The invention relates to an inspection device (42) for a converting machine (10), the inspection device comprising a camera (49) configured to capture an image of a portion of a blank (1) provided with a reference mark (30). The camera is arranged inside an external housing shroud (70), and wherein a thermoelectric element (78) is arranged between the camera and the external housing shroud.

Provided is a method of correcting printing misalignment in a printing apparatus that performs registration by using a printing misalignment inspection mark. This method is capable of improving registration accuracy and is capable of correcting the printing misalignment with higher accuracy. An image processor has printing misalignment value measurement means that measures a misalignment value with respect to a set position of the printing misalignment inspection mark that has been printed on an object. A printing misalignment inspection mark A is a hollow circle that is white inside, and the printing misalignment value measurement means measures the misalignment value with respect to the set position by using a white portion W of the printing misalignment inspection mark A.

A flexible-electronic-device manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an electronic device including a flexible base material and a plurality of functional layers provided thereon includes: an impression cylinder configured to hold and transport the base material; impression-cylinder driving means for rotating the impression cylinder; processing means for performing a plurality of processes for providing the plurality of functional layers by a printing method or a coating applying method on the base material held on the impression cylinder; impression-cylinder phase detecting means for detecting the phase of the impression cylinder; and controlling means for controlling the impression-cylinder driving means and the processing means based on the result of detection by the impression-cylinder phase detecting means.

Systems and methods for aligning preprinted images on a roll of substrate to the moving components of a web press are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes determining the speed of the moving components of the press, determining the speed of the web of preprinted images and adjusting the speed of the web of preprinted image to match the speed of the web. In particular embodiments, a press which produces rolls of preprinted material can be modified to change the equivalent cutoff length of the press. In further embodiments, a method of pasting new rolls of material to expiring rolls of material is accomplished by modulating the drive speed of the new roll of material to match the expiring roll of material while at the same time aligning the images on the new roll with the expiring roll.

An alignment method for screen printing process includes: attaching a transparent film on a to-be-printed substrate in such a manner that the transparent film covers at least a to-be-printed region of the to-be-printed substrate, forming a printed pattern including an alignment mark on the transparent film by using a screen printing plate to imprint printed material onto the transparent film, and comparing whether the alignment mark on the transparent film is aligned with an alignment mark on the to-be-printed substrate. When the alignment mark on the transparent film is aligned with the alignment mark on the to-be-printed substrate, it is determined that current positions of the screen printing plate and the to-be-printed substrate are final alignment positions. When the alignment mark on the transparent film is not aligned with the alignment mark on the to-be-printed substrate, the current position of the screen printing plate or the to-be-printed substrate is adjusted.

Systems and methods for aligning preprinted images on a roll of substrate to the moving components of a web press are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes determining the speed of the moving components of the press, determining the speed of the web of preprinted images and adjusting the speed of the web of preprinted image to match the speed of the web. In particular embodiments, a press which produces rolls of preprinted material can be modified to change the equivalent cutoff length of the press. In further embodiments, a method of pasting new rolls of material to expiring rolls of material is accomplished by modulating the drive speed of the new roll of material to match the expiring roll of material while at the same time aligning the images on the new roll with the expiring roll.

The machine comprises: a plurality of printing units each of which has a printing cylinder movable so as to allow adjustment of the position of the image printed by that cylinder in two perpendicular adjustment directions relative to the web of printing material; first manually-operated adjustment means arranged to allow a user to adjust manually the position of each printing cylinder; image acquisition means arranged to acquire images of register marks printed by the printing units along one or both sides of the web of material; and display means arranged to show, on an enlarged scale, the images acquired by the image acquisition means, so as to allow the user to detect any misalignments between the register marks and to properly adjust the position of one or more printing cylinders to clear said misalignments. The image acquisition means comprise a plurality of cameras each of which is arranged to frame.

The present invention relates to a method of correcting a position of a stencil mask which comprises receiving fiducial information from a screen printer, extracting position information of a pad and position information of a solder formed on a board through measuring by a solder paste inspection apparatus, estimating an x, y offset value and a rotating amount of a stencil mask based on the fiducial information by using the position information of the pad and the solder, and transmitting the x,y offset value and the rotating amount of the stencil mask to the screen printer. Thus, a reliability of solder forming process may be increased by correcting a stencil mask position by transmitting a feedback of an x,y offset value and a rotating amount of the stencil mask from a solder paste inspection apparatus, in which the x,y offset value and the rotating amount are estimated based on fiducial information transmitted from the screen printer.

A method of evaluating print marks of detection objects using a print mark sensor and a print mark sensor for evaluating print marks having at least one light transmitter and at least one light receiver having a control and evaluation unit for evaluating the light receiver signal of the light receiver and having an output for a sensor signal that is formed by the control and evaluation unit on the basis of the light receiver signal.

A can inspection device includes a rotation device rotating cans, an imaging device taking images of rotating cans, and an image processor processing taken images. The imaging device includes a first camera taking an image of an entire can and a second camera taking an image of an opening-side end portion of the can. The image processor includes an image inspection means for inspecting whether printing is performed properly as compared with a master image by using the image taken by the first camera, a density measurement means for measuring densities in designated positions for respective colors by using the image taken by the first camera, and a printing misalignment value measurement means for measuring misalignment values with respect to set positions of printing misalignment inspection marks printed on the opening-side end portion of the can for respective colors by using the image taken by the second camera.