MULTI-PRESS CONTROL FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF PRINTING PRESSES

摘要

The invention relates to a multi-press control for the remote control of printing presses in which, for the purpose of data transmission, a central ink density measuring system can, via a multi-channel interface multiplexer, be coupled electrically and/or optically at the same time with remote-control desks and/or video display terminals of several printing presses for the purpose of controlling the inking of the latter. For the automatic detection of which printed product measured by the central ink density measuring system belongs to which printing press there is for each printing press and each printing job a separate data carrier for correspondence with the central ink density measuring system, said data carrier being provided with all job- and press-specific data. At the same time, for each optically and/or electrically coupled printing press and/or for each printing job the printed product is also provided with a check strip with an identification measuring field which can be detected by the ink density measuring system and by means of which the central ink density measuring system can automatically identify at each measuring procedure the printing press to which the measured printed product belongs. It is envisaged that the central ink density measuring system as well as the electrical and/or optical data transmission system will be computer-controlled.