METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGES IN A DIGITALLY CONTROLLED PROCESS
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Abstract
Packages are manufactured in a digitally controlled process. A digital printing machine (101) produces printed workpieces and a cutting machine (104) cuts packaging blanks (105) from them. A conveyor line (107) transfers the printed work-pieces automatically from the digital printing machine (101) to the cutting machine (104). A digital control system (109) exchanges digital control information with at least the digital printing machine (101) and the cutting machine (104).
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33 Claims
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18. An arrangement for manufacturing packages in a digitally controlled process, characterized in comprising:
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a digital printing machine (101) for producing printed workpieces (103); a cutting machine (104) for cutting packaging blanks (105) from the printed workpieces (103); a conveyor line (107) for automatically transferring the printed workpieces to the said cutting machine (104); between the said digital printing machine (101) and the said conveyor line (107) a stacker (202), which stacker is arranged to collect the printed workpieces in stacks and to deliver the collected stacks to the said conveyor line (107); and a digital control system (109), which is arranged to transmit digital control data between at least the said digital printing machine (101) and the said control system (109), to transmit digital control data between the said cutting machine (104) and the said control system (109), and to transmit workpiece-specific information stored in the stacker between the said stacker (202) and the said digital control system (109). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of manufacturing packages in a digitally controlled process, characterized in comprising:
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producing printed workpieces (103) by a digital printing machine (101); collecting the printed workpieces in stacks and delivering the collected stacks to a conveyor line (107) conveying the collected stacks automatically to a cutting machine (104); cutting packaging blanks (105) from the printed workpieces; transmitting digital control data between the said digital printing machine (101) and the control system (109) and between the cutting machine (104) and the said control system (109), and transmitting workpiece-specific information stored in the stacker between the said stacker (202) and the said digital control system (109). - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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