JP2009507671A - Method for producing female or male mold - Google Patents

Abstract

When the embossing die is attached to a rotary punching device or a rotary printing press, it is necessary to greatly reduce the attachment time. For this purpose, either the female mold (A2) or the male mold (A3) of the embossing mold is formed of a molding material, and the molding material is deformed and cured after being embossed by a corresponding fitting mold. In the female mold (A2), the registration adjusting section moves uniformly by a predetermined moving stroke in all directions, so that the overlapping section (A5) is formed.

Description

  The present invention relates to materials and methods for manufacturing female molds in a sheet-fed rotary printing press.

  In general, in embossing, a distinction is made between convex relief (the relief part that has been embossed protrudes from the surface of the printing material) and concave relief (a depression is pressed into the printing material). An embossing mold having a raised embossing element is referred to as a male mold, and a fitting mold having a recess that is paired with the embossing mold is referred to as a female mold. Of the molds fitted into the male mold, those having elasticity or other deformable characteristics but not having a recess may be referred to as female molds. Thus, the female mold is generally a mating type to the male mold. In applications, convex relief is required in most cases, especially when tactilely recognizable information needs to be transferred, for example by relief printing.

  While embossing and stamping techniques are most often implemented on separate machines, there is always a desire to achieve such a molding change in the printing machine for the material to be printed for various reasons. The application of such technology within a printing press is very well known.

  Patent Document 1 describes a method for embossing in a sheet-fed offset printing machine. In this method, a bimetal plate (male mold) suitable for embossing is bonded to the impression cylinder of a printing machine, and a rubber blanket provided on a transfer cylinder of a printing apparatus or a plate cylinder of a varnishing apparatus is used as a female mold. The disadvantage of this application is that it is very costly to attach the plate to the impression cylinder and it is very difficult to correct the registration later. The disadvantage of a printing press with a double-size impression cylinder is that the two male molds must be mounted in a correct manner.

  The impression cylinder of the printing machine described in Patent Document 2 is protected against the mechanical action of the molding tool by a special protective film. In the printing press of this document, the convex surface cannot be raised because the embossing die needs to be provided on the impression cylinder for the convex surface.

  Patent Documents 3 and 4 describe a protection mechanism for the cylinder surface of a printing press. This document describes that a protective film is applied to the impression cylinder or the plate cylinder in the case of a convex or concave surface. The disadvantage of this method is that two plates must be provided on the impression cylinder in order to provide convex relief in a printing press with a double impression cylinder.

  Patent Document 5 discloses a method and apparatus for performing perforation, punching, and embossing. In the method and apparatus, the mechanical processing of the printing material is performed in the printing machine before the original printing process. This only deforms the unprinted material to be printed, so it does not raise the problem of the printing ink accumulating on the molding tool, but at least partly because the embossed part passes through the printing process by the subsequent printing device. There is a problem that it will be leveled again.

  In Patent Document 6, the printing press includes a varnishing device after the last printing device. The varnishing device can be selectively used for varnishing, punching, grooving or perforating. Since most products require varnishing, it is impossible to perform the mechanical deformation of the printing material and the varnishing process simultaneously. Selective use of a varnishing device is possible only for a very small percentage of printing tasks. It is also disclosed that a sheet return device can be placed in front of the varnishing device, that is, the front or back side of the sheet can be supplied to the varnishing device. In order to perform embossing or grooving in a printing press with a double impression cylinder and a protective coating on the impression cylinder, the embossing plate must be mounted high to achieve the intended process. Need to be implemented at cost. In the case of a convex surface or a concave surface, an embossed plate or a grooved plate stretched around a plate cylinder of a printing press can be used.

  In the sheet-fed rotary press described in Patent Document 7, a punching device is connected to the sheet-fed rotary press through a coupler. Similar solutions for connecting a punching device to a sheet-fed printing machine are also known from US Pat. The disadvantage of these solutions is a special machine assembly with an expensive punching device, which is rather an obstacle for operating the printing press without mechanical deformation of the printing material. It is.

  Furthermore, the sheet metal for a process is known from the patent document 11 published later. The sheet metal for processing is used to perform further processing while rotating the printing material and the packaging material while rotating. In order to produce an embossed plate, the entire surface of the processing sheet metal is coated with a deformable plastic, and is cured by post-processing so as to have wear resistance.

  In this connection, curable molding materials are also known. A curable molding material is a semi-finished product that has storage stability, is deformable, and is curable to become a molded member after deformation. Such molding materials are very well known in virtually every industrial field. The molding material is produced on the basis of a polyolefin or a polyolefin mixture, a resin and an elastomer. As the curing mechanism, radical curing or thermal curing is known. In the two-component method, the molding material is admixed with a curing agent just before it is applied and then completely cured. A variety of admixtures can be added to such a molding material, and certain properties are given to the molding material by the mixture. For example, molding materials with ceramic admixtures or fibrous materials are known, but ceramic admixtures or fibrous materials increase the stability of the molding material after curing. Also known are mixtures such as silicone resins, which are used for the purpose of reducing the sticking of the molding material in the embossed body.

  Thermoplastic molding materials are also known, which are hard at ambient air temperature and can be deformed by suitable equipment after heating. After the deformation step, the molding material is cooled again, deformed, and returned to the initial hardness state again.

  In color printing, it is necessary to print continuous print image line portions in a state of being compatible with each other. For this purpose, in a rotary printing press, the corresponding plate cylinder can be adjusted with regard to circumferential registration, lateral registration and oblique registration. This is true except for solutions where the printing plate itself is adjustable on the plate cylinder. Such a registration adjusting device has become a standard technology in almost all rotary printing presses today.

  Two photosensitive polymer plates can be used as a plate and a plate paired with the plate in a printing press. At this time, one plate is formed as a male mold, and the other plate is formed as a female mold. The male mold or the female mold is embedded in a transfer cylinder provided in a printing apparatus of a printing press or a plate cylinder of a varnishing apparatus in the printing press, or is fixed by another suitable method. Thereafter, the paired plates are stretched on the impression cylinder or fixed by other suitable methods.

  The basis for such a problem is that the male and female molds are opposing type structures. However, the different plates show clearly different deployment behaviors due to different surface coverage. This makes it very expensive to mount two opposing plates facing each other and often requires later modification. A method for eliminating such a dilemma is to use only a small fitting type adjusted with respect to an embossing type that has been adjusted in advance with respect to the print image line portion. That is, for example, in contrast to a male mold having twelve embossed symbols, in the worst case, twelve small fitting parts are provided.

The above problem is further increased when the embossing mold and the fitting mold are used in a printing machine or a punching machine that operates while rotating and is provided with a double impression cylinder. A plate must be provided for each half of the barrel by twice the size. This again exacerbates the mounting problem as described above.
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  In view of the above, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that in the method described in claim 1, the mounting time for mounting or mounting an embossing plate in a rotary punching machine or rotary printing machine is remarkably reduced and embossing is performed. Finding the possibility of improving process uniformity and quality.

  The problem is solved by the features of claims 1, 9, 13 and 16. Advantageous further embodiments of the invention are described in the respective dependent claims.

  According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problems are solved as follows. That is, either an embossed female mold or a male mold is formed of a molding material, and the molding material is embossed on a printing press by a corresponding mating die, and then cured at a position deformed on the cylinder of the printing press. To do.

  Alternatively, the female / male mold may be formed from a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material is heated to the extent that the thermoplastic material is continuously deformed by the embossing before or during the embossing of the mating mold. A variably applicable heatsink is preferably used for curing, which can be attached to the press and removed from the press again so that the deformed surface of the embossing plate and the entire embossing plate can be Cure for working process.

  Within the female mold, the registration device of the apparatus carrying the male mold is moved or arranged uniformly in a predetermined amount of travel in all directions, so that the base material to be embossed later can be a male mold and a female mold. Overlapping parts are created that are correspondingly needed to accommodate them. Thus, the contour of the female mold is intentionally enlarged when the female mold is formed.

  In this way, the male and female molds are optimally matched to each other, thereby improving the uniformity of the embossing process over the entire surface. Both the uniformity over the embossed area and the accuracy of the embossed pattern on the substrate are improved to an extent that has not been known so far.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

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As shown in FIG. 1, in the present invention, the problem shown in the figure is reduced by the following method. For example, a male mold A3 having an embossed pattern A1 is mounted on the printed image line portion in the first work process, and the fitting mold is the female mold A2 in the present embodiment, but the female mold is the male mold A3. Is pressed into the molding material, and the molding material is cured by heat or reaction or by radical bonding after the mating mold is formed, whereby the mating mold (female mold A2) is continuously maintained. Maintained. However, for each embossed portion, an overlapping portion A5, that is, a space between the embossing stamp and the fitting die is required, and the material to be molded is molded in accordance with the overlapping portion. Therefore, it is necessary to enlarge the fitting type (female type A2) at least in the XY direction or the embossed type planar extension. This overlapping portion A5 in the fitting mold (female mold A2) is provided in the printing press and uses the registration adjustment of the cylinder carrying the male mold A3 provided with the embossed pattern A1, thereby fitting the fitting mold (female mold A2). ) Embossing process. The cylinder is sometimes moved systematically in the XY direction or in the circumferential direction and the axial direction of the cylinder by a so-called register drive unit of the cylinder. As a result, a fitting die is formed in the molding material, and the fitting die shows a contour that fits to the embossing stamp, but as a whole is enlarged in each direction by the movement stroke of the cylinder.
Further formation of the overlap A5 in the Z direction is done by changing the side feed, which will cause a larger side feed pressure between the cylinders later than required for embossing for a short period of time. It is realized by generating. In the original embossing mode, the embossing stamp is provided in the center in the XY direction, and the lateral feed (Z direction) is returned to the point necessary for the embossing mode.

  The above-described embossing type manufacturing method can be applied to the printing press shown in FIG. The printing press includes a plurality of printing apparatuses 3, and each of these printing apparatuses is provided with an impression cylinder 1. The impression cylinder 1 is provided with a transfer cylinder 4 and a plate cylinder 5 as well as an inking device and a dampening device not shown in the drawing. Further, a varnishing device 2 is provided following the printing device 3, and a plate cylinder 10 is disposed on the impression cylinder 1 in the varnishing device. All the printing apparatuses 3 or varnishing apparatuses 2 are operatively connected to one another by a so-called sheet transport cylinder 6 for transporting the printed sheet. The printed sheet is supplied from the sheet pile 8 through the feeding cylinder 9 to the first printing apparatus 3 or the impression cylinder 1 of the printing apparatus in the sheet feeding device 7. After completion, the printed sheets are stacked again in the paper discharge device.

  The embossing mold is manufactured and used in the printing gap between the transfer cylinder 4 and the impression cylinder 1 or in the printing gap between the plate cylinder 10 and the impression cylinder 1.

A possible embossing method is shown in FIGS.
FIG. 3 shows the embossing from below corresponding to FIG. 1 in this case, and the embossing pattern A1 provided on the male mold A3 cooperates with the female mold A2 located above. The male mold A3 and the female mold A2 may be fixed in a state in which the positions of the male mold A3 and the female mold A2 are adjusted with respect to the register point A4. The embossing mold as shown in the figure acts on the printed sheet B and deforms the printed sheet accordingly. At this time, the printed sheet is pushed into the area between the male mold A3 and the female mold A2 from the lower side of the printed sheet. This creates a so-called convex relief, and the embossed pattern thus created protrudes upward from the surface of the printed sheet.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration opposite to that in FIG. In this figure, embossing is performed from above, and the embossed pattern A1 provided on the male mold A3 cooperates with the female mold A2 below. This creates a so-called concave relief, and the embossed pattern is depressed on the surface of the printed sheet. The embossing method shown in FIG. 4 can also be performed so as to enter the fitting surface having elasticity as a female mold, but at this time, the embossing results in poor quality.

  FIG. 5 shows embossing with the structure from above. At this time, the embossed pattern is a planar structure provided in the male mold A3, and the male mold cooperates with the female mold A2 having planar or elasticity. At this time, the printed sheet is provided with a planar pattern from the lower side of the printed sheet, that is, a so-called structure embossed portion.

  All of the above methods are performed as idling, and only the pattern is formed on the printed sheet, and at the same time, the surface is not colored.

  The moving mechanism for forming the mating mold can be realized either manually or automatically. Optimum realization of the movement path by installing an algorithm in the machine control unit or control computer or a separate computer and calculating the optimal movement path in consideration of the thickness of the material to be embossed. It can be assumed.

  Curing, crosslinking or drying of the molding material is carried out by using a suitable dryer such as an infrared radiator and / or a hot air dryer in the case of drying by heat, and an ultraviolet radiator in the case of radical curing. It can be realized or supported by heating or curing. At this time, for example, a manual radiator type movable drying unit or a drying unit fixedly attached to a printing press can be used. These fixedly mounted drying units are ideally directed to the cylinder of the printing press carrying the molding material in the direction of action.

  The drying unit is preferably formed as a compact heatsink that can be easily attached to a punching machine or printing press.

  The radiator is attached so as to face the impression cylinder 1 carrying one or a plurality of embossed plates that are preferably molded. The radiator is arranged so that the radiator is, for example, below a sheet transport path of a punching machine or a printing machine. At this time, the radiator may be placed vertically or obliquely and in front of or behind the barrel. The advantage in such a case is that the costs for shielding the mechanical parts against thermal radiation and the costs for the work protection means are relatively low. Furthermore, if it does in this way, the operation space of the operator of a machine will not be restrict | limited.

  The radiator may be installed fixedly or detachably. It is also conceivable to provide a rocking device in accordance with the functional units arranged, for example, a cleaning device, a coating device, a blower device, or the like. It is also possible to use holding devices which are provided correspondingly to the radiator.

  Furthermore, the radiator may be installable on the carriage. Thereby the radiator can be moved movably between different machines and working units of the punching machine or printing machine. The advantage in this case is that it can be embossed on any printing device or machined on any machine. This greatly increases production flexibility simply by investing in a radiator.

  The heatsink can remain installed in the carriage or can be removed from the carriage and housed in a holding device, but it would be advantageous to remain installed in the carriage.

  Finally, the radiator can be automatically connected to the energy or drive medium supply via a cable or connector. A corresponding coupling device may be coupled to the carriage or punch or press.

  Regardless of the arrangement, the radiator will need to radiate heat over the entire axial length of the impression cylinder 1. As a result, the embossing plate can be dried or cured relatively quickly when the impression cylinder 1 rotates.

  Similarly, the radiator can also radiate heat to only a part of the impression cylinder 1. The heat release time is relatively short (approximately 1 to 3 minutes). Also, a heatsink is only needed once per issue. It is therefore conceivable to move the radiator in the transverse direction across the width of the machine. The main advantage of this is that only a small mobile unit with a simplified control is required. On the other hand, if the heatsink spans the entire width (for example, by a heavier transformer), the mobility of the heatsink is limited.

  Other than the impression cylinder 1, any other arrangement carrying an embossing plate representing a mating die to be manufactured is of course provided with a corresponding arrangement.

  The molding material itself may be provided in the form of a plate on a support, such as a plastic or metal support, and the support is then stretched or pasted on the barrel that will carry the female mold A2. The molding material itself may have adhesive properties. Thereby, the molding material adheres to the cylinder through the properties of the material. The molding material may be provided with an adhesive. As a result, the molding material is kept in the state of being bonded to the cylinder by the adhesive.

  In order to better separate the male mold and the molding material in the female embossing process, the male mold and / or the molding material surface may be provided with a separating agent immediately before and / or during the embossing process. Good. The separating agent prevents the molding material from adhering to the male mold.

The separating agent is particularly advantageously suitable for preventing or at least suppressing the transfer of the coating material from the printing sheet to the embossing mold when embossing on the coated surface of the printing sheet, It is used intentionally for that purpose. This prevents embossed contamination and, as a result, ensures that ink returns to subsequent sheets are prevented. The printing quality or processing quality in the method is further improved.
For printed sheets or substrates already provided with printing inks, varnishes, glossy materials, films, protective layers, etc. by the above method, without the risk of embossed contamination or undesirable transfer of layer elements Embossing can be performed accurately.

In the second aspect of the present invention, a thermoplastic material, a thermoplastic elastomer or a thermoplastic foam material is used as the deformable material. Prior to the embossing process using the male mold, the thermoplastic material is heated to the extent that the thermoplastic material is continuously deformed by the embossing process, and the concave surface is formed, as in the embossing process of the molding material. The mold is continuously maintained after cooling to ambient temperature. The overlapping portion of the female mold can be created in the XY direction and, in some cases, the Z direction by adjusting the register of the cylinder and adjusting the lateral direction of the cylinders through the moving mechanism as in the case of the molding material.
Thermoplastic elastomers (linear elastomers, abbreviated as TPE) exhibit behavior comparable to typical elastomers at room temperature, but plastically deform when supplied with heat, thereby exhibiting thermoplastic behavior. A plastomer is a plastic that plastically deforms under the action of heat.
Plastomers usually consist of polymers and consist of linear molecules with little or no branching. When heated, the plastomer stretches by pulling. When heated relatively strongly, the plastomer melts indefinitely and can be molded again. In this respect, plastomers differ from thermoset plastics.
The plastomer, thermoplastic elastomer or thermoplastic foam can be heated using an infrared radiator and / or by hot air supply using a suitable device. The device used for this can be movable, for example used as a manual device, or fixedly attached to a printing press.

  In the following, application examples of embossed mold manufacturing will be described.

  In a sheet offset printing machine, the embossing part is made in a printing device or varnishing device. For this purpose, for example, an embossing die is attached to the plate cylinder of the varnishing device, and the embossing die is attached to the impression cylinder or the material provided on the impression cylinder or the corresponding fitting die provided on the impression cylinder. Act. The embossing mold is provided in the printing apparatus, which is performed accordingly.

In order to perform embossing, the following attachment process is required.
-The male mold is stretched on the cylinder (plate cylinder, transfer cylinder, impression cylinder) of the sheet-fed printing machine.
-A partially crosslinked (or uncrosslinked) photosensitive polymer plate (raw embossed plate) is stretched over the corresponding cylinder.
-An embossing die that completely corresponds to the shape to be mated with the female die, that is, the male die, is formed by being pushed into the photosensitive polymer plate while the male die rolls.
-For this purpose, the photosensitive polymer plate is subjected to pressure while rolling many times.
-The photosensitive polymer plate is then exposed to UV light and cured.
-The female mold is thus attached to the printing press in its intended manner and held in its place.

Different photosensitive polymer materials are possible for the female mold to be manufactured:
1. A plate that can be washed with water on a steel support. The overall thickness is 0.73 mm.
2. A photosensitive polymer plate that can be cleaned with alcohol on a steel support. Thickness is 0.73mm. Photopolymer layer that is not cross-linked and is softer than a plate that can be washed with water.
3. Photosensitive polymer plate (used for newspaper printing) with an aluminum support. A non-crosslinked, very soft waxy photosensitive polymer layer. The overall thickness is 1.27 mm.

The male mold to be molded can be manufactured from a photosensitive polymer plate. The subject and contour to be embossed are mounted on a flexographic film that is laterally matched and free of distortion and is exposed by UV light. The non-exposed areas of the photosensitive polymer plate are washed. In this way, the depth of the raised portion of 0.40 mm can be adjusted. A typical example has a Shore hardness of 79 (Shore D), and the DIN raised layer has a Shore hardness of 65 (Shore A).
The male mold can be manufactured from metal or other materials as well.

Different base thicknesses are used in the attachment process. The base is stretched under the male mold, thereby obtaining a recognizable embossed image. The pressing force is determined by adjusting a device for adjusting the printing pressure provided in the printing press.
The female mold thus produced is then exposed. Embossing quality is indicated by measurement with a microscope for etching depth (eg 2 minutes in a tube exposure apparatus).

Individual methodological issues provide hints for adapting the preparation and embossing for different materials.
-Some distortions in the printed material are due to the lack of female overlap.
Distortion occurs in some printing materials if no gap is created between the female mold and the male mold through the production of the female mold by direct pressing against the printing material to be embossed.

  The durability and embossing results of the male mold and the production of the female mold are improved when the male mold is manufactured as a metal mold. This is advantageous for producing a large number of products despite the relatively high cost.

  It is also possible to use a female mold as a prototype and push the contour of the female mold into a male mold provided as a raw plate. At this time, the soft printing plate from the newspaper printing can be preferably applied. This is because the printing plate can be deformed relatively easily.

It is a figure which shows embodiment of an embossing apparatus. 1 is a schematic view of a sheet-fed rotary printing press. It is the schematic of an embossing method. It is the schematic of an embossing method. It is the schematic of an embossing method.

Explanation of symbols

A1 Embossed pattern A2 Female type A3 Male type A4 Registration point A5 Overlapping part 1 Impression cylinder 2 Varnishing device 3 Printing device 4 Transfer cylinder 5 Plate cylinder 6 Sheet paper transfer cylinder 7 Paper feeder 8 Sheet paper pile 9 Feed cylinder 10 Plate cylinder (varnishing device)
B Material to be printed

Claims (28)

In a method for producing a female mold or a male mold in a rotary embossing device provided in a printing press or rotary punching machine,
A fully formed female mold (A2) or male mold (A3) is stretched on the first barrel, bonded or otherwise fixed as a prototype, and the fully formed prototype is the rotary mold. A corresponding fitting mold is formed by pressing against a molding material that is deformable and fixed to the second cylinder while applying pressure in the embossing device, whereby the fitting mold with respect to the original mold becomes the second fitting mold. A method characterized in that it is manufactured in a cylinder.   A material that is dried by heat is used as a molding material, and the drying of the molding material is accelerated by a suitable drying device such as a hot air dryer and / or an infrared radiator after the fitting mold is formed. The method of claim 1.   A radical curable material is used as the molding material, and the radical curing of the molding material is initiated by a suitable curing device such as an ultraviolet radiator and / or an ultraviolet laser after the fitting mold is formed. Item 2. The method according to Item 1.   After forming the mating mold with respect to the original mold, the embossing plate formed when the mating mold is formed is dried or cured while being moved relative to the heat radiating device in the punching machine or the printing machine. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that   5. The material according to claim 1, wherein the material to be deformed that forms the fitting mold with respect to the original mold after the embossing step is provided on a support plate or a support film. 6. The method described.   2. The material to be deformed that forms the mating mold with respect to the master after the embossing step carries an adhesive on at least one side, the adhesive providing adhesion in the barrel. 6. The method according to any one of 5 above.   The method of claim 1, wherein the molding material is a photosensitive polymer printing plate, and the photosensitive polymer printing plate is curable by light.   8. A method according to claim 1 or 7, wherein the photosensitive polymer printing plate comprises a working layer on a support, the working layer comprising a photosensitive polymer that can be washed with water. .   8. A method according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that the photosensitive polymer printing plate comprises a working layer on a support, the working layer comprising a photopolymer that can be washed with alcohol. .   10. A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the curing of the molding material is initiated by a suitable curing device such as an ultraviolet radiator or an ultraviolet laser after forming the mating mold.   The master consisting of one or more parts is mounted in a single size cylinder such as a blanket cylinder or transfer cylinder of a printing apparatus or a plate cylinder of a varnishing apparatus. When the embossing of the fitting mold is carried out, the two unfinished fitting molds are mounted several times by the one prototype. The method according to claim 1, wherein pressure is applied while rolling.   The original composed of one or a plurality of parts and mounted in a single form is provided as a metal mold on a cylinder having a size of a single size such as a blanket cylinder or transfer cylinder of a printing apparatus or a plate cylinder of a varnishing apparatus. 12. A method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that   In order to manufacture the fitting mold with respect to the prototype, a separating agent is provided on the mold provided on the cylinder after the embossing step or on the fitting mold provided on the corresponding cylinder, and after completion. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the method is used as a protection against contamination by a substrate or the like coated during embossing in the original mold or the fitting mold.   An apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold in a rotary punching machine or printing machine can be inserted as a movable instrument, and the direction of action of the instrument is the same as that of the fitting mold formed from a molding material. 14. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that it is directed to the carrying cylinder and that the device is removable from the press or punching machine after the mating mold drying or curing step. An apparatus for carrying out the method described in 1.   15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is provided as a unit that can be locked to the printing press or punching machine.   16. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is provided as a unit that is provided in a conveying means and can be carried into the printing machine or punching machine.   16. The apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is provided as a unit applicable to a replaceable working unit provided in a functional holding part. Equipment.   An apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold in a rotary punching machine or printing machine is provided as a fixedly mounted instrument, which is the printing machine after the mating mold drying or curing process. 14. A machine or a punching machine, wherein the direction of action of the instrument is directed to the barrel carrying the mating die formed from a molding material. An apparatus for carrying out the method.   19. The apparatus for performing drying or curing provided in the printing press or punching machine is a unit that can swing and be locked so as to abut or separate. Equipment.   The apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is provided as a swingable bearing unit in the printing machine or punching machine, and is formed as a unit that can be disposed on the cylinder carrying the embossing mold. An apparatus according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that   21. A device according to any one of claims 18 to 20, characterized in that the device for drying or curing the embossing mold is formed as a unit that can be swung or shielded by a separating device below the functional unit. The device described.   The apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is configured to be swingable below the sheet transport apparatus or shielded by the sheet transport apparatus when moving to the standby position. The apparatus of claim 21.   The apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is formed so as to extend over the entire length of the embossing mold over the length of the cylinder carrying the embossing mold, and in the circumferential direction of the cylinder 23. A device according to any one of claims 14 to 22, characterized in that the limited area is shielded.   The apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is formed as a unit extending with respect to a partial region of the embossing mold, and the apparatus is provided so as to be movable over the length of the cylinder carrying the embossing mold. 23. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 22, characterized in that   The apparatus for drying or curing the embossing mold is provided as an ultraviolet radiator, the ultraviolet radiator being configured according to standard characteristics or formed as an iron-doped radiator. An apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 22.   26. The device for drying or curing the embossing mold comprises a device for releasably connecting a drive medium such as energy, temperature control, or pneumatic fuel. The device according to any one of the above. 2. A printing press for carrying out the method according to claim 1, comprising a printing cylinder comprising an impression cylinder of 1 or 2 times the size and a plate cylinder or / and a transfer cylinder.
The embossing process for manufacturing the fitting mold with respect to the original mold is performed between the transfer cylinder (4) and the impression cylinder (1) of a printing apparatus, and the embossing process is performed at the latest at the embossing process. After that, one of the cylinders carries the master and the corresponding cylinder carries the fitting mold manufactured by the method according to the present application. 2. The method according to claim 1, comprising a printing cylinder having a 1 or 2 size impression cylinder, a printing cylinder and a transfer cylinder, and at least one varnishing device having a printing cylinder. In the printing machine to do
The embossing process for manufacturing the fitting mold with respect to the original mold is performed between the plate cylinder (10) of the varnishing device (2) and the impression cylinder (1), and the embossing process is performed at the latest. The printing machine is characterized in that after the embossing step, one of the cylinders carries the master and the corresponding cylinder carries the fitting mold manufactured by the method according to the present application.

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