Storage device for interchangeable printing plates for printing machine cylinder with code reader for checking printing plate identification code before fitting to printing machine cylinder

摘要

The storage device has the interchangeable printing plates (01) stored in a shaft which contains at least one code reader, for reading an identification coding carried by each printing plate, e.g. a bar code, with comparison of the read identification codes with a laid down plan for the printing sequence, for providing a warning before fitting of an incorrect printing plate to the printing cylinder.