From Image to Panorama

Closed-loop—the other wait-and-see aspect of inspection—does have progress to report. "True closed-loop control—feeding back information to the press for automatic response—is still a challenge," says Tithecott. "Where we see value in control technology that can be applied today is Automated Intelligent Converting—100 percent web inspection, knowing where every defect is and communicating this information to downstream converting and finishing equipment to automatically remove suspect product."