FSS 15 color control system
Electronic ink fountain control systems from BST set standards in precision, speed, reliability, and ease of operation. With the FSS 15 ink fountain control system, BST offers a system that is precisely tailored to the requirements of the printer. The excellent price-performance ratio makes FSS 15 a versatile solution for almost all printing machines.
Systems
FSS 15 system capabilities
The properties of the FSS 15 system have been perfectly matched to printing applications that require the highest precision in color.
- High precise color adjustment of up to 480 individual zones
- Intuitive operator guidance
- Ink keys can be adjusted individually, as a group, or all at once
- Defining of ink profiles for future jobs in the background
- Highest adjustment precision in combination with BST finecolor ink fountains
- Automatic function and position control of the ink key drives
- Easy calibration of the zero position
- Control of ductor speed, dampening units and vibrator cycles
- Interface to BST data conversion software CIPCon
- Interface to color density measurement systems from different manufacturers for the realization of a closed-loop color control
finecolor ink fountains
finecolor ink fountains for perfect ink setting
- Laser-cut precision blades with special seals
- Available for different machine types and in the required print width
- Reliable mechanism for ink key adjustment allows for exact reproduction of the gaps between ink blade and ink duct roller for all ink keys
- Movement of each blade segment plane-parallel to the duct roller
- Individual ink keys can be set independently of the surrounding ink keys
- Fully reproducible positioning after every cleaning
- Flexible seal between ink blade, cheeks, and duct roller
CIPCon
Data conversion software CIPCon processes CIP3-standard files by a range of manufacturers and subsequently calculates the preset values for the ink fountain control of printing presses. CIPCon enables waste and time savings of up to 30 percent.
CIPCon offers
- Individual adjustment of the conversion curves of area coverage values to ink key steps for each individual printing ink
- Preview of the entire print image
- Customization to align with internal workflows
- Integration into the company network
- Interfaces to various machine manufacturers
FSS 15 Integration
FSS 15 bietet verschiedene Schnittstellen zur perfekten Integration in die Maschinenumgebung.
Integrationsschnittstellen:
- Zu BST finecolor Farbkästen
- Zur Datenkonvertierungssoftware CIPCon
- Zur Maschinensteuerung für die Kontrolle von Duktorgeschwindigkeit, Heber und Feuchtwerk via Profibus, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, CAN
- Zur kundenseitigen Auftragsverwaltung
- Zu Farbdichtmesssystemen verschiedener Hersteller zur Realisierung einer Closed-Loop Farbsteuerung
