Breaking through to new dimensions
3-D and 360° inspection of products and packaging will be featured at the PPMA show
At the forthcoming PPMA show (25–27 September 2012, NEC, Birmingham, UK), Laetus, the specialist in optical inspection systems, will exhibit solutions that permit three-dimensional inspection and 360° inspection of packaging. The three-level Secure Track & Trace System (S-TTS) will also be on display. This marking and verification technology permits to depict the entire data warehouse process and offers maximum security.
S-TTS inspects the packaging in blisters, folding boxes, bundles or cartons (cell control). Another option is the control and data management of different units along a packaging line (line control). The bundling of data from multiple production lines takes place at the third level (plant control). Here, the serialised data gets centrally collected and administered before being transmitted to the customer's ERP system.
The control of blister machines is performed by the POLYPHEM wt camera system. A new feature carries out a three-dimensional inspection of tablets, capsules or dragees. This is possible due to two diagonally arranged cameras that record the blister packaging from different perspectives to generate a 3D image of the contents. This allows the products’ contour, size and surface quality to be identified precisely. Additionally, the system carries out a colour review and therefore performs well even with low-contrast materials.
The online inspection technology is controlled by an integrated navigator that consistently ejects foreign bodies and defective goods from the packaging process. The POLYPHEM wt inspection system is of special interest to pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries.
The Web-based INSPECT wt camera system from Laetus inspects quality features on packages. The module can detect incorrectly packaged pharmaceuticals, recognise any code or colour and compare them with predefined standards.
Among the innovations to be presented at the show is the complete 360° inspection of round objects. This comprehensive inspection is carried out by a set-up with four cameras. Their data is merged into a single image before being evaluated. The distance of the cameras from the object is adjustable so that objects of different sizes can be recorded with precision. Another highlight is the automatic correction of insufficient lighting levels.
Hall 5, Stand 61