Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A (대한기계학회논문집A)

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Design and Implementation of an Automatic System for Mixing Offset Ink

인쇄용 옵셋 잉크 자동 교반시스템의 설계 및 구현

  • Received : 2010.06.08
  • Accepted : 2012.03.15
  • Published : 2012.05.01
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Abstract

This paper reports the development of an automatic system for mixing offset printing ink. The ink mixing process is important in industrial fields where paint and ink are used. In particular, there is a demand for automating the process of producing spot colors, which involves mixing a small quantity of high-viscosity ink. The authors designed, fabricated, and experimentally tested an automatic mixing system that employs the revolution and rotation of ink and the transmission by belts. The performance of the ink mixing system was verified by conducting numerous experiments to determine the effect of rotation direction, speed, ink container axis angle, and ink amount. Conditions suitable for mixing offset ink are presented for use as guidelines for producing spot colors.

본 논문은 옵셋인쇄용 잉크를 자동적으로 교반할 수 있는 시스템의 개발과정을 소개하고 있다. 교반 공정은 페인트, 잉크 등 색을 다루는 많은 산업 분야에서 필요하고, 특히 소량의 고점성 잉크를 섞어서 별색을 제조하기 위한 자동화된 시스템은 해당 산업체에서 크게 필요로 하고 있다. 본 연구에선 공전과 자전에 의한 회전과 벨트 전동 방식으로 잉크를 교반할 수 있는 시스템의 설계, 제작, 실험이 수행 되었다. 회전 방향, 속도, 교반용기의 각도 및 잉크 양 등 다양한 조건에서 실험을 수행함으로써 교반시스템의 성능을 검증하였다. 또한 실험을 통해 잉크 교반에 적합한 조건을 찾음으로써 옵셋 인쇄업체에서 별색 제조용으로 사용이 가능한 방법을 제시하였다.

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