IMD
IMDvista is a Swiss company, specialising in the testing of closure, preform, bottle and barrier layer.
| IMD Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Brügg, Switzerland |
| Website | www.imdvista.ch |
IMD headquarters are located in Brügg, Switzerland. The company maintains offices and production sites in Europe, America and Asia.
IMDvista provides a complete system solution that can be put together according tocustomer needs . Products are developed and assembled in the companys own facilities.
Products / Technology
Inspection systems for:
- preform testing
- bottle production
- barrier testing
- closure testing
History
- 1994 - Founding of IMD Ltd. in Switzerland for non-contact measurement
- 2000 - First three camera system for airbag cores with customized handling
- First High Speed COLOR Vision System for closure testing
- 2002 - First complete system solution for threepart closure
- 2003 - IMD goes high speed >2’200 closure/minute
- 2004 - IMD introduces sorter for plastic closures, speed > 2’200 closures/min.
- 2006 - IMD record: More than 3’300 closures/minute
- 2007 - IMDvista PECO Preform Testing System (pat. pending)
- 2008 - IMDvista WFS Waterfall Sorter, the most compact system (pat. pending)
- 2009 - IMDvista INOX Line (all in stainless steel)
- 2010 - IMDvista V4 Ultra Vision Software Generation
- IMDvista BOCO Bottle Testing System
- 2011 - IMDvista SPIX High Speed pin hole detection
- 2012 - IMDvista BTIX Barrier Testing System - Barrier layer become visible
- 2013 - IMDvista PECO V2 Preform Testing in the next generation «à la carte»
- 2014 - IMDvista BOCO Bottle Testing System V2
- 2015 - IMDvista Swiss Downstream Line, integrated with Slitting & Folding
- 2015 - Closure Digital Print with integrated inspection system
- 2016 - Inline preform process monitoring with PECO LUX
- Multilayer thickness measurement with terahertz technology
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 03 / 2017: Flying closure for accurate inspection
Issue 10 / 2016: CMYK digital printing on beverage closures
Issue 09 / 2016: Measuring layer thickness of bottles and preforms with terahertz-technology
Issue 03 / 2016: Inspection: Three steps for higher preform quality
Issue 05 / 2015: IMDVista In-Line barrier inspection at the NPE show 2015
Issue 11 / 2015: Packing / Palletising: A harmonious foursome