Patent ID: 7971530

Claim:
A device for positioning a printing plate on a carrier, comprising (i) a table for placing the printing plate for positioning, (ii) support means for supporting the carrier on which the printing plate is positioned, (iii) at least one camera for recording an image of the printing plate, the at least one camera having a field of vision, (iv) a manipulator for transporting the printing plate from the table to the carrier, and (v) a control means which is adapted to control the manipulator and which is connected to the at least one camera to obtain signals coming from the at least one camera, wherein the at least one camera is placed for sensing a position of the printing plate in the vicinity of a desired final position of the printing plate on the carrier, wherein the at least one camera is located independent from the manipulator, and wherein the control means is adapted to control the transportation of the printing plate, independent of the image displayed by the at least one camera, while the printing plate is being transported from the table to the field of vision of the at least one camera.