Ahmedabad-based Shreedhar Labels claims that it has achieved a ‘zero rejection’ level of print quality after installing India’s first Guardian PQV 100% print inspection technology from Baldwin Vision Systems. The ISO-certified Shreedhar Labels is one of India’s premier labeling specialists, with more than three decades of experience providing advanced and customized solutions to its clients.
While this is the first installation of the technology in India, the Guardian PQV has reportedly years of proven performance in the Americas and Europe. PQV is a feature-rich inline defect detection system that enables printers to find and remove defects quickly, and monitor their processes to prevent defects from occurring in the first place. The system provides complete print quality verification from prepress through production, reporting, and archiving for perfect runs.
“The system is designed to perform without fail to the most rigorous inspection requirements, with almost any substrate, and for all printing applications including converting, label, packaging, sheet and web,” says Amit Desai, regional sales manager for Baldwin Vision Systems. “Its state-of-the-art camera systems can be mounted on one or both sides of the substrate to perform 100% inspection for print quality, variable data, and even the most challenging security print features. When properly equipped, a Guardian PQV system can inspect for missing decimal points and broken characters on font sizes down to 4 pt. text typically, or even smaller in special circumstances.”
Bhavya Shah, director of Shreedhar Labels, notes that his company’s processes have been greatly improved since the installation of the Guardian PQV. “Before installing the system, we were not getting optimal productivity. Many defects were going out. In particular, font size changes were not detected before the printed product was shipped to our customers,” says Shah
“After installation of the Guardian PQV technology, we are able to guarantee our performance and our customers are very happy with the print quality. We now have zero rejection of printed substrate from our customers. Our operators are using the system for every job, and say it is very user-friendly. The tiniest font size variations are detected, and no defective product is sent to our customers,” Shah adds.
According to Shah, Shreedhar Labels chose Baldwin Vision Systems over other options because Baldwin Vision Systems is well known for quality and provides local support and excellent service in Ahmedabad. “The process of installing the PQV system went very smoothly, and we now are realizing higher speeds, better print quality, and our operation is more productive,” he says.
After Shreedhar Labels, India’s second PQV installation is now underway at printing giant Pragati Graphics.
