Method, apparatus and supply device for moving printing plates

Abstract

The invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a loader for moving, for example, for transporting, a printing plate into an exposer for printing plates, and after exposure, out of the exposer and into a processor, for example. The object is to save space in the region of the exposer when moving the printing plate. The method is distinguished in that the movement of the printing plate into the exposer takes place, at least in a path segment of the movement run, at a first level, and that the movement of the printing plate out of the exposer takes place, at least in a path segment of the movement run, at a second level that differs from the first level. The path segments of the movement run at the two different levels are each located on the same side of the exposer.

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