Helios product line
100% automated inline inspection solutions for label and narrow web printing
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100% automated inline inspection solutions for label and narrow web printing
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With over 2,000 installations worldwide, the AVT Helios product line is a market-proven automatic 100% inspection solution designed for labels and other narrow web printing applications.
Helios automatically inspects printed labels or packages for defects and imperfections, delivering exceptional quality results and eliminating customer rejections.
The Helios product line delivers the highest available inspection resolution and speed on the market today. With rigorous process control across the entire print production process, Helios does not disappoint. Installable on any press or rewinder, Helios instantly identifies defects on labels as soon as they occur, reducing waste, boosting performance, and delivering 100% quality assurance. This means your print jobs are in good hands – verified from setup through printing and finishing.
Superior automatic 100% print inspection solution designed to meet the unique needs of labels and narrow web digital print jobs.
100% inspection that delivers the best cost-effective solution
Supports demanding reflective and holographic and any production workflow
Combines superior inspection performance with advanced high-speed process control
Market-leading inspection performance for high-end applications
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95% of the world’s top 20 label print houses chose AVT as their quality management system provider
Helios automatically detects defects such as missing labels, defects in character areas, color variations, miss-registration, missing print, spots, imperfect matrix peeling, die cut registration, and more. To achieve superior inline quality assurance and process control, Helios is quickly and easily installed on any press or rewinder, including a slitter rewinder. Helios can also be installed on other types of finishing equipment, as it supports current and future converting equipment, regardless of machine speed, width or technology.
When installed on a printing press, Helios operates as an inline quality assurance and process control solution, alerting on potential print problems and recording every relevant defect. Via an integrated reporting mechanism from press to rewinder, the WorkFlow Link module (optional) is later used for downstream repair on the finishing machine or in quality reports for the end-user. Helios is also equipped with a built-in PrintFlow module, where operators use inline reporting to review job/order/roll reports, edit and export to digital files, or print reports for later material handling.
When installed on a rewinder, Helios seamlessly controls the rewinder, creating a combined automatic inspection station. The system automatically inspects 100% of the labels or packages and stops the rewinder at defect locations to clean the defective parts before the roll is sent to the end-customer.
Supports all label stock, paper and plastic label stock, flexible, transparent & opaque films, paper & cartons, and thick embossed metalized foils, as well as highly reflective holographic foils and laminates
In one minute (or less), Helios is up and ready to go! Jobs are automatically saved and loaded for fast setup or repeat jobs, while several available options can automate the setup using offline stations, MIS connectivity, or pre-press information
Significantly reduces waste and production costs, decreases re-prints, and boosts overall productivity and efficiency
Automatically stops at the defect location and enables easy roll clean-up, delivering 100% quality assurance and eliminating customer rejection
Online tool tracks and reports total good material to be printed, while all detection and monitoring data is collected and stored in the system’s reporting mechanism
To prevent costly production errors, job verification is performed early in the process. AVT’s verification toolset includes a robust PDF comparison module that compares every new job to the original PDF digital file or to the previously saved master image in case of re-runs.
An integral part of the print inspection process, inline color monitoring and measurement offers a variety of modules to support the workflow. Inline Delta E color monitoring enables a simple, standard method of alerting on color deviation during print run.
To ensure quick and secure system setup, save valuable production time, and ensure consistent quality standards, several AVT Helios modules were designed. Modules include communication with existing MIS (ERP) systems in the production facility and remote system setup using offline setup utilities to prepare jobs in advance
Possibly the most important component of any print job is its workflow – the key to streamlining and standardizing the steps required to carry out a task. AVT Helios’ range of workflow modules help speed up overall print production via seamless transfer of quality data from the press to the rewinder to efficiently remove defective material.
AVTs’ barcode and variable data verification enables label printers to inspect and verify 100% of the printed 1D and 2D codes as well as human readable items. It detects and alerts on any duplications, missing codes, barcode quality and readability, or any other code validity concerns.
In order to efficiently collect, analyze and edit the quality PrintFlow data collected by the Helios inspection platforms, a data management tool (PrintFlow Manager) provides key users with remote data access directly from their desktop.
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