Fast Color Adjustment - Prinect Printing Control System

Speeding up the printing preparation process ensures that the printing quality is superior and consistent, and no printing company does not want this. In the face of the above problems, Heidelberg's solution is the Prinect Printer Control System, which ensures fast inking, correcting color and adjusting deviations, all while the machine is running.

The truth is: Time is money. The quicker the better the ink is given to the printing press - the reason why this is important is because of this truth. In other words, even if there are color deviations, the process of monitoring and correcting colors should be neat. Once the printer is turned on, it is of course best not to interrupt the operation of the equipment, and the printed product cannot be flawed. In this process, the Prinect Printer Control System is just as capable: from the moment the machine is turned on, the on-line color measurement and calibration system will use the spectrophotometer method to measure the color control bar on each printed sheet and Corrections, no matter how the printing machine's production speed changes, the color measurement and calibration system must be consistent and complete the mission. Therefore, it can be said that during the entire printing process, it ensures the stability of color.

Shorter and shorter print preparation time. “The press operator usually pulls out a printed sheet, then stops the machine, measures the colors, adjusts the registration, and so on, which can waste a lot of valuable time.” Walker Beka apparently knows this, he is Heidelberger Product Manager. “If you have a printer control system, that's absolutely not going to be the case. Just let the color measurement system go into operation, and you'll see a completely standardized process, and it's obvious how much time you can save. In fact, The first issue of ink set-up can be solved with the help of automation, and the speed is exceptionally fast, even reaching the maximum production speed of the printing press.” If the printing factory frequently replaces jobs every day, then more and more For the protection of short print preparation time, they must have benefited a lot.

Let's get acquainted with the working principle of the printer control system: On the Speedmaster CD74 offset press, a color measurement unit consists of 6 measurement heads, and on the Speedmaster XL105 , there are 8 measurement heads. Located on the last printing unit. If the printer is flipped, a color measurement unit is also loaded before the device is turned over. Regardless of whether the position of the new color bar is at the front or center, the measurement unit can automatically recognize it. The measurement range is approximately value="3.25" hasspace="False" negative="False" numbertype="1" tcsc=" 0 "> 3.25 mm xvalue =" 4 "hasspace =" False "negative =" False "numbertype =" 1 "tcsc =" 0 "> 4 mm. Even if the press is operating at speeds of up to 18,000 sheets / hour, the task of monitoring color control strips can be carried out smoothly. At the same time, the "Eye Eye" will continue to compare color measurements with reference values.

Once the printer control system is aware that there is a need for adjustment during the production process, it will pass information through the Prinect CP2000 printer control center, and then quickly adjust the ink zone settings. Afterwards, the operator can observe the difference before and after the color correction on the monitor screen of the CP2000 center. The automatic control of spot colors using the printer control system is as accurate as the implementation of four primary colors ( CMYK ). Heidelberg will also add a logarithmic function to the printer control system of InnoPrint so that the printer can perform specific tracking analysis on how the recorded color values ​​are stable throughout the printing process.

In view of the powerful capabilities of Prinect Printer Control Systems, it has been hailed by many printers as the best partner for Prinect Image Quality Control Systems. When Prinect's image quality control system was connected to several offset presses and implemented color measurement, control, and color management functions, Prinect Printer Control Systems helped companies profit from shortened print preparation times and even print quality. "The combination of this pair's productivity-enhancing effect on printers is enough to make other solutions dwarf. " Beka said.

Investment is quick. For those printers who have a standard order but whose jobs are frequently replaced, the investment in the printer control system is usually within 12-24 months. In general, the more printers work, the more prominent is the profitability of the printer control system. At present, markets in Germany, Japan, and the United States all show strong demand for the product. “We look forward to the Indopress control system to further meet the strong demand of industry users, and wish it can maintain a strong market growth potential throughout the world.” Beka said.

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