COMPUTER TO PLATE COLOR SENSOR AND DRYING/CURING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A printing plate curing system (10) includes a color sensor (28) that measures at least one color value of a printing plate. The color value is used to control a parameter of a curing system, such as energy output or conveyor speed. Multiple color sensors may be used to measure color values of a printing plate before and after imaging, developing and curing. Each sensor may measure multiple color values . The measure values may be used to control an imager as well as a curing system.