Inventors:
James M. Argiros - Exeter NH
Jonathan D. Savage - Wilmington MA
Nicholas DAlleva - Litchfield NH
Assignee:
Agfa Corporation - Wilmington MA
International Classification:
B65H 910
US Classification:
101477, 101481, 271240, 271227
Abstract:
In an external drum imaging system, a plate locating mechanism and method for operation of same are provided for automatically locating printing plates of various sizes in a staging position so as to be mounted on a predetermined position on external drum of the imaging system. The predetermined position in a particular embodiment is substantially center-justified on the external drum to help prevent artifacts in the recorded image.