Quality in flexographic printing.
Every metre counts.
When faced with colour variation, a register issue or a streak in the print, LYLOX helps your team investigate with context, follow the procedure and retain what is learned.
The defect is visible.
The cause needs investigating.
Colour, register or streaks can be the starting point. LYLOX organises what is happening and uses your process context to guide the next check.
Choose a defect and change the operator's observation.
The colour changes during the run.
When does the variation appear?
Compare the result with the job reference and review the recorded makeready conditions.
The starting point is this job's makeready.Guidance is checked against the plant's procedures.
A clear reference for every job changeover.
Bring specifications and procedures to hand during makeready. Help the team review the relevant points and record what is still pending.
- Substrate and inkInformation for the job to be printed.
- Anilox and mountingThe references specified for makeready.
- Quality criteriaThe sample and specifications to compare against.
Job makeready
- ✓Identify the job and materialReference available to the team.
- ✓Check the planned makereadyInk, anilox and mounting documented.
- 03Check the first sampleUse the job's acceptance criteria.
- 04Record observationsWhat has been checked and what still needs confirming.
An adjustment doesn't close the case.
Checking the result does.
Retain what was done and what happened next. If the defect persists, the next step builds on that observation; if the result meets requirements, document the team's validation.
- What was checkedThe investigation history, available.
- What changedThe result observed after each action.
- What is still pendingContext to continue or escalate to a specialist.
Colour variation
The colour varies during the job.
Process conditions checked against the procedure.
The variation is still present.
Escalate with the context and checks performed.
Conformity validation: awaiting the team.
Let the next incident start with more experience.
The observations, checks and results from each case become part of your plant's documented knowledge.
Available for the next shift.
Useful for the next job.