Heidelberg launches next-gen Prinect Inpress Control

Prinect Inpress Control provides on-the-fly measurement and control of both color and register, and is already installed on over a thousand Speedmaster presses worldwide. Prinect Inpress Control 2 can be installed on Speedmaster presses in the XL 75, SX 102, CX 102, XL 106, XL 145, and XL 162 series. Recent Speedmaster presses already equipped with Prinect Inpress Control can be upgraded to the latest system.

The newest version of Prinect Inpress Control has been enhanced with a faster measuring and control algorithm that substantially cuts make-ready times and paper waste during set-up, with initial users reporting an additional 10 to 20 percent less paper waste and significantly increased productivity.

A further new feature is the automated register and quality measurement process, which removes the need for manual intervention. This ensures that quality measurements are not left out during production, but instead are displayed automatically and logged in quality reports.

A handheld spectrophotometer also offers printers significant benefits in usability, while wireless operation – if Bluetooth can be used – combines with a substantial increase in its range of functions which, alongside existing basic functions for Inpress Control 2 such as sample measurement, means the device supports all the functions expected of a handheld measuring instrument. If required, printers can still color calibrate the device themselves using the Netprofiler option.

Prinect Inpress Control 2 also makes it possible to measure metallized and transparent substrates with opaque white below the print control strip. This is particularly relevant to packaging and label printing, where the color measuring system is proving to be an increasingly popular, cost-effective choice.

Heidelberg said the system is ideal for industrial printers of short runs with frequent job changes who want to deliver quick, cost-effective, and high-quality results.