PlatePatcher 12.1 User Guide - Product Documentation
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1. 7 3 1 ENTERING THE LICENSE 4 7 3 2 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AE 7 4 MANAGING DATA SOURTCEG csscccccssccccsscccccsccccansccccanscccennccccessccccsssccccssccccssccccasscccensccccesnccccesscccssssccess 8 4 1 ADDING A LOCAL RN Sel RR 8 4 2 ADDING AN FTP P Se 9 EUNT uu 9 4 3 CHANGING AN ENTRY m 10 4 4 DELETING asas riris STANNE 10 4 5 SAVING SE uuu aaa aus Ti laya 10 5 ADJUSTING THE MERGER USER INTERFACE 11 5 1 PASSWORD PROTECTING FUNCTIONS cccececceccccccccccccceacecencecencecencecencecencecencecencecenceaencecencececceceeceeeceaeecseeseueecs 11 5 2 CHANGING THE PASSWORD uu uuu 12 5 3 ENTERING A PASSWORD TO CHANGE SETTINGS cceccccececcecccccccccaccceccecencecenceceacecencecenceeeeceeeeseaeeceaeeceaeeceaeecseeceaeess 12 6 PEATEPATCHER uu uu 13 6 1 SETTING THE PEATEPATCHER OPTIONS a2. 48 1 System Requirements The following minimum requirements must be met Intel Dual Core 2 processor 2 GB RAM Network board screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels CD ROM drive 32 bit operating system Microsoft Windows XP disabled firewall disabled UAC User Account Control FTP server installed and activated Only in combination with Grapholas version 11 and below Grapholas 7 5 on the CDI Grapholas 12 1 on the CDI for Full HD or Pixel The following configuration is recommended The index and file names may not include special characters umlauts or spaces An underscore is the only permitted special character and can be used as a substitute Intel 7 processor 8 GB RAM Hard drives 512 GB SSD 1 GB network board Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit disabled firewall and user account control UAC Grapholas 12 0 on the CDI for a space ESKOG 2 Digital Suite Service After the user login the service for the Digital Flexo Suite is started automatically The following programs must be enabled e gravurd e cmotsim The status of the DFS Service is shown in the Windows taskbar Only in exceptional cases is the service disabled or faulty service started service stopped service faulty In addition an http server is installed on port 5580 as a service as of version 12 23 14 3 First Start up of the Software The
3. 14 OW Ading SENGS 14 p 12 01 51 16 119 SOLIDOS UE 14 a 14 15 6 2 REGISTER AND MOUNTING MARKS FOR PLATEPATCHER esee sesso 19 6 3 20 6 4 EOIN u m us usu 21 6 5 151181 TP ACH MODEL 27 6 6 C J EC CR 28 6 7 0 D 29 6 8 PREMOUNT MOUNTING WITH THE CDl 31 6 8 1 Recommended Working Mode eise eene enean nnns nna annes suas ness asas aas sana aan 34 6 9 MACROFLEX 35 8 10 OPTIMOUND u uuu aaa 35 6 11 ZERO POINT FOR AV OPTIMOUNT MACROFLEX AND HEAFORD 35 Ca NR u x uuu u u uuu 36 ch RIDING WU BILE mme 36 wr EEG Pu EIE MED zc uu a k aa eer 36 SOB INFO RIVA HON uuu un a
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5. PLATEPATCHER 12 1 UsER MANUAL 28 03 2013 ESKOB Copyright 2013 Esko Graphics Imaging GmbH 25524 Itzehoe Germany All rights reserved This document and the information and instructions contained therein is the property of Esko Graphics These documents contain the product descriptions according to their current state at the time of publication subject to confirmation No guarantees are granted or expanded upon by this document Furthermore Esko Graphics will not guarantee for illustrations relating to the usage of the products or for results from using the software or the use of the information contained herein Esko Graphics is not responsible for direct or indirect damages or damages caused as logical consequence or latent damages resulting from the use of the software or from the impossibility of using the software or of the information contained herein The technical data contained herein and the content of this manual is subject to change without prior notification Revisions may be issued from time to time that inform of such changes and or supplements No part of this document may be reproduced transferred electronically stored or published irrespective of the reasons without written permission and irrespective of the method or means used i e electronic mechanical by printing microfiche etc These documents replace all previous versions GrapholasQ is a registered trademark of Esko Graphics Imaging GmbH
6. 2 FTP FA Editor for the drive setup file P Editor for the drive setup file Enter FTP parameters host user name and password Enter a disk name and folder for accessing files Host Disk User Name Sub Folder Password k Enter the IP address or the network name in the Host field 6 Enter the User 7 and the Password 7 as shown in the illustration if the FTP server was installed as specified Disk and Sub Folder 9 designate the virtual drive and the directory containing the data Should no virtual directory be available leave the Disk field empty Clicking Test opens a new window with the data source set up Finish completes the process You can always switch to the previous page by pressing Back ESKOG M 4 3 Changing an Entry The settings of the data source can be subsequently changed Editor for the drive setup file ET Editor for the drive setup file Select to edit an existing entry or to add a new one Select a Drive Sdecane ER O New puse 2003 No drive selected erver1 After selecting the Drive 3 you can change the following settings 4 4 Deleting an Entry E Editor for the drive setup file F Editor for the drive setup file Select to edit an existing entry or to add a new one Select a Drive Select drive 9 Edit New After selecting the Drive 3 you c
7. aa 37 7 KONGSBERG XL GUIDE c 38 7 1 FO IPAPONQS uuu uuu 38 00000070 07070700 3 ep rA MEME gi cu deo ic 39 7 2 1 Setting the Bevel Knife 45 Knife eese eene 39 Fa DEU 40 yo OPT ATON R 40 7 4 ASSIGNMENT OF THE OUTPUT CHANNELS nennen nnne ens ssa 40 7 4 1 Output Channels of the PlatePatcher nsn nnns nannte ssa anna an 41 7 5 ALIGNING THE PLATE ON THE KONGSBERG TABLE cccccssesseeccceccceeessecccceeceeeesseccceeeeaeessececeeseeeuaseeeeeesseugeeseeeeeteeaagees 42 JAI CHIKI tuimus HI NEMINEM NAMEN 44 8 ADDITIONAL PROGRAM 45 CITE sns uu sn m umasa pu 45 47 9 SUPPORT EUROPE S
8. additional programs are installed which can be found under Esko Digital Flexo Suite System 8 1 ACM Viewer This program is used to display and control the ACM files which were created by using the Digital Flexo Suite After the Digital Suite installation all ACM files are automatically linked to the Viewer D bsitest BSL data Out OX C ACM View D bsltest BSL data Gutput mount Plot GaelicGhost_k acm a gs Created by DFS version Version 75 Builc Fie View Help INCM0 01 E HDR DESIGNER PlatePrep Version 7 5 Buld 17 SL datatOutput mount Plot APPLICATION CIPFlexo 1 36HDR RDSI 0 0 4 HDR 00 HDR THICKNESS 0 1 M37 C GaelicGhost_k 61X13930Y 21242 1 G1X45003Y 21242 02 G1X45557 Y22085 INFORMATION D1 G1X46567 Y107420 Programs 61X13925Y108189 7 Di 1331 40 mm G1X46003Y108263 Height 1294 98 mm G1X13342Y107914 Di Thickness 0 10 mm 6G1X13342Y 91413 02 51 47100 22085 MANUAL STEP G1X70475Y 22085 D2 848 1848 G1X71007 Y22085 5 start autorun 1 G1X71007 107420 Speed v G1X47100Y107420 D1 G1X70475Y107420 1 71571 108253 100 mm 4 The distance between two points can be measured by using the right mouse button hold pressed 1 The image content can be enlarged by using the mouse wheel 2 and moved by using the left mouse button hold pressed and pull 3 Double clicki
9. be drawn in order to not change the image content The information field displays the area saved in cm and as a percentage the number of plate pieces and the errors caused by overlapping plate pieces or mounting marks Marks can be subsequently moved Clicking on the mounting mark once changes the colour to yellow and a green frame is shown The mark can be moved horizontally by holding down the left mouse button in the green frame ESO EN e Another click on the yellow mark changes the colour to red The mark can now be moved vertically with the left mouse button pressed on the mark The opposite mark Is automatically moved simultaneously Hidden elements are marked with a cross The arrangement of the plate pieces and the number of register marks can be changed as follows Y rss 24 groups the plate pieces or ungroups them automatically inserts an additional mounting mark between the marks in the centre To this end the plate piece must be marked inserts an additional drill hole at any position After actuating this button you can select the position by clicking the left mouse button removes the selected register mark e sets the mounting marks for the marked patch back to their j original positions w analyses the currently selected patch with the reset Patch Distance cuts a large plate piece After selecting the plate
10. during the mounting The number of possible positions of the holes is defined by the hole size and the frame around the plate pieces When too many small plate pieces were created it is possible that there are not enough positions for all of them A message window is displayed In this case either the frame or the plate pieces must be enlarged by grouping Setting up the drill hole size must be carried out by a service technician on site The Flexo Drill Toolkit is required for the Kongsberg table SY 6 8 PreMount Mounting with CDI For PreMount mounting the PlatePatcher creates plate pieces which are cut out of the unexposed plate These will be positioned on the mounting film which will then be mounted in the CDI The mounting accuracy is very high Kongsberg PlatePatcher Kongsberg S ESKO 31 Processing the image data in the PlatePatcher and output of the corresponding LEN file to the Merger or in a folder For each separation an ACM file containing the cutting and mounting information will be output If the carton cut is to be drawn subsequently the plate pieces are to be edited using the 45 knife or the mounting film is to be cut to the desired size an file with the POST extension will be created for each separation in addition This file is used to edit the finished mo
11. opposite side The text for identifying the plate is always located between the first two marks If the X Mirror X or Y Mirror Y option for back labelling has been selected in the Merger the plate is rotated accordingly As cut optimisation cannot be used for the 45 knife the plate should be fixed to the table as an additional measure To achieve a clean cut this knife requires a special set up ESKOG F e Stat Poston Tempie Widows Optons Help Fie Stat Poston Windows OX 8 O ecur 4 m ESKOG Q xu 6 t akar 4 gi a em 43 7 6 Starting the Job When importing the ACM file the setting is automatically changed to CTP Flexo Here the register wizard is activated and some optimisation parameters are deactivated If the MAT Info field was filled in the XL CUT submenu the file with the knife settings is automatically loaded The setup of the plate is started by pressing the I button on the Kongsberg operating panel Move the laser pointer to the centre of mark No 1 and confirm this position by pressing TI Repeat this step with mark No 2 If used the camera is moved in the general direction of the mark then the mouse is used to click the centre of the mark ESKOG 44 8 Additional Programs With Digital Flexo Suite two
12. the name of the technical ink may vary or more than one technical ink may be available For this reason one or more technical inks can be selected When loading a job into the PlatePatcher the LEN files are checked for technical inks and a warning message is displayed if the job contains an ink which is not registered This image contains CAD data but none of those CAD channels is selected to be used PlotCut Info 2 Workflow Please use the Channel Editor Button to select the missing CAD channels x The Channel Editor shows the currently selected file with the technical inks contained therein Left clicking on the CAD channel 1 updates the display 2 on the right hand side In the Selected area 3 the required CAD channels are selected and saved in the PlatePatcher settings by clicking Save 4 Each PlatePatcher setting can be assigned a different technical ink ESKOG 20 6 4 Editing a Job Independent of the mounting machine patching is always carried out in the same sequence The following job GaelicGhost with 4 colours plus the technical ink and the CF2 file of ArtiosCAD for the carton cut is used to explain the patching of image data The PlatePatcher requires the job data in the mounting alignment The file names are used to assign the technical ink and the CF2 file to the job As with the Merger the names may not include specia
13. 20 mm Desired black area 100 mm Hequired offset 80 mm 100 mm 20 mm 6 11 Zero Point for AV Optimount Macroflex and Heaford The PlatePatcher places the zero point in the bottom left corner of the ripped LEN or TIF file or the cut If in addition job information and screen wedges are set in the customer s job an offset to the desired zero point is created in the X and Y directions In most cases this offset varies which may lead to incorrect mounting The required zero point 1 is moved in the wrong design 3 In addition the screen wedge outside the image width displaces the mounting centre 2 This can be avoided by extending the image symmetrically to both sides 00077077 35 6 12 Loading TIF Files TIF files are normally read from left to right Due to the technical requirements of imaging Digital Flexo Suite reads TIF files in from the bottom to the top This rotates the display accordingly Digital Flexo Suite 1000 DESIGN 1 1000 ESKO The alignment of the images in the PlatePatcher has to match the alignment in mounting The image has to be rotated by 90 in the design for exporting 6 13 Writing TIF Files TIF files can be exported directly from the PlatePatcher using the TIF export function The TIF data is exported with the alignment as described in the previous chapter which results in a rotated display in other programmes The software of some of the CTP exposure unit
14. 64 slightly changed It is no longer necessary to select the positions of the register marks Furthermore the register wizard is compiled in one window 7 1 Registration By left clicking on this icon a new window with the option to change the registration behaviour is opened Registration setup Transformation i Offset and rotation only Register on Licensing All sheets ARS license Common scale C First sheet only C Different scale Camera config Help Under Register mark input the From input file option 1 must be activated otherwise the plate cannot be cut correctly Under Transformation the Offset and rotation only option 2 must be selected to ensure that the cut is not distorted during the registration It is possible to register using the laser pointer or the camera 3 The cutting accuracy of the camera is higher 5 00 7 2 Setting Tools The knives can be set in the Job Setup window which is opened the Options menu Each element in the ACM file is assigned to its own channel line 1 The speed and the acceleration 3 must be determined on site Job setup Board size Current job setup peu _ope Line tt Tool WE Kinane 3 7 Rigd Material Krite 179 gt dE Y x No tool More More V Notch 2 v No tool Ignore Since Digital Flexo Suite 7 5 the ACM fil
15. Gap Gripper Center Offset 00 OK Cancel The position of the image data can only be set for PreMount and Plot amp Cut output If these values are not changed the size of the loaded image file will be used Depending on the settings the plate distortion will be taken into account The image file is automatically positioned in the centre As soon as the Mylar Width is changed the gap between the image and the left film side is calculated anew in the Left Gap field The centerline which will be drawn at a later time can be moved in the Center Offset field The automatically calculated gripper distance can be changed in the Gripper field This requires consultation with the design department Create Patches cancels the grouping The requested files are created and transmitted to the Merger or a directory This process may take several minutes depending on the complexity Collisions of register marks with image elements and overlays are displayed in a corresponding message window In general no image data is overwritten Close closes the grouping view without creating files 26 All separations are edited in sequence Select the next separation 5 and repeat process Mounting files are always updated when data is created so that all required data is available at the end 6 5 Multi Patch Mode All separations are displayed and edited together The selected base separation Master is not cut an
16. Not Connected job cdi 62 Idle b test 2 Mame cdi 61 i cdi 70 4 Running 147 V Fullscreen 5 cdi 55 Vd 4 Idle cdi 50 n x lt q Idle i Ext The CDI status is displayed with the following colours e Grey CDI or service is not activated e Red CDI is activated and waits for jobs e Green CDI exposes a plate The remaining time is displayed The CDI list of the Digital Flexo Suite is used automatically Right click on the CDI monitor to change the CDI list under Preferences Fullscreen displays the monitor as full screen Widget removes borders and the monitor will always be displayed in the foreground Be Oe 47 9 Support Europe To contact ESKO please visit www esko com ESKOG 28
17. PlatePatcher analyses the image content of LEN or TIF files and applies register marks to the determined areas A file with coordinates is created for automatic mounting A printout of an ACM or EPS file is used for manual mounting The Viewer is used to display and measure the LEN TIF files The angle and the rasterization can also be measured All important settings are copied over during an update If the software is being installed for the first time the network settings must be set 3 1 Entering the License Key During initial installation or when updating from an older version the license key must be entered to start the Merger Warning 2 Your copy of Grapholas has an invalid license PE anti Teolete nO BSYCD 02WIR RRSME ERUH4 SRG7T OK Cancel The ESKO Service provides a serial number for this ProductlD which needs to be entered in the Serial Number field and confirmed by ENTER The license can be subsequently changed with the New License program in the Windows Start Menu under Esko Digital Flexo Suite system 3 2 Setting the Language In the Merger the language can be changed under Edit Change language OR ieee ND x Language Selection Tool Language English e OK Cancel esko n 2 22 2 2 4 Managing Data Sources The image data can be loaded from the local hard drive over a network release or via FTP With regard to data securit
18. Separations the Single option is to be selected to patch single separations Patch Distance defines the distance between two image elements by compiling them automatically in one grouping Elements with a larger distance are separated Select the separation A preview is displayed in the main window By selecting Analyse image the image is analysed and displayed in the grouping window You can also start the analysing process by double clicking the respective separation Close closes the PlatePatcher PlatePatc her Group hes File Edit Options Help 119 134 Patch Distance 50 0 jn 8 C Hide v Jobname RIP Scale 100 0 16 C Rotate C Negative Clicking on the eye next to the ink in the table activates or deactivates the display 23 11 12 13 14 ESKOG oeveral patches can be selected by pressing the Ctrl button and the left mouse button simultaneously and then grouped by clicking on Group 12 or g Alternatively you can also use the left mouse button to pull a lasso around several patches Press Ctrl a to mark all plate pieces Overlaying plate pieces are marked in red and listed in the information display 1 1 Collisions of marks with image data are highlighted with an exclamation mark The patches can be created but the mounting marks will not
19. an remove it by pressing Remove 4 4 5 Saving Settings Exiting via Quit opens a new window prompting whether you want to overwrite the current settings Pressing OK saves the current settings ESKO a 5 Adjusting the Merger User Interface The user interface and some of the functions of the Merger can be customised and protected with a password Edit Configuration Preferences Workflow Editor Edit Device List Edit Data Source Edit Mask Output Configuration Please restart the program after selection has been done Please restart the program after selection has been done 5 1 Password Protecting Functions Left clicking on Enter Password opens a new window in which the password is entered twice and confirmed with Close program after has been done ESKOG 5 2 Changing Password Left clicking on Change Password opens a new window in which the current password is entered once and the new password is entered twice Close confirms the input Password 00000000 0 RepeatPasswoe 00000000 5 3 Entering a Password to Change Settings Left clicking on Unlock opens a new window in which the current password is entered Close confirms the input and enables the input mask Pisase restart ihe program selection ha
20. d before the exposure using adhesive tape For this purpose a Film Gap must be entered in the PlatePatcher corresponding to the thickest plate Otherwise the data of the unexposed plates cannot be used in the Merger using the 45 knife The speed of the 45 knife should be set to 5 when cutting the unexposed plates In addition a good vacuum is required When small plate pieces are concerned at least one side should be taped If it is not required to mask the edges the unexposed plates should be cut using the straight knife so that the exposed edge can be removed afterwards using the 45 knife In general it is recommended to leave a margin around each plate piece of at least 15 mm The thinner this margin the more accurate the plate pieces must be positioned on the mounting film ESKOG 6 9 Macroflex All coordinates of the Macroflex output refer to the loaded image When a cutting file is available the Use Cut option can be activated When activated all coordinates refer to the baseline and to the position of the cut 6 10 AV Optimount To be able to place registry crosses underneath or above the image a lower or upper edge is required respectively This edge is set up with Mount Offset as described in the mounting settings This creates an offset in circumferential direction which has to be subtracted from the desired gripper distance black area for the mounting Example Mount Offset
21. d includes the register marks of all other separations after editing All other separations are based on this base separation on the mounting device at a later time If Multiple is selected the table with the separations extends Patch Distance mm 90 0 Separations Multiple v Q LILIIBIA gt Reference Master selects the base separation from the loaded job The master must still have sufficient free space to allow the register marks of the other separations to be placed Reference selects a separation which is not to be cut For mounting mounting marks are placed to the left and the right of the image Patch displays the separations which will be analysed set the Patch Distance and open the grouping window by selecting Analyse image The same editing options as in the Single Patch Mode are available As opposed to single patching collisions can now also occur on the Master As the separations are still mounted separately overlays between different separations no longer occur Showing and hiding separations facilitates keeping an overview in the event of complex jobs The reference separation is labelled ref the master separation Master ESKOG 97 6 6 Cutting Large Plate Pieces After selecting the plate piece this icon is activated Then left click the desired cut position within this plate piece Cutting is not possible in the frame ar
22. e contains more channels which can be selected at the Kongsberg table Therefore the No tool z Ignore 2 option must be activated 7 2 1 Setting the Bevel Knife 45 Knife Before using the BevelKnife 45 knife the option Single cut must be activated in Job Setup under Extended Setup as the step will otherwise not be performed properly The knife speed for the BevelKnife should not exceed a value of 30 Job setup Board size i 3 Reverse score Single cut Knife lift angle Lift angle INN Use Default Default angle pattern et e e xY 100 20 10 100 100 100 5 Test line 2 n No tool Ignore Circle adjustment 0 00 0 00 MM Knife before crease tea ESKOG 39 7 2 2 Drill Setup In order for the drill to drill independent of the plate thickness to the table top the drilling depth must be limited by entering T 1 The speed should be set to 1000 2 Job setup Board size job setup 8 81888 a al al al 888 WEN x soos Iv Ignore 7 3 Optimisation To use the cutting lines at best the Sequencing option should be activated in the XL Guide settings Optimization Sequencing ju E M Normal D 0 100 Line to circle tolerance 7 4 Assignment of the Outpu
23. e lower edge of the mounting film so it will not be covered by the mounting rail Do Post Plot available the carton cut for PreMount can be written subsequently on the film It is not written on the mounted plates Do Post Cut During the UV exposure an elevated edge is generated around each patch It is removed in the last step using the 45 knife The unexposed plates are cut using the straight knife If this option is disabled a mask is automatically generated for the UV exposure The unexposed plates are then cut using the 45 knife ESKOG M Y a Output Mount Target Folder 15 the folder where the mounting file is stored Patch Target Folder s the folder where the plate pieces are stored when Export is selected Plot Device Sets the output format for the plotter ACM is always available for the output on the Kongsberg table EPS output requires an extra license Technical Ink In order to be able to identify the technical ink carton cut later on the name must be determined according to the file name e g filename PLOT MAT Info As an option the name of the XL Guide Job Setups which will be automatically loaded on the Kongsberg table can be entered in this field Crop Patches If areas are grouped in different separations in multi patch mode the resulting patches are reduced to the required size If this function is deact
24. e m c Do B S X one Carrier Sheet 0 35 mm Tape 0 1 v mm Support 02 mm In addition the thickness of the adhesive tape the mounting film Mylar and the support must be entered oince the thickness change is known now the plate type in use can be used as for normal jobs Positioning the unexposed plate pieces on the mounting film Mounting the mounting film on the CDI The start position is preset The finished mounting film can be cut to the desired size just before delivery The POST file is loaded and the two corners of the mounting film 1 2 are registered using the camera This accuracy is very important in case the mounting film is cut to the correct size afterwards 4 If the plate pieces are not masked during the main exposure the exposed edges can be removed in this last step using the 45 knife 3 In addition the carton cut can be drawn In this case the carton cut is not drawn onto the mounted plate pieces 33 6 8 1 Recommended Working Mode The mounting effort on the CDI is minimised if the mounting film is always cut to the entire drum size 50 x 80 2030 mm x 1270 mm In order to save mounting film and minimise the washer time the entire circumference can be used optionally This is obtained by setting the width of the mounting film to O If it is not required to trim the finished mounting film the unexposed plates should be cut using the 45 knife and the edges should be maske
25. eas cuts a large plate piece o ows S s ermine S New positioning marks are added to each side apart from the seam To manually undercut this seam the two plate pieces overlap In addition a mark is added to the top and the bottom of the seam which can be used for manual cutting esko 6 7 Plot amp Cut Drill For Plot or Drill mounting the PlatePatcher creates an ACM file for each separation for the Kongsberg table These ACM files include data for labelling drilling and cutting the mounting film Kongsberg PlatePatcher The carton cut the mounting marks and the guides are drawn first Then the mounting film is cut to the required size For the Drill output holes will be drilled beforehand As of version 10 0 the output size of the mounting film for the Plot amp Cut output is no longer determined by the size of the image data For the Drill output the LEN file and the film size must still be identical The Cut Mylar option must be selected in the settings This prevents the elements to be placed outside the mounting film In addition the plate distortion for the gripper distance 2 and for the mounting film height 1 are counted back to 100 The calculated plate distortion should be checked in the grouping window of the PlatePatcher The centerline re
26. fers to the centre of the loaded image except if the Use Cut option is active In this case the centerline refers to the cut Green drill holes 2 amp 3 can be moved in all directions in the green frame by pressing then holding the left mouse button and deleted by selecting Remove Additional mounting marks the frame can only be moved to a certain extent ESKOG OQ The frame is automatically filled with drill holes or mounting marks 2 The parameter Vertical Distance determines the distance Drill holes can be added subsequently at any position 3 For this purpose select icon 4 and left click on the position of the new drill hole Additional mounting marks can only be added between the two marks in the centre of a patch 6 To this end mark the patch and click on icon 5 Marked holes can be removed by clicking icon 7 Hide v Jobname In order to mount the plate pieces additional drilling information is added to the LEN files so that the Merger can transmit the drill holes to the Kongsberg when sending the plate job The option XL CUT must be activated Each plate piece will have its own drilling pattern in order to avoid confusion during the mounting of the plates Depending on the size three or four holes will be drilled These hole positions cannot be moved in the PlatePatcher Blue drill holes are automatically added 1 These holes cannot be changed in order to avoid confusion
27. hen printing the image Carrier Sheet Camera Distance Determines the minimum camera distance for the selected mounting device A higher value creates wider patches Mount Offset With AV Optimount an upper and lower image border is inserted in the grouping window This is required when register marks must be positioned above or below the image The entire co ordinate plane is moved by this value which results in a difference to the original gripper distance during the mounting Font Size Size of the texts on the mounting film 2nd Font Size Size of the job name When entering 0 Font Size is used Register Mark File You can select the mounting marks from a list An overview can be found in the appendix Regmark Scale Enlarges the mounting marks on the mounting film significantly Opaque Tape Creates lines on the mounting film outside the image file in Plot amp Cut mode so that it can be mounted more easily This option should be used in combination with Force 4 Marks JOBNAME Top Grip Mirrors the output coordinates in the circumference direction This option has to be activated when the image data is mirrored after patching which is the case with some other types of CtP exposure units Emulsion down Rotates the output coordinates by 180 Add Job Name Automatically inserts the file name under each output file 16 Orig
28. in Bottom Left Places the origin of the coordinates at the bottom left when using Macroflex The mounting is usually performed from the centre In this case this option must not be activated Cut Carrier Sheet Automatically cuts the mounting film on the Kongsberg table after the register marks or mounting holes and the carton cut have been drawn Depending on the plate distortion the gripper distance and the height of the mounting film are automatically counted back Reference to technical ink When activated the centerline and for Macroflex also the baseline is related to the cut Landscape The ACM file for the Kongsberg table is rotated by 90 This is necessary to for example cut a 4260 plate on an XL 20 table Style Premount Carrier Sheet Width and Carrier Sheet Height Specifies the desired output format of the mounting film for the PreMount output see PreMount Post Cut Distance between the finishing cut and the edge of the plate piece for PreMount The value 5 is also suitable for thick plates The finishing cut removes the edge around the patch coming from the UV exposure Pre Mount Gap Enlarges image sections in the mask for plate mounting when using PreMount Minimum width and Minimum height Enlarges small plate pieces to this minimum size at PreMount output JBar offset For PreMount output the mounting film is labelled This value indicates the distance of this label from th
29. ivated patches of the same size are created Multiple mount files Creates a file with coordinates for each separation If this function is deactivated all coordinates are written into one file Dual Output When this option is activated an additional Heaford mounting file is created for the Macroflex output and the AV output Round Mounter For AV Optimount the coordinate file is counted back to 10096 The distortion values are entered on the mounting device Old Macroflex Format Writes the DHM file for older versions of Macroflex without line break Count Separations Enumerates the separations in the Macroflex output file Patch Multi Line Creates three lines in the Macroflex output file for each patch In this way the upper and lower register marks can be used even with older Macroflex models see Vertical Distance 5 09 6 2 Register and Mounting Marks for PlatePatcher reg 2501 2 5 mm x 2 5 mm 0 5 mm 5 mm x 5 mm 0 2 mm reg 501 5 mm x 5mm 0 3 mm 4 5010 5 mm x 5 mm gt lt 0 1mm reg 10010 Negativ 10 mm x 10 mm 0 1 mm reg 502 c 5 mm x 5 mm 0 2 5010 5 mm x 5 mm lt 0 1 mm reg 5020 M 5 mm x 5 mm 0 2 8 1 8 ESKOG 6 3 Selecting Technical Ink oince Esko Automation Engine 12 the technical ink can be added to LEN files In this case the CF2 file is no longer used Depending on application
30. l characters The ink designation may not include spaces or underscores Job GaelicGhost c len GaelicGhost k len GaelicGhost y len GaelicGhost 1605 len Technical ink GaelicGhost PLOT len CF2 file GaelicGhost cf2 Ay 2 27 m los P i wa RB 5 i g a 3x3 amp lI The start is carried out in Preview mode The Merger remains in the background but cannot be used ESKOS 21 1 Selecting mounting settings 2 Load the job oelect only one separation then confirm it with OK or double click the file to load it The other separations and control files are automatically copied into the working directory and displayed 2 3 Pisteratcner Preview File Edit Options Help 3 Check if the technical ink P and the CF2 file T were loaded If these files are missing contrary to expectations check the file names Oe 22 7 ESKOG In some cases CF2 is required since the cutting file is already included in the LEN file If an error message is displayed the technical ink needs to be added as described above By selecting View the entire job is opened in the Bitmap Viewer Clicking Clear removes the images from the display and the options can be selected again This step does not delete any data on the storage medium Under
31. ng an ACM file opens an additional window 4 Start in the Manual Step area 5 starts a simulation of the cutting and drawing process In the Settings area 6 the line thickness can be changed Additional information can be displayed in the View menu If the ACM Viewer of the Digital Flexo Suite is used LEN files can also be displayed Cutting information of Staggered Cut and CAD information of Flexrip are displayed in addition ESKO 45 File View Help J D bstestBSLWata test crop ymir tif fbr stagger fitsheet C Jen Yogurtiid_fhr_stagger_fitsheet_k len Yogurtid_fbr_stagger_fitsheet_m len Yoguriid fbr stagger fitsheet y len INFORMATION Programs 387 00 mm Height 479 49 mm Stag height 310 00 mm Stag shrink 0 00 mm MANUAL STEP 1486 1486 SETTINGS Lines Using the function File Overlay File it is possible to place the according LEN or TIF file over the ACM file Holding the Ctrl button you can move the contour of the ACM with the left mouse button until both register marks are above each other Then you can check the cut Several LEN files are created when the output is performed on a CDI with ABS A revision of the images is no longer possible 5 09 8 2 CDI Monitor The CDI monitor displays the current job the status and the remaining time for the current imaging processes of the CDls in the network CDI Monitor cdi 70
32. piece this icon is activated Then left click the desired cut position within this plate piece Cutting is not possible in the frame areas RE automatically removes all overlays activates the zoom function lt Press and hold the left mouse button to select an area to be zoomedi in As an alternative you can use the mouse wheel displays the entire image Jobname is used to add the file name to the lower edge of the patch Hide or x hides one or more marked patches This option can be used to hide unnecessary elements ESKOG 15 16 17 ESKOG The distortion Rip Scale is automatically read from the LEN file For TIF files or if the distortion information is missing the distortion is calculated based on the size difference between the CF2 file and the technical ink If the information is indefinite 100 0 is displayed as value but can be changed manually With some mounting devices Mount Scale can be used to scale the output file This is not possible if Cut Mylar was selected in the PlatePatcher settings Rotate rotates all output files by 90 Negative inverts all output files for film exposure units because negative images cannot be edited in PlatePatcher The settings Negative and Rotate can only be changed in the first separation and are then valid for the entire job The size of the mounting film can be changed as follows TUS gaps Mylar Width Mylar Height Len
33. s available on the market displays the TIF data with the same alignment as in the design even though the data has to be read from the bottom to the top for imaging This is caused by the different alignment between drum and image The Merger assumes that the height corresponds to the circumference of the drum and the width corresponds to the width of the drum The drum may be shown rotated by 90 in the displays of other CTP exposure units 6 14 Output Directories In order to output mounting and preview files the PlatePatcher needs predefined directories The mounting settings can be called up under Options Preferences Folder in the Merger The PlatePatcher options provide more settings esko 6 15 Job Information For every job an HTML file with the original file name is saved in the Patcher Redo directory All important information concerning the job is stored in that directory The output directory d files output PatcherRedo is preset 37 7 Kongsberg XL Guide If PreMount output or 6064 point registration is used at least XL Guide version 4 must be installed on the Kongsberg table If an ACM file created with XL CUT or PlatePatcher in XL Guide is opened the global setting is automatically changed to Ctp Flexo The cut and sequence optimization is deactivated in this setting If set in the Digital Flexo Suite Job Setup is loaded additionally The interface of version 60
34. s been dong 1 ESKOG 9 0 00 12 6 PlatePatcher opens the PlatePatcher in a new window The PlatePatcher automatically searches the LEN or TIF files for free areas to cut out the remaining image content Depending on the output device the relevant files will be created for subsequent mounting For digital mounting a camera and a mounting file are used to mount the plate pieces with mounting marks on the mounting film The accuracy is very high For analogue mounting a printout or mounting pins are used to manually mount the plate pieces on the mounting film The accuracy is low Digital output devices AV Optimount round mounting and flat mounting possible flat mounting Heaford flat mounting on CDI flat mounting exposure of the plate pieces on the CDI Analogue output devices ESKOG ACM PLOT cutting and labelling of mounting film EPS PLOT labelling of film Drill drilling holes into the mounting film and the plate pieces Bieffebi labelling of film and camera control 6 1 Setting PlatePatcher Options Templates are created for the PlatePatcher options by calling up the PlatePatcher Workflow Editor under Edit For each mode the PlatePatcher Workflow Editor shows a preview with the currently set values Irrespective of the output an ACM file is generated so
35. t Channels Each element in the ACM file is assigned to its own channel line The channels cannot be defined or hidden in the Digital Flexo Suite This has the advantage that the operator of the Kongsberg table can change the output quickly 5 40 7 4 1 Output Channels of the PlatePatcher Depending on the selected output device the PlatePatcher uses up to nine channels Only the required channels are set up in the Job Setup window All other channels must be set to No Tool In addition the No tool Ignore option must be activated Plot amp Cut e Channel 1 contour of mounting film Channel 2 contour of the image Channel 3 contour of Patch e Channel 4 labelling of Patch e Channel 5 labelling of the mounting mark e Channel 6 mounting mark e Channel 7 centerline with arrow for gripper e Channel 8 job name e Channel 9 carton cut e Channel 13 drill holes for Drill mounting e Channel 14 mounting holes of the drum for PreMount 523 e Channel 16 finishing cut of plate pieces for PreMount e Channel 32 IGNORE Drill PreMqunt 7 0 7 5 Aligning plate on the Kongsberg table The positioning marks are normally on the operator s side 1 2 Only if the alignment Vertical 1 Landscape has been deactivated the positioning marks are on the right hand side 3 When activating the 3 point registration a third positioning mark is placed on the
36. that the mounting film on the Kongsberg table can be cut and labelled On either side different values are set Mount setting of the output device Carrier Sheet setting of the mounting film Output setting of the file output 6 1 1 Adding Settings By selecting New 1 a new window appears in which you can enter a name for this setting OK confirms the input The new setting is automatically selected Adjust the required settings and save them by pressing Save 1 6 1 2 Changing Settings Select the setting 2 and change it Press Save 1 to save the setting To not lose existing settings the new settings can be renamed by pressing Save as 1 6 1 3 Deleting Settings select the setting 1 and delete it by pressing Delete ESKOG 000 14 6 1 4 Possible Settings Each mounting device can be adjusted individually Before starting the device for production these properties must be set and checked during a test mounting For this purpose a job which is unsymmetrical in X and Y direction is to be used Mount Default Frame Minimum distance between the patch and the edge of the created image If this is set too small a collision can occur during automatic grouping Film Gap gap between the register mark and the edge of the image section This area is also used for subsequent cuts using the 45 knife Patch Distance Defines the distance between two image elements by compiling them automa
37. tically in one grouping Elements with a larger distance are separated Vertical Distance Height above which additional register marks are added to the patch gt o I 8 oh dE PLOT Macrof lex AV Flexolog vesa 1 4 Distance de de Distance il 1 i T de de o e 1 quintum r lt gt default frame PLOT Vertical Distance Camera Distance 140mm Distance 140mm Export LEN The resulting images are exported directly into directories instead of transmitting them to the Merger An extra licence is required to output TIFs Front Text The patch labelling is not exposed together with the plate but craved into the frame area using the knife on the Kongsberg table This labelling needs not to be removed afterwards Cut RegisterMarks For Plot output the register marks can be carved with a knife In this way the marks do not have to be removed later on Crop Marks Adds guides to the corners of each output file which can be used for manual cropping Force 4 Marks Always creates four marks in Plot amp Cut mode ESKOG 9 e 4 4 lt e 3359 e Ignore Collision Writes register marks even if they overlap with image data In this case the marks should be manually moved to a position where they will not interfere later w
38. unting film again just before delivery If Do Post Cut is deactivated a mask with the extension mask is created which will be used for UV exposure after the imaging process to cover the edges This prevents the generation of an elevated edge Drawing information for mounting and cutting of the films The film placed on the Kongsberg table should always be a little larger than the desired size The 2 point registration is also used in this case so that the width of the mounting film is displayed right at the beginning Due to patent restrictions the positions of the plate pieces must not be drawn on the mounting film These positions are drawn on another film and then placed under the mounting film to mount the plate pieces The individual channels are selected on the Kongsberg table sending the plate pieces for cutting the unexposed plates on the Kongsberg table Nothing is sent to the CDI For this purpose the PreMount drum must be selected which has been set up by an ESKO technician ug Premount v e T t 5 CamierSneet0 35 mm 01 w 02 v The plate pieces are labelled at the for subsequent mounting sending the Master file to CDI The file is automatically centred and positioned with the desired gripper distance For this purpose the PreMount drum must be selected 32 ESKOG File Stait Position Template Windows Edit Options u
39. y transmission via FTP protocol is to be preferred over network release The User Data path entered during installation is already released as a network drive Additional data sources can be set up under Edit Data Source 4 1 Adding a Local Data Source Local data sources can be located on the hard drive of the computer or accessible in the network via share function F Editor for the drive setup file F Editor for the drive setup file Select ta edit an existing entry or to add a new one Enter an alias name for the new drive choose local ar fip orte Name em Drive Type 5 Local FTP Select drive O Edit z New Disk SubFolder Disk and Sub Folder 6 designate the drive letter and the directory containing the data Clicking Test 7 opens a new window with the data source set up Finish 9 completes the process You can always switch to the previous page by pressing Back ESKO i 2 u E 4 2 Adding FTP Data Source The FIP server of the data source requires a virtual directory For a detailed installation manual refer to Digital Flexo Suite 101 Installation P Editor for the drive setup file E Editor for the drive setup file Select to edit an existing entry or to add a new one Enter an alias name for the new drive choose local or ftp Select drive Edit New Drive Name FTP Serveri Drive Type O Local
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