Vision inspection solutions for plastic packaging
Intravis, S15063
Intravis, a global provider of vision inspection solutions for plastic packaging, is ready to showcase its range of solutions at this year’s NPE. A total of six state-of-the-art quality control systems are brought to the forefront across four pivotal areas: Closures, bottles & containers, preforms, labels and decoration. They can be witnessed live on-site at the Intravis booth and the booths of various partners.
Breaking boundaries with the Label Watcher 360°
A system for the 360° quality control of labels applied on both standard and uniquely shaped products, regardless of the rotational position of the products. Janina Orlowski, Head of Product Management and Marketing at Intravis, highlights: “With the Label Watcher 360°, we’re pushing boundaries by inspecting even the most unconventional product shapes, elevating standards across the board. Inspecting a product with a square bottom and round top? This is easily possible with the sophisticated mix of adapted hardware and specialised software algorithms.” Apart from typical label quality inspections, the Label Watcher 360° will also provide code reading and conduct various inspections at the bottle’s opening. The company explained that, thanks to its user-friendly and easy-to-handle user interface and the assistance of the Wizard software known as “Assistant 360°”, setting up new products can be done in a few simple steps by any machine operator. The compact footprint of the LabelWatcher 360° is a distinctive feature. Its sleek design allows for a seamless integration at any point behind the labelling machine, ensuring a flexible and space-saving solution.
Spot Watcher Customized in new design
The Spot Watcher Customized is the second system showcased at the Intravis booth at NPE. Recently, it has been upgraded with a sleek slash design which will make its deput at NPE. Intravis says that thanks to the new design, the Spot Watcher now boasts faster delivery times without compromising quality. Its modular profile frame and adaptable enclosure allow for easy adaptation to meet individual customer needs. The system offers a range of inspections for identifying material and contour defects, material inserts as well as colour streaks. It measures the dimensions in the thread area. The Intravis team will present the benefits of advanced software functionalities like such as person-based user administration, reject rate monitoring based on inspection criteria, and a long-term image memory.
Fast closure inspection
At the booth of Intravis’ partner Nets-tal Inc (W223), an upgraded inspection solution for plastic closures will be presented: The Cap Watcher Q-Line has been optimised for faster production environments. The closure inspection system can now inspect up to 80 closures per second. This involves an all-round inspection of the closures for common defects and issues, including temperature measurement and contactless micro-hole inspection. In addition, the cavity number reading, paired with a cavity-related evaluation of the measurement results, allows customers to precisely localise potential for improvement and schedule their maintenance intervals with greater precision. The Cap Watcher Q-Line can be observed in action, operating live behind a Nets-tal Cap-Line with a clamping force of 4,500 kN, paired seamlessly with a Cap Lab from PackSys Global. The closures must also be sorted and fed, and octabins must be filled. Marius Pötting, Product Manager Caps & Closures at Intravis, states how this is accomplished by Intravis periphery for closure production lines: “Our cooling conveyor and Cap Feeder ensure smooth sorting and feeding of the closures to the inspection system, while our Air Diverter fills the downstream octabins. Everything from a single source!”
Thorough quality assurance of 5-gallon IML pails
There is more excitement in the realm of in-mould label inspection at NPE. Over at the Milacron booth (W1601), a captivating production line for 5-gallon IML pails is showcased – a cooperation of Milacron, Beck Automation and Intravis. Another IML Watcher will inspects every detail of the in-mould label and check for short shots at the pail’s edges. The system also conducts a thorough quality control inside the pail for defects such as blow-byes and contaminations. In addition to this, IML solutions for medical indutry will be presented.
Intravis will also present a highlight in preform production and inspection with its partner Husky Technologies on booth W2801.
