Quality Control: Measure it, Control it!

To address these issues, The Provident Group markets the FlexoCAM and AniCAM solutions developed by Troika Systems in the United Kingdom. Less than one year old and new to the U.S. market, FlexoCAM is a portable, PC-based camera/microscope that measures dot sizes on film or masks, printing plates (including in-the-round sleeves or cylinders), and printed copy. It is said to be the first product that allows companies using in-the-round technologies to see and measure dots easily on mounted plates before, during, and after a production run‑letting printers know what size highlight dots are being held on the plate. The AniCAM system measures cell volume on anilox rolls. It is in the final testing stages, with commercial release scheduled for the end of the third quarter 2006.