Vision systems - higher level of security
Our goal is to guarantee our customers a safe, original and flawlessly printed product, while ensuring the comfort of work for our printers and all employees responsible for a given process: from design to delivery to the store shelf.
That is why we invested in the EyeC Prorofile and Proofiler 600 DT devices .
The first video inspection system was installed in 2016. Initially, it was to be used to verify machine printouts against the final file accepted by the customer when launching new products. The device turned out to have many additional benefits and was quickly used to release all the patterns for printing. A partial change in the production profile forced us to control larger print formats and, as a result, we equipped ourselves with the Proofiler 600 DT system.
As a result of having both systems, the approval process was shortened in some cases even several times. The software indicates all errors, including improper pressure of the printing forms to the substrate, possible damage to the matrices or dirt on the printout. Currently, regardless of how many items to verify and how many language versions there are, release to print takes only a few minutes.
After the improvement of the quality control department and the investments made in the expansion of the machine park, the natural stage was the purchase of a vision inspection system working on the production line. The ProofRunner Web 450 installation offers 100% web inspection. The system finds all printing errors, checks graphics and text, verifies the readability of 1D, 2D and QR codes, and examines color consistency in many places on the label simultaneously, showing the difference in Delta E.
The investments made were not the next step, but a leap. Currently, 4 ProofRunner Web systems work in-line at AZ Color. The choice of the next three EyeC ProofRunner Web 450 systems was obvious to us.
We gained two things:
- certainty that we will provide the highest quality products,
- time by increasing printing speed and approving files for production.
