LKS 5 – the all-rounder among the camera verification systems
One of the most successful camera systems of Leibinger Inkjet and Numbering Machines is, next to JETvisio, its big brother LKS 5. Due to the great demand of companies of the packaging and mailing branch, the product coding branch as well as print shops, LKS 5 has been advanced, the operation simplified and the set-up time reduced. At the trade shows the camera system will prove its performance power and verify printed data.
But what skills concerning the quality control does the verification system actually possess?
The Leibinger camery control system LKS 5 on duty verifying text.
Camera system for monitoring and control
In the printing, pharma and packaging industry LKS 5 is oftenly used at folding machines. Here the main task is always the guaranteed monitoring and control of the folded sheets, even at high speed of the machine. Like a supervisor LKS 5 controls text parts, logos or barcodes on the folded sheets. Empty or falsely imprinted sheets too are recognized reliably. In case of an error report a machine stop is triggered or a gate is activated with the Leibinger controler.
Furthermore LKS 5 controls print- or folded sheets for the correct language version. The camera system is used for the control of manuals, packagings and inserts for medicine or directly in the production of pharma companies. Here Leibinger offers a GMP conform and validation capable verification system, that controls certain quality parameter during production, that regulates in case of defaults and therefore can guarantee an almost error free production. That’s why many producers of the graphics and packaging industrie rely on the certainty that LKS 5 offers.
Customers become repeaters of conviction
Appearantly they are right in doing so, because many customers become repeaters of conviction and order after the first LKS 5 further cameras. The quoted reasons range from the guaranteed reliability offered by Leibinger up to the multitude of the functions, for the control system being a real all-rounder.
The mere control of presence could also be done by a code reader. But a code reader just reads codes, not more. In contrast to this the Leibinger camera system guarantees high flexibility, offers many more functions and ensures the quaility of printed or folded products at 100%. Aside from the mentioned inspections, it produces a complete production protocol, which is a demand in more and more branches.
The LKS 5 processes a data match, checks the sequence of the products, works off data bases, reliably activates rejector gates, controls sensores and even carries out the sequential control.
Industrial camera is vitally important
In many cases the LKS 5 is used in security relevant areas, e.g. for manuals of medical products such as blood sugar control- or inhalation machines. Especially in this sensitive sector it is vitally important, when buying a product, that a legible manual in the correct language version is delivered. Here the print shop must ennsure that no twisted or blank sheets are rolled out and a mix of languaged is prevented, meaning that evvery country gets manuals in each correct contry language.
During the every day use directly at the production line the camera system supervises that no incompletely or falsely imprinted product leaves the plant. That also needs text control at 100%.
LKS 5 is also a top performancer when it comes to monitoring and controlling printed variable data. Here a comparison to its powerful software or to data bases loaded to the system is carried out. The Leibinger camery system controls independently and neutrally the variably characters or alphanumerical codes.
The set-actual comparison is carried out reliably and can lead to several results: Does the printed data not match the information of the data base, LKS 5 sends a output signal triggering a machine stop or alternatively in combination with the Leibinger controler activating a rejector gate.
Guaranteed quality by use of the verification system
In each case the camera system delivers a protocol precisely documenting all activities and e.g. the number of the correct and the discharged products.
This protocol is essentially important for the production of security relevant products such as lottery tickets, sweep stakes, packagings for the medicine, inserts or manuals with imprinted liscense key.
Alphanumerical codes inline can for example directly be printed on the products and immediately controlled by the LKS 5, which reduces further manufaturing processes.
The sequential control is an example too for the multitude of functions of the camera systems. Here the sequence of parts of the product up to the entire product is followed. With a shift register LKS 5 controls reliably the sequence of the sheets and gives the go-signal for the next sequence.
Altogether the well known verification system LKS 5 from Paul Leibinger in Tuttlingen is a crucial factor, guaranteeing safety and especially quality during the production process. According to the motto: Why difficult, when easy is so simple.
Live in action can the Leibinger camera systems be seen at the upcoming trade shows.
Tuttlingen, September 28, 2011
