AVT at ProFlex 2011

Israel based AVT used the DFTA expo in Stuttgart to showcase its latest inspection technology for the packaging market, with three distinct product lines.
 
SpectraLab - absolute Color Measurement on-press, on-demand

For the first time, the highest quality ISO compliant color and density measurements are available on-press, and on-demand, with this newspectrophotometer.  It is particularly suited for the flexo printing of flexible packaging, where consistent color quality in repetitive packaging images is critical.

SpectraLab employs the latest technology in color measurement, and is fully ISO compliant with true spectrophotometric measurement of the printed colors on virtually all flexible substrates.  The measured colors are reported during run-time by the Jupiter system on press-side displays.  SpectraLab comprises a Spectral Measurement Unit (SMU) that measures conformance with the recognized ISO standards for graphic arts color measurement devices, including ISO 13655 and ISO 5.3.

The unit performs absolute color measurement online that correlates closely with color measurements made offline by prepress departments and print buyers.  It allows accurate color measurements to be made anywhere on the printed web, and throughout the entire production run.  These comprehensive measurements document color quality and provide valuable feedback on press performance, which supports process improvement by reducing press interruptions and downtime.

SpectraLab measures by sampling user selected points anywhere on the web.  These can be changed by the operator, who can also adjust target color values and customize other key parameters, even while the press is in production.  It measures up to 15 ink colors at up to three locations per color, and areas as small as six millimeters in diameter on clear and opaque substrates, and on both sides of the web.
 
PrintVision/Argus -automatic 100% Quality Assurance & Process Control

This system visually inspects all kinds of printed materials, including transparent and flexible substrates used in the packaging and labels industry and automatically detects imperfections in real-time.

It detects defects such as color variations, mis-registration, streaks, splashes, hazing, misprint and more.  It captures both random and process print problems before they result in waste and customer rejection, and issues a report on each job prior to delivery to the customer.

Argus modules include Color: I∆Eal color monitoring, in which inline colors are measured within the repeat.  I∆Eal measures, Lab and .E color values and provides a graphic presentation of the color variations.  All the color deviations are reported in the system’s PrintFlow report.
 
PrintVision/Helios II – Barcode and Variable Barcode reading module

This integrated module inspects and verifies UPC barcodes, 2D Data Matrix barcodes, and human readable items, giving 100% verification of all printed barcodes, and detecting barcode quality, ANSI grading and readability.

The system also supports the new E-Pedigree FDA regulations to ‘track and trace’ every step of the pharmaceutical drug until it reaches the final customer in order to protect consumers from contaminated medicine or counterfeit drugs. The system can verify and validate these unique individual codes and alert and report on quality and validity, as well as duplications or missing codes.