Integrated register control

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A powerful register control enhances the value of any printing machine: With multi-color printing, the simpler, faster and more precise the registration, the less waste is incurred – which translates into more time for productive printing and higher print quality.

Integration – the key to register quality

Our register controls are fully integrated into the SIMOTION controller and Print Standard software package as function modules. This means that you won't need any additional control system or an extra control cabinet. As a result, the register control becomes an elementary component of the automated machine sequence control. To sense print marks, we can offer you various solutions based on sensors and fiber-optic cables for wedge-shaped marks as well as a camera-based solution for dot marks. Thanks to the open, customer-specific, adaptable SIMATIC WinCC flexible user interface, the register control can also be integrated into the machine operating control and the automated sequence control.

SIMOTION TRC1000 register control

This high-performance entry-level solution is ideal for especially price-sensitive segments in the printing press market. It operates with a high-quality monochrome sensor which automatically detects all of the usual wedge-shaped and block marks, measures up to two marks with respect to one another and communicates with the actual register control via PROFINET IO with IRT.

SIMOTION TRC3000 register control

With this solution a high-performance RGB sensor detects the standard colors, but can also sense challenging special colors and lacquers that are printed on materials that either have a weak contrast or are reflective. This intelligent sensor automatically measures up to 20 print marks, and is directly connected to the SIMOTION controller of the printing unit via PROFINET IO with IRT.

SIMOTION TRC5000 register control

The SIMOTION TRC5000 register control senses dot marks using an intelligent CCD camera, which – by contrast with a sensor-based system – detects all of the marks in a printed area simultaneously at a defined sampling instant. The result: An especially high measuring and repeat accuracy. Live camera images facilitate setup and monitoring of materials and print marks.