Omnipage: A Revolutionary Page Recognition System for Mainstream and Tristream Gapless Presses
10/10/2000
The Omnipage system will be on display at the Heidelberg booth
at Ifra 2000
Introduced for the first time during drupa, the Omnipage is a revolutionary system which automatically identifies pages at the press console. This system is integrated with Omnicon control consoles on Heidelberg's gapless newspaper presses and will be on display on the Heidelberg booth number 8-651 at Ifra 2000.
The Omnipage features cameras mounted above the press console to instantly recognize newspaper pages when they are placed on the console. The system can then identify the corresponding page within the press and automatically direct the control system to the appropriate tower, web or printing couple. Small codes printed in the lower margin of the newspaper pages signal the cameras. "This system is highly flexible and greatly simplifies press operation",explains Frédéric Reffet, Electronic Technical Support Manager at Heidelberg Web Systems in Montataire. "For example, it is not always necessary to open the newspaper in the same way. The system is able to detect 2 consecutive pages, 2 pages coming from the same ribbon, 2 pages coming from different sections or a single page. It also prevents simultaneous modifications occurring on the same page."
"If the pages are not accurately positioned at the same place on the reading table, or if they move slightly, this will not impede system operation", he continues. "The camera scans the codes, not the printed image. The last code detected remains on the screen and the screen is only updated if another code is detected".
The position of the code may be optimized according to customer preference. Moreover, if any unwanted dots were to appear in the code, this would not inhibit operation, as the code is "checked" and any unwanted data would be rejected. The codes are implanted on the printing plates so that Omnipage will continue to operate effectively when using the turner bars. This will also allow the web lead to be changed at any moment when a production configuration from the prepress system is updated. With multiple webs running, identifying pages manually at the console in order to make registration or color corrections can be time consuming. This system does it instantly and automatically, and that can cut make-ready time significantly. The Omnipage will be also available on the Tristream, a new gapless newspaper press featuring a 2x6 configuration, announced at Ifra 2000.
For further information:
Heidelberg Web Systems
Joëlle Curet
Tel.: +33 (0)344 29 40 52
E-mail: joelle.curet@heidelberg.com
Introduced for the first time during drupa, the Omnipage is a revolutionary system which automatically identifies pages at the press console. This system is integrated with Omnicon control consoles on Heidelberg's gapless newspaper presses and will be on display on the Heidelberg booth number 8-651 at Ifra 2000.
The Omnipage features cameras mounted above the press console to instantly recognize newspaper pages when they are placed on the console. The system can then identify the corresponding page within the press and automatically direct the control system to the appropriate tower, web or printing couple. Small codes printed in the lower margin of the newspaper pages signal the cameras. "This system is highly flexible and greatly simplifies press operation",explains Frédéric Reffet, Electronic Technical Support Manager at Heidelberg Web Systems in Montataire. "For example, it is not always necessary to open the newspaper in the same way. The system is able to detect 2 consecutive pages, 2 pages coming from the same ribbon, 2 pages coming from different sections or a single page. It also prevents simultaneous modifications occurring on the same page."
"If the pages are not accurately positioned at the same place on the reading table, or if they move slightly, this will not impede system operation", he continues. "The camera scans the codes, not the printed image. The last code detected remains on the screen and the screen is only updated if another code is detected".
The position of the code may be optimized according to customer preference. Moreover, if any unwanted dots were to appear in the code, this would not inhibit operation, as the code is "checked" and any unwanted data would be rejected. The codes are implanted on the printing plates so that Omnipage will continue to operate effectively when using the turner bars. This will also allow the web lead to be changed at any moment when a production configuration from the prepress system is updated. With multiple webs running, identifying pages manually at the console in order to make registration or color corrections can be time consuming. This system does it instantly and automatically, and that can cut make-ready time significantly. The Omnipage will be also available on the Tristream, a new gapless newspaper press featuring a 2x6 configuration, announced at Ifra 2000.
For further information:
Heidelberg Web Systems
Joëlle Curet
Tel.: +33 (0)344 29 40 52
E-mail: joelle.curet@heidelberg.com
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hans-Dieter Siegfried
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 63
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail: hans-dieter.siegfried@heidelberg.com
Corporate Communications
Hans-Dieter Siegfried
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 63
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail: hans-dieter.siegfried@heidelberg.com
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