Hub Labels expands use of AVT

After originally installing Helios on a pair of its labeling lines two years ago, Hub Labels is now adding the technology to three existing lines as well as two newly purchased ones. 

The upturn in overall output from the new lines, combined with the increased efficiency yielded by AVT technology, is expected to result in a sharp surge in production capabilities for the Hagerstown, Maryland-based manufacturer.

In addition, Hub Labels has complemented its Helios installation with AVT’s optional WorkFlow Link, which provides a connection between presses and rewinders for the efficient removal of defective material. WorkFlow Link provides remote access to PrintFlow data from all installed AVT 100 percent inspection systems, and can be deployed in conjunction with the optional PrintFlow Manager quality reporting management tool.

Additional supplemental AVT quality control technology utilized at Hub Labels include a roll map display that virtually tags out-of-spec labels, as well as JobRef, which enables verification at the set-up stage by automatically comparing a current job to the original, customer-approved digital PDF file.

Thomas Dahbura, president of Hub Labels, said: ‘AVT’s inspection and quality control solutions increase not only our capabilities but our confidence, because its multi-tiered stopgaps reassure us that any out-of-spec labels are being recognized for potential rejection. Helios and its supplemental solutions have given us valuable insight into our printing press operations that allows us to produce better labels faster and more seamlessly.’