, with which the cylinder sleeve can be brought into contact, has components that are movable in the axial direction of the print roller. The movable stop device components can be decelerated via a force-providing element.