Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090101747 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE DIAMETER OF A CONTINUOUS-MATERIAL REEL ON A ROLLER, AND A REEL-CONTROL SYSTEM - 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. | 04-23-2009 |
20090105869 | METHOD FOR REGISTER CORRECTION OF A PROCESSING MACHINE, AND A PROCESSING MACHINE - 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. | 04-23-2009 |
20090120990 | Method for adjusting the web tension of a processing machine - 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. | 05-14-2009 |
20090123206 | MARKING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING MARKINGS - 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. | 05-14-2009 |
20090145943 | METHOD FOR THE AXLE CORRECTION OF A PROCESSING MACHINE, AND A PROCESSING MACHINE - 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. | 06-11-2009 |
20100138568 | METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING A SAFETY-ORIENTED PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER AND ROUTER FUNCTION BLOCK - The present invention relates to a method for programming a safety-oriented programmable logic controller ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100269720 | METHOD FOR WEB TENSION ADJUSTMENT - The invention relates to methods for web tension adjustment in a processing machine for processing a web of goods, in particular in a shaftless printing press, in which downstream web tension segments are decoupled from an adjustment of the web tension in a first web tension segment defined upstream by a first clamping point and downstream by a second clamping point. To that end, the first clamping point is subjected to a first control instruction, which is generated using a first dynamic element with a non-constant transmission function, and the second clamping point is acted upon by a second control instruction, which is generated using a second dynamic element with a non-constant transmission function. As a result of the provisions of the invention, for decoupling the downstream web tension segments from the web tension adjustment and so forth, it is unnecessary to pilot-control the corresponding downstream clamping points. | 10-28-2010 |
20100280644 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE CONTROL PARAMETER OF A CONTROL ELEMENT IN A WEB TENSION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A PROCESSING MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for determining at least one controller parameter of a control element in a web tension control circuit for a processing machine for processing a web of material, in particular a shaftless printing press. The at least one controller parameter is determined as a function of at least one parameter characterizing the web of material, at least one parameter characterizing the processing machine, and at least one idle time. | 11-04-2010 |
20100310131 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A QUALITY STANDARD FOR A PRODUCT PROCESSED BY A PROCESSING MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for determining a quality standard for a product processed by a processing machine, in particular a printing press, having at least two printing units, in which the processing positions of the at least two printing units relative to one another are determined, and based on the determined processing positions, the quality standard is ascertained. | 12-09-2010 |
20110022785 | METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING A MEMORY-PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER WITH RESISTANT STORAGE OF DATA IN MEMORY - The invention relates to a method for programming and/or diagnosis of a memory-programmable controller, having at least one memory-programmable function component. For programming, a predetermined programming system is used. In the context of this programming system variables are predetermined, and information exchange sequences are used for the programming. Results of the programming are output during at least one programming mode via an output device, and input information is at least in part stored permanently in memory. | 01-27-2011 |
20110062205 | WEB-PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE CONTROL THEREOF - A method for operating a web-processing machine having at least one first driven transport roller ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110137451 | Method for Modeling a Control Circuit for a Processing Machine - The invention relates to modeling a control circuit ( | 06-09-2011 |
20110246127 | Method for Determining at Least One Controller Parameter of a Dancer Position Control Element - A method is disclosed for automatically determining at least one controller parameter of a dancer position control element in a processing machine comprising a dancer, the dancer position of which is registered, wherein, on the basis of the registered dancer position, the rotational speed of a roll is predefined, wherein the at least one controller parameter is determined automatically as a function of a diameter of the roll. | 10-06-2011 |
20110295429 | Method for Controlling a Processing Machine with Driven Axes - A method for controlling a processing machine with driven axes, in particular a printing press, wherein a radius of at least one axis is used to automatically determine a control limiting value. | 12-01-2011 |
20110307082 | Method for Axis Correction in a Processing Machine and Processing Machine - A method for axis correction in a processing machine, in particular a shaftless printing machine, has at least one axis for processing and/or transporting a material, at least one detection device for detecting a processing parameter and at least one controller device for calculating a controller output variable for axis correction of the at least one axis using the detected processing parameter. The method is implemented iteratively, with the result that feedforward control output values for the feedforward control of the axis correction are determined during an (n+1)-th change in rotation speed of the at least one axis using observation of the controller output variable and/or the processing parameter during an n-th change in rotation speed of the at least one axis. | 12-15-2011 |
20110313574 | Method for Controlling at least One Machining Device which is Coupled to a Machine Tool by Means of an Encoder Signal - A method is disclosed for controlling at least one machining device which is coupled to a machine tool by means of an encoder signal, the machine tool having at least one motion control device. In order to improve the accuracy of the encoder connection, at least one additional variable which characterizes the transport is digitally transmitted from the motion control device to the at least one machining device and is used to correct the encoder signal. | 12-22-2011 |
20120060660 | Method for Operating a Processing Roller - A method for operating a processing roller of a processing machine having a circumferential length and comprising a tool having a tool length extending in the circumferential direction is disclosed. A processing length extending in the circumferential direction is defined, along which the tool is engaged with the material to be processed during processing. A compensation length in the circumferential direction is further prescribed, along which a compensation motion of the processing roller is performed, wherein the tangential velocity of the processing roller is negative at least at times. The compensation length is determined using the circumferential length, the processing length, and the tool length. | 03-15-2012 |
20120211581 | Method for Web Tension Setting - A method is disclosed for web tension setting in a processing machine for processing a material web, in particular a shaftless printing press. In order to set the web tension in a first web tension section with a length L which is delimited upstream by a first clamping point and downstream by a second clamping point, the first clamping point is loaded with a first manipulated variable which is produced using a first element with a first transfer function G | 08-23-2012 |
20120234192 | Method for Controlling a Printing Operation - A method for controlling a printing operation includes detecting at least one position and/or an extent of a register mark located on a printing material by means of a register mark sensor, and using the detected at least one position and/or the extent of the register mark for register control. The method further includes acquiring at least one item of color information by means of the same register mark sensor during the printing operation, carrying out color monitoring with at least the at least one item of color information, and determining a color deviation with respect to a reference value. Furthermore, the method includes defining a threshold value for the color deviation, and outputting a warning and/or automatically making a change from good to poor products when the threshold value for the color deviation is exceeded. | 09-20-2012 |
20120256996 | Method for Actuating a Digital Printing Unit, and Digital Printing Press - A method for actuating at least one digital printing unit of a digital printing press, includes at least one driven transport device and an associated movement control device. The at least one digital printing unit is connected to the movement control device via a data connection. Values of variables characterizing the transport are transmitted digitally from the movement control device via the data connection to the at least one digital printing unit, so as to be used for controlling the printing process in the at least one digital printing unit. | 10-11-2012 |
20120280076 | Method for Operating a Winding Device - A method for operating a winding device of a processing machine for processing a material web is disclosed. A winding device is provided for winding or unwinding the material web. The winding device is operated to specify a web tension, wherein a switch occurs from a first web tension specification procedure to a second web tension specification procedure during the processing of the material web. | 11-08-2012 |
20120282005 | Method for Controlling a Control Variable for a Processing Machine - A method is disclosed for controlling a control variable for a processing machine, which has driven rollers for transporting and/or for processing a material web, of which rollers at least one is not part of a clamping point. A first control element is pilot-operated based on a second control member according to a control value in order to adjust the at least one driven roller that is not part of a clamping point. | 11-08-2012 |
20120294662 | Method for Controlling the Web Tension in a Web Processing Machine - A method for controlling the web tension of a product web in a web processing machine includes reducing the effects of the web tension control on the web stretch before an impending change in at least one parameter influencing the web tension. | 11-22-2012 |
20130167744 | METHOD FOR REGULATING A WEB TENSION IN A PROCESSING MACHINE - A method for regulating a web tension in a processing machine for processing a product web, in particular a shaftless printing press, includes separating a first product-web section from a second product-web section by a delay section. The web tensions in the first and second product-web sections are influenced by first and second actuators, respectively. To regulate the web tension in the first product-web section, the method further includes defining a regulation output value from which an actuating command for the first actuator is derived. An actuating command for the second actuator is defined from the regulation output value and a delay element to decouple the web tension in the second product-web section from the regulation of the web tension in the first product-web section. The delay element delays the effect of the regulation output value on the actuating command for the second actuator by a delay time. | 07-04-2013 |
20130168483 | METHOD FOR EQUIPPING A MATERIAL WEB PROCESSING MACHINE, APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A MATERIAL WEB WITH A MATERIAL WEB PROCESSING MACHINE, ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A MATERIAL WEB WITH A MATERIAL WEB PROCESSING MACHINE AND A DIGITAL PRESS STAGE APPARATUS, AND USE OF AN ELECTRONIC DATA INTERFACE DEVICE - A method for equipping a material web processing machine to process material webs includes setting the material web processing machine as a function of material web processing-specific parameter data so as to process the respective material web in a job-individual manner with the material web processing machine. The material web processing-specific parameter data is received electronically in an automated manner on the material processing machine by an electronic data interface device and is subsequently provided electronically to a device configured to control and/or regulate the material web processing machine. | 07-04-2013 |
20130191669 | Method for Automatically Generating User Program Code for a Programmable Logic Controller for Controlling a Machine - A method for automatically generating user program code for a programmable logic controller configured to control a machine, includes providing, at a first earlier time, a plurality of selectable program code parts for the programmable logic controller; and automatically generating the user program code at, a second later time, by combining at least two of the plurality of selectable program code parts that have been selected by a user. At least one of the plurality of selectable program code parts is configured to activate at least one energy-saving function of an energy consumer of the machine. The at least one energy-saving function has energy-saving function properties. | 07-25-2013 |
20130206808 | METHOD FOR REGISTER CORRECTION IN A WEB PROCESSING MACHINE HAVING A DELAY SECTION - A method for register correction in a web processing machine includes leading a product web through at least one delay section and processing the product web by a first processing device. An actuating command is applied to the first processing device to position the product web at an intended position during a web tension change. The actuating command is determined from an actuating command leading to the web tension change and at least one delay term. The at least one delay term delays the action of the actuating command leading to the web tension change on the actuating command for the first processing device by a delay time needed by the product web to pass through the at least one delay section before the first processing device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130235139 | Method for Adjusting the Processing Position of at least one Processing Device not Clamping a Product Web to be Processed - A method for adjusting the processing position of at least one processing device not clamping a product web to be processed within the context of longitudinal register control in a processing machine includes arranging the at least one processing device in a web section which is delimited by two clamping points. The method further includes applying an actuating variable for adjusting the processing position to the at least one processing device within the context of feedforward control, and calculating the actuating variable for adjusting the processing position on the basis of a register deviation expected from a control action of a tensile force control device for controlling the tensile force in the web section. | 09-12-2013 |
20130264410 | Method for Operating a Processing Machine - A method for operating a processing machine, in which a first web section of a product web is delimited by closing a first clamping point and a second clamping point, such that a first web tensile force prevails in the web section. A third clamping point within the first web section is closed, so that a second web section is formed between the first clamping point and the third clamping point. At least one of the closed third clamping point and the closed first clamping point are adjusted by an angle, so that a second web tensile force in the second web section is changed, preferably increased. | 10-10-2013 |
20130275481 | Method for the Low Cost Operation of a Processing Machine - A method for low cost operation of a processing machine comprising determining a suitable processing speed, operating the processing machine at the suitable processing speed, and determining costs as a function of the processing speed. The suitable processing speed is the processing speed which leads to predetermined costs in a predetermined processing time during the operation of the processing machine. | 10-17-2013 |
20130325145 | Programming Template for Distributed Application Programs - The disclosure relates to a programming template for developing an application program that is configured to be executed in a manner distributed over two or more programmable logic controllers. The programming template includes two or more programmable modules configured to be integrated into the application program and executed on a respective associated programmable logic controller. At least one first programmable module has an associated first programmable logic controller, and at least one second programmable module has an associated second programmable logic controller. The programming template comprises a logical communication link between the at least one first and the at least one second programmable module for the purpose of coordination of the at least one first and the at least one second programmable module across control systems. | 12-05-2013 |
20140222170 | PLC Functional Modules for Energy Management Functionalities - A method for programming a programmable logic controller for controlling at least one energy consumer of a machine, includes providing at least one energy consumer functional module and at least one energy control functional module in a programming device for selection by a programmer in order to program an energy management program configured to provide at least one energy management functionality for the machine. The at least one energy consumer functional module containing data specific to the at least one energy consumer. The at least one energy control functional module containing data specific to the at least one energy management functionality. | 08-07-2014 |
20140303755 | Machine, Computer Program Product for a Data-Display Device, and Method for Monitoring the Status of a Machine - A machine includes an electrical controller, a provider unit, and a communications device. The electrical controller is configured to control the machine and/or at least one element of the machine. The provider unit is configured to provide a mobile data-display device with data relating to a status of the machine and/or a status of the at least one element controlled by the electrical controller. The communications device is configured for wireless communication with the mobile data-display device. The provider unit is further configured such that in response to a request received by the communications device from the mobile data-display device, the provider unit provides data currently being requested so that the mobile data-display device can read and display the provided data in real time. | 10-09-2014 |
20140343746 | Field Bus Device with the Possibility for Inputting Energy Data - A method for operating an automation machine having a field bus device and an energy consumer connected to the field bus device, includes storing energy data relating to the energy consumer in the field bus device before operation of the automation machine, the energy data identifying an energy mode being stored, reading the energy data from the field bus device by a first control device connected to the field bus device via a field bus, and using the energy data for energy-saving operation of the automation machine during operation of the automation machine. | 11-20-2014 |