Quality Check of Folding Cartons and Label Applications. Diana Eye 42/55. Top Level Quality Inspection

Version Dec 2020

Quality check of folding cartons and label applications. Diana Eye 42/55. Top level quality inspection. Diana Eye 42/55.

The world of packaging is dynamic and therefore con- The intelligent software allows the inspection of different stantly changing. Packaging printers that supply the areas in the layout with different levels of tolerance, and pharmaceutical industry are faced with new regulations the combination of state-of-the-art camera technology and regarding codes, track-and-trace systems and protection unique lighting system enable not only the inspection of against counterfeiting, while their customers are expect- the printed image, but also of: ing increasingly higher quality and 100 percent control. • Hot/cold foil applications In the field of luxury products, new embellishment tech- • Embossings nologies open up almost endless possibilities for packaging • Holograms design, and, at the same time, this is a rapidly growing • Drip-off coating patterns market. While applications such as foils or drip-off coating • Metalized surfaces were, in the past, more or less exclusive to cosmetic fold- • 1D or 2D codes ing cartons, they can today also be found on packaging for • Serialization cell phones, coffee capsules, CD sleeves, and even in com- mercial printing. An inline blank ejection removes all the blanks identified as defective – without damaging them. The ejected blanks But how can print shops respond to all these challenges therefore not necessarily end up in the waste. They can be and still deliver flawless quality? Single blank inspection either re-sorted by hand, or fed back into the Diana Eye at is a new and clever way which offers folding carton pro- reduced tolerance, so that these blanks could, for example, ducers many advantages such as: be offered as “second choice”. At a working width of 42 or • Significant reduction of defects 55 cm, the Diana Eye can process a wide range of products, • Prevention of complaint costs and re-sorting from small straightline folding cartons to large-format • Sound quality documentation ups like presentation folders, or mailings. • Meeting demanding customer requirements The Diana Eye 42/55 is manufactured by Masterwork, The Diana Eye 42/55 is the fully-fledged solution for full exclusively distributed by Heidelberg and backed up by control of every single folding carton’s printed image. the professional and renowned, worldwide Heidelberg Inspection of the single blank takes place at a speed of up sales and service network. to 120,000 cartons per hour, before the product enters the folder gluer. › heidelberg.com/offline-inspection

02 Outstanding characteristics. The facts at a glance.

Highlights:

Patented light dome with adjustable light angle Low angle camera system • Four different light angles • For use with defects that cannot be detected from • Detects metalized substrates, hot foil and hologram a straight angle applications without reflections • Makes different embellishments, surface damage, • Aluminum housing keeps the light source cool without coating patterns etc. visible blowers or water cooling • Adjustable light intensity (repeatable) • Adjustable light intensity (repeatable)

Front view

Homogeneous light Coaxial light

Low angle view

Side light I Side light II

03 For value retention and maximum performance: Service agreements

• Service agreements offer security and peace of mind, while at the same time providing you with the benefits of full cost control and simple administration • Servicing by highly trained technicians • Exclusive use of original service parts • Protection of your machine investment • Retention of a high resale value

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The machine shown is a sample configuration. Some of the equipment features mentioned are optional.

1 Image processing 2 Operator interface 3 Inspection unit

• GPU+CPU computing for fast data • Operator terminal with 15-inch screen • Suction belt for safe and stable blank processing of large image data • Easy to set up through a guided process transport • Master/replica solution • Visualization of tolerances • Space for up to four cameras from above, • Easy to retrofit • Advanced setting options for special two additional area cameras, and one rear applications side camera • Easy retrofitting of cameras thanks to master/replica solution • Darkened window for anti-glare protection Technical data

Diana Eye 42 Diana Eye 55 Material grammage 90 to 650 g/m² (cardboard) 90 to 650 g/m2 (cardboard) Max. speed 300 m/min 300 m/min Max. output 80,000 to 120,000 sheets per hour 80,000 to 120,000 sheets per hour (e. g. 90 mm (3.54 in) long, small-format carton) Max. sheet format 420 × 350 mm (16.54 × 13.78 in) 550 × 500 mm (21.65 × 19.68 in) Min. sheet format 70 × 70 mm (2.76 × 2.76 in) 70 × 70 mm (2.76 × 2.76 in)

Line scan cameras 4K RGB color camera 8K B/W mono camera RGB area camera (frame) Pixels 4K 8K 1.2 M Camera recording speed 40 k/s 80 k/s 60 fps Line rate Resolution at 420 mm/300 m/min 0.1 × 0.15 mm 0.05 × 0.07 mm 0.04 × 0.04 mm (0.0039 × 0.0059 in) (0.0020 × 0.0028 in) (0.0016 × 0.0016 in) Resolution at 550 mm/300 m/min 0.13 × 0.13 mm 0.07 × 0.07 mm 0.04 × 0.04 mm (0.0051 × 0.0051 in) (0.0028 × 0.0028 in) (0.0016 × 0.0016 in)

4 Cameras 5 Light sources 6 Blank ejection

• 4K color cameras for inspection from above • Patented light dome • Damage-free ejection of defective blanks in combination with unique LED lighting • Four different lighting modes available • Re-sorting or inspection of defective technology • Detects metalized substrates, hot foil and blanks possible • Mirror system for low angle inspection hologram applications without reflections • Minimization of waste without • 4K color camera for inspection of the • Aluminum housing with cooling fins keeps compromising quality rear side the light source cool • Ejection optionally by air nozzles • 8K black/white camera for inspection • Adjustable light intensity (repeatable) or mechanically from above (e.g. of finest debossing) • Area cameras with maximum resolution for inspection of critical areas (e. g. QR codes) • Cameras can optionally be switched on/off

06 Features and benefits. Diana Eye 42/55.

Quality Productivity User- friendliness

Two-stage ejection: Direct separation of good and bad blanks without destroying the bad blanks. Sorted out cartons can be re-inspected with reduced fault tolerance and sold as B-grade products. Fast processing.

Belt speed of up to Comparing against the 300 Safe golden image. operation. System calculates a mean value from 50 to 200 reference blanks. m/min. Confirmed by Additionally manual fine-tuning GS certification. of each camera possible. Wide range of materials. Reduction of manual guarantees Patented light dome Processing of materials touchpoints. clean illumination of even highly from 90 to 650 g/m². reflective surfaces, and thus Expandable with a stacker. ensures high-quality verification of the printed image. Saves make-

Wide range of ready times. applications. Stores digital job data and camera settings. Detection of punching residues Error and verification of the printed image as well as finishing pro- analysis. cesses such as embossing, special More than coatings, e. g. coating patterns, Each identified hot and cold foil applications, error is clearly holograms, serializations, metal- 100,000 ized surfaces, etc. cartons per hour. indicated.

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