Metal packaging: 100% inspection of the printing process
Crown Imballaggi Italia (part of Crown Holdings, Inc. the world’s leading food metal packaging supplier) recently installed a new AVT Titan 100% inspection solution at its Calerno Parma), Italy manufacturing plant.
The best-in-class quality assurance platform for metal decorating applications provides 100% inspection for enhanced process control, reduced waste and increased overall quality.
Designed to meet the specific needs of metal printing and decoration, AVT’s Titan is a state-of-the-art quality assurance and process control solution that provides 100% inspection and traceability of every printed metal sheet. Based on AVT’s advanced quality control algorithms, Titan detects the full spectrum of typical print defects, including colour variations, mis-registration (including varnish mis-registration), misprints, spots, text, streaks, scratches, splashes, scumming, edges, bends and more.
All out-of-specification material is traced during the printing process (system has also an output signal that customer can use to eject the defect), and early warning of evolving defects enables operators to resolve problems before significant waste is created In total, Titan’s unsurpassed inspection and process control leads to reduced waste and higher precision for all outgoing materials.
AVT’s Titan was an essential complementary element to the installation of the KBA 6-colour printing press for metal packaging in the Calerno plant, where Crown produces two- and three-piece steel and aluminum cans and metal PeelSeam™ peelable ends for a variety of markets.
«With the new high-speed KBA printing press operating 24 hours a day, manual inspection was no longer an option» Mr. Ugo Manghi, MPC Manager of the Food Division and Project Manager explains. «We quickly switched to AVT’s Titan 100% inspection solution. In Calerno, we can now offer our customers a complete service throughout the metal packaging production process, which also pays dividends when pursuing new business opportunities».
