Pharmaceutical & Medical

VS2 Series

Ultra-thin opposed- or convergent-mode sensor for confined flush-mounting

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

M12 Series—Visible Red LED

12 mm threaded metal barrel with visible red sensing beam

D10—Discrete

High-performance, low-contrast plastic fiber optic sensor with gain adjustment knob.

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.

TL50 General Purpose Tower Light

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

K50L Audible EZ-LIGHT

DC-operated indicators with steady or pulsed sound indication

PresencePLUS Pro—Sealed PRO Camera

Sealed camera for machine vision inspections in dirty or washdown conditions

PresencePLUS P4 BCR & BCR 1.3 Series

A complete family of one-piece application-specific and multi-application sensors for a wide range of applications

EZ-SCREEN­ Safety Light Curtain Systems

Non-contact machine guarding systems protect fingers, hands and ankles, and guard perimeters and access, using self-contained emitters and receivers without a separate control box.

AC Interface Boxes

Non-contact machine guarding systems protect fingers, hands and ankles, and guard perimeters and access, using self-contained emitters and receivers without a separate control box.

SC22-3 Safety Controller

Totally configurable safety controller monitors numerous safety devices such as E-stop buttons, interlocking switches, safety light screens, two-hand controls and rope pull switches.

SureCross DX80 Wireless Networks

SureCross DX80 wireless networks consist of a radio frequency network system built around a Gateway system controller, one or more remotely located Nodes and integrated I/O.

Detecting Presence and Positioning of Tamper-Evident Seals

Tamper-evident bands using ultraviolet (UV) luminescent material are used to ensure product safety integrity on many pharmaceutical products, such as drug bottles and eye drop containers. It is important to evaluate the position of the tamper-evident band as well as ensure the presence of the band; it should be positioned around both the cap and the neck of a bottle.

A misaligned seal positioned too high, or completely missing would be considered unacceptable and the product container should be rejected.

Parts Detection in a Feeder Bowl

Feeder bowls are effective in parts orientation to begin the automation assembly process. Keeping the feeder bowl stocked with parts is necessary to ensure the process continues without interruption. Standard diffuse-mode sensors may have difficulty distinguishing between the bowl and the presence or absence of parts. Photoelectric sensors with key performance capabilities are capable of reliably solving these once-difficult applications.

Vial Stopper Inspection

In the pharmaceutical industry where vials are filled with liquid medication at high-speed, as soon as each vial is filled, a stopper must be properly inserted into the vial.

Pharmaceutical Insert Verification

Pharmaceutical box inserts need to be verified and identified before sealing the package in order to ensure accurate documentation is delivered to the customer.

In order to quickly and efficiently perform this inspection, the data matrix code on the documentation is read and verified prior to the final packaging process.

Blister Pack Inspection by Color

To verify that all blisters in a pack have been filled with the correct, undamaged tablets and that the blisters contain no debris

Capping and Fill Inspection

To make sure bottles are filled and capped properly

Counting Syringes Using Background Suppression

To count syringes by detecting their narrow barrels

Loop Control of Clear Plastic

Clear plastic is used to cover cases of pill bottles before they are shipped. To ensure consistent packaging and prevent conveyor jams, the plastic film must travel through the rollers at the same speed as the conveyor transporting the bottles. A sensing solution is required that will communicate to the rollers to speed up or slow down as needed.

Counting Syringes with a Slot Sensor

The assembly and packaging of syringes is automated starting with the use of equipment such as feeder bowls and conveyor rails. Once the parts move down the rail, reliable detection is needed in order to sense and count the parts, even as the syringes are apt to swing and vibrate through the sensing field.

Tube Positioning Using a Registration Mark

With highly automated processes in pharmaceutical industries, improper packaging can lead to disposal of thousands of products or down time. To avoid incorrect packaging or down time, a highly accurate sensor is needed to detect the position of a tube of cream or paste, in order to ensure tubes are oriented correctly before being sealed.

Medicine Bottle Detection for Filling

To detect bottles, regardless of color, as they pass on a conveyor

Pharmaceutical Packaging Verification—Insert

To confirm that each unit includes the product information insert

Pharmaceutical Packaging Verification—Outsert with AREA

To ensure that a coupon is attached to the cap of each bottle of lotion

Box Insert Detection

In the pharmaceutical industry where medication is boxed, each unit must contain a product information insert.

Pharmaceutical Packaging Verification—Outsert with GEO

To verify the presence of a coupon attached to a bottle cap

Pharmaceutical Product ID and Lot Control

To track a batch of a pharmaceutical product

Pharmaceutical Slurry Level Control

To measure levels of liquid in a tank

Vial Capping Inspection

To make certain every vial is capped before it is packaged

Vial Fill Level and Cap Seal Inspection

To rapidly verify that vials are filled to the correct level and that the vial caps are correctly aligned

Vial Packaging Inspection

To verify that the correct number of vials are packaged into shipping cartons

Vial Placement Verification

To verify that vials have been positioned correctly in a tray

Glass Vial Chip Inspection

Before sending glass vials to be filled, a sensor inspects them for damage as the vials leave an automated liquid filling station. The sensor ensures the top edge of each vial is not chipped or cracked. If a chip or crack is found, the vision sensor rejects the part.

Blister Pack Inspection

To determine whether all blisters in a pack have been filled with unbroken tablets and are free of foreign matter

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.

Parts Inspection on a Feeder Bowl Rail

As parts file out of a vibratory feeder bowl to a conveying rail, they must be inspected before they are fed to the next stage of packaging or placement in additional finished components. Feeder bowls are effective in parts orientation, but without additional inspection devices or components they do not provide a means to sort parts that have minor flaws or defects that could create problems or lead to additional scrapped product later in the manufacturing process.

Tamper Seal Detection

In pharmaceutical bottling applications, it is important that a tamper seal is applied after each bottle is filled and capped. This ensures that the bottle has not been opened and that the tablets inside haven’t been altered in any way, which is critical for consumer safety.

Counting Gel-Caps in Pharmaceutical Bottling Applications

In pharmaceutical bottling applications, it’s necessary to quickly and accurately count small pills, tablets, and gelatin tablets to ensure that the bottles are filled to the correct level. Since the exact locations of the pills as they drop are unpredictable, a fiber optic array with precise thresholds paired with a sensor possessing the high-speed electronics required to make split-second decisions is the ideal solution.

Work Light for Pharmaceutical Packaging Inspection

Reliable manufacturing of liquid-dosage pharmaceutical products packed in IV bags, glass vials, or filled syringes requires comprehensive inspections. Human visual inspections are often used for detecting contamination where automated inspection systems may not be feasible. It is extremely important to identify particulates or foreign substances of any size.

Since many of the particulates are extremely minute, it is important to have bright and highly uniform illumination in inspection stations so operators can effectively verify the quality of products.