Maintenance & Inspections

The ErgoTronic measuring head is part of an automatic colour measuring system and serves to measure and control optical densities. The opening of the ink keys is controlled either statically or dynamically in accordance with the results obtained. Calibration of the ErgoTronic system identifies possible deviations in the measured values and presents these findings in a comprehensive report.

Safeguard your measuring accuracy
The measuring accuracy is determined using a colour chart with defined Lab values, a USB flash drive in card format, and step-by-step instructions describing the procedure to be followed on the console screen. The check can be performed quickly and simply by your own press operators, and the evaluation of the results, including a comprehensive report, is presented immediately.

• Fast and simple verification of the measuring process
• Safeguards constant print quality
• Calibration can be performed by your own personnel

This test ensures optimal print quality on Koenig & Bauer presses. It analyzes gripper transfer precision using register marks and a two-stage evaluation using the LUCHS IV system. This identifies and eliminates register inaccuracies.

• Stage 1:  Meets BVDM/Fogra standards for sheetfed offset presses.
• Stage 2:  Follows Koenig & Bauer guidelines for print length and transfer register.

Test prints are evaluated, and the LUCHS IV system provides a report with recommendations. If needed, gripper adjustments are made, and the test is repeated. This test is ideal preparation for a press inspection.

• Identification of register differences in a standardised procedure
• Print quality is maintained at the highest level
• Avoids waste, flawed prints and customer complaints

Ensure accurate color and optimal print quality with QualiTronic calibration services for your printing press. Precise measurements are essential for consistent color control. Our calibration service verifies the accuracy of your QualiTronic system, guaranteeing reliable performance and preventing costly errors.

Even from a distance of 1.5 meters, QualiTronic measures color densities to within 0.01, but only with regular calibration can you be sure of this level of precision. With certified calibration, your QualiTronic system delivers the precise color data you need to meet the highest quality standards and exceed customer expectations.

• Identification and rectification of measurement deviations
• Improved print quality and reduced waste
• Certificate and test seal as proof of ultimate measuring accuracy

Thanks to the latest inspection and analysis technology, our specialists can identify and classify possible leakages on the pneumatic system components of your webfed or CI Flexo printing press.

Our service technicians use advanced sensor and measuring technology to precisely locate air leaks in your printing press. Broadband ultrasonic analysis (20 to 100 kHz) allows us to identify and evaluate leaks, even in pneumatic components. This service helps you optimise printing press performance and reduce energy costs by quickly pinpointing leaks and minimising downtime.  You will receive a comprehensive report with data to assess leak size and potential savings, providing a sound basis for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of maintenance and repair work.

• Tracking down leakages in the pneumatic systems
• Valuation and classification of leakages
• Inspection report provides an overview on the status of the pneumatic systems

Damage emerging to roller bearings can be accurately located. External factors, such as lubrication, have no adverse influence on the precision of the measurement.

We recommend a bearing analysis is carried out every two years. For each printing tower one to one and a half days need to be scheduled. The BearingAnalysis will include the following tasks:

• Checks to cylinder bearings
• Reference and (periodic) comparative measurements
• Evaluation of the measured results using a patented method on Koenig & Bauer premises
• Status report and recommendations

• Independent of external influencing factors, such as the lubrication status
• Damage in roller bearings can be exactly located and remedied accordingly
• Analysis report with status description and recommendations

Whether your press is equipped with Arcnet, Ethernet or Profibus, our specialists can check your system at regular intervals using state-of-the-art measuring instruments and methods.

On completion of the checks we provide you with a report on the health of the machine network, together with recommendations. You therefore incur no investment costs for test and monitoring equipment.

Or you choose the predictive solution and have monitoring systems installed on a permanent basis. That enables your maintenance team to identify developments and changes in network communication at an early stage and initiate corrective measures accordingly – before any malfunctions can even occur.

• We know the network architecture
• We select the appropriate equipment for your press
• We know the data volume at full capacity
• We know the necessary data transfer rates at full capacity
• With the initial assessment of your system, we create a fingerprint as a benchmark for future measurements (target/actual comparison)

• Preventive or predictive network check
• Measurements made by specialists with professional tools
• Documentation of measurement results together with recommendations

By periodically measuring printing plates in our quality control center, you can ensure that all the parameters of your press-ready plates meet design specifications.

Optical and geometrical plate measurement offers you the opportunity to detect problems such as colour register fluctuations through plate creep, plate breakage or faults in mounting and removing plates in automatic plate changers.

The range of services includes optical measurement of 10 printing plates according to the following measuring criteria:

• Dispersion of the exposure in relation to the edge bend
• Dispersion of the exposure in relation to the register
• Dispersion of the exposure itself

In addition, geometrical measurement of the border and bending radii is carried out with a precision perthometer according to design specifications. All measured values are logged and made available to you in the form of a detailed report in tabular format, as well as graphical documentation.

• Professional measuring methods and tools
• Measurements by experienced QA staff
• Detailed documentation of the results of the measurements

Avoid production failures by preventive monitoring. Benefit from the advantages of a thermographic analysis which uses the latest measuring methods to detect
changes on electrical or mechanical system components at an early stage.

The system components to be examined are first defined and then evaluated on site on your premises using a high-resolution thermal imaging camera.

Thanks to non-contact thermal imaging technology, measurements can be carried out while the press is running. In this way, expensive press downtimes can be avoided.

• Preventative monitoring avoids unplanned downtime
• Modern measuring instruments and professional reporting software
• Clear presentation of the measurements made