Color/Quality Control - Hardware

Best Practices: Implementing Inspection
August 14, 2015 at 12:36 pm

Detecting defects in a print run is an important element of installing an inspection system, says Brian Heil, president of ISRA Surface Vision. But, he says, that’s only one piece of the puzzle.

AVT and Erhardt+Leimer Finalize Strategic Alliance
July 14, 2015 at 1:22 pm

Erhardt+Leimer and AVT (Advanced Vision Technology) have closed an alliance agreement that will broaden product portfolios and strengthen services for customers of both companies.

SICK Glare Sensor Detects Glossy Objects
May 12, 2015 at 9:00 am

SICK, a manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, encoders and automatic identification solutions for factory and logistics automation, has announced the launch of the Glare sensor for reliable detection of glossy objects.

Calibrating the Printing Plant
November 1, 2014

The Printing Plant is a privately-held narrow-web flexographic printer in Cincinnati that has been in operation since 1979. The company has grown considerably over the years, adding experienced staff and state-of-the-art equipment. Yet as with most every part of printing these days, there is always room for improvement. Especially with color.

A Case for G7 Printing in Packaging
June 1, 2013

Gray Balance and G7® are two terms that are hardly new to the printing industry. Gray balancing your process is a concept we have accepted for decades as a logical step towards process control and color management, and yet still today it is not widely practiced. In essence, gray balance on press is simply calibrating the printing process similar to what we did for scanners and analog film photography in days past.