Rotary printing press system for printing on material webs

Abstract

The invention relates to a rotary printing press system comprising a rotary printing press, in particular a flexographic printing press or a gravure printing press, for printing on material webs, having at least one inking unit for the exchangeable mounting of a screen roller, wherein an impression cylinder is assigned to each inking unit, further comprising a control unit connected to a setup unit of the rotary printing press system for setting up and carrying out a print job for printing on the material web, and a data processing unit that is connected or can be connected to the control unit and / or the setup unit, as well as a data memory that is connected or can be connected to the control unit and / or to the data processing unit and / or to the setup unit, wherein the data processing unit is capable of receiving, from the data memory, at least one individual specific data value of each of the available mountable screen rollers. The invention is characterised in that the data processing unit is designed such that, based on at least one specific data value of the available screen rollers, the data processing unit can, in a manner adapted to the print job in question, assign at least one suitable screen roller to the inking units required for the print job in question, and the assignment can be transferred to the control unit and / or the setup unit, and the assignment can be displayed, in particular by displaying a unique identifier of the assigned screen rollers, via at least one user interface.

Description

[0001] Rotary printing machine system for printing on material webs >

[0002] The invention relates to a rotary printing press system for printing on webs of material using a rotary printing press, in particular a gravure printing press or a flexographic printing press. The rotary printing press has at least one inking unit, wherein the respective inking unit is designed for the interchangeable mounting of an anilox roller. Furthermore, the rotary printing press has an impression cylinder assigned to the respective inking unit. A control unit is also provided, which is connected to a setup unit of the rotary printing press system for setting up and executing a print job for printing on the web of material. The rotary printing press system further comprises a data processing unit, which is connected / connectable to the control unit and / or the setup unit, and a data storage device, which is connected / connectable to the control unit and / or the setup unit and / or the data processing unit.Furthermore, it is provided that the data processing unit can receive at least one individual, specific data value from the data storage of each available mountable anilox roller. The invention also relates to a method for operating such a rotary printing press system.

[0003] The surface of the anilox roller is typically made of ceramic or chrome and features indentations or lines, referred to as engravings or engraving types, which are produced by various engraving processes. The resulting unengraved areas are called bars, while the indentations are usually referred to as cells. Anilox rollers according to the present invention can be designed as solid bodies or as anilox sleeves arranged on a cylindrical core. In the context of this invention, the term "anilox roller" also includes the intaglio cylinder itself when referring to a gravure printing press.

[0004] The ink is normally applied to the anilox rollers via a chambered doctor blade system, whereby a doctor blade removes excess ink from the anilox roller surface or the bars, leaving only a defined amount of ink in the cells.

[0005] In flexographic printing, the anilox roller transfers the printing ink to the printing plate, causing the cells to empty evenly. However, some ink always remains in the cells, so they are never completely emptied and regular cleaning is necessary.

[0006] In gravure printing, the gravure cylinder, corresponding to the anilox roller in the context of this invention, is engraved with the print motif / image / text to be printed onto the material web. These engravings, similar to the anilox roller of a flexographic printing press, represent indentations on the cylinder's surface that hold the ink. Here, too, excess ink is removed from the ridges, for example by a doctor blade, so that only the ink in the indentations is transferred to the material web.

[0007] In particular, rotary printing processes are regularly used to print material webs made of paper, plastic or textiles.

[0008] With each rotation of the roller, the ink cells are flushed through. Key parameters for the amount of ink transferred by the anilox roller are the shape of the cells, their geometry, and the material components of the roller itself. The engraving depth, together with the engraving type, determines the cell volume. In particular, a fill volume, or the volume of the anilox roller, can be derived from this, which is regularly expressed in volume per unit area (cm²). 3 / m 2The ink density is measured. Various engravings and engraving types are known. In particular, hexagonal, preferably "hexagonal 60", pyramidal, obtuse, or domed cell structures, line structures, or slalom engravings are regularly used. However, the selection of the engraving type also depends on the desired print quality, resolution, and application (the print job). Different engraving types offer different properties with regard to ink transfer, detail accuracy, and printing speed, so selecting anilox rollers tailored to the print job is necessary.

[0009] Different printing plates and print jobs require anilox rollers with varying properties. To achieve sufficient ink coverage across solid areas and thus high ink density, anilox rollers with a large volume and relatively coarse lines are generally required. For printing fine typefaces or fine halftone screens, anilox rollers with fine lines are necessary. However, fine lines hold less ink, making it impossible to achieve certain color shades. Therefore, it is essential to select the appropriate anilox roller for each print job, depending on the desired print result.

[0010] In conventional rotary printing press systems, the appropriate anilox roller type was first identified, and then the suitable anilox roller was selected from a set of rollers. However, a disadvantage can be the presence of so-called "scoring lines" or other defects in the printing area of ​​the anilox rollers, which would distort the printing result. The ink volume can also be affected and, in particular, reduced by wear and contamination. For example, wear can lead to an anilox roller being perfectly suited for a light beige, but unable to achieve a dark blue due to the reduced ink volume. Various methods are known in the art for determining the specific ink transfer behavior of the respective anilox rollers for a particular printing ink.Often, the desired color tone of a particular print design cannot be achieved due to faulty planning. Either a large amount of ink or a high ink density (large cells on an anilox roller) or a small screen or fine lines (small cells on anilox roller) can be transferred. However, frequently a print job is planned that requires both high ink density and fine lines on the same printing plate, which is not possible with the available technical means.

[0011] The planning and setup of a print job, or the selection of the anilox rollers to be used for a planned print job, is therefore associated with considerable effort and often leads to the user having to try out different anilox rollers on the machine and, in particular, to start a test print each time.

[0012] There is a need to provide an early way to determine the correct anilox roller depending on the required print job, or to check the technical feasibility of a print job, and thus reduce the effort required for planning and setting up the print job in production.

[0013] The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a rotary printing machine system and a method for its operation which overcomes the disadvantages known from the prior art, in particular requiring little effort in the planning and setup of the print job.

[0014] The problem underlying the invention is solved by the features of claim 1 in that the data processing unit is designed in such a way that, by means of the data processing unit, an assignment of at least one suitable anilox roller for the inking units required for the printing job, adapted to the respective printing job, can be carried out by means of the data processing unit based on at least one individual specific data value of the available anilox rollers and can be transferred to the control unit and / or the setup unit, and the assignment can be displayed via a user interface.

[0015] In particular, the setup unit is designed at least as a print preparation unit for designing a print job. It is especially advantageous if the print preparation unit is designed and configured in such a way that it sends the respective print job to the control unit of the rotary printing press.

[0016] Based on the individual, specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers stored in the data storage, the most suitable anilox roller for the print job can be suggested, or the technical feasibility of the planned print job can be checked based on the available anilox rollers. In particular, the data for the respective print job, i.e., individual color separations (e.g., PDF) of the color values ​​to be printed, are stored in the setup unit. This data can be analyzed, especially in the data processing unit, for example, with regard to the resulting print job data or print job parameters. For example, a halftone screen, a solid area, and / or a target color tone can be determined. Furthermore, it can be included to check whether there are any defects in the printing area of ​​the respective anilox rollers.

[0017] The rotary printing press system according to the invention thus makes it possible to suggest the appropriate anilox roller to the user semi- or fully automatically. This effectively prevents the need to replace anilox roller due to problems during the setup process, i.e., when installing the respective anilox rollers in the respective inking units. Furthermore, it also assists inexperienced users who have little knowledge of printing technology in general and / or the available anilox rollers in particular with regard to their wear and / or defects in selecting the appropriate anilox roller.

[0018] For example, in the rotary printing press system according to the invention, the user can input at least the target image of the print job into the setup unit or the control unit of the rotary printing press when setting up the print job. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the setup unit can be part of the control unit. For example, a color "Pantone 485" with coarse text, medium screen ruling, and low color density is determined for the respective target image. The data processing unit evaluates the print job parameters and, based on at least one individual specific data value of the available anilox rollers, calculates an assignment tailored to the respective print job of at least one suitable anilox roller to the inking units required for the print job.According to the invention, this selection is transmitted to the control unit and / or the setup unit and displayed to the user via a user interface. For example, the user is shown a unique identifier for each anilox roller, so that the user only needs to search for the identifier of the anilox roller among the available anilox rollers to find / install the suitable / ideal anilox roller for the respective inking unit.

[0019] Preferably, in addition to the assignment via the user interface, an assessment is displayed to the user indicating the extent to which the desired color tone can be achieved or the print job can be completed. In particular, this is achieved using individually specific data on the specific ink transfer behavior of the respective anilox rollers for a given ink. Preferably, it can also be provided that if the requirements for color density and screen ruling are mutually exclusive, either generally or due to the available anilox rollers, the user receives a warning message via the user interface. Advantageously, this warning message allows the user to adjust the print job that cannot be completed and / or to cancel the print job.

[0020] It may also be advantageous for the data processing unit to calculate at least one optimization suggestion for the user, based on the available anilox rollers, at least in cases where the planned print job is technically not feasible. This suggestion should then be sent to the control unit and / or the setup unit and preferably displayed via the user interface, indicating which optimization is technically feasible. It may also be advantageous for the data processing unit to display at least one alternative optimization suggestion for the print job parameters to the user via the user interface and / or the setup unit, based on the available anilox rollers, either together with the assignment of the anilox rollers or before the respective assignment is displayed. Examples of optimization suggestions could include, for example, an increase in the printing speed and / or the screen ruling and / or the ink density.An advantageous implementation could, for example, involve the user entering a print job, an image file, a PDF file, and / or print job parameters into the setup unit. The data processing unit calculates whether the print job is technically feasible with the available anilox rollers and transmits the assignment of the respective anilox rollers to the respective printing units to the control unit and / or the setup unit. Additionally, the data processing unit calculates at least one optimization suggestion for the print job. For example, an optimization suggestion might propose increasing the screen ruling by 2%, while simultaneously increasing the printing speed and / or color density by 10%.This at least one optimization proposal is sent to the control unit and preferably displayed to the user via the user interface and / or the setup unit, either together with the assignment of the respective anilox rollers of the original print job or before the assignment of the respective anilox rollers of the original print job is displayed via the user interface. If the user then accepts the optimization proposal, the print job is adjusted accordingly. Advantageously, the user can be shown the adjusted assignment of at least one suitable anilox roller to each of the inking units required for the optimized print job via the user interface and / or the setup unit, at the latest after accepting the optimization proposal.Furthermore, a particular embodiment of the invention provides that the data processing unit is designed such that, based on the individual specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers, a parameter selection for setting up the print job can be transmitted to the control unit and / or the setup unit and displayed via the user interface and / or the setup unit. Additionally, it can be provided that the setup of the print job is limited to these parameters or parameter selection. This encourages the user to set up only technically feasible print jobs.

[0021] The assignment of individual anilox rollers to specific printing units can be influenced by the number and recency of the various available individual data values ​​for each anilox roller. The better the actual characteristics of the anilox rollers are known, the more accurate the assignment. An optional method for comprehensive analysis of the individual data values ​​is to print each anilox roller, or even all anilox rollers, individually and evaluate the ink coverage. From this, individual data values ​​can be derived and stored in the data memory. Using this data, it is possible to make an accurate prediction of whether and to what extent the potential goals of the print job can be achieved. This extent is displayed to the user as a percentage.

[0022] An advantageous device for determining individual, specific data values ​​of a specific ink transfer behavior of an anilox roller for a printing ink having a specific pigment composition requires an interface through which optical data from an optical measuring device can be supplied to the device. The determination of individual, specific data values ​​of a specific ink transfer behavior is achieved by the device comparing test data with optical data on the ink transfer of the respective anilox roller. For example, an individual, specific data value can relate to a geometry or material of the anilox roller itself, e.g., a diameter or length, or a material or surface finish of the anilox roller.

[0023] It may also be provided that an individual specific data value refers to a previous use of the anilox roller, e.g. a travel distance or a running time or the last print job(s) or the last color(s).

[0024] It may also be provided that an individual specific data value refers to a screen geometry, such as the engraving or the engraving type or the engraving depth or the line spacing or the volume of the anilox roller or the ink volume or an actual or captured / measured volume of the anilox roller.

[0025] An individual specific data value can also refer to maintenance or cleaning instructions, such as the date or scope of the last cleaning, or the date or scope of the last maintenance or repair.

[0026] It is also possible for an individual specific data value to provide a combination of individual specific data values. In particular, the travel distance or the travel distance since the last cleaning, maintenance, or repair are especially advantageous individual specific data values ​​for the respective anilox roller in practice.

[0027] In practice, reliable detection and provision of information about anilox roller defects has proven to be a significant advantage for improving the printing process. Against this background, one embodiment provides that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox roller include at least one individual specific data value concerning defects of the anilox roller. Suitable individual specific data values ​​can include, in particular, data values ​​concerning the type of defects, for example, damage to an anilox roller surface, especially scoring lines, and / or deformation of the anilox roller and / or contamination of the anilox roller and / or irregularity of the anilox roller's halftone pattern and / or loss of elasticity of the anilox roller and / or the positioning of the respective defect(s).Anilox roller wear is preferably also recorded as an individual, specific data value.

[0028] Documenting, in particular the type and location of a defect as an individual specific data value of the anilox roller, also makes it possible for the data processing unit to take the defects into account and for the partially defective anilox rollers to still be used advantageously in print jobs that do not utilize the defective area of ​​the anilox roller.

[0029] According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the individual specific data values, in particular the respective defects, are stored in the data memory together with a timestamp, so that the development of the defects can be traced. In particular, with assigned individual specific data values, which contain at least one individual specific data value for the respective print job, for example, the respective inking unit, the causes of the defects that have occurred can be better analyzed and remedied.

[0030] In another embodiment, at least a history of the individual specific data values, in particular the individual specific data values ​​of the aforementioned type, is stored in the data storage device.

[0031] A particular embodiment of the invention provides that the control unit and / or the data storage unit and / or the data processing unit is / are designed and configured such that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox rollers stored in the data storage unit can be displayed to a user. Advantageously, it can be provided that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox rollers can be displayed via the user interface. It is particularly advantageous if this allows the individual specific data values ​​of the respective anilox rollers to be viewed before the print job is set up, preferably via the setup unit, and especially if they can be taken into account during the print job setup.

[0032] Preferably, it can also be provided that an authorized user enters the individual specific data values ​​or the data values ​​of an anilox roller into the data memory via the user interface and / or the setup unit and / or adds to existing individual specific data values ​​of the respective anilox roller.

[0033] According to one variant of the rotary printing press system, the user interface comprises at least one screen. In practice, a screen located on the rotary printing press has proven particularly advantageous. The user interface can also be integrated into a screen of the control unit, which simultaneously allows the rotary printing press to be set up for printing on the web, so that preferably the setup unit is designed as part of the rotary printing press, in particular as an element of the control unit.

[0034] Another design variant has also proven advantageous, in which the user interface specifically includes multiple screens. For example, it may be useful for the user interface to include one screen for each color unit, or for the user interface to include one screen each for up to two, up to three, or up to four color units.

[0035] According to a further alternative or supplementary embodiment, the user interface comprises at least one transmitting unit connected to or connectable to a receiving unit. The receiving unit can, in particular, be an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a computer. This advantageously allows the individually specific data values ​​to be accessed and, in particular, set decentrally. Preferably, the receiving unit is designed such that at least the assignment of the respective anilox rollers to the respective inking units can be displayed on a screen of the receiving unit, in particular by means of a display of a unique identifier of the assigned anilox rollers.

[0036] It can also be provided that both the transmitting unit and the receiving unit are capable of both receiving and transmitting their respective individual data values. The connection between the transmitting unit and the receiving unit can be conveniently established via a data cable connection and / or a wireless WLAN and / or WPAN connection and / or a data network and / or a cloud.

[0037] A WLAN connection, short for "Wireless Local Area Network," enables wireless communication between devices within a limited range. It is based on radio technology that allows the exchange of data between devices via radio waves. WLANs can be supplemented by a router or access point to establish an internet connection and / or manage data traffic between connected devices.

[0038] A WPAN, short for "Wireless Personal Area Network," is also a wireless network that covers a limited area, typically within a radius of about ten meters. It enables the connection of electronic devices, especially mobile electronic devices such as mobile phones or smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearables, via wireless technologies like Bluetooth or Zigbee.

[0039] According to an optional variant, the receiving unit comprises at least one signaling device. Advantageously, the signaling device can be arranged on the anilox roller, at least when the roller is disassembled. The signaling device may include a radio signal communication device, in particular a WLAN and / or WPAN communication device, by means of which the signaling device is preferably, at least indirectly, especially via a data network or a cloud, connected to the control unit and / or the data processing unit. The signaling device thus provides a particularly preferred means of displaying the assignment of the anilox rollers to the respective inking units, especially directly on the anilox rollers or the respective anilox roller itself.

[0040] An advantageous way of indicating the assignment of a particular anilox roller is to include a digital display in the signaling device, either as an alternative or supplement to other display means, such as a screen on the rotary printing press. It is therefore expedient to design the control unit and / or the data processing unit and the signaling device in such a way that a unique identifier of the inking unit assigned to the respective anilox roller can be displayed. This is particularly advantageous because it shows the user directly on the anilox roller itself which inking unit the respective anilox roller should be mounted in. This variant thus provides a further effective means of preventing incorrect installation.

[0041] In practice, it has proven advantageous for the data storage to be integrated directly into the control unit and / or the rotary printing press and / or the data processing unit. Alternatively or additionally, the data storage can be designed as a storage medium, particularly a mobile one, that can be connected to the control unit and / or the data processing unit. It is also possible for a storage unit of a display device for the respective anilox rollers to provide data storage for connection to the control unit.Another alternative or addition may consist of the data storage being integrated into a local or external data network or a cloud, wherein the control unit and / or the data processing unit and the data storage have correspondingly designed connecting means for connecting the control unit and / or the data processing unit to the data storage.

[0042] Another advantageous variant involves integrating the data processing unit directly into the control unit and / or the rotary printing press system. Alternatively, the data processing unit can be designed as a computing unit, particularly a mobile one, that can be connected to the control unit. Alternatively or additionally, the data processing unit can be integrated into a local or external data network or a cloud. It is advisable to provide that the control unit and the data processing unit have corresponding connection means for linking them.

[0043] An optional embodiment of the invention provides that the setup unit is directly integrated into the control unit and / or into the rotary printing press system. Alternatively, it may be advantageous for the setup unit to be designed as an electrical unit connectable to the control unit, particularly a mobile unit, and / or for the setup unit to be integrated into a local or external data network or a cloud. It has proven to be a preferred embodiment if the control unit and / or the setup unit have corresponding connecting means for connecting the control unit to the setup unit.

[0044] According to an optional configuration, the control unit includes at least one identification device for the unambiguous identification of the anilox rollers. Alternatively, the control unit can be connected to the at least one identification device. The identification device advantageously allows the setup process or the assembly of the respective anilox rollers in the assigned inking units to be monitored. This enables the early detection of incorrect assembly, thus minimizing downtime. The control unit and the identification device are suitably designed such that the assembly of the anilox roller in an inking unit other than the one assigned by the data processing unit is detectable and signaled before or immediately after assembly.This variant conveniently allows the control unit and the identification device to be designed in such a way that it is possible to clearly determine which anilox roller is mounted in which inking unit. Further advantages arise, particularly in combination with a user interface designed to display individually specific data values ​​of mounted anilox rollers.

[0045] One possible embodiment involves the identification device comprising at least one detector. Advantageously, this detector is designed such that the unique identifier of each anilox roller can be read from an identification device assignable to that roller. The identification device can take various forms; preferably, it is uniquely assignable to the respective anilox roller, e.g., by means of a material-bonded connection, such as an adhesive bond, or integrated into the anilox roller as a single material, for example, by engraving.

[0046] In particular, it is provided that the detector is integrated into a mobile electronic device, especially a mobile phone, a handheld scanner, or a barcode reader. The detector integrated into the mobile electronic device can expediently be connected / connectable to the control unit and / or the identification device, at least indirectly, via a data cable connection and / or wirelessly, especially via a WLAN and / or WPAN connection and / or via a data network and / or a cloud.

[0047] Preferably, the detector is designed as an optical sensor. The identification device can advantageously include an encoding. Machine-readable encodings such as a barcode, or preferably a Data Matrix code or a QR code, have proven particularly suitable in practice. The encoding can advantageously be decoded in the control unit or directly in the identification device itself and assigned to the respective anilox roller. It is particularly advantageous if the optical sensor is designed as a camera. It is also within the scope of the invention that the camera is a mobile phone camera.

[0048] Alternatively or additionally, the detector is configured as an RFID receiver. Correspondingly, the identification device is specifically designed as an RFID transmitter. An RFID transmitter configured as an NFC transmitter and an RFID receiver configured as an NFC receiver have proven particularly suitable in this context.

[0049] RFID stands for "Radio-Frequency Identification" and is a technology for the wireless identification of objects using radio waves. NFC stands for "Near Field Communication" and is a form of RFID technology. NFC provides a wireless communication technology that enables the exchange of data between devices over short distances of a few centimeters.

[0050] According to one embodiment of the invention, the identification device comprises several detectors, the respective detectors preferably being assigned to specific inking units. It can be advantageously provided that one detector is assigned to two, three, or four inking units. In particular, the identification device comprises two detectors, with each half of all inking units of the rotary printing press being assigned to one of the detectors. The latter embodiment provides a particularly efficient solution for equipping the rotary printing press with two anilox rollers simultaneously. A particularly low error potential due to a possible incorrect assignment of the respective anilox roller to the respective inking unit can also be advantageously achieved by having the identification device have a number of detectors corresponding to the number of inking units.In particular, each detector is assigned to an inking unit, so that the installation of the assigned anilox roller in the respective inking unit can be directly verified by detecting the respective identification device of the respective anilox roller with the respective detector.

[0051] For particularly easy handling, an advantageous embodiment provides that the identification device has several detectors, in particular a number corresponding to the number of inking units, and that the detectors are preferably arranged on the rotary printing press. For example, the detectors can be arranged relative to each other in an arrangement adapted to the spatial arrangement of the inking units.

[0052] A further developed embodiment is based on the respective detector being arranged in a region of the respective inking unit such that the unique identifier of the anilox roller can be read from the respective identification device when the anilox roller is installed in the respective inking unit. The advantage lies particularly in the fact that the identification of the respective anilox roller and its verification in relation to the respective inking unit occur automatically, thus virtually eliminating user-induced errors.

[0053] Preferably, the respective identification devices are configured on individual identification cards. It is advantageous to provide one such individual identification card for each anilox roller. The respective individual identification card preferably includes at least the optically detectable encoding and / or an RFID or NFC transmitter. Optionally, a display device can also be combined with the identification card. Instead of or in addition to the optically detectable encoding and / or the RFID or NFC transmitter, a connector and / or a magnetic stripe can also be used to transmit the unique identifier of the respective anilox roller with a suitably designed detector. Furthermore, it has proven particularly advantageous if the individual identification card simultaneously provides the signaling device or is configured as such.The respective detector is preferably integrated into a card slot and configured such that the respective identification card can be at least partially inserted into the respective card slot. Preferably, the card slots are configured such that, when the identification card is inserted into the card slot, an RFID or NFC receiver or an optical sensor can detect an optically readable code arranged on the respective individual identification card or receive the respective unique identifier from the RFID transmitter. Optionally, the respective card slot is configured such that the respective identification card can be inserted into the card slot and remain in the respective card slot at least for the duration of a print job.Furthermore, it is advantageous to design a preferably transparent protective cover to protect the respective card slot and / or the identification cards arranged in the card slot from external influences.

[0054] Another advantageous embodiment provides that the respective identification card has a first magnetic fastening device, and the rotary printing press, in particular instead of or in addition to the at least one card slot, has at least a second magnetic fastening device that interacts attractively with the first magnetic fastening device. This allows the identification card to be advantageously positioned on the rotary printing press. If the identification card is fastened exclusively magnetically, the identification device has the corresponding detector, particularly in the area of ​​the second magnetic fastening device. All other features of the card slot and the identification card also apply mutatis mutandis to the identification card with a magnetic fastening device.

[0055] A particularly advantageous further embodiment provides a combination of a card slot and a first and a second magnetic fastening device. Alternatively or additionally, the identification device can also include a network interface for connecting to a data network or a cloud. The network interface can be configured for both wired and wireless data connections, in particular a WLAN and / or WPAN connection.

[0056] Preferably, the identification device and the control unit are designed such that a unique identifier assigned to the respective anilox roller can be received via the network interface from an electronic device connected to the data network or the cloud and assigned to a specific inking unit. Preferably, the electronic devices connected to the data network or the cloud are mobile electronic devices, such as mobile phones or computers.

[0057] Advantageously, the identification device may also include a radio signal receiver, in particular a WLAN or WPAN receiver, preferably a Bluetooth receiver. The identification device and the control unit are preferably designed such that a unique identifier assigned to each anilox roller can be received from a correspondingly designed radio signal transmitter via the radio signal receiver and assigned to a specific inking unit. In particular, this advantageously allows the assignment of each anilox roller to the respective inking unit to be verified.

[0058] In accordance with the invention, the terms "transmitter" and "receiver" do not exclude further functions of the respective transmitter or receiver that go beyond sending or receiving. Thus, it is within the scope of the invention that the radio signal receiver can receive radio signals but also, according to an advantageous embodiment, transmit them. Similarly, the radio signal transmitter can send radio signals but, in a particular embodiment, also receive them. According to a further developed embodiment, the identification device and the control unit are designed such that, by means of the radio signal receiver, a unique identifier of the respective anilox roller, transmitted by a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone or a computer, can be received and assigned to a specific inking unit. Advantageously, this allows for verification of the assignment or installation of the anilox roller in the respective inking unit.

[0059] It is within the scope of the invention that, according to a particularly preferred variant, the radio signal receiver is integrated into the user interface, the control unit, the data processing unit, or the identification device.

[0060] For the intuitive acquisition of individual, specific data values ​​and / or the assignment of the respective anilox roller to the respective inking unit, each anilox roller can be provided with an individual display device. In particular, the display device is integrally formed with the identification card and / or the signaling device, preferably as part of the identification card and / or the signaling device. Advantageously, the display device, especially with a transmitter unit, is connected / connectable to the user interface, preferably the receiver unit. It is within the scope of the invention that, according to an advantageous embodiment, the receiver unit can both receive and transmit data. Likewise, the transmitter unit can transmit data, but in a particular embodiment, it can also receive data.

[0061] The display device may include an identification device. To identify each anilox roller, the display device may be capable of showing the roller's unique identifier, in particular its optically detectable code. Alternatively or additionally, the display device may also provide an advantageous means for displaying at least one individual, specific data value of the anilox roller. Preferably, the display device includes at least one digital display and / or a storage unit. Optionally, the display device may also include an analog display, for example, a writable section and / or a printed label.The storage unit contains, in particular, at least the unique identifier of the anilox roller, specifically the optically detectable encoding of the anilox roller and / or at least one individual, specific data value for the respective anilox roller. A variant has proven advantageous in which the digital display shows at least the unique identifier of the anilox roller, specifically the optically detectable encoding of the anilox roller and / or at least one individual, specific data value and / or the assignment of the respective anilox roller to the respective inking unit.

[0062] Preferably, the display device may include an RFID receiver, in particular an NFC receiver, by means of which the display device is connected / connectable to the data storage and / or the control unit and / or the user interface and / or the data processing unit. Preferably, the display device is designed such that at least one individual specific data value can be received and stored on the storage unit.

[0063] Furthermore, it has proven particularly advantageous if the RFID receiver, especially the NFC receiver, can also transmit RFID or NFC signals. Advantageously, the display device thus provides an identification device for identifying the anilox roller by means of the respective detector of the identification device, which is designed as an RFID or NFC receiver. The display device can expediently be designed as a card, preferably like the identification card, which can be inserted into a card slot on the rotary printing press and / or attached to the rotary printing press by means of a first and a second magnetic fastening device. In a particular embodiment, the display device is formed integrally with the identification card, preferably in the same way as the identification card.

[0064] Particularly high compatibility can also be achieved by using a display device designed as an identification card, mounted on the rotary printing press, preferably via a magnetic mounting device and / or a card slot on the rotary printing press. This allows the detector of the identification device to recognize the respective anilox roller, assign it to the respective inking unit, and verify its installation. Simultaneously, during or after completion of the print job, at least one individual data value specific to each anilox roller is transferred by the control unit and / or the data processing unit to the storage unit of the display device designed as an identification card for storage and, if necessary, for display on the digital display.In particular, all individual specific data values ​​that have changed since the last connection of the display device with the detector, for example the runtime and / or the distance traveled and / or defects and / or indications of defects and / or the executed print job itself, are transferred by the control unit and / or the data processing unit to the storage unit of the display device designed as an identification card for storage and, if necessary, for display on the digital display.

[0065] According to a further embodiment, the display device comprises a radio signal communication module. Preferably, this module can be configured as a WLAN and / or WPAN communication module. Advantageously, the display of the radio signal communication module is connected / connectable, at least indirectly, in particular via the data network, to the data storage and / or the control unit and / or the setup unit and / or the user interface and / or the data processing unit. The radio signal communication module is expediently designed and configured such that at least one individual specific data value can be received by means of the display, stored on the storage unit, and preferably displayed via the digital display.In particular, the radio signal communication module is designed and configured in such a way that the assignment of the anilox rollers to the respective inking units can be displayed by means of the display device.

[0066] A particular embodiment of the invention provides that the rotary printing system comprises at least two rotary printing machines. The setup unit, preferably also the data storage unit and, in particular, the data processing unit, is expediently connected to / connectable with the control units of both rotary printing machines. In this embodiment, it is particularly advantageous to provide that the data storage unit also contains individually specific data for the rotary printing machines, such as the number of printing units and / or geometric dimensions, such as the maximum printable width of the respective printable material web, etc.In particular, in such a rotary printing press system with more than one rotary printing press, the data processing unit is designed such that, based on at least one specific data value of the available anilox rollers and at least one individually specific data value of the available rotary printing presses, an assignment of a rotary printing press and at least one suitable anilox roller for the inking units required for the print job, adapted to the respective print job, can be carried out and transferred to the control unit and / or the setup unit. The assignment is, in particular, preferably by displaying a unique identifier of the assigned anilox rollers and a unique identifier via a user interface of the assigned rotary printing press and / or the setup unit.The technical problem underlying the invention is also solved by a method for operating a rotary printing press system, in particular according to one of the preceding embodiments.

[0067] The method provides for a rotary printing machine which has at least one inking unit for the interchangeable mounting of an anilox roller and also a counter-pressure cylinder assigned to the respective inking unit.

[0068] The procedure includes at least the following steps:

[0069] Connecting a data processing unit linked to a data storage device to a control unit of the rotary printing press and / or a setup unit of the rotary printing press system. The method involves storing individual, specific data values ​​for available mountable anilox rollers in the data storage device.

[0070] - Receiving specific data values ​​of the available mountable anilox rollers with the data processing unit,

[0071] - Setting up a print job via the setup unit,

[0072] - Assignment of one anilox roller for each inking unit required for the print job,

[0073] - Mounting the assigned anilox rollers in the inking units and printing the material web.

[0074] The material to be printed, or the material web, can advantageously consist wholly or partially of a paper or cardboard material. It can also be provided that the material web consists wholly or partially of a (plastic) film material such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester (PET), or polystyrene. Advantageously, the material to be printed can consist wholly or partially of a metallic material such as aluminum and / or have a metallic coating. According to another variant, the material web consists wholly or partially of a textile or woven material, in particular a "natural material" and / or a synthetic material.

[0075] Furthermore, the method according to the invention provides that the data processing unit, based on at least one individual specific data value of the available anilox rollers, performs or calculates an allocation, tailored to the respective print job, of at least one suitable anilox roller to the inking units required for the print job. The respective allocation is transmitted by the data processing unit to the control unit and / or the setup unit and displayed via a user interface connected to the control unit.

[0076] The inventive method for operating the rotary printing press system offers the same advantages as the aforementioned rotary printing press system according to the invention.

[0077] An improved version of the method for operating the rotary printing press system provides that the data processing unit assigns the anilox rollers based on at least individual, specific data values ​​regarding the screen ruling or screen length and / or the travel distance and / or the operating time and / or the volume of the anilox roller. This includes anilox roller volume or ink volume and / or the actual or measured volume of the anilox roller or ink volume and / or a specific ink transfer behavior for a particular printing ink and / or the travel distance since the last cleaning and / or the operating time since the last cleaning and / or the date of the last cleaning and / or the last print job, in particular the inking unit used and / or the last ink applied and / or a history of these data values.

[0078] Alternatively or additionally, according to an advantageous embodiment, the calculation of the allocation of anilox rollers to the respective inking units is also based on individual, specific data values ​​regarding any defects of the respective anilox rollers. In particular, individual, specific data values ​​regarding the type of defects, for example, damage to an anilox roller surface, especially "scoring lines," and / or deformation of the anilox roller, and / or wear, and / or contamination of the anilox roller, and / or irregularity of the engraving of the anilox roller, and / or loss of elasticity of the anilox roller, and / or the positioning of the respective defect(s), and / or a histone of these values ​​are used as the basis for the calculation and execution of the allocation.

[0079] It is advantageously provided that the assignment is effected by at least one display of a unique identifier of the assigned anilox rollers via the user interface. The display, particularly of the aforementioned type, can expediently be provided via a screen, a signaling device, a display device, an identification card, and / or other electronic, preferably mobile, devices.

[0080] It is particularly preferred that, alternatively or additionally, the assignment is made by means of a display indicating the inking unit assigned to the respective anilox roller. In particular, this assignment can be made by means of the respective signaling device and / or display device and / or identification card, which can be expediently arranged on the respective anilox roller.

[0081] Optionally, a process step is provided in which, by means of an identification device, the installation of the anilox roller in the respective inking unit is checked before or immediately after the installation of the anilox roller, and if the anilox roller is installed in an inking unit other than the one assigned by the data processing unit, an incorrect installation is signaled.

[0082] In particular, the data for each print job, i.e., individual color separations (e.g., PDF) of the color values ​​to be printed, are stored in the setup unit. This data can be analyzed, especially in the data processing unit, for example, with regard to the resulting print job data or print job parameters. For instance, a halftone screen, a solid color, and / or a target color tone are determined. Furthermore, it may be possible to check whether there are any defects in the printing area of ​​the respective anilox rollers.

[0083] Additionally, a process step can be provided whereby, based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers, the data processing unit transmits a selection of parameters for setting up the print job to the control unit and / or the setup unit, and displays this selection via the user interface and / or the setup unit. Preferably, the data processing unit transmits a selection of parameters for setting up the print job to the control unit and / or the setup unit based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers, and the setup of the print job is limited to these parameters. Advantageously, this provides the user with a settings range that informs them about the respective possible print jobs and the achievable print results, and, if necessary, limits the setup of the print job to a technically feasible print job.

[0084] It has proven particularly advantageous to perform an evaluation, especially of the updated specific individual data values, and to generate an anilox roller report in an optional additional process step after completion of the print job. The anilox roller report is advantageously displayed, particularly via the user interface, and preferably also stored in the data memory. A particularly advantageous variant provides that the anilox roller report includes the individual specific data values ​​after the print job, preferably also maintenance and cleaning instructions for the anilox roller after the print job, and / or at least any newly detected defects of the anilox roller after or during the print job.This embodiment is particularly advantageous for the care and maintenance of the anilox roller and for ensuring the accuracy of the individual, specific data values ​​stored in the data memory for each anilox roller. Further advantages, features, and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description, in which various exemplary embodiments are explained in detail with reference to the figures. The features mentioned in the claims and in the description can be essential to the invention, either individually or in any combination thereof.Within the scope of the entire disclosure, features and details described in connection with the inventive method naturally also apply in connection with the inventive printing press system and vice versa, so that with regard to the disclosure, mutual reference is always made, or can be made, to the individual aspects of the invention.

[0085] The individual figures show:

[0086] Fig. 1 Side view of a first embodiment of a rotary printing press of a rotary printing press system in an open state, showing four inking units.

[0087] Fig. 2 Side view of a first embodiment of a

[0088] Rotary printing press of a rotary printing press system

[0089] Fig. 3 Side view of another embodiment of a

[0090] Rotary printing press of a rotary printing press system

[0091] Fig. 4 Schematic representations of a first embodiment of a control unit for a rotary printing press

[0092] Fig. 5 Schematic representations of another embodiment of a control unit for a rotary printing press

[0093] Fig. 6 Schematic representations of another embodiment of a control unit for a rotary printing press

[0094] Fig. 7 Schematic representation of a first variant of a

[0095] Identification card trained display device

[0096] Fig. 8 Schematic representation of another variant of a as

[0097] Identification card trained display device

[0098] Fig. 9 Schematic representation of a card slot for receiving an identification card. Fig. 10 Schematic representation of an identification card arranged on a rotary printing press by means of magnetic fastening devices.

[0099] Fig. 11 Schematic representation of another version of an identification card-shaped display device

[0100] Fig. 12 Schematic representation of a first embodiment of a control unit with a user interface

[0101] Fig. 13 Schematic representation of another embodiment of a control unit with a user interface

[0102] Fig. 14 Schematic representation of a method for operating a rotary printing press system

[0103] Figures 1 to 3 show various embodiments of rotary printing presses 1, as used in rotary printing press systems. In these preferred embodiments, each is a central impression cylinder press for processing or printing a web of material 2, as is regularly used in flexographic printing. Such rotary printing presses 1 are frequently used for packaging printing. Although only a flexographic printing press is shown and explained here, the invention is not limited to this. Rotary printing presses 1 according to the invention can be configured differently and operate with different printing processes, in particular gravure or flexographic printing. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the rotary printing press 1 is designed for printing webs of material 2.

[0104] In particular, the rotary printing press 1 comprises a unwinding unit 3 in which a roller 5 is rotatably mounted, from which the material web 2 can be unwound. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the rotary printing press 1 has at least one inking unit 4; an advantageous variant with four inking units 4 is shown. The inking units 4 are each designed for the interchangeable mounting of an anilox roller 6. Furthermore, each inking unit 4 expediently has a printing cylinder with which the printing motif is applied to the material web 2.

[0105] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, each inking unit 4 is assigned an impression cylinder 8. In the particular variant of the rotary printing press 1 according to the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 3, a central impression cylinder 8 is provided, with all inking units 4 being assigned to this centrally arranged impression cylinder 8. The other components of the inking units 4 are known to those skilled in the art and therefore require no further description here. Each inking unit 4 processes one printing ink. In Figures 2 and 3, the impression cylinder 8 and the inking units 4 are each indicated by dashed lines.

[0106] In particular, the material web 2 is guided from the roller 5 to the counter-pressure cylinder 8 via several deflection rollers and pressure rollers and applied to it. A transport direction for advantageous guidance of the material web 2 is indicated in Fig. 1 by arrow 7. The direction of rotation of the counter-pressure cylinder 8 is shown by arrow 9.

[0107] To prevent a first color component of a printed motif applied by an inking unit 4 to the material web 2 from being smeared or otherwise rendered unusable in a subsequent inking unit 4, a so-called intermediate inking unit dryer 10 is preferably provided between each pair of inking units 4.

[0108] Behind the last inking unit 4, the web leaves the impression cylinder 8 and is preferably guided by guide rollers into a drying box 13, the guide rollers being arranged in such a way that they do not touch the printed side of the material web 2. Preferably, the material web 2 can be dried in the drying box 13 so that it can subsequently be wound onto a reel 17 in a winding device 15.

[0109] In particular, the term "anilizing roller" as used in the present invention includes both one-piece aniloxizing rollers 6 and anilox sleeves arranged on a cylindrical core. Furthermore, in the context of a gravure printing press, the term "anilizing roller" also includes the gravure cylinder itself. The respective embodiments of the aniloxizing roller 6 as anilox sleeve and as a gravure cylinder are not shown.

[0110] In a variant of the rotary printing machine 1, designed as a gravure printing machine and not shown, a number of impression cylinders corresponding to the number of anilox rollers 6 or gravure cylinders is provided, wherein one impression cylinder 8 is assigned to each anilox roller 6 or gravure cylinder.

[0111] The rotary printing press 1 further comprises a control unit 10 connected to a setup unit of the rotary printing press system for setting up and executing a print job for printing on the material web 2. Figures 2 and 3 show a preferred embodiment of a user interface 60 connected to the control unit of the rotary printing press. This advantageous user interface 60 is designed, in particular, as four, preferably touch-sensitive, screens 62.

[0112] In the context of the invention, the print job describes at least the process of printing a specific, particularly repeating, print motif / image / text onto the material web 2. The print job can be described, in particular, by the quality or number of print motifs / images / texts to be printed. The print job can also be described by the length of the material web 2 to be printed. Furthermore, the print job can be described by print job parameters such as rip data, in particular target color tone and / or screen ruling and / or smallest pixel to be printed and / or a solid area and / or font sizes of the plates.

[0113] The print job itself can be set up and transferred to the control unit using the setup unit, in particular a setup unit designed as a print preparation unit. The print preparation unit is advantageously connected to the control unit via a data connection, in particular via a data network and / or a cloud and / or via a direct wired or wireless connection.

[0114] In particular, the print preparation unit is designed to generate or calculate print job data, especially based on a PDF and / or image file. It may also be configured to send the respective PDF and / or image file(s) to a data processing unit and receive the print job data. The print job data includes, in particular, information about a target color tone and / or screen ruling and / or the smallest pixel to be printed and / or a solid area and / or the font sizes of the plates.

[0115] The control unit 10 and / or the setup unit is designed to be connectable to a data processing unit 14 of the rotary printing press system, as shown in Figures 4 to 6. It is provided that the data processing unit 14 and / or the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit is designed to be connectable to a data storage unit 12 of the rotary printing press system, also shown in Figures 4 to 6. In Figures 4 to 6, the setup unit is either not shown or is shown as integrated into the control unit 10. It is provided that the data storage unit 12 stores, and preferably can store, individually specific data values ​​from available mountable anilox rollers 6. In Figures 4 to 6, the data processing unit 14 is shown by way of example with the control unit 10.The control unit 10 is integrated into the control unit and is indirectly connected / connectable to the data storage device 12 via the control unit 10. Advantageous variants of the invention alternatively or additionally provide for a direct connection of the data processing unit 14 to the data storage device 12.

[0116] At least the data processing unit 14 and the data storage unit 12 are advantageously designed and arranged such that the data processing unit 14 can receive at least one individual, specific data value of the available mountable anilox rollers 6 from the data storage unit 12. Alternatively or additionally, particular embodiments provide that at least the data processing unit 14, the data storage unit 12, and the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit are designed and arranged such that the data processing unit 14 can receive at least one individual, specific data value of the available mountable anilox rollers 6 from the data storage unit 12 indirectly via the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit.Advantageously, this embodiment can also represent a fallback position in the event that a direct data connection between the data processing unit 14 and the data storage unit 12 is disrupted or defective.

[0117] According to the invention, the data processing unit 14 is designed such that, based on at least one individual specific data value of the available anilox rollers 6, the data processing unit 14 can assign at least one suitable anilox roller 6 to the inking units 4 required for the respective print job, and this assignment can be transferred to the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit. Referring to the rotary printing press 1 shown in Figures 1 to 3, the data processing unit 14 would calculate a suitable and available anilox roller 6 for each of the four inking units 4 when setting up a print job that utilizes all four inking units 4.

[0118] According to the invention, the calculated assignment of the respective anilox rollers 6 to the respective inking units 4 can be displayed at least via the user interface 60. In the advantageous embodiments according to Figures 2 and 3, the rotary printing presses 1 each have four screens 62, which expediently function as a user interface 60 and via which the assignment can be displayed.

[0119] In practice, it has proven highly advantageous that the assignment can be displayed, in particular by means of a unique identifier 18 of the assigned anilox rollers 6. Preferably, as schematically illustrated in Figures 12 and 13, the control unit 10 and / or the data storage unit 12 and / or the data processing unit 14 and / or the setup unit are designed and configured such that the individual, specific data values ​​of the anilox rollers 6 stored in the data storage unit 12 can be displayed to a user, in particular via the user interface 60. Figures 2 and 3 show a preferred embodiment in which the rotary printing press 1 has at least one, and in particular four, screens, which are expediently designed as part of the user interface 60 in a particular embodiment of the rotary printing press 1.

[0120] The four screens 62 shown in Figures 2 and 3 can advantageously be arranged such that each inking unit 4 is assigned one screen 62, so that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox rollers 6 arranged in the respective inking unit 4 can be displayed via the corresponding screens 62.

[0121] Within the scope of the invention, it is expediently provided that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox roller 6 include at least one individual specific data value about the screen ruling or screen length and / or the travel distance and / or the running time and / or the volume of the anilox roller 6 or ink volume and / or the actual or recorded volume of the anilox roller 6 or ink volume and / or a specific ink transfer behavior for a specific printing ink and / or the travel distance since the last cleaning and / or the running time since the last cleaning and / or the date of the last cleaning and / or the last print job, in particular the inking unit 4 used and / or the last ink picked up.

[0122] It is also provided within the scope of the invention that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox roller 6 include at least one individual specific data value about defects of the anilox roller 6, in particular data values ​​about the type of defects, for example damage to an anilox surface of the anilox roller 6, in particular "scoring lines" and / or deformations of the anilox roller 6 and / or wear and / or contamination of the anilox roller 6 and / or an irregularity of the engraving of the anilox roller 6 and / or a loss of elasticity of the anilox roller 6 and / or a positioning of the respective defect(s).

[0123] Preferably, the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox roller 6 are each or partially provided with a timestamp. Preferably in combination with the timestamps, it can also be provided that at least one histone of the individual specific data values ​​is stored in the data memory 12.

[0124] Fig. 13 shows an alternative or supplementary embodiment. Here, it is advantageously provided that the user interface 60 comprises at least one transmitting unit 66 connected to / connectable to a receiving unit 64, and that the receiving unit 64 is preferably designed as an electronic device, such as a mobile phone or a computer. Preferably, the receiving unit 64 is designed such that at least the assignment of the respective anilox rollers 6 to the respective inking units 4 can be displayed on a screen 62 of the receiving unit 64, in particular by displaying the unique identifier 18 of the assigned anilox rollers 6.

[0125] The receiving unit 64 and the transmitting unit 66 can communicate with each other and exchange data via a WLAN or WPAN or RFID, in particular NFC, or a data network 32 or a cloud 48. In particular, it can be provided that the receiving unit 64 has a radio signal communication device so that the receiving unit 64 is connected to the transmitting unit 66 of the user interface 60 at least indirectly, in particular via a data network 32 or a cloud 48.

[0126] Advantageously, the receiving unit 64 is configured as a display device 38, in particular as a display device 38 configured as an identification card 24 as shown in Figures 7 to 9. Alternatively or additionally, according to an advantageous embodiment, the receiving unit 64 comprises at least one signaling device 39. A particular variant is based on the signaling device 39 being configured such that the assignment of the anilox rollers 6 to the respective inking units 4 can be indicated by means of the signaling device 39.

[0127] In particular, the signaling device 39 can be arranged on the anilox roller 6, at least when the anilox roller 6 is disassembled. This variant is advantageously shown in Figures 4 to 7. It is also possible for the receiving unit 64, designed as a display device 38 or as an identification card 24, to include the signaling device 39, as shown in Figures 8 to 10.

[0128] It has proven particularly advantageous that the receiving unit 64 comprises a signaling device 39, a radio signal communication device, in particular a WLAN and / or WPAN communication device, by means of which the signaling device 39 is connected / connectable at least indirectly via the transmitting unit 66, in particular via a data network 32 or a cloud 48, to the control unit 10 and / or the data processing unit 14.

[0129] Preferably, the signaling device 39 comprises a digital display 51. In this context, it is highly advantageous if the control unit 10 and / or the data processing unit 14 and the signaling device 39 are designed such that a unique identifier 18 of the inking unit 4 assigned to the respective anilox roller 6 can be displayed. For assembly and error prevention, it has proven particularly advantageous if the assigned inking unit 4 is displayed on the signaling device 39, which can be appropriately assigned to the respective anilox rollers 6. This embodiment is particularly advantageous as an alternative and especially preferably as a supplement to other displays, for example, a screen 62 on the rotary printing press 1 and / or a screen 62 of an electronic device.It may be expedient for the signaling device 39 to display the unique identifier 18 on a digital display 51 of the receiving unit 64, which is designed as a display device 38, in particular the identification card 24. In this case, the signaling device 39 accordingly comprises the digital display 51 of the display device 38 or the identification device 16.

[0130] For a particularly centralized design, the data storage device 12, according to a particular embodiment of the invention not shown in detail, is integrated directly into the control unit 10 and / or the data processing unit 14 and / or the setup unit. Alternatively or additionally, a flexible design can be provided by designing the data storage device 12 as a storage medium that is connected to / connectable to the control unit 10 and / or the data processing unit 14 and / or the setup unit, and in particular as a mobile storage medium. It has also proven advantageous for the data storage device 12, according to an alternative or supplementary embodiment of the invention, to be integrated into the local or external data network 32 or the cloud 48.Preferably, the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit and / or the data processing unit 14 and the data storage 12 shall also have corresponding connecting means for connecting the control unit 10 and / or the data processing unit 14 and / or the setup unit to the data storage 12.

[0131] Likewise, a central structure can also be ensured by directly integrating the data processing unit 14 into the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit. Alternatively or additionally, the flexibility of the rotary printing press system can also be optimized by designing the data processing unit 14 as a mobile computing unit connectable to the control unit 10 and / or by integrating the data processing unit 14 into a local or external data network 32 or a cloud 48, wherein the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit and the data processing unit 14 are configured as corresponding connecting means for connecting the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit to the

[0132] exhibit data processing unit 14.

[0133] Alternatively or additionally, a particular embodiment of the invention provides that the setup unit is directly integrated into the control unit 10. This variant particularly enables a centralized design. It is also possible to provide a modular design by designing the setup unit as a print preparation unit connectable to the control unit 10, particularly a mobile one, and / or by integrating the setup unit into a local or external data network 32 or a cloud 48, wherein the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit have corresponding connecting means for connecting the control unit 10 to the setup unit. Advantageously, a print job can be designed using the setup unit designed as a print preparation unit.It is also foreseeable that the print preparation equipment is designed and set up in such a way that it sends the respective designed print job to the control unit of rotary printing press 1.

[0134] According to an exemplary embodiment not shown, a particular embodiment of the invention provides that the data processing unit 14 is configured such that a parameter selection for setting up the print job, based on the individual specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers 6, can be transmitted to the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit by means of the data processing unit 14 and displayed via the user interface 60 and / or the setup unit. The parameter selection enables the user to execute the configured print job within the parameters of the displayed parameter selection using the available anilox rollers 6.Alternatively or additionally, incorrect printing job planning can also be effectively avoided by configuring the data processing unit 14 in such a way that a parameter selection for setting up the printing job, based on the individual specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers 6, can be transferred to the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit, and the printing job setup is limited to these parameters. This latter option allows the user to set up only executable printing jobs.

[0135] To improve assembly reliability, the control unit 10 preferably includes, as shown in Figures 4 to 6, an identification device 16 for the unambiguous identification of the anilox rollers 6. Alternatively, the control unit 10 can also be connected to the at least one identification device 16. In particular, the identification device 16 is designed as an independent unit, separate from the control unit 10.

[0136] According to an advantageous embodiment, the control unit 10 and the identification device 16 are designed such that the mounting of the anilox roller 6 in an inking unit 4 other than the one assigned by the data processing unit 14 is detected and signaled before or immediately after mounting. Alternatively, the control unit 10 and the identification device 16 are preferably designed such that the respective anilox rollers 6 can be assigned to the respective inking units 4, in particular at least immediately before and / or after mounting in the inking units 4, so that a (potential) incorrect mounting can be detected and displayed to the user.

[0137] A further development provides that the identification device 16 comprises at least one detector 20. The unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6 can advantageously be read by means of the detector 20 from an identification device 22 that can be assigned to the respective anilox roller 6, in particular uniquely. This embodiment is shown in particular in Fig. 4. The detector 20 can advantageously be formed in the identification device 16 itself or alternatively be designed as a separate device independent of the identification device 16. Advantageous embodiments of an identification device 22, each formed on an identification card 24, are shown in particular in Figs. 2, 8, and 12. An advantageous variant is shown in Fig. 3. According to this optional embodiment, the detector 20 is formed on a mobile electronic device.For this purpose, mobile phones or handheld scanners 30 or a barcode reader have proven particularly advantageous. In particular, the advantageous embodiment shown in Fig. 3 comprises at least one wired handheld scanner 30. Alternatively, a wireless connection can also be provided.

[0138] In particular, Figures 3, 4, and 11 show an advantageous embodiment in which the detector 20 is designed as an optical sensor 26. Correspondingly, it is advantageously provided that the identification device 22 comprises an optically detectable encoding 28, in particular a machine-readable encoding, preferably a barcode, a DataMatrix code, or a QR code. An advantageous optically detectable encoding 28 is shown in Figures 8 and 11.

[0139] Another particularly preferred embodiment provides that the optical sensor 26 is a camera and the mobile electronic device is preferably wirelessly connected, in particular via a data network 32 using a WLAN or WPAN connection, at least indirectly to the identification device 16. In particular, mobile phones, also called "smartphones" or "cell phones", can advantageously use a device camera as the optical sensor 26 and preferably be wirelessly connected, in particular via a data network 32, at least indirectly to the identification device 16.

[0140] Figures 2, 4, and 8 show an exemplary further preferred embodiment of the rotary printing press 1. In this embodiment, the detector 20 is configured as an RFID receiver 34, in particular as an NFC receiver. Advantageously, the identification device 22 comprises a correspondingly configured RFID transmitter 34, in particular an NFC transmitter. An RFID transmitter 34, in particular an NFC transmitter, which is advantageously arranged in an identification card 24, in particular in an identification card 24 having a display device 38, is shown by way of example in Figures 9 and 12.An embodiment not shown provides that the RFID, in particular NFC, receiver 34 is designed as a mobile electronic device, for example a wired or wireless handheld device, which can be guided by hand to a corresponding RFID, in particular NFC, transmitter, for example a mobile phone.

[0141] RFID technology, and in particular NFC technology, has proven to be especially suitable for applications where a detector 20 designed as an optical sensor 26 encounters obstacles. Therefore, a system based on RFID, and in particular NFC technology, consisting of a detector 20 and an identification device 22, is particularly advantageous in dark environments or where there is a risk of contamination.

[0142] In contrast, the system based on an optical sensor 26 as detector 20 and an optically detectable code 28 as an identification device 22 is more resistant to magnetic fields, frequencies, and interference than an RFID or NFC receiver as detector 20 and an RFID or NFC transmitter 36 as identification device 22. Furthermore, using an optical sensor 26 as detector 20 and an optically detectable code 28 as identification device 22 allows for greater ranges, i.e., greater distances between the detector 20 and the identification device 22, for the unambiguous identification of the anilox roller 6 than using an RFID or NFC receiver as detector 20 and an RFID or NFC transmitter as identification device 22.

[0143] A very advantageous embodiment provides that the identification device 16 has a plurality of detectors 20. It can be particularly advantageous for the identification device 16 to have a number of detectors 20 corresponding to the number of inking units 4, with each detector 20 being assigned to one inking unit 4. This variant is shown in particular in Fig. 2. Another advantageous embodiment consists in the identification device 16 having a plurality of detectors 20, with at least one detector 20 being assigned to at least two inking units 4. A particularly advantageous embodiment of this optional concept is shown in particular in Fig.Figure 3 shows the rotary printing press 1 advantageously having four inking units 4, wherein, in particular, two inking units 4 are arranged opposite each other and the impression cylinder 8 is enclosed by the inking units 4 substantially radially to a longitudinal axis of the impression cylinder. A first detector 20, preferably designed as an optical sensor 26, is assigned to the first two inking units 4, and a second detector 20, preferably designed as an optical sensor 26, is assigned to the other two inking units 4.Advantageously, this provides a wired yet to a limited extent mobile identification device 16, whereby in particular a setup time, especially a necessary assembly time for installing the anilox rollers 6 into the respective inking units 4, can be shortened by having several, in particular two, fitters simultaneously equip the inking units 4 with the anilox rollers 6 and assign the anilox rollers 6 to the respective inking units 4 by means of the two detectors 20.

[0144] According to an example not shown, it is advantageously provided that a detector 20 is arranged in a section of each inking unit such that the unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6 can be read by the respective identification device 22 when the anilox roller 6 is installed in the respective inking unit 4. Here, too, an optical sensor 26 can advantageously be used as the detector 20 and an optically detectable code 28 as the identification device 22, or an RFID or NFC receiver as the detector 20 and an RFID or NFC transmitter as the identification device 22. However, particularly with optical detection, the lighting conditions within the rotary printing press 1 or in the area of ​​the inking unit must be taken into account. Preferably, low illumination can be compensated for by selecting a correspondingly light-sensitive optical sensor 26 and / or a lighting device.It may also be provided that the optically detectable coding 28 is light-emitting, e.g. by means of a color with a proportion of luminophores.

[0145] A particularly advantageous embodiment provides that the identification devices 22 are each formed on individual identification cards 24 assigned to the anilox rollers 6. Advantageously, the identification card 24 can simultaneously function as a signaling device 39 and / or as a display device 38. This embodiment is shown in particular in Figures 2, 7 to 9, and 11. It is provided that the identification card 24 comprises, in particular, at least the optically detectable encoding 28 and / or an RFID transmitter, especially an NFC transmitter. Figure 8 shows an identification card 24 with an optically detectable encoding 28. Figures 9 and 10 show the variant with the RFID, in particular NFC, transmitter 34. Figure 11 shows a special variant in which the identification card 24 has both an RFID transmitter 34, in particular the NFC transmitter, and an optically detectable encoding 28.

[0146] Preferably, the identification card 24 can be inserted into a card slot 40 arranged on the rotary printing press 1 and / or attached to the rotary printing press 1 by means of magnetic fastening devices 42, 44. An exemplary example of a card slot 40 is shown in Figures 2 and 10. It is particularly advantageous that the card slot 40 includes the detector 20. Figures 2 and 10 each show an exemplary embodiment of a card slot 40 with a detector 20 designed as an RFID receiver 34, in particular as an NFC receiver.

[0147] Another advantageous embodiment of the identification card 24, which is arranged / arrangeable on the rotary printing press 1 by means of magnetic fastening devices 42, 44, is shown in Fig. 11. In particular, the identification card 24 has a first magnetic fastening device 42, wherein the rotary printing press 1 advantageously has a second magnetic fastening device 44 which interacts attractively with the first magnetic fastening device 42.

[0148] A particularly advantageous variant of the rotary printing press 1 is shown in Fig. 5. Here, the identification device 16 advantageously includes a network interface 46 for connection to a data network 32 or a cloud 48. The identification device 16 and the control unit 10 are expediently designed such that a unique identifier 18, assigned to the respective anilox roller 6, can be received via the network interface 46 by an electronic device (not shown) connected to the data network 32 or the cloud 48 and assigned to a specific inking unit 4. Suitable electronic devices can be, in particular, mobile electronic devices such as mobile phones or computers; however, tablets or mobile handheld scanners 30 connected to the respective data network 32 or the cloud 48 are also conceivable.

[0149] An alternative or supplementary embodiment provides that the identification device 16 includes a radio signal receiver 50. This embodiment is illustrated in particular in Fig. 7. The radio signal receiver 50 is preferably designed as a WLAN or WPAN receiver. Bluetooth receivers have proven suitable. Advantageously, the identification device 16 and the control unit 10 are designed such that, by means of the radio signal receiver 50, a unique identifier 18 assigned to the respective anilox roller 6 can be received from a correspondingly designed radio signal transmitter 52 and assigned to a specific inking unit 4. This makes it particularly advantageous to be able to verify the assignment of the anilox roller 6 to the respective inking unit 4.

[0150] Advantageously, the radio signal transmitter 52 can be part of or connected to a mobile electronic device. This allows the unique identifier 18 of the respective anilox roller 6 to be transmitted by the mobile electronic device and assigned to a specific inking unit 4. An advantageous mobile electronic device is, in particular, a mobile phone or a computer. Furthermore, according to specific embodiments of the invention, mobile handheld scanners 30 or tablets can also be suitably designed and used to transmit the unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6 to the radio signal receiver 50 of the identification device 16 via a radio signal transmitter 52.

[0151] In particular, an individual display device 38 is provided for each anilox roller 6. According to a preferred embodiment, such a display device 38 is directly combined with an identification card 24 and / or a signaling device 39, as shown in Figures 2, 7 to 9 and 11. The display device 38 preferably includes the identification device 22, as is particularly the case with the combined identification card 24.

[0152] It has proven advantageous that, according to an optional variant, at least the optically detectable coding 28, in particular shown in Figures 8 and 11, can be displayed by means of the display device 38. In particular, it is alternatively or additionally provided that, preferably, at least one individual specific data value of the anilox rollers 6 and / or the assignment of the respective anilox roller 6 to the respective inking unit 4 can be displayed by means of the display device 38.

[0153] Advantageously, the display device 38, as shown in Figures 8 to 10 and 12, has at least one digital display 51. Preferably, the display device 38 also has an analog display. Furthermore, a particular embodiment of the display device 38 provides that it includes a storage unit. The storage unit is not shown in Figures 7 to 9 and 11. Advantageously, the storage unit may contain at least the unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6, in particular the optically detectable code 28 of the anilox roller 6, and / or at least one individual specific data value of the respective anilox roller 6. In particular, the digital display 51 is connected to the storage unit.Preferably, the digital display 51 can show at least the unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6, in particular the optically detectable coding 28 of the anilox roller 6 and / or at least one individual specific data value and / or the assignment of the respective anilox roller 6 to the respective inking unit 4.

[0154] Advantageously, the display device 38 can be designed in card format and preferably arranged with a card slot 40 and / or a magnetic fastening device, in particular analogous to the identification card 24, preferably on the rotary printing machine 1.

[0155] Fig. 11 shows a particularly advantageous embodiment of the arrangement of the optically detectable coding 28 on an identification card 24 or on a display device 38, preferably designed as an identification card 24. Here, the display device 38 is essentially card-sized, with a back side facing a wall 54 of the rotary printing press 1, and the display device 38 having a display, preferably a digital display 51, opposite the back side. Advantageously, the optically detectable coding 28 is arranged on the back side 53 of the display device 38 and faces the wall of the rotary printing press 1.Advantageously, the optically detectable coding 28 is located on the wall 54 of the display device 38 arranged on the rotary printing machine 1 within a detection range of a detector 20 designed as an optical sensor 26, so that the anilox roller 6 can be uniquely detected by the identification device 16 and assigned to the respective inking unit 4.

[0156] It goes without saying that mobile, especially wireless, electronic devices, such as a handheld scanner 30, a mobile phone, and / or the aforementioned display device 38, may have an internal power supply, particularly in the form of a rechargeable battery or accumulator. Figures 8 and 9 show a further variant of the display device 38. As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the display device 38 preferably comprises an RFID receiver 34, in particular an NFC receiver, by means of which the display device 38 is connected / connectable to the data storage device 12 and / or the control unit 10.The display device 38, the data storage device 12 and / or the control unit 10 are designed such that at least the unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6 and / or an individual specific data value of the anilox roller 6 can be received by the display device 38 and stored on the storage unit of the display device 38, so that at least the unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6, in particular the optically detectable encoding 28 of the anilox roller 6 and / or an individual specific data value of the anilox roller 6 can be displayed by means of the digital display.It has proven particularly advantageous that the RFID receiver 34, in particular the NFC receiver, for connection with the data storage 12 and / or the control unit 10, can simultaneously also be designed as an RFID transmitter 34, in particular as an NFC transmitter, for connection with the identification device 16, so that the transmission of the unique identifier 18 of the anilox roller 6 to the identification device 16 is also made possible at the same time.

[0157] Alternatively and / or additionally, the display device 38 includes a radio signal communication module 58, preferably a WLAN and / or WPAN communication module. The radio signal communication module 58 has the advantage that the display device 38 can be connected, at least indirectly, in particular via a data network 32, to the data storage unit 12 and / or the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit and / or the data processing unit 14. This embodiment is shown schematically by way of example in Fig. 9. Advantageously, it is provided that at least one individual, specific data value can be received via the radio signal communication module 58 of the display device 38, preferably stored in the storage unit, and displayed via the digital display 51.A particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the assignment of the anilox rollers 6 to the respective inking units 4 can be displayed by means of the display device 38, in particular that the signal device 39 and / or the identification device 22 is / are integrated into the display device 38.

[0158] With regard to the arrangement of the identification card 24 and / or the display device 38, it is within the scope of the invention that their arrangement is not limited to direct placement on the rotary printing press 1. For example, the card slot(s) 40 and / or the second magnetic fastening device(s) 42, 44 can also be designed and arranged in the same way on a terminal (not shown) connected to the rotary printing press 1.

[0159] A particular embodiment of the invention, not shown here, provides that the rotary printing system comprises at least two rotary printing machines 1. The setup unit, preferably also the data storage unit 12 and especially also the data processing unit 14, is expediently connected / connectable to the control units 10 of both rotary printing machines 1. In this embodiment, it is particularly advantageous to provide that the data storage unit also contains individually specific data for the rotary printing machines 1, such as the number of printing units 4 and / or geometric dimensions, such as a maximum printable width of the respective printable web 2, etc.In particular, in such a rotary printing press system with more than one rotary printing press 1, it is provided that the data processing unit 14 is designed in such a way that, by means of the data processing unit 14, based on at least one specific data value of the available anilox rollers 6 and on at least one individually specific data value of the available rotary printing presses 1, an assignment adapted to the respective print job of a rotary printing press 1 and of at least one suitable anilox roller 6 for the inking units 4 required for the print job can be carried out and transferred to the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit.The assignment can be displayed in particular, preferably by means of a display of a unique identifier 18 of the assigned anilox rollers 6, and a unique identifier via a user interface 60 of the assigned rotary printing press 1 and / or the setup unit.

[0160] Fig. 14 shows a method 100 according to the invention for operating a rotary printing press system, in particular according to one of the preceding embodiments.

[0161] The rotary printing press system used in process 100 comprises a rotary printing press 1 with at least one inking unit 4 for the interchangeable mounting of an anilox roller 6. Furthermore, an impression cylinder 8 is provided, assigned to the respective inking unit 4. The process includes at least the following steps:

[0162] 102 - Connecting a data processing unit 14 connected to a data storage device 12 with a control unit 10 of the rotary printing press 1 and / or the setup unit of the rotary printing press system, wherein specific data values ​​of available mountable anilox rollers 6 are stored in the data storage device 12,

[0163] 104 - Receiving individual specific data values ​​of the available mountable anilox rollers 6 with the data processing unit 14, 106 - Setting up a print job via the control unit 10,

[0164] 108 - Assignment of one anilox roller 6 for each inking unit 4 required for the print job,

[0165] 110 - Mounting the assigned anilox rollers 6 in the inking units 4 and 112 - Printing the material web 2.

[0166] The sequence of the process steps is not limited to the aforementioned sequence or the sequence shown in Fig. 14, but can also be carried out in a logically and functionally different sequence. According to the invention, the method 100 provides that the data processing unit 14, based on at least one individual specific data value of the available anilox rollers 6, performs or calculates an allocation, tailored to the respective print job, of at least one suitable anilox roller 6 to the inking units 4 required for the respective print job and transmits this allocation to the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit. According to the invention, it is further provided that at least one user interface 60 connected to the control unit 10 displays the allocation. In particular, it can be provided that the setup unit automatically analyzes data from the print job.In one particular variant, the setup unit sends the respective PDF and / or image file(s) to the data processing unit and receives the print job data or print job parameters. In particular, the print job data or print job parameters include ripple data, especially individual color separations and / or target color shades and / or a screen ruling and / or a smallest pixel to be printed and / or a solid area and / or a font size of the plates. This method 100 according to the invention provides the advantages mentioned at the outset with regard to the rotary printing press system according to the invention.

[0167] According to a further development of method 100, the data processing unit 14 is provided that the assignment of the anilox rollers 6 is carried out or calculated at least on the basis of individual specific data values ​​concerning the screen ruling or screen length and / or the travel distance and / or the operating time and / or the volume of the anilox roller 6 or the ink volume and / or the actual volume of the anilox roller 6 or the ink volume and / or a specific ink transfer behavior for a particular printing ink and / or the travel distance since the last cleaning and / or the operating time since the cleaning and / or the date of the cleaning and / or the last print job. The data processing unit 14 also calculates the travel distance and / or the operating time and / or the date of the last cleaning and / or the last print job, in particular the inking unit 4 used and / or the last ink applied and / or a histone of these data values.

[0168] Alternatively or additionally, the method 100 is adapted in such a way that the data processing unit 14 performs or calculates the allocation of the anilox rollers 6 at least on the basis of individual specific data values ​​about defects of the anilox roller 6, in particular data values ​​about the type of defects, for example damage to an anilox surface of the anilox roller 6, in particular "scoring lines" and / or deformation of the anilox roller 6 and / or wear and tear and / or contamination of the anilox roller 6 and / or irregularity of the engraving of the anilox roller 6 and / or loss of elasticity of the anilox roller 6 and / or positioning of the respective defect(s) and / or a histone of these values.

[0169] In practice, it has proven particularly advantageous that, in a particular embodiment of the method 100, the assignment is carried out via the user interface 60 by means of at least one display of a unique identifier 18 of the assigned anilox rollers 6. Likewise, a particular variant of the invention provides that, alternatively or additionally, the assignment is carried out by means of a display of the inking unit assigned to the respective anilox roller 6. In particular, this allows a display to be provided on the anilox roller 6 itself, which shows a user directly at the anilox roller 6 in which inking unit 4 this anilox roller 6 is to be mounted.

[0170] To ensure reliable assembly, a special optional process step 114 provides that, by means of an identification device 16, the assembly of the anilox roller 6 in the respective inking unit 4 is checked before or immediately after the assembly of the anilox roller 6. If the anilox roller 6 is / was assembled in an inking unit 4 other than the one assigned by the data processing unit 14, an incorrect assembly is signaled. The process 100 can also be optimized by a process step 116, in which, based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers 6, a parameter selection for setting up the print job is transmitted by the data processing unit 14 to the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit and displayed via the user interface 60 and / or the setup unit.Alternatively or additionally, according to a particular embodiment of method 100, a parameter selection for setting up the print job is transmitted to the control unit 10 and / or the setup unit by means of the data processing unit 14 based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers 6, and the setup of the print job is restricted to these parameters. The process steps have the particular advantage that incorrect planning is effectively prevented during the setup of the print job.

[0171] Furthermore, a specific process step 118 provides that, after completion of the printing job, the specific data values ​​are evaluated and, preferably, an anilox roller report is generated. The anilox roller report can be displayed, in particular, via a display; for example, the user interface 60 of the aforementioned rotary printing press 1 is particularly suitable for this purpose.

[0172] Additionally or alternatively, it may be provided that the anilox roller report is stored in the data storage 12, in particular the anilox roller report includes the specific data values ​​after the printing job has been completed, preferably also maintenance and cleaning instructions for the anilox roller 6 after the printing job has been completed and / or at least newly detected defects on the anilox roller 6 after or during the printing job.

[0173] The invention is not limited to the illustrated and described embodiments, but also encompasses all embodiments that have the same effect within the meaning of the invention. The embodiments are not limited to the combination of all features; rather, each individual partial feature can also have inventive relevance independently of all other partial features. Furthermore, the invention is not limited to the combination of features defined in the independent claims, but can also be defined by any other combination of specific features of all disclosed individual features.Within the scope of the entire disclosure, features and details described in connection with the method according to the invention naturally also apply in connection with the printing press system according to the invention, and vice versa, so that the disclosure always makes, or can make, reciprocal references to the individual aspects of the invention. Consequently, any individual feature of claim 1 or 28 can be omitted and / or replaced by at least one individual feature disclosed elsewhere in the application.

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Claims

Rotary printing machine system for printing on material webs > Patent claims 1. Rotary printing press system, comprising a Rotary printing press (1), in particular a flexographic printing press or a gravure printing press, for printing on webs of material (2), with at least one inking unit (4) for the interchangeable mounting of an anilox roller (6), wherein a counter-pressure cylinder (8) is assigned to the respective inking unit (4), further comprising a control unit (10) connected to a setup unit of the rotary printing press system for setting up and executing a print job for printing on the web of material (2) and a data processing unit (14) connected / connectable to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit, as well as a data storage device (12) connected / connectable to the control unit (10) and / or the data processing unit (14) and / or the setup unit, wherein the data processing unit (14) can receive at least one individual specific data value from the data storage device (12) of each of the available mountable anilox rollers (6), characterized in thatthat the data processing unit (14) is designed such that, by means of the data processing unit (14), based on at least one specific data value of the available anilox rollers (6), an assignment of at least one suitable anilox roller (6) adapted to the respective print job is made for the, The inking units (4) required for the print job can be carried out and transferred to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit, and the assignment can be displayed, in particular by means of a display of a unique identifier (18) of the assigned anilox rollers (6) via at least one user interface (60).

2. Rotary printing press system according to claim 1, characterized in that the control unit (10) and / or the data storage unit (12) and / or the data processing unit (14) and / or the setup unit is designed and configured in such a way that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox rollers (6) stored in the data storage unit (12) can be displayed to a user, in particular via the user interface (60).

3. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the user interface (60) comprises at least one screen (62) arranged on the rotary printing press (1), in particular at least one screen (62) for each inking unit (4).

4. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the user interface (60) comprises at least one transmitting unit (66) connected / connectable to a receiving unit (64) and the receiving unit (64) is in particular designed as an electronic device, such as a mobile phone or a computer, wherein the receiving unit (64) is configured such that preferably at least the assignment of the respective anilox rollers (6) to the respective inking units (4) is possible, in particular by means of a display of unique identifier (18) of the assigned anilox rollers (6) can be displayed on a screen (62) of the receiving unit (64).

5. Rotary printing press system according to claim 4, characterized in that the receiving unit (64) comprises at least one signaling device (39) which can be arranged on the anilox roller (6) at least in a disassembled state, wherein the receiving unit (64) or the signaling device (39) comprises a radio signal communication device, in particular a WLAN and / or WPAN communication device, by means of which the signaling device (39) is connected / connectable at least indirectly via the transmitting unit (66), in particular via a data network (32) or a cloud (48), to the control unit (10) and / or the data processing unit (14), so that the assignment of the anilox rollers (6) to the respective inking units (4) can be indicated by means of the signaling device (39).

6. Rotary printing press system according to claim 5, characterized in that the signaling device (39) comprises a digital display (51), wherein the control unit (10) and / or the data processing unit (14) and the signaling device (39) are designed such that a unique identifier (18) of the inking unit assigned to the respective anilox roller (6) can be displayed.

7. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox roller (6) include at least one individual specific data value about the line spacing or screen ruling or screen length and / or the travel distance and / or the travel time and / or the volume of the anilox roller (6) or ink volume and / or the actual or measured volume of the anilox roller (6) or ink volume and / or a specific The color transfer behavior for a specific printing ink and / or the distance traveled since the last cleaning and / or the running time since the last cleaning and / or the date of the last cleaning and / or the last print job, in particular the inking unit used (4) and / or the last ink picked up, shall include.

8. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox roller (6) comprise at least one individual specific data value about defects of the anilox roller (6), in particular data values ​​about the type of defects, for example damage to an anilox surface of the anilox roller (6), in particular "scoring lines" and / or deformation of the anilox roller (6) and / or wear and / or contamination of the anilox roller (6) and / or irregularity of the engraving of the anilox roller (6) and / or a loss of elasticity of the anilox roller (6) and / or a positioning of the respective defect(s).

9. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the individual specific data values ​​of the anilox roller (6) are provided with a timestamp.

10. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one histone about the individual specific data values ​​is stored in the data storage (12).

11. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the data storage (12) is directly integrated into the control unit (10) and / or the data processing unit (14) and / or the equipment unit, or that the data storage (12) is designed as a storage medium, in particular mobile, that is connected / connectable to the control unit (10) and / or the equipment unit and / or the data processing unit (14), and / or that the data storage (12) is integrated into a local or external data network (32) or a cloud (48), wherein the control unit (10) and / or the equipment unit and / or the data processing unit (14) and the data storage (12) have corresponding connecting means for connecting the control unit (10) and / or the equipment unit and / or the data processing unit (14) to the data storage (12).

12. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the data processing unit (14) is directly integrated into the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit, or that the data processing unit (14) is designed as a computing unit connectable to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit, in particular a mobile computing unit, and / or that the data processing unit (14) is integrated into a local or external data network (32) or a cloud (48), wherein the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit and the data processing unit (14) have corresponding connecting means for connecting the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit to the data processing unit (14).

13. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the setup unit is directly integrated into the control unit (10) or that the setup unit is designed as a print preparation unit connectable to the control unit (10), in particular a mobile one, and / or that the setup unit is integrated into a local or external data network (32) or a cloud (48), wherein the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit have corresponding connecting means for connecting the control unit (10) to the setup unit.

14. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (10) has at least one identification device (16) for the unique identification of the anilox rollers (6) or the control unit (10) is connected to the at least one identification device (16) and the control unit (10) and the identification device (16) are designed such that the mounting of the anilox roller (6) in an inking unit (4) other than the one assigned by the data processing unit (14) is recognizable and signalable before or immediately after mounting.

15. Rotary printing press system according to claim 14, characterized in that the identification device (16) comprises at least one detector (20) by means of which the unique identifier (18) of the anilox roller (6) can be read from an identification device (22) that can be assigned to the respective anilox roller (6), in particular uniquely.

16. Rotary printing press system according to claim 15, characterized in that the detector (20) is formed on a mobile electronic device, in particular a mobile phone or a handheld scanner (30) or a barcode reader, wherein the mobile electronic device is preferably connected at least indirectly via a data cable connection wirelessly and / or wirelessly, in particular via a data network (32), to the identification device (16) and / or to the control unit (10).

17. Rotary printing press system according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that the detector (20) is designed as an optical sensor (26), wherein the identification device (22) comprises an optically detectable encoding (28), in particular a machine-readable encoding, preferably a barcode or a QR code or a DataMatix code, wherein the optical sensor (26) is preferably designed as a camera.

18. Rotary printing press system according to one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that the detector (20) is designed as an RFID receiver (34), in particular an NFC receiver, wherein the identification device (22) comprises a correspondingly designed RFID transmitter (34), in particular an NFC transmitter.

19. Rotary printing press system according to one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that the identification device (16) has a number of detectors (20) corresponding to the number of inking units (4), wherein one detector (20) is assigned to each inking unit (4).

20. Rotary printing press system according to claim 19, characterized in that a detector (20) is arranged in an area of ​​each inking unit such that the unique identifier (18) of the anilox roller (6) can be read from the respective identification device (22) in a state of the anilox roller (6) mounted in the respective inking unit (4).

21. Rotary printing press system according to one of claims 15 to 20, characterized in that the identification device (22) is formed on individual identification cards assigned to the anilox rollers (6), wherein the identification card (24) in particular comprises at least the optically detectable encoding (28) and / or an RFID, in particular NFC transmitter and the identification cards can be inserted into card slots (40) arranged on the rotary printing press (1), preferably each having at least one detector (20), and / or can be attached to the rotary printing press (1) by means of magnetic fastening devices.

22. Rotary printing press system according to one of claims 14 to 21, characterized in that the identification device (16) comprises a network interface (46) for connection to a data network (32) or a cloud (48), wherein the identification device (16) and the control unit (10) are designed such that, via the network interface (46), a unique identifier (18) assigned to the respective anilox roller (6) can be received by an electronic device, in particular a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone or a computer, integrated into the data network (32) or the cloud (48) and assigned to a specific inking unit (4).

23. Rotary printing press system according to one of claims 14 to 22, characterized in that the identification device (16) comprises a radio signal receiver (50), in particular a WLAN or WPAN receiver, preferably a Bluetooth receiver, wherein the identification device (16) and the control unit (10) are configured such that, by means of the radio signal receiver (50), a unique identifier (18) assigned to the respective anilox roller (6) can be received by a correspondingly configured radio signal transmitter (52) and transmitted to a can be assigned to a specific inking unit (4), so that the assignment of the anilox roller (6) to the respective inking unit (4) can be verified.

24. Rotary printing press system according to claim 23, characterized in that the identification device (16) and the control unit (10) are designed such that a unique identifier (18) of the respective anilox roller (6) transmitted by a mobile electronic device, such as a mobile phone or a computer, can be received by means of the radio signal receiver (50) and assigned to a specific inking unit (4), so that the assignment of the anilox roller (6) to the respective inking unit (4) can be verified.

25. Rotary printing press system according to claims 15 to 24, characterized in that an individual display device (38) is provided for each anilox roller (6), wherein the display device (38) comprises the identification device (22), in particular that the optically detectable coding (28) can be displayed by means of the display device (38) and / or preferably that at least one individual specific data value of the anilox rollers and / or the assignment of the respective anilox roller (6) to the respective inking unit (4) can be displayed by means of the display device (38).

26. Rotary printing press system according to claim 25, characterized in that the display device (38) comprises at least one digital display (51), in particular additionally an analog display and / or a storage unit, wherein the storage unit contains at least the unique identifier (18) of the anilox roller (6), in particular the optically detectable coding (28) of the anilox roller (6) and / or at least one individual specific data value of the respective anilox roller (6) is stored, wherein at least the unique identifier (18) of the anilox roller (6), in particular the optically detectable coding (28) of the anilox roller (6) and / or at least one individual specific data value can be displayed via the digital display (51) and / or the assignment of the respective anilox roller (6) to the respective inking unit (4) can be displayed.

27. Rotary printing press system according to claim 26, characterized in that the display device (38) comprises a radio signal communication module (58), in particular a WLAN and / or WPAN communication module, by means of which the display device (38) is at least indirectly, in particular via a data network (32), connected / connectable to the data storage (12) and / or the data processing unit (14) and / or control unit (10) and / or the setup unit and / or the user interface (60), so that at least one specific data value of the specific data values ​​can be received and displayed via the digital display (51) and / or that the assignment of the anilox rollers (6) to the respective inking units (4) can be displayed by means of the display device (38), in particular that the signaling device (39) and / or the identification device (22) is / are integrated into the display device (38).

28. Rotary printing press system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the data processing unit (14) is configured such that, by means of the data processing unit (14), a parameter selection for setting up the print job can be transferred to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers (6) and, in particular, displayed via the user interface (60), and / or that the data processing unit (14) is configured such that, by means of the data processing unit (14), a parameter selection for setting up the print job can be transferred to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers (6). Parameter selection for setting up the print job can be transferred to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit, and the setup of the print job is limited to these parameters.

29. Method (100) for operating a rotary printing press system, in particular according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a rotary printing press (1 ) with at least one inking unit (4) for the interchangeable mounting of an anilox roller (6), further comprising an impression cylinder (8) assigned to the respective inking unit (4), comprising at least the steps: - Connecting (102) a data processing unit (14) connected to a data storage device (12) to a control unit (10) of the rotary printing press (1) and / or a setup unit of the rotary printing press system, wherein specific data values ​​of available mountable anilox rollers (6) are stored in the data storage device (12), - Receiving (104) specific data values ​​of the available mountable anilox rollers (6) with the data processing unit (14), - Setting up (106) a print job via the control unit (10), - Assignment (108) of one anilox roller (6) for each inking unit (4) required for the print job, - Mounting (110) the assigned anilox rollers (6) in the inking units (4) and printing (112) on the material web (2), characterized in that the data processing unit (14) performs or calculates an assignment adapted to the respective print job of at least one suitable anilox roller (6) for the inking units (4) required for the print job and transmits it to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit and a user interface (60) connected to the control unit (10) displays the assignment.

30. Method according to claim 29, characterized in that the data processing unit (14) performs or calculates the allocation of the anilox rollers (6) at least on the basis of individual specific data values ​​about the line spacing or screen ruling or screen length and / or the travel distance and / or the travel time and / or the volume of the anilox roller (6) or ink volume and / or the actual or recorded volume of the anilox roller (6) or ink volume and / or a specific ink transfer behavior for a particular printing ink and / or the travel distance since the last cleaning and / or the travel time since the last cleaning and / or the date of the last cleaning and / or the last print job, in particular the inking unit (4) used and / or the last ink recorded and / or a history of these data values.

31. Method according to claim 29 or 30, characterized in that the data processing unit (14) performs or calculates the allocation of the anilox rollers (6) at least on the basis of individual specific data values ​​about defects of the anilox roller (6), in particular data values ​​about the type of defects, for example damage to an anilox surface of the anilox roller (6), in particular "scoring lines" and / or deformation of the anilox roller (6) and / or wear and / or contamination of the anilox roller (6) and / or irregularity of the engraving of the anilox roller (6) and / or loss of elasticity of the anilox roller (6) and / or positioning of the respective defect(s) and / or a histone of these values.

32. Method according to one of claims 29 to 31, characterized in that The assignment is carried out by means of at least one display of a unique identifier (18) of the assigned anilox rollers (6) via the user interface (60).

33. Method according to one of claims 29 to 32, characterized in that the assignment is made by means of a display of the inking unit assigned to the respective anilox roller (6).

34. Method according to one of claims 29 to 33, characterized in that, by means of an identification device (16), the assembly of the anilox roller (6) in the respective inking unit (4) is checked before or immediately after the assembly of the anilox roller (6), and in the event that the assembly of the anilox roller (6) takes place / has taken place in an inking unit (4) other than the one assigned to the data processing unit (14), an incorrect assembly is signaled (114).

35. Method according to one of claims 29 to 34, characterized in that, by means of the data processing unit (14), a parameter selection for setting up the print job is transferred to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers (6) and displayed via the user interface (60) and / or the setup unit, and / or that, by means of the data processing unit (14), a parameter selection for setting up the print job is transferred to the control unit (10) and / or the setup unit based on the specific data values ​​of the available anilox rollers (6), and the setup of the print job is limited to these parameters (116).

36. Method according to one of claims 29 to 35, characterized in that, after completion of the printing job, an evaluation, in particular a Evaluation and updating of the individual specific data values ​​is carried out and an anilox roller report is created, displayed via a display and in particular stored in the data storage (12) (118), in particular the anilox roller report includes the specific data values ​​after the printing job has been completed, preferably also maintenance and cleaning instructions for the anilox roller (6) after the printing job has been completed and / or at least defects of the anilox roller (6) newly detected after or during the printing job.

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