Web Inspection Technology Showcase
Not all web inspection systems are treated equal. Use this guide to help determine what system is right for your pressroom.
September 2008 by Missy Smith
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Company: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), www.avt-inc.com
Product: The PrintVision/Orion
What is it?: A 100-percent automatic inspection system and quality assurance for folding carton single pack applications.
Features:
• Inspects quality with a Linear CCD camera
• Detects diecut and creasing faults and will eject defective blanks while collecting and stacking good ones
• Can handle blanks of up to 17˝ at speeds up to 40,000 blanks per hour
Company: Rotoflex International, www.rotoflex.com
Product: VLI eDRIVE series
What is it?: Inspection slitter/rewinders designed for consistency, low maintenance, lower tension, higher speeds, and easy job setup/operation.
Features:
• AC Vector Motor Drive System to control unwind and rewind
• Controlled acceleration/deceleration
• Maximum machine speed of 850 fpm
• Rewind capacity on single rewind-24˝ (dual rewind-20˝) and unwind capacity of 30˝
Company: Unilux, www.unilux.com
Product: Lith-O-Light 5
What is it?: A handheld inspection system with remote control, digital readout, and intensity control for narrow webs.
Features:
• Full inspection for widths of up to 9˝
• Has a small, lightweight design
• Can be mounted on swivel mounts or articulating arms for positioning anywhere on rewind tables or printing presses
Company: Mark Andy, www.markandy.com
Product: VSR300
What is it?: An inspection rewinder for slitting and finishing of pressure-sensitive materials and filmic rolls.
Features:
• Web widths of 13˝, 17˝, and 20˝ and a maximum speed of 900 fpm
• AC vector rewind with closed-loop taper tension control
• 32˝ capacity optional roll loader for high-capacity rolls of stock
• Quick Change (“QC”) slitter modules
• Extended length inspection table
Company: Arpeco, a Precision Automation Company, arpeco.com
Product: Premier-SD 20/20
Inspection Slitter/Rewinder
What is it?: An inspection system that combines multi-motor servo drive web transport technology with a shuttle retrieval system to provide bi-directional inspection, fault editing, and re-inspection of high-value-added or security sensitive products, in a single pass.
Features:
• The machine stops and the product is reversed only when faults are present
• Shuttle retrieval system that allows the unwind roll to move in the forward direction only
• Stable web tension
• Isolated bi-directional web movement
• Unidirectional finishing
• Finishing functions are performed in a unidirectional mode
Company: ISRA Vision, www.isravision.com
Product: The PrintVision/Orion
What is it?: A 100-percent automatic inspection system and quality assurance for folding carton single pack applications.
Features:
• Inspects quality with a Linear CCD camera
• Detects diecut and creasing faults and will eject defective blanks while collecting and stacking good ones
• Can handle blanks of up to 17˝ at speeds up to 40,000 blanks per hour
Company: Rotoflex International, www.rotoflex.com
Product: VLI eDRIVE series
What is it?: Inspection slitter/rewinders designed for consistency, low maintenance, lower tension, higher speeds, and easy job setup/operation.
Features:
• AC Vector Motor Drive System to control unwind and rewind
• Controlled acceleration/deceleration
• Maximum machine speed of 850 fpm
• Rewind capacity on single rewind-24˝ (dual rewind-20˝) and unwind capacity of 30˝
Company: Unilux, www.unilux.com
Product: Lith-O-Light 5
What is it?: A handheld inspection system with remote control, digital readout, and intensity control for narrow webs.
Features:
• Full inspection for widths of up to 9˝
• Has a small, lightweight design
• Can be mounted on swivel mounts or articulating arms for positioning anywhere on rewind tables or printing presses
Company: Mark Andy, www.markandy.com
Product: VSR300
What is it?: An inspection rewinder for slitting and finishing of pressure-sensitive materials and filmic rolls.
Features:
• Web widths of 13˝, 17˝, and 20˝ and a maximum speed of 900 fpm
• AC vector rewind with closed-loop taper tension control
• 32˝ capacity optional roll loader for high-capacity rolls of stock
• Quick Change (“QC”) slitter modules
• Extended length inspection table
Company: Arpeco, a Precision Automation Company, arpeco.com
Product: Premier-SD 20/20
Inspection Slitter/Rewinder
What is it?: An inspection system that combines multi-motor servo drive web transport technology with a shuttle retrieval system to provide bi-directional inspection, fault editing, and re-inspection of high-value-added or security sensitive products, in a single pass.
Features:
• The machine stops and the product is reversed only when faults are present
• Shuttle retrieval system that allows the unwind roll to move in the forward direction only
• Stable web tension
• Isolated bi-directional web movement
• Unidirectional finishing
• Finishing functions are performed in a unidirectional mode
Company: ISRA Vision, www.isravision.com
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