inkscan, a plate scanning system, reads, processes and stores the total ink coverage of the printing plate. The ink coverage information enables precise ink fountain presetting of a printing machine even before the plates are mounted. The result is less waste and a faster makeready.
inkscan is being operated from the touch panel which also displays the scanned data. The data can be printed on a thermal printer or stored on a disk. When the job is to be printed, scan data is converted to key preset values and is transferred to the press console to preset the fountains.
inkscan features:- maximum plate size 660 mm x 760 mm (Inkscan 30) or 800 mm x 1.050 mm (Inkscan 41)
- easy menu-guided operation
- data output - touch panel, floppy disk (Flash/Chip Card) or thermal printer
- auto-optimizing of the presetting accuracy - self learning function
inkscan benefits:
- less makeready
cuts makeready time by at least 50% - waste saving
reduces waste by as much as 50% - fast return on investment
inkscan plate scanning system gives you a quick payback often within a year
Description of inkscan plate scanner
inkscan operation area consists of:- scanning arm
- vacuum field
- operation touch panel
- thermal printer
- industrial PC
- control electronics
- power supply unit
- 3,5" disk drive
- vacuum field pump
Operator touch panel enables direct control of the system. You can easily choose the dimensions of the printing plate, its type as well as the press model. Operator touch panel also serves as an output displaying the profile of the scanned plate. From the touch control panel the scan data file for individual press consoles as well as the output choice can be set.
Presetting of the press ink fountainsWhen a setting output is selected for a press, the calcu-lation of the ink preset is performed. By accumulating the inkscan data and final key setting together, optimized conversion curve can be created easily. The scan data of percent image coverage for each key zone is used together with user input variables to obtain the preset values.
inkscan technical data:
| maximum plate size | 660 mm x 760 mm (Inkscan 30) or 800 mm x 1.050 mm (Inkscan 41) |
| dimensions of plate scanner | 1.300 x 1.000 x 1.200 mm or 1.590 x 1.140 x 1.200 mm |
| ink coverage measurement accuracy warm-up time vacuum hold down plate scanner weight allowable temperature range voltage supply power consumption |
± 1% 5 minutes automatic 120 kg or 140 kg 0°C to 30°C 230V ± 10%, 50-60 Hz 550 VA |
