The Label Printers Turns to 100% Web Inspection

The Label Printers (Aurora, IL), a manufacturer of custom labels and packaging, reports that it has just purchased the BST Promark Shark 4000 LEX 100% Inspection system to examine 100% of the printed web 100% of the time.

According to the company, the Shark 100% Inspection System can “see” misregisters, color variations and hazing, dirty print, smudges, scratches, splashes and spots, web creases and wrinkles, hairs, die-cut variations and incorrect matrix removal, reverse type fill-in, and most streaks and debris. Plant Superintendent Tom Erickson stated in a press release: “In addition to substantially increasing our ability to detect print defects, the Shark system will enable us to run our equipment faster than our current system does.”
 
Lori Campbell, chief of operations, says in the press release: “We’re very proud of our workforce and the care and attention they give to our quality – which our ISO Registration and 99.6% quality rating back up.  But I’m equally proud that our manufacturing team was actively looking for ways to make our quality better and give us that all-important competitive edge, with equipment that makes us better able to keep our processes in control and capable – a hallmark of Continuous Quality Improvement environments.”  
 
The Label Printers serves industries as varied as pharmaceutical, wine, electrical, and more.