AVT reports growth in Southeast Asia

AVT was one of 174 companies that exhibited at the record-setting Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2018, attended by 7,934 industry representatives from 62 countries at BITEC in Bangkok on May 10-12.

During the show, AVT was focused on combined workflow in the context of its recent acquisition by Danaher Corporation, which also owns Esko, X-Rite and Pantone.

More specifically, AVT presented live demonstrations of a variety of its 100 percent print inspection products – including in-line and off-line inspection, color monitoring and barcode verification. The company presented its new 100 percent print inspection products, including Helios S Turbo+ and Helios Turbo HD+, claimed as the world’s most advanced inspection systems for label and narrow web applications. Each allows high-resolution monitoring even at top speeds, with 100 percent inspection performed at full press and rewinder speeds without sacrificing quality assurance.

Other featured AVT technologies included PrintFlow Manager, a reporting tool for ensuring that production data collected from all platforms is presented directly to overseers, allowing production managers to monitor, analyze and control production quality directly from their desktops. The process is tied together by AVT’s Workflow Link, which serves as a bridge from press to rewinder, increasing line efficiency and productivity while stopping only for designated defects. Slitter rewinders can run at top speeds and, by selecting the extraction of only critical defects, rewinder stops can be reduced by up to 50 percent, according to AVT.

Off-line proofing was highlighted for scenarios where in-line inspection isn’t feasible. This included: SolidProof, to ensure no critical errors have been overlooked in the print production process;  SoftProof to inspect artwork and digital files with pixel precision, detecting missing text and graphics, incorrect fonts and text size, broken type and color deviations; and CloudProof, a collaborative, web-based upstream application designed to reduce approval cycles by sharing inspection projects.

AVT technology was also presented on partner stands at Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2018. For example, the HP indigo’s stand featured an HP Indigo 6900 digital press equipped with AVT’s Helios D, a high-end 100 percent print inspection system designed to meet the specific needs of digital printing in the label and narrow web markets. Helios D supports various digital printing technologies at all stages of digital production workflow, including the identification of specific defects like missing nozzles, ink dripping spots, and color changes as soon as they occur.

Yair Shaharabany, president for the Asia-Pacific at AVT, said: ‘As the world leader in print inspection, AVT places tremendous emphasis and resources into Asia, with significant success in recent years. The market here is emerging rapidly, with increasingly higher quality and automation demands, and we look forward to demonstrating our unsurpassed line of solutions for presses and finishing, including digital applications.’

AVT marketing director Guy Yogev added: 'Thailand is the biggest market for AVT in Southeast Asia, followed by Indonesia. We are also seeing good growth in Vietnam.’