Microscan launches inspection system for Printronix TT printers

Following the acquisition of Label Vision Systems (LVS) in August 2015, Microscan now offers the complete line of LVS precision machine vision systems for label quality inspection, barcode verification, monitoring and analysis.

The LVS-7510 Print Quality Inspection System is designed to integrate LVS machine vision components into the print head of the most popular brands of thermal transfer printers, enabling Microscan to offer the only fully integrated inspection system for thermal printed labels.

The LVS components provide a 5.4in (137mm) or 8.5in (216mm) read head for scanning label widths from 4.1in (104mm) to 8.5in (216mm), as well as a stop motion unit, print control unit, and light tower for triggering alerts or printer actions when label errors are detected.

If a label error occurs, the LVS-7510 can signal a stack light alert, cease printing, or control the printer to rewind and mark out the bad label to ensure it is not used. The printer can then reprint a new label for another inspection. The system guarantees that all print jobs are executed in sequence to avoid mislabeling, and with each label inspected directly at the print head, errors are caught immediately to limit waste.