Food & Beverage

Food Assembly Verification

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

Bottle Cap Inspection

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

Bottle Fill Inspection

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

Candy Color Inspection

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

Code Inspection on Clear Bottles

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

Color Mark Detection

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

Counting Clear Bottles

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

Counting Clear Bottles from One Side of Line

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

Date/Lot Code Inspection

Many food and beverage operations require a date/lot code to be present on the packaging. There needs to be a cost-effective way to verify that the code is present.

Counting Tinted Bottles

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

Fill Level of Dry Cereal

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

Fill Level of Ground Coffee

To verify that cans contain the correct amount of ground coffee

Food Labeling Inspection

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

Food Packaging Inspection

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

Hot Glue Detection on a Package

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

Juice Carton Detection

To verify the presence of juice cartons

Label Inspection in a Wet Environment

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

Metal Wisker Detection on Beverage Cans

To detect metal whiskers on the tops of cans

Packaging Inspection for Chocolates

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

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

Product Detection

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

Soda Can Flow Control

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

Tinted Bottle Detection

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

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.