Abstract

Method and apparatus for establishing and maintaining control of the operation of a printing equipment such as for example the type of equipment which is used for printing fabric webs. The equipment includes a series of printing elements such as rotary screens each of which is required to apply a single color to the moving web and all of the colors required to be in registration. The type of equipment with which the invention is especially concerned has a plurality of printing elements and most often these comprise more than the number used in printing on paper and the like webs although the invention is applicable thereto. The invention is concerned with the operating parameters for the equipment and for the several printing elements, these being recorded on a suitable carrier for a given printing project and used for adjustment of the elements and related components of the printing equipment for repetitions of the same project, the information being recorded digitally. Various automatic adjustments provide substantial economy in setting up and operating the printing equipment.