E+L introduces real-time defect editing

Erhardt+Leimer has added a module to its 100 percent print inspection systems allowing pass/fail defect decisions to be made during the print run.

Robert Heichele, sales manager Erhardt & Leimer

Currently, roll reports from an on-press inspection camera can only be edited after the roll has been printed, and on a separate workstation.

The Real Time Editing (RTE) module gives the press operator direct access to the defect roll report from the active Nyscan inspection system, which can then be processed in real-time.

In parallel, counters for the quantity of total, good and waste labels are updated continuously. The printer always has a display of the actual number of good labels, running meters or repeats that will be available after defective labels have been removed on the finishing machine. Erhardt+Leimer sales manager Robert Heichele points said that this reduces the need to over-produce to ensure delivery of 100 percent good labels to the end user, cutting down on waste and increasing press productivity.

The RTE module can be retro-fitted to all Erhardt+Leimer Nyscan Web:Inspector 100 percent inspection systems.

For companies and groups of companies with integrated quality control departments, Erhardt+Leimer continues to offer its networked system with an off-line quality control station.  Here the digital inspection reports are edited by an independent quality control department and provided to the finishing department.

As an entry level into its digital inspection workflow, Erhardt+Leimer is now allowing converters to process inspection reports directly at the finishing machine. This involves moving the digital roll reports from the web inspection camera over a network into the Nyscan Roll:Scheduler on the finishing machine and editing them there.