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An incomplete case or multipack reaches the customer's warehouse and turns into a complaint, a credit note and a poor image. Machine vision counts the units in every group before it is closed and rejects any that do not contain the correct number of units.
What it does
The camera sees the case, tray or multipack before closing or shrink-wrapping and counts the units. If one is missing, or there is one too many, the group is rejected and a photo of the fault is kept. It also records when it happens, so the cause can be traced in the grouping machine.
If, besides counting, you need to check what goes inside the case, see the case of the 8 cameras before wrap-around case closing: pack type, cap and code.
Beverages · 6-packShrink-wrapped multipacks of 6. The customer was receiving complaints from the market about incomplete packs; with vision counting before shrink-wrapping, they have disappeared.
More than counting
The same system that counts tells you how much was produced, when the line stopped and why, with rejects marked on the timeline. With that data you tackle the costliest problems first.
The line's real rate, with the dip at each stoppage.
Long stoppages and micro-stoppages, with MTTR and MTBF.
Bursts of faults that point to a machine adjustment.
FAQ
We count before shrink-wrapping or closing, when the units are clearly visible. If your line does not have that space, we look into it during the site visit.
Yes: each format (6, 12, 24 units, trays, layers) has its own recipe, and a format changeover means loading another recipe.
It is rejected from the line with its photo and the time is logged, so the cause can be traced in the grouping machine.
No. The camera and the rejector are integrated with your existing line and communicate with your PLC.
Free remote feasibility test
Tell us your format and your line speed. We'll propose the simplest solution that works.
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