Plate inverter for plate management system and method of operation

摘要: A substrate manager for a exposure machine is used, in one example, as platesetter. As such, it comprises storage system, containing or more stacks of substrates, such plates implementation. picker provided picking substrates from the stack substrates. The are then handed to transfer system that conveys an imaging engine. According invention, inverter also provided. This inverts being emulsion side down up present allows plates, which stored cassettes be flipped orientation, and transferred, using flipping process has two advantages. First, can during transfer. prevents any damage sensitive plate emulsions. Moreover, now configuration right orientation installed on outside drum external common many platesetters. Also, picked non side. Thus less formulation changes. slip sheet capture mechanism sheets separating location.