Ink wiping system of an intaglio printing press and intaglio printing press comprising the same

    公开(公告)号:AU2013229082A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-09

    申请号:AU2013229082

    申请日:2013-03-11

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described an ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") of an intaglio printing press comprising a wiping tank (101) and a rotatable wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) supported on and partly located in the wiping tank (101 ) for wiping excess ink from the surface of a rotatable intaglio printing cylinder (80) of the intaglio printing press. The ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") comprises a wiping roller retracting device (150) which forms an integral part of the ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") and is adapted to be coupled to the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) to move the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) between a working position (W) where the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) is supported on and partly located in the wiping tank (101) for cooperation with the intaglio printing cylinder (80) and a parking position (P) where the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) is retracted out of the wiping tank (101) and away from the intaglio printing cylinder (80). In the working position (W) of the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*), the wiping roller retracting device (150) is coupled to the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*). The ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") further includes, at the parking position (P), a storage section (110) adapted to receive the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) which is retracted by the wiping roller retracting device (150).

    Intaglio printing press with mobile carriage supporting ink-collecting cylinder

    公开(公告)号:AU2010334375B9

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:AU2010334375

    申请日:2010-12-20

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described an intaglio printing press comprising (i) a stationary machine frame (01) supporting an intaglio printing cylinder (07) and an impression cylinder (06) contacting the intaglio printing cylinder (07), (ii) an inking system (12, 13, 16) for inking the intaglio printing cylinder (07), which inking system (12, 13, 16) comprises an ink-collecting cylinder (12) designed to contact the intaglio printing cylinder (07) and at least one inking device (13, 16) for supplying ink to said ink-collecting cylinder (12), and (iii) at least a first mobile carriage (11) supporting the ink-collecting cylinder (12), which first mobile carriage (11) is adapted to be moved with respect to the stationary machine frame (01) between a working position where the ink-collecting cylinder (12) contacts the intaglio printing cylinder (07) and a retracted position where the ink-collecting cylinder (12) is retracted away from the intaglio printing cylinder (07). The intaglio printing press further comprises a correcting and adjusting system (80) for correcting and adjusting a rotational position of the ink-collecting cylinder (12) with respect to a rotational position of the intaglio printing cylinder (07) to ensure proper circumferential register between the ink-collecting cylinder (12) and the intaglio printing cylinder (07).

    Inspection system for in-line inspection of printed material produced on an intaglio printing press

    公开(公告)号:AU2011268510B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-04

    申请号:AU2011268510

    申请日:2011-06-24

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described an inspection system (50) for in-line inspection of sheet or web material on an intaglio printing press, wherein the inspection system comprises an optical quality control apparatus for carrying out inspection of a printed area on a printed side of the sheet or web material, the optical quality control apparatus including a camera system (55) with one or more camera units each comprising at least one line-scan camera (56) for scanning and acquiring an image of the printed area while the sheet or web material is being transported in the intaglio printing press past the camera system (55). A location of the at least one line-scan camera (56) in the intaglio printing press along a delivery path of the sheet or web material is such that cyclical vibrations that spread periodically throughout the intaglio printing press during operation of the intaglio printing press do not occur while the camera system (55) is scanning the printed area of the sheet or web material and acquiring a complete image of the printed area.

    SUBSTRATE FOR SECURITY PAPERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:CA2900189A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-21

    申请号:CA2900189

    申请日:2014-02-17

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described a substrate (S) for security documents, such as banknotes, comprising one or more paper layers (11, 12) and a polymer layer (20) which is made to adhere to a side of at least one of the paper layers (11, 12), which polymer layer (20) is substantially transparent in at least one region of the substrate (S) which is not covered by the paper layer or layers (11, 12) so as to form a substantially transparent window (W) in the substrate (S) which is formed and closed by the polymer layer (20). The polymer layer (20) exhibits in the region of the window (W) a thickness (T) which is greater than a thickness (t) of the polymer layer (20) outside of the region of the window (W). The thickness (T) of the polymer layer (20) in the region of the window (W) is substantially equal to the added thickness of the paper layer or layers (11, 12) and of the polymer layer (20) outside of the region of the window (W) so that the substrate (S) exhibits a substantially uniform and constant thickness (T). The substrate (S) further comprises a micro-optical structure (30), in particular a lens structure, which is disposed in the region of the window (W) on at least one side of the polymer layer (20).

    Authentication of security documents, in particular of banknotes

    公开(公告)号:AU2010283454B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-07

    申请号:AU2010283454

    申请日:2010-08-11

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described a method for checking the authenticity of security documents, in particular banknotes, wherein authentic security documents comprise security features (41-49; 30; 10; 51, 52) printed, applied or otherwise provided on the security documents, which security features comprise characteristic visual features intrinsic to the processes used for producing the security documents. The method comprises the step of digitally processing a sample image of at least one region of interest (R. o. I.) of the surface of a candidate document to be authenticated, which region of interest encompasses at least part of the security features, the digital processing including performing a decomposition of the sample image by means of wavelet transform (WT) of the sample image. Such decomposition of the sample image is based on a wavelet packet transform (WPT) of the sample image, preferably a so-called two-dimensional shift invariant WPT (2D-SIWPT)

    Inspection system for inspecting the quality of printed sheets

    公开(公告)号:AU2009263818B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-01

    申请号:AU2009263818

    申请日:2009-06-19

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described an inspection system (10) for inspecting the quality of printed sheets which are transported by a sheet conveyor system comprising at least one sheet gripper system (3a, 3b) including a plurality of spaced-apart gripper bars (32) for holding the printed sheets by a leading edge thereof. The inspection system (10) comprises an optical quality control apparatus for carrying out inspection of a first side of the printed sheets while the printed sheets are being transported by the sheet gripper system (3b). The optical quality control apparatus includes a line camera (11 ) for scanning the first side of the printed sheets at an inspection location which is situated at a location proximate to a portion of the sheet gripper system (3b) where the gripper bars (32) transporting the printed sheets undergo a change of direction of displacement while the printed sheets are still being scanned by the line camera (11 ). The inspection system (10) further comprises a suction roller (50) that is placed in front of the optical path (B) of the line camera (11 ) along the path (A) of the printed sheets being transported by the sheet gripper system (3b), which suction roller (50) contacts a second side of the printed sheets opposite to the first side which is being scanned by the line camera (11 ), the suction roller (50) being driven at a selected circumferential speed to drive successive portions of the printed sheets being inspected by the quality control apparatus at a determined and controlled speed past the line camera (11 ).

    INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR IN-LINE INSPECTION OF PRINTED MATERIAL PRODUCED ON AN INTAGLIO PRINTING PRESS

    公开(公告)号:ZA201300605B

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-26

    申请号:ZA201300605

    申请日:2013-01-23

    Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described an inspection system (50) for in-line inspection of sheet-like or web-like material on an intaglio printing press, wherein the inspection system comprises an optical quality control apparatus for carrying out inspection of a printed area on a printed side of the sheet-like or web-like material, the optical quality control apparatus including a camera system (55) with at least one line-scan camera (56) for scanning and acquiring an image of the printed area while the sheet-like or web-like material is being transported in the intaglio printing press past the camera system (55). A location of the at least one line-scan camera (56) in the intaglio printing press along a delivery path of the sheet-like or web-like material is selected in such a way that cyclical vibrations that spread periodically throughout the intaglio printing press during operation of the intaglio printing press do not occur while the camera system (55) is scanning the printed area of the sheet-like or web-like material and acquiring a complete image of the printed area.

    AUTHENTICATION OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS, IN PARTICULAR OF BANKNOTES

    公开(公告)号:NZ597790A

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-27

    申请号:NZ59779010

    申请日:2010-08-11

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: A method and a device for checking the authenticity of security documents are disclosed. The authentic security documents comprise security features (41-49; 30; 10; 51, 52) printed, applied or otherwise provided on the security documents, which security features comprise characteristic visual features intrinsic to the processes used for producing the security documents. The method comprises the step of digitally processing a sample image of at least one region of interest of the surface of a candidate document to be authenticated, which region of interest encompasses at least part of the security features. The digital processing includes performing a decomposition of the sample image by means of wavelet transform of the sample image and extracting classifying features from the decomposition of the sample image and deriving an authenticity rating of the candidate document based on the extracted classifying features. The decomposition of the sample image is based on an incomplete wavelet packet transform of the sample image and includes decomposition of the sample image into a wavelet packet tree comprising at least one approximation node and detail nodes and looking for the detail node within the wavelet packet tree that has the highest information content.

    INK WIPING SYSTEM OF AN INTAGLIO PRINTING PRESS AND INTAGLIO PRINTING PRESS COMPRISING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:CA2864266A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-12

    申请号:CA2864266

    申请日:2013-03-11

    Applicant: KBA NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described an ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") of an intaglio printing press comprising a wiping tank (101) and a rotatable wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) supported on and partly located in the wiping tank (101 ) for wiping excess ink from the surface of a rotatable intaglio printing cylinder (80) of the intaglio printing press. The ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") comprises a wiping roller retracting device (150) which forms an integral part of the ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") and is adapted to be coupled to the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) to move the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) between a working position (W) where the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) is supported on and partly located in the wiping tank (101) for cooperation with the intaglio printing cylinder (80) and a parking position (P) where the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) is retracted out of the wiping tank (101) and away from the intaglio printing cylinder (80). In the working position (W) of the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*), the wiping roller retracting device (150) is coupled to the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*). The ink wiping system (100; 100'; 100") further includes, at the parking position (P), a storage section (110) adapted to receive the wiping roller assembly (102; 102*) which is retracted by the wiping roller retracting device (150).

    AUTHENTICATION OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS,IN PARTICULAR OF BANKNOTES

    公开(公告)号:ZA201200588B

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-29

    申请号:ZA201200588

    申请日:2012-01-24

    Applicant: KBA-NOTASYS SA

    Abstract: There is described a method for checking the authenticity of security documents, in particular banknotes, wherein authentic security documents comprise security features (41-49; 30; 10; 51, 52) printed, applied or otherwise provided on the security documents, which security features comprise characteristic visual features intrinsic to the processes used for producing the security documents. The method comprises the step of digitally processing a sample image of at least one region of interest (R.o.I.) of the surface of a candidate document to be authenticated, which region of interest encompasses at least part of the security features, the digital processing including performing a decomposition of the sample image by means of wavelet transform (WT) of the sample image. Such decomposition of the sample image is based on a wavelet packet transform (WPT) of the sample image, preferably a so-called two-dimensional shift invariant WPT (2D-SIWPT).

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