Pharmaceutical & Medical

iVu Integrated Vision Sensors

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

PresencePLUS P4 Sealed OMNI

Sealed, IP68-rated vision sensor for high-speed inspections in washdown environments.

PresencePLUS Pro Series

A two-piece full-function vision sensor for advanced inspections

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

WORLD-BEAM QS30 Series

Universal housing, with 30 mm threaded lens mount

Q26 Series Clear Object Sensor

Sensor solution for clear object detection applications. The Q26 cannot be tricked by mirror-like surfaces and has precise leading edge detection.

QM26 Washdown Sensor

For applications in your plant's toughest washdown environments—ideal for food and beverage industries.

QMH26 Hygienic Sensor

For applications in your plant's toughest washdown environments—ideal for areas where food or materials that come into contact with surfaces may return back into the process.

VSM Series

High performance, heavy-duty metal photoelectric sensor with well focused, narrow beam and smooth, stainless steel barrel ideal for hygienic applications that require routine cleaning.

M12 Series—Visible Red LED

12 mm threaded metal barrel with visible red sensing beam

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

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.

SI-HG63 Hinge Style Switches

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

30 mm Mount Emergency Stop Buttons

30 mm mounting base enables easy installation and hookup with no assembly, individual wiring or additional enclosure required.

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.

K50FL Multi-Function EZ-LIGHT

Flat pack mounting allows the DC-operated K50FL indicators with solid ON or flashing frequencies to be mounted on any flat surface

VTB Verification Touch Buttons

Ultra-bright optical touch buttons for indicating bin-picking sequences

EZ-LIGHT Touch K50

The K50 Touch Series is a versatile family that combines a large, bright indicator with solid-state switching capability activated by a simple touch. Ideal for lean manufacturing and bin-picking operations.

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.

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

Position Verification for Vial Filling

Liquid injectable or lyophilized (freeze dried) pharmaceutical products are usually packaged in aseptic environments. Typically, an automated liquid filling machine performs filling, stoppering and crimp capping of vials continuously at rates of 100 to 200 vials per minute depending on fill rate and vial size. Stoppers are either applied with full insertion for liquid injectable or partial insertion for lyophilized products onto the glass vials.

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 Material Loop Control

Before packages of bottled water or juice are packaged with the shrink wrapper, the material is monitored to ensure proper feed supply. The machine needs to maintain a certain amount of slack on the shrink wrap material before going through the oven, otherwise the material becomes too thin or wrinkled when packaged.

A reliable sensor that can detect clear materials is needed to measure the loop to ensure there is adequate material feed before going through the oven. The sensor needs to communicate to a controller in order to increase or decrease the speed of the machine pulling the material for overall tension control.

I.V. Bag Liquid Detection

To detect liquid in a clear I.V. bag.

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.

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.

Box Insert Detection

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

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.

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.

Industrial Bar Code Verification on Clear Labels

Bar codes printed with clear ink are challenging to detect on labels since there is minimal contrast. It is vital that each label has a bar code to ensure the highest quality product and complete accuracy. Vision sensors are used to enhance contrast on clear labels for accurate detection in industrial bar code verification applications.

Blister Pack Inspection

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

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.

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.

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.

Remote Tank Level Monitoring with DX70

Reliably transmit variable tank level data to central control system

Liquid Level Monitoring

In applications where the liquid level must be monitored, a long range sensor is needed to ensure it can reach and sense the full depth of the tank for accurate monitoring. By sending a continuous signal that represents the current depth, the tank levels can be controlled with a pump in-pump out logic.