Packaging

iVu Integrated Vision Sensors

iVu Integrated Sensors offer easy configuration and convenient monitoring right on the sensor.

iVu Remote Vision Sensors

The iVu Remote Display provides a solution for applications where the sensor location makes it difficult to use an integrated display.

WORLD-BEAM Q12 Series

PW12-rated rugged ultra-miniature sensor with multiple modes for accurate sensing in confined spaces

WORLD-BEAM Q20 Series

PW12-rated compact sensor in worldwide standard rectangular housing

WORLD-BEAM QS18 Series

Universal housing design with 18 mm threaded lens; an ideal replacement for hundreds of other sensor styles

Sensors Brackets

A wide selection of rugged and versatile mounting brackets including stainless steel, reinforced thermoplastic polyester and swivel models

TL50 General Purpose Tower Light

Self-contained tower light indicators use long-lasting LED technology, are simple to install, and provide highly visible operator guidance and equipment indication.

CL50 General Purpose Column Light

Large self-contained indicators use long-lasting LEDs to provide highly visible multi-color indication in a single segment.

SC22-3E Safety Controller with Ethernet

Non-safety monitoring of the Safety Controller I/O via Ethernet network communications, including Modbus/TCP, Ethernet I/P and PCCC.

EZ-SCREEN Low-Profile Safety Light Curtain Systems

The space-saving, compact profile of the EZ-SCREEN LP is ideal for smaller machines, yet robust enough to meet the demands of large power presses.

SLM Series Slot Sensors

Rugged metal sensor detects objects that pass between the opposed-mode emitter and receiver.

R58 Registration Mark Sensors

3-color registration mark sensor for detecting even subtle differences

SI-HG63 Hinge Style Switches

SI-HG63 Series Safety Interlock Switches Attached to a Load-Bearing Hinge

T18 Series

T-style IP69K housing and 18 mm threaded lens with EZ-BEAM style optics and electronics, for reliable sensing without adjustments (most models)

Vertical Form Fill Seal Machine Solutions

Vertical form fill seal (VFFS) machines are used in food and other packaging applications that begin with a web of plastic or metal film and end with a finished bag or packaged product. To ensure a reliable, smooth process from start to completion, sensors and indicators provide feedback vital to line efficiency.

Clear Bottle Detection

High-speed applications, such as clear bottle detection, requires reliable position detection. Typically clear bottles are challenging to detect because many sensors will see through the clear object, rather than detect it.

Clear Container Detection

Plastic container detection is challenging because containers are clear and can have ridges, which may attenuate light differently and can be difficult to detect accurately. In order to count these containers as they move down the conveyor, it is important to have a dynamic sensor that can sense clear or transparent items and do so quickly and accurately.

Correct Label Verification

Bottle filling lines run many different products and require frequent changeovers. It is important that each bottle is correctly labeled and that the label is consistently affixed to the bottle. To prevent mislabeled bottles and ensure quality, iVU TG Image sensors are able to determine whether a label pattern matches its reference pattern.

Date/Lot Code Verification

Many food and beverage packaging applications require date/lot code verification to ensure that the date/lot code is printed correctly and legibly. After the date/lot code is printed on frozen dinner carton magazines, they move down the conveyor as the date/lot code is inspected. The food and beverage industry requires a reliable, cost-effective sensing to ensure these codes are correct and legible to help prevent packaging errors.

Detecting Bottle Caps of Various Colors

Determining whether or not a bottle has a cap requires additional sensing controls when the production line runs products with various colored caps than when sensing like-colored caps. The sensing solution must be able to detect many colors at a specified distance, while ignoring the product inside the bottle.

Leading Edge Detection of Packages with a Thin, Flexible Edge

Frozen dinners go through many processes during secondary packaging before being stretch wrapped in large boxes for shipment. As frozen dinners come down the line, it’s important each dinner be individually placed into a bucket, so it can enter the carton magazine correctly. Detecting the leading edge of the plastic container—which is usually thin and can vary slightly in position—is essential to isolating dinners into buckets. This process requires a solution that can swiftly detect small objects that may or may not be in the exact position as the previous object.

Detecting Registration Marks on Labels

During product packaging, labels are printed on a continuous web. The web must be precisely cut to ensure correct placement on containers. This is a high-speed process with frequent changeovers, and misplaced labels will result in costly delays and waste.

Carton Trigger For Date/Lot Code Printing

When packaging frozen dinners, the date/lot code must be printed on the package and then verified for quality assurance. Because of the cartons’ glossy, multi-color surface, finding a sensor that consistently detects the carton’s leading edge—signaling the precise time to print the date/lot code and capture the image for quality assurance—without excess chatter is challenging.

Illuminating Inside A Cartoner

Illuminating the inside of a cartoner is vital to ensure the manufacturing process is running smoothly and efficiently. In this example, highly visible lights help light up the area where frozen food trays are being inserted into each carton.

Packaging Frozen Dinners on a Cartoner

A cartoning machine, also frequently referred to as a cartoner, is a packaging machine that forms various types of cartons, including closed, folded, side seamed and sealed cartons. In addition to forming the carton, many cartoning machines incorporate product loading options. Banner products provide simple solutions for cartoners from beginning to end. In this example, the horizontal cartoner machine forms the carton, fills empty cartons with frozen dinners and then closes the carton on either end. This part of the packaging process requires reliable sensing and safety solutions to ensure a smooth-running process.