SPECTROVISION

The advanced (and amazingly affordable) inline color measurement system for
flexographic, digital, and offset web printers that are ready to automate—and transform

For flexo, digital, and offset web printers looking to keep pace in the rapidly changing consumer packaged goods market and alike, Techkon has developed SpectroVision. It’s the world’s most innovative in-line color measurement system and yet it’s easy to bolt on any press and simple to operate. With shorter press runs becoming more common and brand customers holding packaging and label printers more accountable than ever for color accuracy and consistency, the time is now to automate your presses for the future. With SpectroVision’s inline spectrophotometer system doing color QA on-press, you’ll reduce pressroom make-ready times and increase color consistency like never before. Concerned about the cost? Average cost of a complete SpectroVision system is ~$50,000. Contact us today and let us show you how you can achieve a return on investment (ROI) in no time.
Watch our SpectroVision in action
See how Victor Envelope leverages our SpectroVision technology to streamline their color management process and deliver superior printed products!
Increase Print Quality
Integrate your color measurements, live web viewing, & bar code scoring.
- Real-time color measurements at full press production speeds – no more stopping the press to take measurements
- True spectrophotometer – measure an entire color bar in a single printed impression
- Extremely color accurate and highly sensitive to subtle changes unlike camera-based color measurement systems
- Live web viewing functionality to monitor registration marks, critical text, logos, etc.
- Real-time, automatic, bar code grading and scoring


SpectroVision
Slash Make-Ready Times
Get up to color faster. Save time & materials.
- Operators see instant PASS/FAIL & color difference results with intuitive and easy to understand graphics
- InkCheck technology provides ink density adjustments to achieve lowest possible deltaE’s on press
- Support for process and spot colors -> Check density, deltaE (∆E), TVI, Trap, graybalance, G7 and more
- Displays independent color results from both operator & gear sides of the press
Eliminate Costly Re-Makes
Detect and resolve problems early. Ensure roll to roll consistency.
- Periodically measures color and bar codes during each roll to detect problems early
- Operators alerted when quality drifts, allowing for corrective actions before going out of tolerance
- Trend charts for density, delta (∆E), TVI, and more monitor the real-time status for operators
- Prevents and eliminates costly re-makes when only checking color & bar codes at the end of a roll and a problem is found
- Comprehensive web viewing features allow operators to monitor registration marks, critical text, logos, and more throughout the run


Report, Analyze, & Improve
Create reports and learn from your production data.
- Detailed job reports demonstrate color accuracy & consistency for brand customers
- Custom trend reports detail performance over time for a job, color, print location, press, shift, operator, etc.
- Powerful query tools allow you to analyze & learn from your production data to make process improvements
- Color and job data is at your fingertips if customers have a complaint or question regarding color accuracy or consistency
Watch this short video to see the SpectroVision in-line color measurement system for flexo in action.
- ISO-compliant spectrophotometer measurement unit
- Spectral remission and color density determination to ISO 5-3/4 standards
- Measurement geometry: 45/0˚ to DIN 5033
- Spectral range: 400 to 700 nm (reporting every 10nm)
- Measurement conditions according to ISO 13655:2009:
- M0 – No filter, UV included
- M1 – Daylight, D50
- M2 – UV Cutoff filter, UV excluded
- Measurement sampling rate: 3,000 samples/second
- Measurement aperture: 1.5 mm x 3.0 mm
- Minimum color patch width: 4mm
- Minimum color patch length: 4mm – 10mm. (Patch size varies depending on press speed)
- Distance from media: 3 mm
- Light source: LED
- Short-term repeatability: 0.05 ∆Eab on white BCRA tile
- Inter-instrument agreement: 0.30 ∆Eab average on 12 BCRA tiles
- Calibration: Automatic on integrated ISO white reference plaque
- Operating environment: 0˚ to 40˚ C (non-condensing humidity)