WI8 Web Inspection System
Ensure flawless print quality with the WI8 Web Inspection System. High-speed, real-time error detection for precise, reliable digital print production.
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Details & specifications
The WI8 Web Inspection System is a cutting-edge solution for real-time quality and content control in high-speed digital printing. Designed for flawless print monitoring, it ensures early detection of errors, reducing waste and enhancing productivity. With its high-resolution scanning, dynamic inspection, and intelligent print comparison, the WI8 is the ultimate tool for maintaining print integrity in transactional, direct mail, and commercial printing applications.
Key Features
🔷 High-Speed Operation: Inspects at 500 feet per minute (fpm), with an extended capability of up to 1,050 fpm for ultra-fast production.
🔷 High-Resolution Imaging: Achieves 600 dpi at 450 fpm and 300 dpi at 1,520 fpm, delivering crisp, detailed inspection results.
🔷 Wide Scan Coverage: Accommodates maximum scan widths up to 23.1 inches, offering broad web inspection capabilities.
🔷 Comprehensive Error Detection: Identifies color shifts, jet-outs, position misalignments, smearing, contour defects, and data validation errors.
🔷 Dynamic Inspection Technology: Adjusts automatically for variable sheet lengths, allowing seamless real-time quality monitoring.
🔷 Intelligent Print Inspection (IPI) Option: Uses raw print data directly from the printer controller for true data validation, eliminating the need for a "golden sample."
🔷 Seamless System Integration: Fully compatible with the Hunkeler Control Platform, enabling streamlined production tracking and error logging.
Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Inspection Speed | 500 fpm (extendable up to 1,050 fpm) |
| Resolution | 600 dpi at 450 fpm, 300 dpi at 1,520 fpm |
| Max Scan Width | 23.1 inches |
| Max Scan Length | 40 inches |
Optional Enhancements
✔ IPI (Intelligent Print Inspection): Directly compares print data with real-time output for ultimate accuracy.
✔ Advanced Defect Detection Algorithms: Customizable settings for precision print validation.
✔ Seamless Workflow Integration: Connects to Hunkeler’s Control Platform for real-time tracking.
Optimized Applications
📑 Transactional Printing – Ensures error-free, high-precision printing of statements, invoices, and secure documents.
📩 Direct Mail – Guarantees print consistency for high-volume mailing campaigns.
📖 Print-on-Demand – Delivers high-quality, personalized prints with real-time quality checks.
🖨 Commercial Printing – Ideal for brochures, magazines, and marketing materials that demand flawless output.
The WI8 Web Inspection System is the industry’s most advanced print inspection solution, providing unmatched accuracy, reliability, and efficiency for demanding, high-speed print environments.
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This is not a drop-ship. Our factory-trained technicians install on site, train your operators, and back it with same-day and next-day service across Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Install & train
On-site setup and operator training included.
Same / next-day service
Fast response across the Great Lakes.
Precision machining
Replacement parts fabricated in-house.
Financing
Lease and purchase options available.
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