Prism & Prism Prime Engraver

See what is new on the Prism and Prism Prime Engravers

Entry Level with High Quality

The Prism engraver for packaging gravure is designed with economy in mind, but not at the expense of quality. This is an ideal entry-level engraver with very high productivity and flexibility.

The Prism uses the same Vision 3 engrave head as the Spectrum and offers the option of Hybrid Engraving or Impact engraving. The Vision 3 engraves standard flexible packaging and decorative images at speeds up to 8,600 cells per second.

Expand your capabilities and potential markets with the Prism's wide screen and stylus range, cylinder sizes, easy setup, fast engrave head, and specialty engraving options.

OHIO offers several configurations of the Prism: the standard Prism, and the Prism XL. Both units can be equipped with the Prime package for semi-automated operation.

The Prism Engraver

The Prism includes an integrated camera test cut function to make setup fast and easy. The head-mounted microscope is automatically positioned over the test cut by the cylinder drive's servo system, within the camera's field-of-view for quick measurements. The cells are measured and verified on a large touch-screen display.

Engrave tone quality (for consistency between machines) can be further enhanced with the Mid-tone Correction function associated with the test cut.

The engraver has a fixed position headstock. The bearing-based tailstock can be configured for hollow or shafted cylinders. See the table below.

Features

• Sturdy bed construction with fixed headstock and movable tailstock
• Linear drive for precision carriage motion
• Simplified test cut process with head-mounted microscope with large touch screen
• Shafted and shaftless (hollow) cylinders
• Mid-tone correction for improved consistency
• Vision 3 engrave head with cartridge diamonds for precise and rapid-changing

The Prism Engraver with Prime Kit

Upgrade the base Prism or Prism XL with the Prime kit and enjoy additional efficiencies with automatic cylinder face length verification and engrave head positioning; automatic head setup; real-time display of the engraved cells; and management tools with the Web accessible Engraver Dashboard.

The Vista system for automatic head setup and automatic test cuts provides a “one button” machine – getting you into production quickly. Tip Calibration ensures that the stylus and shoe are positioned correctly. Stylus profiling ensures stylus integrity. Mid-tone stylus correction improves tone quality. Customers can choose between fully automated testcut setup using EasyCell with contour measurement, or the Quick Cell system for interactive cell measurement.

End-seeking sensors, for automatic head positioning, are also part of the Prime kit. For those who have an early Prism Prime without end-seeking, contact OHIO or your local representative to see if they can be added to your machine.

The DocuCell™ Capturing System makes it easy to record values: you define the tone areas in Collage, then DocuCell measures those areas while engraving, and record the values on the enhanced Birth Certificate.

The Engraver Dashboard lets you review production from anywhere, on a tablet or cell phone. Mobile real-time viewing of cylinders engraved today, this week or this month

Contour Measurement software improves cell measurement on Spectrum and Prism Prime engravers.

Real-Time Display leverages the versatility of the Vista system to allow the operator to view cells while engraving is occuring.

The Prism XL Engraver

The Prism XL engraver is for longer cylinders, but has the same features as the Prism engraver.

Cylinder spindle configuration options

We offer cylinder spindle options for shafted cylinders, shaftless (hollow) cylinders, and universal (both shafted and shaftless).

For Hollow Cylinders Only		For Shafted Cylinders only
Direct Cones		3-Jaw Chucks
	Headstock: Direct Cone Bore range: Small: 60 mm - 110 mm Large: 80 mm - 125 mm Tailstock: Direct Cone		Headstock: 3-Jaw Chuck 200 mm (8 in) Tailstock: 3-Jaw Chuck 200 mm (8 in)

For both Hollow and Shafted Cylinders
3-Jaw Chucks with Arbor/Cones		Inner / Outer Cones
	Headstock: 3-Jaw Chuck with Cone/Arbor Bore range: 55 mm - 125 mm Tailstock: 3-Jaw Chuck with Cone/Arbor		Headstock: Inner/Outer cone Bore range: Outer: 75 mm - 115 mm Inner: 26 mm - 68 mm Tailstock: Inner/Outer Cone

Chuck Specifications — Range of shaft diameters

Description	200 mm Chuck
Throat diameter	55 mm
Minimum shaft diameter	10 mm
Maximum shaft diameter	100 mm
Maximum shaft swallow depth	79 mm

Machine Size, Cylinder Sizes and more

Please see the specifications sheet for the machine size – Prism cylinder size or Prism XL cylinder size – and other information.

View the Specifications sheet, sales brochure and more on the Sales Literature page.

Options

The Prism engravers can be fitted with a number of options to suit your needs. The Birth Certificate is a standard feature of the Prism machines equipped with the Prime kit and not available on the standard Prism.

Hybrid Engraving System
The transcribe Engraving System
Impact Engraving
Vertex Stylus Monitoring System
Helio Match/DTG Match

 

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