METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE NUMBERING WHEELS OF A NUMBERING DEVICE

There is described a method for controlling the position of numbering wheels (7) of a numbering device (1), which numbering device (1) is of the type comprising a plurality of independently-driven numbering wheels (7) disposed adjacent to one another for rotation about a common rotation axis, the method comprising actuating the numbering wheels (7) between successive numbering iterations, whereby each numbering wheel (7) which has to be rotated to a new target position is driven into rotation until it reaches its new target position. The method further comprises, at least during actuation of the numbering wheels (7), electronically regulating the position of each numbering wheel (7) which is not rotated or which has reached its new target position so as to compensate for external factors acting on the numbering wheels (7), such as friction induced by adjacent rotating numbering wheels.