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REEL EDITOR FOR PRE-PRINT PAPER, SHEET, AND BOX MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

  • US 20190016551A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2018
  • Published: 01/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2017
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for editing a roll of printed web product, the system comprising:

  • a first winding station comprising a winding device that is configured to wind and unwind the roll of printed web product, wherein the first winding station is configured to receive the roll of printed web product;

    a cutting station configured to enable one or more portions of the roll of printed web product to be removed;

    a second winding station that is configured to receive a tail end of the roll of printed web product and enable winding and unwinding of the roll of printed web product;

    a reel editor module configured to;

    receive a control plan associated with the roll of printed web product, wherein each roll of printed web product is associated with a roll-specific control plan, wherein the control plan comprises roll data that includes data corresponding to one or more printed orders on the roll of printed web product, wherein the roll data comprises waste data that includes one or more locations of waste sections on the roll of printed web product, wherein each of the waste sections corresponds to at least one of waste on the roll of printed web product or unsatisfactory images that are printed on the roll of printed web product;

    control the first winding device to unwind the roll of printed web product to position a location of a waste section of the roll of printed web product at the cutting station for removal of the waste section to form an edited roll of printed web product;

    control at least one of the first winding device of the first winding station or a second winding device of the second winding station to wind the edited roll of printed web product after removal of the waste section; and

    update the control plan associated with the roll of printed web product by updating the roll data based on the removed waste sections to form an updated control plan associated with the edited roll of printed web product.

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