PRINTING MEMBER PROVIDED WITH IDENTIFICATION MEANS DEFINED BY OR CONNECTABLE TO UPDATEABLE MEANS FOR RECORDING DATA RELATIVE TO THE MEMBER AND USEFUL FOR ITS UTILIZATION

摘要

A printing member such as a printing cylinder includes an at least partly metal cylinder, or a sleeve to be mounted on a mandrel rotating about its axis. The printing member comprises a body having a thickness. With the printing member there is associated an activatable signaling device that is connectable to a recording device that is arranged to store data related to at least one characteristic of the printing member or to the use of the printing member. The activatable signaling device can include a transponder such as an RFID.