fleyeVision Standard from AB Graphic

Following its recent acquisition of Flytec, AB Graphic International now offers the fleyeVision Standard, electronic print face inspection system. The fleyeVision product line provides 100 per cent print face inspection capabilities. The range extends from systems based on area scan to line scan camera technologies. The PC based systems with extensive error logging and document features is supplemented by number and bar code inspection units. Designed as a standalone system, fleyeVision Standard can be retrofitted to any inspection machine at any time.

Once the machine has been powered up, reference images with printing tolerances are taught into the system. A 100 per cent inspection of the printed output is launched with the start of the electronic controller. When a flaw is detected, the machine slows down and the web stops with the defective image in a predefined position. Any further errors occurring in this phase are stored in memory in the background. As soon as the defective image has reached the stop position it is displayed on screen for correction by the operator. Any additional errors stored in memory are sequentially processed in the same manner. On equipment with reverse winding, any detected flaw is automatically returned to the camera field of vision and the corrected error re-inspected once the system re-starts. Inspection speeds up to 250m/min can be achieved.

The fleyevision Standard offers a natural fit for the company’s range of label converting lines and in particular the Omega Digicon solution for digitally printed webs that can be incorporated with almost any kind of digital print engine. Tony Bell, sales director of AB Graphic International, commented: ‘We have a particularly close working relationship with HP Indigo with many Digicon installation worldwide that are equipped with their digital printers. We can supply the Digicon with all the usual label converting options in line as well as offline RFID insertion and other specialist applications. The incorporation of the fleyeVision inspection systems is an important advancement in our ability to supply the industry with complete converting systems from a single source supplier.’