What is GlobalVision?

The Complete Guide to Automated Quality Control

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 Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Manual Proofreading Challenges 4

What is GlobalVision? 5

Inspection Applications 6

Industries Served 9

Getting started with GlobalVision 10

Introduction
For companies in regulated industries, strict labeling and packaging requirements
must be adhered to at all times. Failure to comply with these regulations can
result in issues like market delays, complaints, and even recalls. Errors such as
misplaced logos or wrong dosage information can be detrimental to the integrity
of the brand while potentially being dangerous to consumers.

Despite companies having entire quality control departments dedicated to

proofreading labels and packaging, many factors can contribute to letting an
error slip by unnoticed. Manual proofreading is often slow, inefficient, and prone
to human error, especially when there are multiple product lines and hundreds
of SKUs to manage. GlobalVision’s automated quality control software helps
businesses stop critical errors while eliminating the inefficiencies that come with
manual proofreading. This guide covers the basics of GlobalVision’s core products,
including how automated quality control leads to improved business performance
across all industries.

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What are the challenges associated
with manual proofreading?
No matter the industry, error-free packaging is essential for a number of reasons. Aside from
the legal and financial implications of having to reprint or recall packaging, even the smallest
mishap can lead to consumers losing trust in your brand and turning towards a competitor.
GlobalVision’s digital inspection software automates quality control to reduce the risk of
unwanted changes from making it to market. In turn, companies can release their products
with confidence knowing that their consumers, and brand equity, are safe.

As product lines expand and companies move

their products into foreign markets, the speed
at which companies get products onto shelves
is becoming more important, especially in
such competitive landscapes. With manual
proofreading, long delays caused by quality
control issues are common. For example,
printing companies oftentimes have to stop
the press machines for hours at a time if a
misprint or defect is detected while proofs are
being printed. For pharmaceutical companies,
a small spelling error on a document or leaflet
can significantly delay the process of getting
products out the door while additional quality
control checks are conducted.

From a financial perspective, any label or packaging defect can cost a company thousands of
dollars in wasted materials, labor, and additional resources as they end up with entire batches
of unsellable inventory. More and more companies are turning towards automated quality con-
trol to minimize the risk of costly errors.

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What is GlobalVision?
GlobalVision is the leading provider of document inspection software for companies across
multiple industries. Committed to helping businesses get assets developed faster and more
accurately, GlobalVision serves more than 800 companies ranging from the world’s largest
pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies to quality-focused print and packaging
companies and marketing agencies. With GlobalVision, businesses from all market segments
can ensure error-free content at each revision point.

GlobalVision works by digitally inspecting two files to identify any differences between them.
Users can upload digital files or scan in printed samples to automatically compare against
customer-approved content, ensuring the complete accuracy of packaging components. These
side-by-side comparisons enable users to catch errors as soon as they appear, eliminating the
need for further inspections downstream.

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Automatically detect all types of defects
with GlobalVision’s inspection applications
With inspection applications designed for use across multiple workflows, departments, and
industries, GlobalVision’s software can detect several types of defects ranging from text errors,
graphic and artwork defects, print errors, and more.

Text Inspection
With GlobalVision Text Inspection, users can instantly compare Word documents to
PDFs to automatically verify all text and spelling components. By running character
to character inspections of each Unicode value, users can ensure that there are no
unintended changes as work moves from copy documents to artwork files.

Graphics Inspection
GlobalVision Graphics Inspection ensures the integrity of artwork files as they move
throughout workflows. The software works by overlaying two files to detect even the
smallest differences with pixel-to-pixel precision. Examples of errors that can be
detected include missing logos, color differences, misregistration, and more.

Barcode Inspection
With GlobalVision Barcode Inspection, users can digitally verify and grade
barcodes without the use of a handheld scanner. By breaking down each barcode by
its individual parameters, the software automatically displays the decoded value of
each barcode and assigns it a grade. This protects packaging from faulty barcodes
while also saving time by verifying them directly within the electronic file.

Print Inspection
GlobalVision Print Inspection compares hardcopy samples to digital files for fast
and accurate offline inspections. The system works by enabling users to scan in
printed proofs using GlobalVision-certified scanners that can be compared against
approved electronic artwork files. With Print Inspection, users can detect errors on
all types of printed packaging components in seconds.

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 GVD
GlobalVision Desktop combines GlobalVision’s most powerful inspection tools into
one robust application. Built for use in production environments, GVD enables users
to run detailed inspections that automatically detect errors in graphics, barcode,
braille, and color. With GVD, users can run side-by-side comparisons of two files
with different layouts to easily identify any differences between them.

GVW
GlobalVision Web enables users to access GlobalVision’s inspection applications
from anywhere with internet access. With GVW, users can run text, graphics,
barcode, and braille inspections on digital files at any point during the file creation
process. GVW offers a simple onboarding process and benefits large-scale
deployments by ensuring that it can be accessed by many users.

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 Verify
Verify is GlobalVision’s web-based inspection application built to seamlessly
integrate into existing workflows and Artwork Management Systems. Verify
replaces manual proofreading at every revision point, allowing users to catch
unexpected deviations throughout the entire asset development process. Users
can run simultaneous Text, Spelling, and Image comparisons in one complete
inspection to catch any errors that may have occurred between revision stages.

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Industries Served
GlobalVision’s quality inspection software helps meet market standards by protecting work
from critical errors at each stage of the workflow. For brand companies, like pharmaceutical
and consumer goods, GlobalVision is used along the quality control process to ensure that
work is 100% accurate before going to market. The software helps keep track of version
changes between departments from regulatory affairs to incoming quality control while
allowing users to compare approved files to incoming supplier proofs. This helps minimize the
risk of customer complaints and recalls while dramatically reducing inspection time compared
to manual proofreading.

On the supplier side, GlobalVision helps printers and agencies complete jobs accurately
and on time by catching all inconsistencies between sample files and customer-approved
documents. Starting with file creation and ending in final production, GlobalVision’s quality
control tools enable seamless inspections that detect all differences while maximizing
productivity gains.

Additional benefits for brand and supplier companies include:

• Secure and verified inspection technology that helps set your business apart from the
competition.

• Minimized financial risk by reducing the number of reworks, wasted materials, and
additional labor required to correct errors.

• The ability to keep projects within time constraints allows businesses to focus more
resources on additional projects.

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Getting started with GlobalVision
GlobalVision’s automated quality control tools are becoming increasingly implemented
across workflows to help businesses effectively manage quality control on labels and
packaging. If you’ve been looking for ways to improve the efficiency of your inspection
process, see how GlobalVision can help by requesting a demo here.

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