Soliton PRIM
Color register control system

Soliton PRIM is a color register control system developed for 4 color web offset printing machines. Based on Soliton’s embedded smart vision system platform, it uses high speed imagers and high intensity LED strobe lights to acquire images of the printed register marks at high speeds. The powerful Texas Instruments DaVinci DSP processor inside PRIM analyzes the images to determine the alignment offsets and sends the control signals to the motors for fast and accurate lateral and circumferential alignment.

Soliton PRIM also comes with many value adding features that make it a robust and easy to use product. The fail safe features of PRIM automatically alert the operator in case of motor jams or trigger failures. This, along with the remote diagnostics and support features, ensures immediate support. In case of any problem with the PRIM control system, it can be bypassed immediately and manual control can be used so that there is zero downtime. Our decade long experience with vision systems development for industrial applications has enabled us to develop an extremely intuitive and easy to use user interface for configuring the system, while also ensuring secure access to the settings.

PRIM color register control system has been proven to correct register offsets in less than a minute, compared to the 4 - 8 minutes for manual control (depending on the number of towers and the operator skill level). This saves about 80% of paper that is typically lost as unsalable copies, and increases the operator’s productivity to manage other tasks. Since PRIM is monitoring the printing continuously, immediate corrective action is taken when any misalignment is detected, ensuring better quality of print. With the savings from the significant reduction of paper wastage and the better color register control during the entire print job, the Soliton PRIM system starts earning a significant return on investment from day 1 of the installation.



Pre-launch announcement:
Soliton is planning to launch PRIM shortly, and is currently looking to partner with progressive Printing Presses to understand their unique needs and to implement the key features that will deliver maximum value.

The partners will have the following benefits:

• Cost savings from day 1 of system installation
• Option to purchase the system at a highly discounted price when convinced of it's merits 
• Opportunity to co-develop the product's features and derive maximum benefit from the investment

Soliton is equally interested to partner with the Indian Web Offset Printing Press Manufacturers to integrate this technology into their presses.

PRIM's color register control performance and reliability has already been proven through extensive trials. Contact us today to co-create a product whose adoption will be truly revolutionary.

Custom solutions for the printing industry:
Soliton has over 10 years of experience in building vision based automation solutions, customized imaging hardware, and intelligent image processing algorithms. Leveraging this strong expertise in imaging and image processing, it offers consultation and OEM vision system development services to the printing industry for improving productivity and quality through automation. Contact us for a free consultation call with our vision experts.