Cost control and efficiency are key requirements for a profitable business, and today’s industrial-scale automated control systems allow these objectives to be achieved. Therefore, alongside its investment in automated printing machines, Super Labels has also automated its pre-press and post-press quality control operations. Pre-press   automation includes image optimization and color management, while investment in Rhyguan, AVT and several Luster in-line/off-line inspection facilities has enabled automatic inspection and control of product quality. ‘The introduction of automation not only substantially increased our productivity but also effectively controlled manufacturing costs,including materials, energy and labor costs,’ says Dai Lianghu. Luster’s LabelRoll-H series off-line inspection systems, for example, can efficiently identify and locate a wide range of print defects including missing print, deckle, mis-registration and improper position of stamping and die-cutting tools, making it ideal for quality control of self-adhesive labels for pharmaceutical, food, household chemical and electronics labels. After inspection is completed, the system automatically generates a defect classification report, from which operators can statistically analyze and process the detected defects. A strategic cooperation program between Super Labels and Luster commenced in 2014 when the converter’s single AVT off-line inspection machine did not have the capacity to meet growing production volumes. ‘We needed to add a personalized automatic inspection system which would allow us to process a wide variety of order types,’ says Dai Lianghu. ‘We chose the Luster label inspection system after a thorough investigation and repeated trials. Luster custom-made its products for us and their service levels have certainly satisfied our demands. Before and during the installation, we kept in communication and exchanged technical views with Luster on a regular basis.’ Explains Luster LightTech Group’s East China regiona