Inline Offline Graphics and Edale Ltd Install System for VPNT

Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Corporation 

World renowned flexographic press manufacturer, Edale Limited, of Romsey, Hampshire, has provided an A4 duplex transactional mail and secure card production system to Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Corporation in Hanoi, by working in tandem with Inline Offline Graphics Limited.

 The system comprises a web-fed duplex flexographic press from Edale, equipped with 2 x 200mm print stations of jet engine HP technology inkjet to print on either side of the web, plus controllers and high-resolution Axode cameras for duplex checking, reject control, etc. The system is unique in its dual application capability.

Secure Mobile Phone Card Production 

The first application, printing telephone cards ?4-Up?, uses 200mm of contiguous inkjet across the web to print PIN and serial numbers on each card. Cameras monitor every card for print legibility and they also permit integrity to be checked against the job's secure database.  Just before the press delivery section, another four cameras check the integrity of flexographically printed scratch-off panels applied by the Edale press.  Should a fault ever occur, at any stage during card production, it would be identified and recorded.  Thus, the press-mounted systems from IO Graphics provide variable images at high speed and check the results providing complete production and security records.

Transactional Mail Production

The second application, transactional mail, includes regular high-volume production of mobile telephone contract bills. The transactional work uses a second 200mm contiguous print station.  Using a pdf driver, both sides of the web are printed to produce billing information, on a 'sheet-by-sheet' basis, that is combined in multi-part sets. The Axode cameras are used to read a unique number on either side of each sheet to ensure that every set is printed correctly and is complete.

Extension of Inline Finishing Capabilities

James Boughton, Managing Director of Edale Ltd said: ?the truly extensive product portfolio of Inline Offline Graphics Limited, includes affordable, high-resolution, inkjet technologies and supremely accurate monitoring systems. Moreover, the equipment is supported by IOG's security and systems expertise.  When both company's systems are combined in a single cohesive production medium, comprising Edale's industry-leading flexo-print and on-press finishing equipment and IOG's inkjet and camera systems etc, top-quality printing is complimented by sophisticated personalisation and security checking.

We see the combination of these premier systems as a significant step forward in our push to provide the most cost-effective trans-promo system on the market.

Full Product Range and Use of Expertise

John Bates, General Manager of Inline Offline Graphics Ltd said: ?The systems provided to Edale and their prestigious client VPNT, incorporate many of the standard technology offerings of Inline Offline Graphics product portfolio.  IOG's core competence of system integration, together with our extensive experience in security printing, makes us a key partner in these projects.  Edale use our technologies and expertise because we cover every aspect of the work involved.  We view cooperation with Edale on forefront trans-promo systems and security related opportunities as very exciting.?

 Equipment supplied from the Inline offline Graphics product range includes:

• Axode180 camera vision system
• Multiple Jet Engine printing heads
• GT MIC Control System
• Jet Engine GUI interface with PDF print driver
• Bulk Inkjet Inks and Distribution System
• System Integration