Heidelberg Introduces Prinect Inspection Control / PDF - a Tailor-made Inline Sheet Inspection Solution for the Production of Pharmaceutical Print Products
05/28/2008
- Integrated inspection solution with PDF checking and production monitoring in the press
- Highest process automation in quality control
- World-first to be unveiled at drupa 2008 in the "Integrated Packaging Production" area
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is unveiling a new
inspection solution for the Speedmaster XL 105 at drupa 2008:
Prinect Inspection Control / PDF. This new innovation extends the
Prinect product portfolio to include inline inspection solutions
developed specifically for print shops producing packaging and
packaging inserts for the pharmaceutical industry.
The new sheet inspection system is based on two high-resolution grayscale line scan cameras and delivers uncompromising, 100 percent monitoring and documentation of the entire run in the press. In an automatic and objective process, Prinect Inspection Control / PDF uses the prepress PDF to check the first print sheet rapidly and reliably before approval to print. As a result, errors on the printing plate and print errors are detected immediately and can be remedied at an early stage. This ensures that all print sheets meet customer requirements both when printing starts and during the production run.
Besides PDF inline checking, PDF prepress data can also be used to define critical inspection areas and relevant tolerances. Texts, barcodes, and logos, for example, can be inspected in greater detail than the rest of the repeat. These presettings cut inspection and setup times on the Speedmaster XL 105 with Prinect Inspection Control considerably.
Prinect Inspection Control / PDF delivers end-to-end monitoring of each individual sheet on the fly, which exceeds the requirement of the pharmaceutical industry that the first and last sheet undergo full quality control. What's more, all quality control results can be seamlessly documented and tracked, which dramatically boosts the transparency of production processes. As monitoring is performed inline, quality control procedures are accelerated, while the reliability of production processes is also improved.
"The new system enables packaging manufacturers who specialize in pharmaceutical print products to offer their customers additional quality control services that go above and beyond the standards laid down by the pharmaceutical industry. What's more, the system also enables print shops to improve the speed, reliability, and transparency of their production processes," explains Dr. Jürgen Rautert, Board Member responsible for Engineering and Manufacturing at Heidelberg, highlighting the benefits of the innovation.
"Our customers have extremely high demands when it comes to ensuring their packaging is completely free of errors in terms of color deviation, print, materials, and most importantly product composition texts. This development focuses on all these areas and even allows a PDF comparison of fonts as small as 6 points. Together, simplified decentralized handling and inline measurement deliver greater quality and reliability, combined with clear improvements in productivity," explains Joachim Würz, Managing Director at Karl Knauer KG in Biberach (Germany), which was a development partner and the first pilot user of the inline inspection solution with PDF reference image comparison.
At drupa, Heidelberg is exhibiting both inspection solutions together for the first time on two Speedmaster XL 105 presses in Hall 2, where the company is demonstrating its broad range of Prinect measuring and quality systems for packaging printing. While the color inspection system with prepress connection is targeted at packaging, label, and high-quality commercial printers, Prinect Inspection Control / PDF is aimed at print shops manufacturing products for the pharmaceutical industry, where safety is a key issue. Inspection Control is incredibly easy to operate direct from the new Prinect Press Center control station with wallscreen and is the ideal tool for rapidly and reliably analyzing and evaluating errors. The PDF data used for presetting and for PDF inline checking is supplied by the new JDF-based Prinect workflow for packaging printing.
The rapid and early detection of errors helps to cut paper waste and lowers the costs associated with quality control and complaint handling. As a result, both systems deliver seamless monitoring and documentation of the entire run - an outstanding advantage when seeking to boost customer loyalty and attract new business.
Image:
The new inline PDF comparison sheet inspection system on a Speedmaster XL 105 at Karl Knauer KG.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Matthias Hartung
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 77
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
The new sheet inspection system is based on two high-resolution grayscale line scan cameras and delivers uncompromising, 100 percent monitoring and documentation of the entire run in the press. In an automatic and objective process, Prinect Inspection Control / PDF uses the prepress PDF to check the first print sheet rapidly and reliably before approval to print. As a result, errors on the printing plate and print errors are detected immediately and can be remedied at an early stage. This ensures that all print sheets meet customer requirements both when printing starts and during the production run.
Besides PDF inline checking, PDF prepress data can also be used to define critical inspection areas and relevant tolerances. Texts, barcodes, and logos, for example, can be inspected in greater detail than the rest of the repeat. These presettings cut inspection and setup times on the Speedmaster XL 105 with Prinect Inspection Control considerably.
Prinect Inspection Control / PDF delivers end-to-end monitoring of each individual sheet on the fly, which exceeds the requirement of the pharmaceutical industry that the first and last sheet undergo full quality control. What's more, all quality control results can be seamlessly documented and tracked, which dramatically boosts the transparency of production processes. As monitoring is performed inline, quality control procedures are accelerated, while the reliability of production processes is also improved.
"The new system enables packaging manufacturers who specialize in pharmaceutical print products to offer their customers additional quality control services that go above and beyond the standards laid down by the pharmaceutical industry. What's more, the system also enables print shops to improve the speed, reliability, and transparency of their production processes," explains Dr. Jürgen Rautert, Board Member responsible for Engineering and Manufacturing at Heidelberg, highlighting the benefits of the innovation.
"Our customers have extremely high demands when it comes to ensuring their packaging is completely free of errors in terms of color deviation, print, materials, and most importantly product composition texts. This development focuses on all these areas and even allows a PDF comparison of fonts as small as 6 points. Together, simplified decentralized handling and inline measurement deliver greater quality and reliability, combined with clear improvements in productivity," explains Joachim Würz, Managing Director at Karl Knauer KG in Biberach (Germany), which was a development partner and the first pilot user of the inline inspection solution with PDF reference image comparison.
At drupa, Heidelberg is exhibiting both inspection solutions together for the first time on two Speedmaster XL 105 presses in Hall 2, where the company is demonstrating its broad range of Prinect measuring and quality systems for packaging printing. While the color inspection system with prepress connection is targeted at packaging, label, and high-quality commercial printers, Prinect Inspection Control / PDF is aimed at print shops manufacturing products for the pharmaceutical industry, where safety is a key issue. Inspection Control is incredibly easy to operate direct from the new Prinect Press Center control station with wallscreen and is the ideal tool for rapidly and reliably analyzing and evaluating errors. The PDF data used for presetting and for PDF inline checking is supplied by the new JDF-based Prinect workflow for packaging printing.
The rapid and early detection of errors helps to cut paper waste and lowers the costs associated with quality control and complaint handling. As a result, both systems deliver seamless monitoring and documentation of the entire run - an outstanding advantage when seeking to boost customer loyalty and attract new business.
Image:
The new inline PDF comparison sheet inspection system on a Speedmaster XL 105 at Karl Knauer KG.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Matthias Hartung
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 77
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
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