Koenig
& Bauer is partnering with DCOS to develop a retrofit and upgrade solution
for the Koenig & Bauer Compacta S80 short-grain heatset press.
Even though these presses
were manufactured decades ago, they’re “still a hot candidate for
service-life-extensions and automation upgrades,” says Koenig & Bauer in a
news release.
First out of the shoot is a
1991 vintage Compacta S80 in
The original drive and
control systems were facing total obsolescence. DCOS’s automation platform
Printing Framework was customized to fit the needs in a combined effort between
Koenig & Bauer and DCOS.
The upgrade incorporates a
new main drive system, mechanical PIVs replaced by shaftless drives, an updated
safety system and a new machine and quality control system.
A new feature in the DCOS
Print Inspection Systems family was developed for this project: a camera-based
closed-loop web-guide control system. This feature will serve as a possible
upgrade solution for obsolete web-guide control systems.
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