SECTION 2 - SETUP AND TIMING ISSUES
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2.8.8 Speed Profile Recorder
The Speed Profile Recorder can be used on Continuous printers to determine if
the print is occurring at the most appropriate time.
For example, on certain Form - Fill - Seal machines or Flow Wrappers, the speed
of the moving substrate can ramp up and down.
It is possible during the machine cycle, for the substrate speed to exceed the
maximum printing speed for SmartDate 5.
If the print occurs at this point in the cycle, the print quality will be unacceptable or
the print may be discarded completely.
To ensure that the print is occurring at the correct point in the machine cycle, a
speed profile can be recorded and uploaded to a SmartTouch unit or PC.
This data can then be used to analyse if the print is occurring at the correct point
in the machines cycle.
Note: A PC Tools application is available on the SmartDate 5 CD.
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