Bobst launches OneInspection quality control

OneInspection ensures an end-to-end data driven quality process specifically tailored for each industry, which can be deployed in both new and existing production lines. It is a core enabler of the Bobst vision to shape the future of the packaging world and a core component of Bobst Connect – an open architecture cloud-based platform delivering technologies for pre-press, production, process optimization, maintenance and market access.

‘Brand owners and converters are faced with increasingly tight margins and timelines, which places huge amounts of pressure on quality control,’ said Alexandre Pauchard, head of group R&D at Bobst. ‘We have launched OneInspection to alleviate these pressures. Most companies no longer have the luxury of quality control personnel carefully checking their packing and filling processes. That is why our solutions are highly digital, automated, completely reliable, in-line and off-line. They offer peace of mind for converters and brand owners alike.’

The current options for the label industry include Print Tutor Max, a system designed to measure and control color, and iQ 500, an in-line quality control system checking quality, color, codes, text and register.

For the flexible packaging sector, Bobst offers Hawkeye, an optical density and pinhole detector monitoring system and Digital Inspection Table, a quality center that enhances the operator’s skills with augmented reality overlays while gathering photographic evidence for audit.

These technologies provide data-driven quality control processes, eliminating human errors. They offer digital reporting for quality tracking, and image processing algorithms for inspection. They also provide new capacities, such as machine learning, proprietary PDF functions, close-loop functionalities as well as connectivity and workflow integration.

‘OneInspection moves quality control into the digital age,’ added Pauchard. ‘It perfectly reflects our vision to shape the future of the packaging world through four key pillars of connectivity, digitalization, automation and sustainability, in this instance by aiming at delivering a new range of equipment and solutions that leverage digital intelligence, software and cloud-based platforms.’