AVT improves productivity and profitability at Purgina

Slovakian label converter Purgina recently installed the Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) web inspection systems on the company’s two Gallus presses.

‘Our latest investment has raised the profile of the company, improved the quality of labels we produce, and helped us to win new business,’ said Stefan Kilarsky, general manager, Purgina. ‘I believe there is no better solution for quality control, better production efficiency, and increased profitability.

‘The AVT Helios II system has the best interface of all, is easy to learn and operate, and in the trials we conducted, it produced the best results.’

The company also invested in AVT WorkFlow for the press rewinds.

The AVT equipment ‘marks’ print errors within the roll and presents this information to the splicing table at the rewind. This is achieved via AVT’s WorkFlow link, which uses a printed barcode to synchronize the web, and allows bad material to be stripped out and a perfect roll to be delivered to the customer. Being fitted to the press, as opposed to the rewinder, the AVT technology has added an extra dimension to consistent high quality, and has made significant improvements to Purgina’s productivity and profitability.  By assuring quality upstream, and reducing printed waste, the rolls delivered to the rewinders are quick to process and guarantee 100 percent accuracy to the customer.

This new improved label quality has allowed Purgina to pioneer self-adhesive labels in the Slovakian wine industry, which has switched from wet glue labels in 10 years, and also attracted interest from Hungarian and Austrian wine producers. From being a supplier to the high volume, low value food label market, investment in technology has brought Purgina international status in high-end label conversion, serving markets where margins are better, but standards far higher. 

Kilarsky concluded, ‘In today’s competitive marketplace, nothing less than 100 percent consistent quality is good enough – and the only way to achieve that is with 100 percent inspection – for me, there is no better solution for increased productivity and profitability than AVT.’

Pictured: Purgina installed the AVT web inspection systems on its Gallus press

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