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In-line machine vision inspection · Complete solution
Every product, audited. Full traceability.
Your line, under control.
TIVOX Sentinel PLUS is the machine that inspects 100 % of your output, removes the faulty pack, warns you of excess waste and tells you every morning how the line performed. One system, from the camera to Monday's report: machine, software, subscription and service, from a single supplier.
- Inspection
- 100 %of packs, not a sample
- Detection
- ≥ 99 %committed on the defined defects
- Speed
- 24,000packs/hour: tested up to that speed
- False rejects
- −93 %from 0.13 % to 0.009 % at the highest-output plant
Real figures from customers in production, anonymised.
How it works
One cabinet next to the line. You connect just three things.
You provide 230 V, compressed air and a network cable. Everything else arrives assembled, programmed and tested on our test rig before it reaches your plant.
- Status beacon: the line at a glance
- Emergency stop and controls
- Industrial touch screen with the PC inside the cabinet
- Inspection tunnel: IP67 smart camera and its own LED lighting; plant lighting makes no difference
- Pneumatic rejector at the tunnel exit: removes the faulty pack at its point
Designed not to stop
The verdict and the reject go from the camera to the rejector controller without passing through the PC: if the PC restarts, the line keeps inspecting and rejecting. Cameras reconnect on their own after a power cut and the system records the cause of every incident.
Inspect
The camera photographs it under constant light and runs every check in the recipe at once.
Decide
The camera itself gives the OK or NOK verdict, instantly.
Reject
The rejector controller tracks every pack and removes the NOK at its point, confirming the reject.
Record
NOK photo, reason and counter on the spot; production figures for the cockpit and the reports.
What it inspects
Several checks from a single camera, on every pack
Pack by pack, can by can, bottle by bottle: every check at once, at the line's nominal speed. Cartons and briks, bottles and cans, each format with its recipe.
Date, batch and time
Deep-learning OCR: present, readable and with the expected text.
Right product
Every pack checked against the recipe's golden sample: no product mix-ups.
Cap and closure
Present and correctly placed.
Seal
Distance measured on every pack, with its statistics and Cpk per lane.
Flaps and shape
Open flaps, turned, shifted or deformed packs.
Straw and accessories
Presence and position of the straw or other pack accessories.
Depending on your product, the camera also supports code reading (DataMatrix, barcodes), label checks, fill level and measurements. We tell you what can be detected in your case in the feasibility test, before any order. Counting units in multipacks or cases is not done by this machine: it is studied as an integration project, with a camera on the case packer.
The machine
Turnkey, built for your line
A compact unit installed on your existing conveyor or with its own section, straight or curved. The only condition: there must always be a gap between one pack and the next.
- Up to 4 cameras per licence, per line or on a central PC
- Inspection tunnel with its own LED lighting
- Pneumatic rejector tracking every pack
- Integrated industrial PC and touch screen
- Status beacon and emergency stop
- Recipes per format: changeover in seconds
Your benefits
- 100 % of output inspected, not a sample
- Fewer false rejects: less good product thrown away
- Proof of every reject, ready for IFS, BRCGS and customer audits
- A single supplier: design, programming, installation and service
Technical data
Sentinel PLUS, in figures
| Technology | Machine vision with smart industrial cameras; scoring, measurement, logic and deep-learning OCR tools |
|---|---|
| Cameras | 1 to 4 per Sentinel licence, IP67, optics chosen for each application |
| Architecture | Individual (one PC per line) or centralised (up to 4 cameras on a central PC): each line managed and operated separately, data collected together |
| Lighting | Inspection tunnel with its own high-frequency LED lighting |
| Trigger | Photocell per pack |
| Speed | Tested up to 24,000 packs/hour; speed depends on the number and type of inference tools. Real cases: 3-line code OCR at 16,000 packs/hour; straw presence at 24,000 packs/hour |
| OK/NOK decision | In the camera itself, on every pack |
| Rejection | Pneumatic rejector driven by an industrial controller that tracks every pack and confirms the reject |
| Format change | By recipe, from the screen: about 9 seconds, without stopping the other cameras |
| Screen | Industrial touch screen, fanless PC built into the cabinet; in Spanish and English, switchable on the fly |
| Users | Operator, Maintenance and Administrator (two-factor); read-only access on the web |
| Traceability | CSV log of every pack that passes along the line, per camera, day and recipe (configurable), and a photo of every NOK (retention configurable up to 10 years) |
| Connections | 230 V, compressed air and Ethernet network |
| Connectivity | Connected so we can follow the equipment's life and performance; outbound encrypted HTTPS only (nobody gets into your equipment) |
| Lead time | 45 to 60 working days from order, EXW (ex works) |
Final configuration (cameras, optics, materials and dimensions) based on the study of each line.
Purchase model
Perpetual licence, and the SaaS subscription if you want it
Perpetual licence
Machine, installation and Sentinel PLUS licence. It inspects, rejects and keeps the photos and the raw data, for good.
SaaS subscription
Cockpit, automatic AI reports, alerts, updates and connected service. If you cancel, the machine keeps inspecting with the installed version.
| What each option includes | Licence | Licence + SaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection, rejection and counters | ✓ | ✓ |
| NOK photos and raw data (CSV) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recipes, thresholds and change audit | ✓ | ✓ |
| OEE cockpit and production web app | — | ✓ |
| Automatic AI reports | — | ✓ |
| Email and Telegram alerts | — | ✓ |
| TIVI assistant | — | ✓ |
| Updates and connected service | — | ✓ |
The plant-floor screen
Designed for the operator, right at the line
The live image from each camera, the OK and NOK counters and the status of every check, on a single screen.
Photo of every NOK
With a red box on what failed, date, camera, recipe and reason. The original photo is never altered.
Safe thresholds
Adjusted from the screen and synchronised with the camera. Every change is logged: who, when, before and after.
Recipes
One format, one recipe. Changeover from the screen, in seconds.
Users and permissions
Each level sees and changes only what it should, with encrypted PIN and two-factor login for the administrator.
Useful alarms
NOK bursts, measurement trends, camera down, "not inspecting", disk full.
TIVI, AI assistant
Ask your line the way you'd ask your shift supervisor: it answers with real production data.
SaaS subscription
Your line's cockpit, on your computer and your phone
A production web app with secure access from any browser or phone in the plant: what is happening now and why output is being lost.
Live OEE cockpit
The whole line with its machines and the status of each one: OEE per ISO 22400-2, which machine is holding the line back right now and output against target.
Weekly and daily analysis
Reject and stoppage Paretos, MTTR and MTBF, cleanings and format changes.
NOK gallery
Every reject photo, filterable by reason, date and recipe.
Stoppage management
Categorised stoppages and line logbook: every lost minute, with its cause.
AI virtual analyst
Reads the week's data and explains where output is lost and what to check first.
Alerts to your phone
Email and Telegram: NOK streaks, camera stopped, bypass, with the photo. Operational alerts and management reports kept separate.
Automatic reports
In your inbox every morning, with nobody preparing them
Every morning: hourly output, rejects, OEE, stoppages, timeline per machine, the AI comment and photos of the main rejects.
On Mondays, as PDF: trends, reject and stoppage Paretos, "efficiency killers" per machine and the virtual analyst's review.
On the 1st: how the month went, where output is lost and the process capability (Cp/Cpk) of every measurement.
If wanted, one page at the end of each shift.
Seal statistics lane by lane: Gaussian curve, mean, spread and Cpk. It warns of drift before the first reject.
On demand: each recipe's limits and their change history, for quality and audits.
Connected service and security
We watch over your installation so you don't have to
With the subscription, every installation reports its status to TIVOX Hub. If something is wrong, we know before you call us.
- Continuous monitoring: status of every camera and line, with an alert if it stops inspecting or if waste spikes
- Safe updates: tested first, installed with your approval and with automatic rollback
- Configuration backup every night, encrypted: recipes and parameters restored in minutes
- Remote support without travel, with your permission for every session
- Inventory and health: model, serial number and firmware of every camera; status of the rejector and the alerts
Your data stays in your plant
- The connection always goes out from your plant: nothing listens on your equipment and nobody gets in
- Encrypted communication (HTTPS), with its own key per installation and signed updates
- No photos, recipes, IP addresses or passwords leave the plant: only status and production figures
- Recipes, configuration and data belong to the customer
- Role-based access, two-factor login for the administrator and a log of who changed what
Results
In production today, on milk, broth and juice lines
- False rejects
- 0.009 %false-reject waste at the highest-output plant (previously 0.13 %)
- Volume
- 250,000packs a day on average at that plant
- First time right
- 99.98 %of packs right first time
- Seal
- 2.29 – 2.65Cpk per lane on a day of 241,218 pieces
Real data from customers in production, anonymised.
How we work
From the first sample to the system in production
Photos and samples
Your good and bad packs.
Feasibility test
Remote and free of charge, with your photos, videos or samples (travel to your plant is not included).
Firm quote
Clear scope, exclusions and lead times.
Pre-programming
On our test rig.
Installation
On site, at real line speed.
Signed SAT
Defect matrix and start of warranty.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the most common questions
What does TIVOX Sentinel PLUS include?
The complete machine (inspection tunnel with IP67 smart camera and LED lighting, pneumatic rejector, industrial PC with touch screen, status beacon and emergency stop), the perpetual software licence, the programming of your recipes and on-site installation. The SaaS subscription (cockpit, AI reports, alerts, updates and connected service) is optional.
What do I need to prepare on my line?
Three connections: 230 V, compressed air and a network cable. The machine is installed on your existing conveyor or with its own section, straight or curved, as long as there is a gap between one pack and the next.
What happens if I cancel the subscription?
The machine keeps inspecting, rejecting and storing the photos and the raw data with the installed version. What you lose is the cockpit, the reports, the alerts, the updates and the connected service.
How long does delivery take?
45 to 60 working days from order, EXW (ex works), with the machine pre-programmed on our test rig before installation.
Does my data leave the plant?
No photos, recipes, IP addresses or passwords leave the plant: only the equipment status and production figures, over an encrypted connection that always goes out from your plant. Nobody gets into your equipment.
What if my defect is not on the list?
We run a remote feasibility test free of charge: you send us photos, videos or samples of your good and bad packs (travel to your plant is not included). Anything we cannot guarantee, we tell you before any order.
Your next step
Send us your packs. We'll tell you what we can detect.
Remote feasibility test, free of charge: you send us photos, videos or samples of your good and bad packs, and we reply with what can be checked in-line and at what speed. Travel to your plant is not included.