No fewer than ten mRC-3D cameras supplied by QI Press Controls (QIPC), the Dutch specialist in measurement and control systems for the printing industry, will soon be on their way to India. Pudhari Publications, a growing newspaper group in Marathi is set to carry out an investment programme with the aim of improving automation on its printing presses at its plant in Kolhapur. The mRC-3D system will ensure full automation on the color register on the Manugraph Cityline press with five towers.
Wind of change
For the last two years Pudhari Publications is led by managing director Yogesh Jadhav who has helped instil a youthful, dynamic enthusiasm in the company. This wind of change blowing through the company has been partly brought about by a long overdue investment programme for press automation. As far as the automation programme was concerned, a number of companies came into contention for the order. Ultimately however, Pudhari Publications opted for QIPC as its new partner. As managing director for QIPC in India, Vijay Pandya has been closely involved with the order placed by Pudhari Publications and says that in the past, QIPC systems have been successfully installed on many Manugraph presses.
Full automation
The mRC-3D system is aimed at fully automating the color register in the plant at Kolhapur. The innovative system with its high-speed cameras will bring about maximum savings in waste. The digital cameras with builtin microprocessors ensure real-time data processing of measurement data. On account of its 3D function, the mRC-3D scanner is able to accurately measure printed micro marks, independently of focal distance and irregularities in the paper web. The cameras in Kolhapur are equipped with Automation Ink Mist Shield (AIMS), as a result of which the camera lenses are automatically cleaned by transported film. Staff will receive on-site training from QIPC on how to use the system.
With the help of all these systems, Pudhari Publications expects to make savings in paper, ink and energy, to improve the quality of the fi nal product, to speed up the production process and to ramp up productivity in the plant. In addition to its print works in Kolhapur, the company has two other plants.
“If the system proves its worth here, there is a distinct possibility it will be installed on the other presses”, says Vijay Pandya, who envisages that the collaboration between QIPC and Pudhari Publications will extend beyond this one press alone.
