Patent ID: 6112658
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B26D,B41F,B65H

Abstract:
A system for tracking errors during manufacture of a plurality of printed products printed on a web of material, comprising:at least one rotary die cutter;first and second cameras for producing viewed images of spaced segments of the web including print and cut registration symbols on the web;a plurality of networked computers respectively electrically connected to said cameras to receive and store images produced by the cameras, with at least one of said images including print and cut registrations symbols located on the web,one of said plurality of networked computers inspecting the images of the web to compare print and cut registrations to determine whether a printed product is defective, said one networked computer including a software data file for storing and updating information of a defective status of printed products, and including software using the software data file to cause the rejection of defective printed products and enable visual verification that defective printed products are rejected; andat least one monitor electrically connected to one of the plurality of networked computers for displaying at least one of the viewed images.