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Rotary printing press and method for adjusting a cylinder thereof

  • US 8,534,194 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2007
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A scanning system for measuring a surface profile of a rotating cylinder, the scanning system comprising:

  • a follower roll having a peripheral surface, the follower roll being movably supported to roll over the rotating cylinder;

    a contactless distance sensor fixedly mounted at a distance from the peripheral surface of the follower roll in a position opposite to the rotating cylinder, the contactless distance sensor configured to measure a position of the peripheral surface of the follower roll; and

    a control unit configured to derive and to output the surface profile of the rotating cylinder based on the position of the peripheral surface of the follower roll measured by the contactless distance sensor.

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