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Abstract

Apparatus and method for registration and loading of ferromagnetic metal-based printing plates to a magnetic drum. The apparatus comprises a magnetic cylinder equipped with registration holes; a loading table, a non-magnetic material spacer tray and at least one pair of registration pegs. The method comprises providing a magnetic cylinder equipped with registration holes, and at least one pair of registration pegs, providing a loading table and a non-magnetic material spacer tray, attaching a pre-punched ferromagnetic metal-based printing plate to said spacer tray, placing said spacer tray with attached printing plate on said loading table, sliding forward said spacer tray with attached printing plate, leading edge first, towards said magnetic cylinder, using a first registration peg to register the plate's first punched registration hole to the cylinder's corresponding first registration hole, using a second registration peg to register the plate's second punched registration hole to the cylinder's corresponding second registration hole, rotating the cylinder to wrap and attach said ferromagnetic metal-based printing plate to said magnetic cylinder, simultaneously releasing and removing said spacer tray, and removing said two registration pegs from said cylinder.

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