Plate making apparatus

Abstract

A plate making apparatus is provided with a processing section conveying an elongated, rectangular printing plate, on which an image has been exposed, along a longitudinal direction of the printing plate and effecting processing of the printing plate, and is provided with a punching section provided downstream of the processing section and conveying the printing plate, which has been processed, along a transverse direction of the printing plate and forming punch holes in both longitudinal direction end portions of the printing plate. A plate bending section is provided downstream of the punching section, conveys the printing plate, in which punch holes have been formed, along the transverse direction of the printing plate and effects bending of both longitudinal direction end portions of the printing plate. A direction changing section is provided between the processing section and the punching section, changes a conveying direction of the printing plate from the longitudinal direction of the printing plate to the transverse direction of the printing plate, and moves the printing plate to the punching section.

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