PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2021

INSPECTION 23 PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 Pressco Technology Inc., Mr Michael Coy, Director of Marketing PETplanet: Has your company already developed inspection systems for tethered caps? If so, what were the particular challenges during develop- ment and what are the new param- eters of the inspection? Pressco Technology has already provided solutions to inspect tethered closures on filled PET bot- tles. Recently we supplied a system to be installed on an existing water bottling line in Europe; with some minor modifications to the inspection parameters, we were successful in deploy- ing an inspection solution to meet the customer’s requirements for defect detection on the tethered closures. No major chal- lenges were encountered. PETplanet: Can any design of tethered cap be inspected with one inspec- tion system? Because this is an evolving issue, with dif- ferent styles and designs of closures, a one-size- fits-all solution may not be realistic. Thus far, Press- co’s standard inspection system has been success- fully adapted to the new tethered closure designs which we’ve been asked to inspect. Of primary impor- tance is to carefully evalu- ate each individual closure design and to clearly define the inspection require- ments. At Pressco, we are known for working closely with individual customers to develop and/or adapt our solutions to meet their par- ticular needs. We always request that our custom- ers submit samples of their closure and bottle designs along with their quality specifications and inspec- tion requirements so that we may ensure a success- ful solution. The FHCP3X is Pressco’s full-bottle inspection system. It is capable to inspect many styles of tethered closures on filled & capped bottles in its standard configuration.