Inkjet & Digital Printing
Lake Image Systems to Introduce IntegraVision IMB at Graph Expo 2008
Monday 08. September 2008 - Lake Image Systems will introduce IntegraVision IMB at Graph Expo 2008. The latest and most sophisticated camera-based verification system available today, IntegraVision IMB employs a personal computer with one or more cameras attached.
Simultaneously providing three essential capabilities in a mailing system, the IntegraVision IMB:
Reads and verifies each intelligent mail bar code (IMB) to ensure that each printed bar code complies with USPS dimensional specifications, thus enabling the printer or mailer to qualify for maximum postal discounts.
Identifies any missing or duplicate pieces in a production run by parsing the unique identifier contained in the IMB code, and either checks the sequencing of the identifier or compares it to a data file.
Generates integrity reports to prove the integrity of the production run and provide an audit trail of each piece of mail.
Typically, the IntegraVision IMB camera is mounted on a high-speed print line such as an inkjet head on an offset press, a mailing base, or the output of a mail inserter. The camera images the entire address area of the mail piece and identifies missing or duplicate pieces while verifying the dimensional integrity of the IMB code. The Lake Image Systems IntegraVision IMB operates at speeds as high as 90,000 pieces per hour, with 100 percent inspection. Machine control is provided to divert, stop the line, and/or alert the operator based on a user-definable number of errors. Using the IntegraVision IMB, printers and mailers can automatically identify integrity errors without inspection labor expense, while creating production reports to comply with service level agreement contracts. Commenting on the new system, Lake Image Systems vice-president Pat Hoskins said: “The Lake Image Systems IntegraVision IMB reduces the printers or mailers capital investment. The optional IntegraServe package, can link multiple IntegraVision IMB systems throughout a plant to reconcile jobs and create enterprise-wide production reports.”
Lake Image Systems is the worldwide leader in vision control and verification systems for direct mail and secure printing. Based outside London , England , the company has manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom and the United States . Operating subsidiaries in France and Singapore provide additional sales and support. Lake Image Systems has more than 2200 installations around the world, and has provided customers with document integrity and print quality confidence for more than a decade. Directly to customers and through partners, the company offers the latest technologies for mail verification, plastic card integrity inspection, billing and statement processing, print quality verification, and machine control. Lake Image Systems is ISO 9000 certified, and has averaged more than 40 percent annual sales growth in recent years