Zoltan Braille Embosser.
The Zoltan Braille Embosser (ZBE) is a computer controlled rotary press , which produces interpoint braille ; the press can also print on only one side of the paper. General principles With the ZBE the different activities for producing braille print, which previously have been performed as separate subroutines, are now combined in one continuous system. The subroutines are: 1. The processing of text, i.e., translation of text stored on any data carrying medium (paper tape, magnetic tape or floppy disc) into a braille format including automatic generation of braille abbreviations etc. 2. The setting of braille text on the printing drums. 3. The rotary printing, cutting and sorting of interpoint braille. The core of the system is the press with two printing drums fitted with nearly 13,000 printing pins, each of them can be locked in two positions. The setting of the pins is determined by 144 setting magnets. The setting and the supervision is done by a computer program through a hard...