Food & Beverage

Tinted Bottle Detection

To detect tinted glass bottles on a conveyor in a beer (or other bottled beverage) bottling line

Soda Can Flow Control

To signal the machine control when cans are absent, using a time delay to filter out gaps between the cans

Product Detection

To detect the presence of two cupcakes—one from each row—on shiny metal mesh conveyors

Personnel Protection with Fixed Blanking and Reduced Resolution

To protect hands and fingers from the hazardous parts of a carton erector while allowing flat cartons into the machine

Packaging Inspection for Chocolates

To verify, during packaging, that each box of chocolate candy contains three pieces

Metal Wisker Detection on Beverage Cans

To detect metal whiskers on the tops of cans

Label Inspection in a Wet Environment

To confirm that each soda bottle in a wet environment has a label in the correct position

Juice Carton Detection

To verify the presence of juice cartons

Hot Glue Detection on a Package

To identify food packages missing hot sealing glue, before the flaps are closed

Food Packaging Inspection

To inspect boxes of chocolate to make sure each nest contains a candy and that the candies are not damaged

Food Labeling Inspection

To confirm that the lid of a dairy container matches the product listed on the container

Fill Level of Ground Coffee

To verify that cans contain the correct amount of ground coffee

Fill Level of Dry Cereal

To ensure that a dry food package is not underfilled or overfilled

Counting Tinted Bottles

To count clear or green transparent plastic PETE bottles from one side of a production line

Counting Clear Bottles from One Side of Line

To reliably count clear bottles moving on a high-speed conveyor line

Counting Clear Bottles

To reliably count clear objects moving on a high-speed conveyor line

Color Mark Detection

To position all bottles in the same orientation for label application.

Code Inspection on Clear Bottles

To verify the presence of a date/lot code imprinted on a clear bottle filled with a clear beverage

Candy Color Inspection

To inspect boxes of candy to make sure that it contains the correct chocolates, based on color.

Bottle Fill Inspection

To make sure that a fill tube has not broken off and fallen into a bottle in a beverage packaging operation

Bottle Cap Inspection

To confirm that each bottle of water is capped completely before it is packaged

Food Assembly Verification

To make sure that packets of frosting are included with each frozen pastry, before the pastries are boxed

Communicating the Presence of a Tipped Bottle

In bottle filling applications, long assembly lines carrying bottles at high speeds are used to efficiently move the bottles through the various stages of the filling process. A tipped bottle could cause a jam on the line, leading to costly work stoppages. A solution is needed that will clearly communicate to maintenance workers where a bottle has tipped.