EyeC has developed a range of products to help improve the quality of printed materials especially for such markets as pharmaceutical and healthcare, cosmetics, branded goods, food and drink packaging, bank notes and postage stamps. We address the needs of the printing company (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and cut the cost of quality) and the customer of the printer to ensure that only defect free material is released to production.

For incoming quality checks, our main product is the Proofiler™ 400 off-line print proofing system. This consists of a PC, a high-speed, high-resolution, an A3 desk-top scanner and our Proofiler software. The user simply scans in the sample to be examined, loads a signed-off proof (PDF or stored image) and allows the system to find any differences over and above the allowed tolerances. Proofiler 600, 700 and 1000 are very similar but have larger area flat bed scanners with sizes ranging from A2 to B0, and larger sizes can be made if required. These are mainly used by printers to aid the press operator to set up his press and for in-process or outgoing quality checks.

The ProofRunner™ is EyeC's latest product; it can be installed on a web press or rewinder and will check all labels against the signed-off customer proof at speeds in excess of 122 metres per minute.

Proofiler Graphics is used for comparing PDF to PDF, image to image, or PDF to image. It is very similar to the Proofiler but does no have a scanner. It is used mainly in pre-press stages. Content Compare is also used in pre-press to compare text and attributes between documents.

To help pharmaceutical companies and printers comply with the EU Directive  2004/27 Art. 56a for Braille on pharmaceutical packaging, EyeC's Braille option can be installed on the Proofiler and is capable of checking embossed Braille on folding cartons and printed Braille on labels and sleeves.

Just because a barcode can be read by a scanner does not mean it complies with the ISO/CEN requirements. The EyeC Proofiler Barcode Verification option checks all barcodes and pharmacodes on all repeats against the relevant standard.

Our colour distance measurement tool indicates the differences between two samples in DeltaE. This is especially useful for checking colours during a press set-up, comparing to a previous print run.

Artwork Life Cycle Management controls your printed packaging material from concept to delivery.