PI-Cup
Print inspection for cups

Keeping pace with high speed cup printing machines not cutting back on accuracy.

Inspection objects:

• Plastic cups

Inspection criteria:

• Color variations
• Wrong color/lack of color
• Out of register
• Offset of the print
• Twisted print
• Inhomogeneous varnish, blisters
• Color splatter, color stains
• Smear
• Voids/missing print elements

Design:

• Visualization unit integrated into the printing machine
• Individual mounting options
• High resolution color line scan camera
• LED lighting system
• UPS uninterruptible power supply
• Separate control cabinet, air-conditioned
• Mobile operating unit
• Optional: Network connection, remote servicing

Properties:

• High speed print inspection
• Different tolerances and accuracies within one print image allocable
• Inspection on color basis
• Fully automatic adjustment of lighting and camera
• Automatic positioning of shift/offset marks
• Flat menu structure, teach-in, setup previews
• Live images permanently available
• Precise defect indication in the live image (type and position)
• Teach-in based on pdf-file for completeness check of the print
• Storage of defect images, protocol, statistics

Versions:

• Individual mounting options

Performance:

• Object dimensions: Diameter approx. 60 - 130 mm
                                       Length approx. 35 - 160 mm
• Throughput: approx. 10 p/sec (depending on diameter and resolution required)