This Webpage shows all inspection solutions for corrugated boards.

CartonSTAR

Inspection systems for corrugated boards


  • Optimize print quality
  • Reduce production costs
  • Improve customer satisfaction

Maximize print quality on corrugated boards

Displays, so-called shelf-ready trays, promotional displays for point-of-sale, or even secondary packaging are being printed more and more elaborately to contribute to a special shopping experience. The quality of the printed image on a corrugated boards is decisive for its appeal to the end consumer: printing errors, such as missing color or even a missing printed image, register errors, stripes, and similar defects lead to rejects and rising production costs. The automatic print inspection helps to avoid these defects and reliably ensures the quality of corrugated boards.

Discover our solutions - Flexographic and digital printing

Flawless flexographic and digital printing

Corrugated carton board

Corrugated boards are traditionally printed using the flexographic process, whereas digital printing is becoming more popular as the demand for individualized packaging and faster changeovers increases. Printing defects in both printing methods lead to waste and rising production costs. The inline inspection system CartonSTAR ensures consistently high product quality by reliably detecting relevant printing defects in real-time. In addition, defective corrugated sheets are automatically sorted out at an early stage. CartonSTAR is also flexible and customizable to meet nearly any printing application and has a high form-fit factor to fit any machine in the market.

Benefits

Reduction of waste and customer complaints

Precise inline inspection of the printed job at the highest machine speed

Earliest detection of systematic printing defects

100 % detection of sporadic defects

“Open Architecture” - Full flexibility in terms of needed detection capabilities (resolution, color, etc.)

Customization possibilities to unique printing application (holographics, etc.)

High form-fit factor with high degree of freedom to fit any machine in the market

High efficiency and long life LED illumination for years of maintenance free service

Features and typical defects

Features

  • Substrate compensation to avoid false alarms 
  • Automatic ejection of defective boards 
  • Advanced defect classification  
  • Job management for different quality levels; adjustable quality parameters 
  • Verification of the correct print job and checking the printing plates by comparing them with the customer’s PDF 

Typical defects

of Flexographic Printing 

  • Streaks 
  • Register defects 
  • Splashes 
  • Dirt 
  • Color deviation 
  • Missing print 

of Digital Printing 

  • Mottling 
  • Banding 
  • Nozzle streaks 
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Learn why Model AG relies on inspection for paper and print quality assurance.

Learn how DS Smith achieves continuous quality control and reduces production costs for printed corrugated board.

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Customer service & training

Service

For the efficient and future-proof operation of your production systems our highly qualified service teams support you globally in all matters. We provide the implementation, maintenance and servicing as well as the analysis and optimization of your systems - quickly, reliably, 24/7. 

Visit our service center and request your customized service solution. 

Furthermore, learn in the ISRA VISION Academy how our competent trainers always keep your employees up to date with the latest knowledge so that system operators, product engineers and quality managers become real inspection experts.

Visit our ISRA VISION Academy and book your individual and scalable trainings.

Contact us

Bünyamin Camgöz

Surface & Print inspection - Advanced Materials

Albert-Einstein-Allee 36-40
45699 Herten
germany