Web or sheet-fed apparatus having high-speed mechanism for simultaneous X,Y and theta registration

摘要

Web processing apparatus (30, 300) is provided for high speed, extremely accurate die cutting or lamination operations. Processing station (32, 300) includes a Vacuum hold down plate (32, 308) which receives and holds an image bearing incremental segment of the web. In feed and out feed tension on the web is released while a segment of the web is held by the hold down plate. The hold down plate with a segment of the web thereon is selectively shifted about X, Y and theta axis as required to bring the image on the web segment into alignment with a web processing component at the processing station.