TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 12/23 www.petpla.net 30 Quality control of the labelling, the neck finish and the thread Intravis, known in the field of inspection solutions for plastic packaging, presented itself successfully at this year’s Fakuma. The Aachen-based company exhibited a typical IMLWatcher at its own booth and a partner booth. However, the highlight of the trade show was a new solution for the use of IML for medical products, which Intravis presented together with four partners. Arburg, MCC Verstraete, Kebo, Beck Automation and Intravis attracted a lot of attention at the trade show with their system for the production and quality control of medical tubes, as this was the first time such a solution for a medical IML application had been presented. Intravis said that the main advantages of using IML labels for medical products are: A production process with maximum precision, the security of tamper-proof products, minimisation of unhygienic influences, exact traceability of production chains, and easy recycling. Intravis developed an IMLWatcher specially for this application to ensure 100% quality control of the labelling, the neck finish and the thread. In addition to the inspection of the presence of the label, this also included the detection of contaminations, blowbyes and label offset. “Only minimal deviations can have far-reaching consequences in the medical sector, which is why an exact inspection as offered by our IMLWatcher is particularly necessary here,” reports Malte Westermann, International Sales Manager Medical at Intravis. Over the course of the trade fair, several thousand visitors have seen the application, showing that there is a clear interest in this new approach. IMLWatcher also for other applications At its own booth, Intravis presented an IMLWatcher integrated into a handling robot of Beck Automation. The system inspected the 360° label of a pail with just one camera. The pail was checked in any rotational position for typical inspection criteria: Label presence and identity, correct positioning of the label, print-to-cut and artwork offset, print errors on the artwork, contamination and typical IML defects such as blow by and errors at the label joint. Another IMLWatcher at Netstal At the booth of Netstal Maschinen AG, the IMLWatcher was also integrated into a robot handling of Beck Automation. With its ten cameras, the system inspected cups out of four cavities. In addition to a comprehensive 360° inspection of the in-mould label and a quality control of the inside of the cup for contamination and blow by, this IMLWatcher also demonstrated special software functionalities. These included a long-term image memory, extended cavity statistics, a warning threshold if a tolerance range is predictably exceeded and an extended user administration. Janina Orlowski, Group Leader Product Management & PR at Intravis, summarises the trade show for Intravis as follows: “We are completely satisfied with our appearance at Fakuma. We were able to show that our IMLWatcher is the ideal choice for all those who are looking for a solution for their IML production line that is specifically tailored towards IML-typical defects. Furthermore, the project in the medical sector has received great interest, making us certain that our IMLWatcher will have a successful future here.” Intravis has already announced that they are planning to participate at next year’s Fakuma as well. www.intravis.com
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