Heidelberg Unveils Breakthrough Workflow and Control System for Web Offset
04/01/2004
Prinect Web Center is comprehensive, JDF-compliant package for
M-600 and Sunday presses
Innovations cut makeready time and waste, simplify operation, extend management tools
Heidelberg has added new workflow tools for web offset production and enhanced existing features to create the Prinect Web Center. The comprehensive, JDF-compliant system will control a new M-600 D press system in live production at drupa. New features include an exclusive module to streamline the makeready process.
"A lot of people at drupa will be talking about the potential of automated controls and complete workflow integration," explains Heidelberg Web Systems president Werner Albrecht. "We have that potential available right now in an open system that web printers can easily customize for their specific applications and equipment lineups." Albrecht noted that all Prinect Web Center functions are currently running at various sites in Europe and the U.S.
The Prinect Web Center reduces waste and operator effort through automation, integration and unique data processing capabilities. Individual modules calculate and convert digital information from prepress, job storage and closed-loop systems. They also preset and adjust press, folder and auxiliary functions, link production processes and report performance data - all automatically. The common platform for Heidelberg Sunday and M-600 web presses can integrate prepress, postpress and auxiliary systems from leading suppliers.
A new Omni Makeready feature within the Prinect Web Center creates a specialized link with closed-loop controls for color, register and cutoff. Unique Heidelberg software algorithms instantly calculate and adjust target density, ink film thickness and other job change variables and send the information to the press controls to accelerate start-ups and reduce makeready as well as running waste.
Heidelberg has also added new management tools to the Prinect Web Center package. The Omni Reporting module captures and reports extensive performance data in real time or on a cumulative basis. Information ranging from speed, makeready time, event categorization, job duration and consumable consumption to splices and web breaks can be accessed on site or remotely. Omni Link communicates this performance data directly to a management information network. This provides real time remote access for management functions such as estimating, billing, job planning and purchasing.
Additional Prinect Web Center modules include the Omnicon press control system, Omni Color color controls, a Prepress Interface and Omni Presetting.
Omnicon and Omni Color controls allow operators to retrieve digital files, monitor presets and production data, program and initiate automated sequences, and remotely control ink, water, and motorized press and folder functions. Omni Color includes built-in learning algorithms to continuously increase preset accuracy.
The Heidelberg Prepress Interface accepts data from digital prepress systems, converts area coverage values for individual ink zones, and sends the calculations directly to the Omni Color console for automated presetting of ink keys. One common Prepress Interface can serve multiple Heidelberg web and sheetfed presses.
Omni Presetting complements the Prepress Interface, allowing operators to initiate automatic presets based on standard job formats and stored data or to easily create new parameters. These presetting functions reside on a standard PC within the network, allowing off-line job preparation prior to the run.
Heidelberg Prinect Web Center modules
The Heidelberg Prinect Web Center includes Omnicon web press controls as well as modules for complete workflow integration and process automation.
For further information:
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
Innovations cut makeready time and waste, simplify operation, extend management tools
Heidelberg has added new workflow tools for web offset production and enhanced existing features to create the Prinect Web Center. The comprehensive, JDF-compliant system will control a new M-600 D press system in live production at drupa. New features include an exclusive module to streamline the makeready process.
"A lot of people at drupa will be talking about the potential of automated controls and complete workflow integration," explains Heidelberg Web Systems president Werner Albrecht. "We have that potential available right now in an open system that web printers can easily customize for their specific applications and equipment lineups." Albrecht noted that all Prinect Web Center functions are currently running at various sites in Europe and the U.S.
The Prinect Web Center reduces waste and operator effort through automation, integration and unique data processing capabilities. Individual modules calculate and convert digital information from prepress, job storage and closed-loop systems. They also preset and adjust press, folder and auxiliary functions, link production processes and report performance data - all automatically. The common platform for Heidelberg Sunday and M-600 web presses can integrate prepress, postpress and auxiliary systems from leading suppliers.
A new Omni Makeready feature within the Prinect Web Center creates a specialized link with closed-loop controls for color, register and cutoff. Unique Heidelberg software algorithms instantly calculate and adjust target density, ink film thickness and other job change variables and send the information to the press controls to accelerate start-ups and reduce makeready as well as running waste.
Heidelberg has also added new management tools to the Prinect Web Center package. The Omni Reporting module captures and reports extensive performance data in real time or on a cumulative basis. Information ranging from speed, makeready time, event categorization, job duration and consumable consumption to splices and web breaks can be accessed on site or remotely. Omni Link communicates this performance data directly to a management information network. This provides real time remote access for management functions such as estimating, billing, job planning and purchasing.
Additional Prinect Web Center modules include the Omnicon press control system, Omni Color color controls, a Prepress Interface and Omni Presetting.
Omnicon and Omni Color controls allow operators to retrieve digital files, monitor presets and production data, program and initiate automated sequences, and remotely control ink, water, and motorized press and folder functions. Omni Color includes built-in learning algorithms to continuously increase preset accuracy.
The Heidelberg Prepress Interface accepts data from digital prepress systems, converts area coverage values for individual ink zones, and sends the calculations directly to the Omni Color console for automated presetting of ink keys. One common Prepress Interface can serve multiple Heidelberg web and sheetfed presses.
Omni Presetting complements the Prepress Interface, allowing operators to initiate automatic presets based on standard job formats and stored data or to easily create new parameters. These presetting functions reside on a standard PC within the network, allowing off-line job preparation prior to the run.
Heidelberg Prinect Web Center modules
- Omnicon - press controls
- Omni Color - color control
- Omni Makeready - waste reduction
- Prepress Interface - inker presetting
- Omni Presetting - preparation of job parameters
- Omni Reporting - data reporting
- Omni Link - management information system interface
The Heidelberg Prinect Web Center includes Omnicon web press controls as well as modules for complete workflow integration and process automation.
For further information:
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
Heidelberg Web Systems
Greg Norris
Tel.: +1 603 740-5907
Fax: +1 603 749-3301
E-mail: greg.norris@heidelberg.com
Greg Norris
Tel.: +1 603 740-5907
Fax: +1 603 749-3301
E-mail: greg.norris@heidelberg.com
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