TECHKON SpectroDrive
High quality and productivity
These are the two factors which are essential for today’s success in the printing business.
TECHKON SpectroDrive, with its automatic colour and density measurement capabilities is the perfect solution to substantially increase press productivity by ensuring consistent print-to print colour accuracy throughout the press run.
The system consists of two components: The motorised measurement system scans the complete colour bar on a printed sheet within seconds and simultaneously sends the spectral measurement data wirelessly to the PC where all relevant information for controlling the printing press is displayed.
Increase profitability
Due to the trend of smaller print jobs and shorter press runs the time from starting a press to getting it “in colour” and running with consistent quality is cost critical. SpectroDrive reduces this “non-productive” set-up time dramatically. You will increase profitability thanks to substantially reducing paper and ink waste and getting more precious time out of your printing press. The system makes your printing jobs predictable and calculable. In addition, the complaint rate will go down significantly and your customers will appreciate the sensible gain and reliability of the print quality.
The high rate of return of investment is amazing. The relative low – and only one time investment will show in recurring profits almost immediately. Also, older printing presses get a productivity boost thanks to SpectroDrive.
Quality assurance during the complete press run
Increasing customer demands require that the press run is printed according to defined and documented industry print quality standards. TECHKON SpectroDrive and the related PC-software ExPresso are practical utilities that adhere to the print quality standards as defined by ISO 12647 and Gracol G7™.
Ease of use and high speed measurement
Setting up a printing press can be compared with starting a jet plane. It is a time-critical process, where the press operator – like a pilot – must observe and perform a multitude of important tasks at the same time. Hence, during the development of SpectroDrive great care was taken in delivering a system that is easy to use, does not distract from running the press and delivers all significant information instantly and automatically. The measurement device only has one button to start the measurement process. The PC-software ExPresso has a self explanatory user interface which can be operated via touch screen. Installation is simple as well. After a few minutes the system is operable and ready to take measurements.
Two measurement systems in one
This relates not only to the technical fact that the spectral measurements allow displaying densitometric and colourimetric data, but that SpectroDrive can be used as a scanning device as well as a hand held instrument for single measurements. Just take the device from the horizontal track and position it wherever you want to take a colour measurement.
The TECHKON ExPresso software offers a comprehensive tool-set comprising measurement of spot colours, support of up to 16 print units, face and reverse printing, display of colour
density, dot gain, gray balance, L*a*b*-values and recommendations on how to adjust the ink on the press. This is only an excerpt of the complete functionality.
Thanks to its modularity, TECHKON ExPresso is expandable and versatile. The measurement data can be exported into other software applications that connect real-time to printing presses to enable a ‘close loop’ turn-key solution. In addition, TECHKON ExPresso can export measured data to standard applications such as Microsoft Excel.
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