MicroDynamics launches MircoScan software

MicroDynamics has announced the release of its new MicroScan software for the advanced model 3DQCTM anilox and gravure cell volume measurement/plate inspection 3D microscope, providing ‘superior micron volume accuracy and user friendliness’, according to a statement.

‘The new MicroScan 2.6.2.8 version,’ stated John Bearden, technical director, ‘adds several new and exciting features that provide additional productivity and user friendliness of the system. The three advancements to the system are auto-focus positioning, which automatically positions focus based on roller diameter typed in by the operator; auto adjusting pixel saturation and the addition of a one-button help screen.’

In converter print quality applications, the 3DQCTM is claimed to provide quick inspection of cell engraving quality and volumes inspection, providing enhanced process quality for advanced color controls prior to running anilox or gravure rollers in press. For printing plate inspection quality, inspections can include surface roughness, dot formation integrity, size and relief. According to the company, these quality checks should be made when new anilox surfaces are received and after a roller is cleaned, so that expected color performance can be expected in every application and routine monitoring of dot size and material, so that graphic performance standards can be developed in inspection, rather than on press, which bears the burden of high cost and lost time. ‘Repeatable volume accuracy runs at less than /- 5 percent, ranking it as the most accurate volume BCM measurement system globally,’ the statement continued.

The MicroDynamics MicroScan 2.6.2.8 version is the brainpower behind the 3DQC computer-controlled anilox and gravure cell volume/plate inspection microscope technology. The system provides low and high-resolution imaging in both standard microscope inspection images and 3Dimensional imaging modes, by combining digital zoom with optional fixed magnifications of 5x, 10x, 20x and 40x. These features provide users with enhanced QC, or research ability for examining detailed cell volumes in cubic microns, plate inspection capabilities, and surface-smoothness testing, all with 360-degree axis capability.