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Inspection solutions by EyeC
With his visual
acuity and high
speed he beats
his competitors.
So can you!
The EyeC ProofRunner in-line inspection
system sees the errors you don’t want your
customer to see. You deliver 100% quality -
on time. You get no rejects and no complaints.
Whether you print labels,
cartons, foils or inserts, an
EyeC inspection system
checks your production
against the
customer proof.
You maintain your
reputation and
reduce the cost
of quality.
Contact us for
an on-site demo!
Your Vision for Quality.
EyeC GmbH . Burchardstr. 21 . 20095 Hamburg
Germany . Phone: +49 40 / 22 63 555-10
www.print-inspection.com
Caption: Exchanging a 2-cylinder offset cassette unit. (1) There is space for the three exchange
cassettes on a moving conveyor behind the presss, which allows selection of cassettes for all print
units simultaneously. (2) The ‘bridge’ between the press and conveyor provides space for makeready.
(3) The cassette locates without tools
repeat size,’ says Calcagni, who led the
offset project team at Omet.
Calcagni says a key advantage for
Omet of the cassette configuration is the
ability to use solid steel cylinders for a
high level of stability.
The press has an idling speed of 10
m/minute to reduce wastage during
makeready, along with integrated
automatic pre-register. It is fitted with the
same Vision 1 automated registration
system as seen on the other machines in
the Varyflex press range, with automated
adjustment of lateral and longitudinal
register to an accuracy of +/- 0.04mm.
Each print head has four independent
servo motors, which drive the print
cylinder, inking rolls, inker and
dampening rolls. This allows automated
setting of the inking and dampening
curves, so the press can accelerate
to its maximum print speed of 200 m/
min and ramp down without changing
color consistency. The ceramic-coated
dampening roll helps this process by
delivering better and more uniform water
transport.
Remote adjustment of inker speed and
frequency and motorized temperaturecontrolled
inking rolls deliver a stable
ink flow during the print run. The inking
system supports CIP3/4 automated ink
zone set-up and job storage. There will
be a closed loop densitometer system
on the press at Labelexpo Europe, and
Omet has a project team looking at
closed loop spectrophotometric color
adjustment. The UV curing system has
a driven chill drum, allowing the press to
handle a wide range of substrates from
12 micron unsupported film and up to
400+ micron board.