July 1, 2008 — At this years Label Expo USA, BST Pro Mark will show “the most exciting group of new products in the company’s 30 year history”. The company will launch new products in inspection systems, web guiding, color management, web width monitoring and in-line register control. Every one of the new products represents a major step forward in terms of technology, features, functionality, ease of use and value.
Following is a summary of the new products that can been seen in BST Pro Mark’s booth # 837:
SUPER HandyScan® 4000
The most exciting new development in web inspection in fifteen years is how the all new SUPER HANDYScan 4000 is characterized. Featuring a quantum leap forward in technology and ease of use, the new SHS features a high resolution digital camera, Virtual Repeat Technology™, a graphic user interface, touchscreen image navigation, 100% scan, Combi-Scan and optional in-line color monitoring and job recipe save.
Shark™ 4000 LeX
100% inspection, 100% of the time…. now for webs up to 80 inches and speeds up to 2200 fpm. Systems feature a graphic touch screen user interface, wizzard style job set up, black & white or color line scan cameras, defect archieving and reporting, work flow link, and in-line inspection of the master PDF file against the actual print.
Compact Guides
A complete line of plug and play web guiding systems for narrow web applications, using the new ekr500 controller, ultrasonic or infrared sensors and an optional splice table. Available in standard sizes designed to easily drop into existing machines with minimal effort.
CLS Pro 600
All new technology for guiding of continuous or broken printed lines, contrast or web edges with unparalleled ease of use and precision. This unique guiding device uses automatic LED lighting and a color CCD camera that provides laser guided precision. A high resolution color display and icon controls bring a whole new level of intuitive operation.
AR4000
This all new register control system is designed for offset and in-line flexo presses. Ultra compact CCD camera package with intelligent image processing insures perfect control of color-to-color register, front to back control and color-to-cut or perforation and color-to laquer or varnish on Flexo presses.
System requires a minimual number of cameras (sensing heads) and uses small 0.5mm dots, so that an 8 color job requires only 32mm of space in machine direction. Can be used on a variety of substrates, including reflective materials. Graphic user interface simplifies operation and minimizes set-up.
ISM
The name says it all…In-Line Spectral Measurement, providing spectral measurement and density of the colors measured in line at press speeds up to 3900 fpm.
ProSleeve™
Used on “seamer” machines that make sleeves, ProSleeve uses unique camera technology to monitor the finished lay flat size of sleeves to a tolerance of ±0.1mm, and alerts the operator whenever the actual measured size exceeds the set quality thresholds. A new optional reporting module is now available to generate roll labels, roll reports and job reports.
BST Pro Mark is a wholly owend subsidiary of BST International. The company is the worlds’ leading manufacturer of web control systems for printing and converting, with over 19,000 web inspection systems and 110,000 web guiding systems installed in over 70 countries.
For more information, contact John D. Thome BST Pro Mark at jthome@bstpromark.com |
