Oosterhout, August 2019
- Want to know all about
Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) smart ink key and damp pre-setting system? Or learn how
Engineering Automation Electronics (EAE)'s innovative multi-sectional control
allows you to operate your press with a single desk instead of 4? Then visit
the World Publishing Expo 2019 (WPE) at the QIPC-EAE booth.
Smart Pre-setting
Every
printer wants to get the best out of his machine. But finding the optimal
measurement and control values for both the ink keys and the damping solution
manually can be quite a task. QIPC's Smart Pre-setting system automates this
accurate and time-consuming work thanks to innovative self-learning software.
The system has already been successfully rolled out in several printing plants.
"In general, we can say that after a week of production with Smart
Pre-setting, we achieve an accuracy that is 20 percent higher than with
conventional systems," explains QIPC Director Menno Jansen.
"Depending on the type of press and production, this can be as much as 40
percent. This results in considerable savings in terms of time and waste."
Ink
keys
The Smart
Pre-setting system is self-learning. Based on TIFF files, the ink keys of the
press are set for the first time. The system then quickly analyses the results
of a production and decides, on the basis of the pre-sets used, what
adjustments may need to be made in order to optimise production. "by use
of detailed reports, we can see how good the pre-set was and how much room
there is for improvement," says Menno Jansen. "We are only satisfied
when the maximum out of a press has been achieved."
Dampening control
Dampening control is also intelligently set up by the Smart Pre-setting
system. In doing so, the system itself takes into account production
information that influences the pre-set, such as the web width and hot or cold
printing units. The self-learning pre-set system is of great value for printers
working with different press lines, such as NZME (Read article Oct. 2018). Thanks
to Smart Pre-setting, printing companies can achieve savings in time, work more
efficiently and improve the quality of their printing products.
Desk 7 & Tablet 7
In the past, as many as 4 control desks were sometimes necessary to
operate a single folder. QIPC automation systems make it possible to control a
single folder with one control desk. Desk 7, EAE's latest control desk, even allows
2 folders to be controlled by one desk. De Persgroep Printing in Amsterdam,
among others, are successfully using Desk 7. The efficiency savings lie in the
combination of QIPC's automation systems and their full integration into EAE's
modern control desk in combination with Tablet 7. Tablet 7 enables operators to
take over the entire machine control remotely. Menno Jansen: "Thanks to
the automation, the printer is truly a process operator. Because he no longer
has to deal with the printing process, he can monitor the 2-folder process at
the same time."
WPE 2019
The QIPC-EAE staff will be happy to explain more about Smart
Pre-setting, Desk 7 and Tablet 7 at WPE 2019. You can find them in Hall 21A
stand E13.
