Abstract: In a method for the axle correction of a processing machine which includes—in order to convey and process a continuous material—at least two driven conveyance axles, at least one non-driven or driven processing axle, and at least one further non-driven axle, while the rotational speed of a driven axle is being changed, a precontrol of this axle and/or a processing axle is carried out with consideration for the elasticity module of the web material, and with consideration for a rotational inertia of at least one non-driven axle, the elasticity module of the material which comprises the continuous material being determined automatically; and a related processing machine is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for error response when an error occurs in response to a motion, particularly of a drive mechanism in a machine, the motion taking place while using at least one master axis and at least one cam disk having at least one input and one output and being controlled by the master axis, in which, in response to the occurrence of the error at the least one input of the at least one cam disk, current process variables that are present are used for the initiation and the execution of the error response. The invention also relates to a corresponding computer system.

Abstract: For adjusting the web tension of a processing machine for processing a continuous material, in particular a shaftless printing press, the continuous material is subdivided into at least two web-tension sections, with one web-tension section being limited by two clamping points; the web tension is adjusted in the at least two web-tension sections when the continuous material comes to a standstill.

Abstract: A marking sensor includes a detection unit for detecting markings on a processed material and for acquiring data based on the detected markings, at least one circuit output for outputting the acquired data, an evaluation unit for determining absolute output data on the detected markings based on the data acquired by the detection unit, and an interface for outputting the absolute output data; also a method is used for evaluating markings on a processed material that are detected by a detection unit, data are acquired based on the markings, and they may be output at least one circuit output and transferred to an evaluation unit in a marking sensor, in the evaluation unit, absolute output data on the detected markings are determined based on the data acquired by the detection unit, and the absolute output data on the detected markings is output at an interface of the marking sensor.

Abstract: In a method for calculating the diameter of a continuous-material reel on a roller, with which the roller is mounted on a swivel arm that is swivelable about a swiveling axis; the roller rotates at a changeable winding speed, and the continuous material is unwound from the roller and directed to a continuous-material machine, or it is removed from a continuous-material machine and wound onto the roller, the winding speed is set as a function of the web-conveyance speed, and the diameter of the continuous-material reel is calculated in a reel-control system; the winding speed is changed when the swivel arm on which the roller is mounted is swiveled about its swiveling axis during the winding motion; a correction value for correcting the change in winding speed is incorporated in the calculation of the diameter of the continuous-material reel, the correction value being determined within the reel-control system, and a related reel-control system is provided.

Abstract: A method for the register correction of a processing machine for processing a continuous material, in particular a shaftless printing press, with which the continuous material is processed by at least two processing units with at least one compensator for adjusting the length of the continuous material in the continuous material section being provided upstream of each of the at least two processing units. In order to adjust the register of a first processing unit, the length of the continuous material of the continuous material section upstream of the first processing unit is adjusted by the compensator provided in this first continuous material section. To adjust the register of the first processing unit, the length of the continuous material of the continuous material section upstream of a second processing unit is also adjusted by the compensator provided in this second continuous material section. A related processing machine carries out the inventive method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a shaftless printing press (1), in which a product (5) is processed during a processing operation by at least one processing device (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein the processing device has at least one driven processing axle (6) as well as at least one further driven axle (11); a processing length (13) of the product (5) is capable of being predetermined by means of the rotary speed (1a, 1b) of the at least one processing axle (6); and the rotary speed (1a, 1b) of the at least one further driven axle (11) is predetermined as a function of the set-point rotary speed (1a, 1b) of the at least one processing axle (6). The present invention further relates to a corresponding printing press, a corresponding computer program, and a corresponding computer program product.

Abstract: A method for axial correction in a processing machine (100), which has at least two driven transport axles (110, 115) for transporting and processing a product web (101), at least one non-driven or driven processing axle (111, 112, 113, 114), and at least one additional non-driven axle (102, 121, 122, 123, 124), wherein the product web (101) is divisible into at least one web-tensioning segment; a web-tensioning segment is delimited by two clamping points (110-115) embodied in the form of driven transport or processing axles; and during a rotation speed change of a clamping point (110-115) delimiting a web-tensioning segment, a pilot control of this clamping point (110-115) delimiting the web-tensioning segment and/or of a processing axle (111-114) situated in this web-tensioning segment is carried out, taking into account a moment of inertia of a non-driven axle (102, 121-124) situated in this web-tensioning section, and a corresponding processing machine (100).

Abstract: A method for operating a transverse machining roller of a transverse machining device, which is driven by means of a drive unit and is for the rotary machining of a product web that is transportable in a transport direction, in order to produce machined sections of product web of different formats, having the following steps: selection of a desired format for the sections of product web, preparation of a number of motion rules for controlling a rotary movement of the transverse machining roller in a control unit, for the desired format, production or calculation of a movement of the transverse machining roller on the basis of motion rules prepared in the control unit and/or at least one parameter of the drive unit and/or at least one instruction of a user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for exchanging data between stations or nodes (111, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 141, 142, 143) from different realtime capable networks (120, 130, 140) and from non-realtime capable networks (110). To this end, data is generated in a realtime capable network (120, 130, 140), a time stamp is added, and at least two of the realtime capable networks (120, 130, 140) are synchronized with one another. The invention also relates to a method for exchanging data between stations or nodes (111, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 141, 142, 143) from realtime capable networks (120, 130, 140) and from non-realtime capable networks (110), during which trigger signals of different stations (111, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 141, 142, 143), particularly from different networks (110, 120, 130, 140) are combined or linked.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for dynamically adjusting at least one printing press module of a printing press (100), in order to correct a first register. Only the first register is changed. Further registers are decoupled from this dynamic adjustment by coupling correction values (146, 148, 150) for further printing press modules with consideration for dynamic time elements (140, 142, 144).

Abstract: For friction compensation in a winding machine, with which a material is wound onto a winding drum, and the winding drum is driven by a winding drive which is triggered by a control/regulating device, and in the control/regulating device a driving torque of the winding drive is specified, in a friction compensation unit, as an input-side process parameter, a winding speed of the winding drum is taken into account, in order to compensate for the frictional moment, and at least one additional process parameter is taken into account.

Abstract: A method for carrying out a printing correction and a device for this. A method for carrying out a printing correction is provided, a product being printed on during a processing procedure by a plurality of processing devices, positions of two printing marks A,B,C,D being recorded. The positions of the printing marks A,B,C,D are evaluated and an automated correction of the print is carried out in the light of the positions of the printing marks A,B,C,D, the correcting including a correcting of a printing length. Furthermore, an apparatus is provided for carrying out the method.

Abstract: In a method for drive regulation in a printing press and/or processing machine, in which a web of material is processed by processing devices and fed by feeder devices; a device for register regulation adjusts the processing devices, and a device for web feed regulation adjusts the feeder devices, and the device for register regulation adjusts at least one feeder device and the device for web feed regulation adjusts at least one processing device in a region, in particular a tension-regulated or expansion-controlled region, between two feeder devices, and to a corresponding drive system and a corresponding printing press.

Abstract: A method for data transmission via data networks, in particular via ethernet-based data networks, having at least two participants; the data networks have at least one topological real-time field and one topological non-real-time field, and data telegrams sent via the data networks have at least one real-time part and at least one non-real-time part. By a coupling unit, data telegrams from the non-real-time field which arrive inside the real-time part are delayed and transmitted to the non-real-time part.

Abstract: A method for operating a redundant ringlike communications network, that communicates bidirectionally, includes communicating at least one primary participant and at least two secondary participants with one another by a data transmission device; communicating the secondary participants with one another directly by the data transmission device, indirectly by the primary participant and the data transmission device, or both; and exchanging by the participant the data to be exchanged between the secondary participants, between its data transmission device connections.

Abstract: For operating a network having a primary station and at least two secondary stations, the primary station communicates with the at least two secondary stations, and the at least two secondary stations communicate with one another to furnish a cross communication, and the cross communication is effected by telegrams which are generated in the context of communications cycles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a subscriber (1) for using in a communication system, and to a communication system (5) which, at least in a partial section, has redundant communication for increasing the fault tolerance, the communication system being simultaneously highly dynamic. Said communication system comprises, at least in one section, at least two communication paths (10, 20) which are preferably arranged according to a double ring topology. The inventive subscriber comprises one processing unit (11, 21) per communication path, for processing the information signals obtained by means of the respective communication path and/or for producing and sending information signals via the respective communication path.

Abstract: A communication structure has a communication controller which has a synchronization unit and a first interface and a second interface, I/O connection means including a first I/O connection which for data exchange connects the first interface to a communication system having at least one further user, and a second I/O connection which connects the second interface to the communication system which has at least one further user, wherein the first interface and the second interface of the communication controller have a variable functionality.

Abstract: A method of determining a web tension of at least one second web tension section in a product web having at least two web tension sections includes determining a web tension on at least one first web tension section, and determining a web tension of the at least one second web tension section on the basis of the web tension determined on the at least one first web tension section.