Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Ltd. has collaborated with Hewlett-Packard to integrate its PrintVision/Apollo into the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press, which is designed specifically for packaging printing.
The integration of AVT’s automated workflow system enables complete quality and process control over the wide variety of packaging applications and substrates that the press is capable of printing and handling. Installed on the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press, the PrintVision/Apollo provides inline job quality validation, automatically comparing the printed graphic content to the original job PDF to validate job data. The system then provides 100% process control, detecting print and material problems, checking for color deviations in ΔE (Delta), measuring repeat size, and verifying barcodes and other variable data.
Also incorporated in the system is ZeroSet, a module developed in partnership with HP and Esko. It allows PrintVision/Apollo to continuously inspect without the need for a press or inspection stop and eliminates the need for system setup while changing jobs and designs. In parallel, the system automatically records all quality information for process improvements, quality assurance, and downstream automatic defective material removal.
