Registration and colour control specialist QI has announced next-generation camera technology which includes depth detection and a self-cleaning facility.

The new mRC-3D camera – to be shown at DRUPA in May – will initially use the twin sensors to increase performance and positioning flexibility. Chairman of QI Press Controls Menno Jansen says this means the system will be able to cope more effectively with depth, with the concept adding value in case of unsteady paper web routings and surfaces.

“And as our latest technology, it embodies all the developments which have taken place since the introduction of its predecessor four years ago,” he says.

Automatic self-cleaning works with an antistatic mist-shield roll which is advanced as necessary. Precision measurement resumes after fully automated calibration.

Jansen says QI will announce version types, costs and availability of the mRC-3D at its DRUPA launch.