Efficient and sustainable printing: B&R shapes the future of the printing industry
The increasing demand for individualized print media, geared towards selective and target group-oriented marketing, is a clear trend. In this context, small print runs are becoming increasingly important. B&R understands the challenges facing the printing industry: The need for efficient and flexible production with smaller batch sizes and the transition to sustainable printing processes by minimizing waste or increasing energy efficiency.
As an innovative solution provider, B&R focuses on adaptive and sustainable processes and implements end-to-end automation. B&R enables maximum flexibility in production to minimize downtime and setup times, reduce waste and efficiently network machines. B&R customers design personalized print not only at the highest level, but also efficiently and with increased sustainability. Here, printing is not only personalized, but also intelligent, efficient and environmentally friendly.
Digital printing
Individualization paired with outstanding print quality at high printing speeds – that's digital printing based on integrated automation and precise drive technology from B&R. The connectivity of the controllers used makes it easy to implement conventional printing units or downstream finishing processes.
Conventional printing
With B&R, customers experience printing solutions for long runs and impressive speeds. Exact registration mark detection, precise synchronization of the axes and fast reaction to deviations are the hallmarks of B&R's proven drive technology. Efficient printing with minimal waste – B&R unites quality and speed on every printed page.
Print processing
B&R goes beyond the printing process and enhances printed products. A wide range of options such as coating, embossing and bookbinding turn a printed item into a complete product. B&R simplifies the workflow through extensive digital integration and enables open communication with higher-level systems. This not only increases production quality, but also takes efficiency to a new level.
Adaptive, efficient and sustainable – next-generation printing
Support for the creation of sustainable printing solutions
Why is OPC UA FX ideal for modular printing presses?
Why is OPC UA FX ideal for modular printing presses?
OPC UA FX is the ideal network for modular printing machines. First, it combines the best features of today's fieldbuses. Gigabit Ethernet with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is used at the network level. This guarantees full topology freedom, sufficient bandwidth for future applications and deterministic data transmission, which is essential for the synchronization of drive axes, for example. Multi-vendor interoperability ensures seamless communication between automation components from different manufacturers. This also includes devices used for functional safety.
The most important addition in terms of modularization is the integrated topology detection, which can be used to determine the physical topology of the network. Newly connected modules and their position in the machine can be determined automatically. This enables adaptive machine software as well as flexible adaptation and integration of new modules to changing requirements.
The vertical extension of OPC UA to the field level ensures complete consistency of semantic data from the sensor to the cloud. This facilitates integration into higher-level production and information systems. In this context, it is particularly important that communication encryption, authentication and authorization are also integral components at the field level. This means that printing machines also meet increasing safety requirements.
How can the best print quality be achieved?
How can the best print quality be achieved?
B&R uses state-of-the-art servo drives with very fast and precise control to achieve the best print quality. The minimum sampling time is 50 µs for the entire controller cascade. Model predictive control compensates for motor cogging and periodic disturbances. This enables outstanding print quality and optimizes performance even under demanding conditions.
B&R's motion control technology fits seamlessly into its overall automation system – along with machine control, HMI and safety technology – to create a complete system solution. With ACOPOS P3, ACOPOSmulti, ACOPOSremote and ACOPOSmotor devices, you can take advantage of flexibility and scalability when designing your machine. This is the case with single or multi-axis drive systems, in the control cabinet or remotely and in a power range from 250 watts up to 122 kW.
How can I find the optimum solution for registration mark detection?
How can I find the optimum solution for registration mark detection?
From simple block marking for print processing to micrometer-precise detection of the smallest dot marks for offset printing. B&R offers the right solution for every application:
For moderate requirements, a digital contrast sensor connected either directly to the drive or via a NetTime module is sufficient. If the requirements increase, e.g. for register control, the X67BC8591.L12 in combination with an analog contrast sensor is recommended. The module's intelligent evaluation algorithms ensure high positioning accuracy at high path velocities, e.g. ±3 µm at 1,000 m/s. A B&R Smart Camera is the ideal solution for maximum flexibility and support for all common registration marks. It covers a wide range of requirements and offers maximum versatility.
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