Barcode Presence and Rotation
iVu Plus BCR Gen 2 with remote touch screen customized to detect barcode presence and orientation on medical product packaging.
Customer Requirements: Barcode validation with rotation range inspection on medical packaging
Solution: Customized iVu Plus BCR Gen 2
Why Banner? Customization – Modified vision sensor enabled barcode orientation detection
Speed – Close customer collaboration led to quick delivery of custom sensor
Simplicity – Intuitive user interface made setting the acceptance angle easy
Customer Benefits
Remote touch screen – Menu-driven tools guide user during inspection setup
Connectivity – Ethernet-enabled sensor offers enhanced control and communication
Background
A leading pharmaceutical manufacturer produces a diverse range of medical products. Many of their products are individually packaged in sealed pouches. Each pouch has a 1D barcode encoding the product’s identification. Before the product can be shipped the company must validate that the correct barcode is on the pouch and verify that the package is correctly aligned for heat sealing.
Challenges
Typically, one barcode reader would be deployed on the production line to validate the barcode while a separate vision system would be used to determine the orientation of the pouch or barcode. The company wanted a single automated system capable of reliably performing both tasks.
Solution
Working with the customer, Banner was able to provide a customized iVu Plus BCR Gen 2 barcode reader for the application. By adding rotation range detection to the feature set, system operators were able to specify the acceptable barcode orientation anywhere from 5° to 180°. The single pass/fail output of the iVu ensured that only correctly coded and aligned packages would be sent to the heat sealer.
The iVu Plus BCR Gen 2 provided the company with tremendous production flexibility. This high-performance vision sensor can store up to 30 different inspections and is capable of reading and validating data within several different barcode standards.
Installation and operation was easy. The compact form factor of the iVu Plus BCR Gen 2 integrated easily into the existing infrastructure. The LCD flat panel touch screen provided an intuitive interface for inspection setup and allowed access to the iVu’s advanced capabilities.