PRIMA 6000 Press Control Console
At the heart of the press automation system is the PRIMA 6000 press control console. The PRIMA 6000 has been designed to offer excellent ease of use to the press operator whilst remaining both physically and technologically robust.

The PRIMA 6000 is designed specifically to control a newspaper press, with controls available on the desktop laydown area or via the large LCD touch screen.

Those aspects of control that require intuitive, rapid or repetitive operation, such as ink adjustment, are provided as part of the desktop facilities. Control functions that are selective, non time critical or require data entry, such as calling down an imposition from the management system, are accessed via the touch screen.

The PRIMA 6000 can be operated by a single operator or, with the optional second screen fitted, by a pair of operators.

The PRIMA 6000 Desktop

The PRIMA 6000 desktop is designed to allow the operator to make adjustments to the copy both rapidly and accurately. By providing the operator with all the image controls he needs around the central copy laydown area, valuable time is saved when making alterations to the printed copy.

One or more PRIMA 6000 consoles can be used to control a press and, if there is more than one folder in a press line, any console can control any folder. This is particularly useful during the start up period when, for example, all consoles can be switched to folder A to achieve good copy, before switching some back to folder B when it starts up.

Interfaces
The PRIMA automation system is able to control any size of press from any press manufacturer. In addition, a suite of software modules known as PressNet provides standard interfaces to a number of third party control systems for quality functions, such as –

Ryco dampener system

Baldwin dampener system

Baldwin blanket wash system

CGI inking system

Perretta inking system

PPSI inking system

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