Erhardt+Leimer expands portfolio with acquisition of Theta Print

Erhardt+Leimer said the deal has also enhanced its color measurement, register measurement, and closed-loop control expertise.

Erhardt+Leimer already offered the Nyscan print inspection and Elscan web viewing systems, with Elscan dualView ‘crowning’ its portfolio with an ‘unrivaled’ print image monitoring system.

Elscan dualView offers web speeds of up to 1,300m/min and uses two five-megapixel cameras integrated into the system. The images taken by the wide angle lens have virtually no distortion, and any fall-off of light towards the image edge is compensated for. Elscan dualView also has a comparatively wide field of view with two versions – standard (140 x 117mm) and large (230 x 192mm).

To fulfil the special requirements in packaging printing, Erhardt+Leimer is also planning a system with two 12-megapixel cameras and a 460 x 345mm field of view.

Further, Elscan dualView uses an LED flash and provides highly specialized options for the packaging and security printing segments via the integration of specialty flashes, such as a UV flash that facilitates the viewing of otherwise invisible security elements. The systems can be equipped with a varnish flash for inspecting coatings, varnishes, and embossing, as well as a back flash for observing front to back register and watermarks.

With the addition of Theta Print, Erhardt+Leimer said it has not only acquired a technically outstanding web video system, but has also positioned itself in the market of in-line spectral color measurement as well as in-line register control.