Food inspection
Smart and reliable solutions to guarantee food quality and safety.
Our wide knowledge and expertise with inspection systems have prepared us for solutions applicable for the new demands of the food industry. Consumers are now focused on their food choices more than ever which presents new challenges in the scenario of food quality and safety. In response to these ever-growing demands, food suppliers are implementing inspection systems to ensure food quality and safety.
As a world leader for inspection systems in the most demanding industries, we can guarantee the total quality of each food product, ensuring consumer safety and satisfaction.
Which control
do we perform?
Antares Vision provides both a check on Product Integrity and the Packaging Control.
OUR FOOD INSPECTION CONTROLS
Advanced and smart systems to keep the integrity of your product.
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MIXING UP PREVENTION
AND PRODUCT INTEGRITY
VERIFICATION DURING
CONTAINERS FILLING
Antares Vision performs in-line inspection to prevent cross-contamination and detect product defects during the phase of containers filling.
It comes with a stand-alone, easy to fit, integrated module containing two high resolution colour cameras and a lighting system optimized to minimize reflections from the inox channels, thus allowing highest efficiency in defect detection.
Input-Output signals allow to command rejects of non-conforming products as well as synchronizing with machine cycles (start/stop/suspend production, etc.).
This solution can be integrated into the Antares Vision architecture and may therefore be integrated with all traditional line controls such as tray inspection, all the Universal Packaging Inspector suite, as well as all the Track and Trace systems. The highest reliability is ensured by image processing performed with real time-embedded technology and by the total absence of critical components such as hard disks.
FEATURES
- Performed controls: mixed-up products, colours correctness, shape, geometry (area, contour, major/minor axis), cracks and breaks, chipping.
- Easy mechanical and electronic integration on every counting machine.
- Automatic threshold tuning: analysing the last found errors, the software automatically adapts the acceptance thresholds, thus minimizing false rejects while keeping utmost control reliability.
- Up to 12 vibrating channels can be inspected at the same time and virtually unlimited number of memorized formats.
- Advanced statistical analyses with detailed reject typology to help detecting the reject causes in the upstream production process.
- Easy user-friendly graphic user interface and simple and fast auto-learning procedure.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE TO
ENSURE MAXIMUM
RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY
The Glass Inspection System is a reliable and accurate software suite, developed in the context of the severe standards of the pharmaceutical production, designed for the visual inspection of open containers to verify the shape and cleanliness of the inner and outer surface to ensure the highest quality standards.
Sophisticated analysis algorithms enable the identification of all possible defects by performing dimensional and cosmetic inspections for a total conformity control of the containers. The inspection is not affected by glass colour, temperature or product layout, minimizing false rejects.
FEATURES
- Performed controls: inner and external diameter of the container mouth, dimensions and spoking of the neck, dimensions of the body, spoking of the bottom, feed-back to the forming machine via TCP IP.
- High-speed inline: up to 12000/glass bottles or 72000/plastic containers hour with a high level of accuracy
- Identification of cracks down to 0.2mm length on the container surface
- Advanced statistical analyses with detailed reject typology to help detecting the upstream production process criticalities
- Charts Viewer application to monitor the temporal progression of the measurements detected by the system during production process based on tolerance thresholds.
- Easy and user-friendly graphical user interface with a single touch-screen display to control all machine functions.
PERFECT TOP
ON THE TOP
Cap Level Control is a software designed for the automatic visual inspection in order to detect the fill level and the correct positioning of the cap. It is an accurate and reliable software developed in the context of the severe standards of the pharmaceutical production. It is a smart and efficient easy-to-install standalone automatic inspection module that can fit on any containers line conveyor, allowing space saving on the line.
Sophisticated analysis algorithms allow a reliable filling level verification, even if the liquid has foamed during the process. The control is performed by high resolution cameras with visible image and infrared detection, the accuracy is not affected by colour, temperature variations or product layout.
FEATURES:
- Performed controls: filling level, cap presence, cap tilting and correct positioning, presence of label.
- High working speed of 70,000 containers/hour to detect at the same time: Filling level, Correct positioning of bottle cap and Presence of label.
- Easy to use: being based on self-learning procedure; operation is managed through pre-set recipes, allowing quick and efficient format change.
THE HIGHEST
QUALITY OF
YOUR CONTAINERS
IS ENSURED
Container Inspection is developed for applications upstream of food packaging lines, where the highest quality standards are required on each container. It performs a visual inspection both on the inner and outer surface of the empty container, regardless of its colour and material.
AV Container Inspection is often employed in the manufacturing of primary packaging materials to ensure the constant quality of production. It verifies the printing accuracy of the outer surface, as well as the perfect shape and dimensions of the container (rim, body, base), and the cleanliness of the inner surface. It is often combined with UV printing systems for production lot traceability. The system can be smart camera or pc based and can be totally integrated on existing machines
KEY FEATURES
- Accurate, it detects structural imperfections and impurities down to 0.5 mm2
- Highly performing, it ensures 40 thousand inspections per ho
- Easy to use, it does not require any setup by the operator, being based on self-learning algorithms and operation is managed through pre-set recipes, allowing quick and efficient format change.
Antares Vision Packaging Control regards both the container and the quality of the printing.
CONTAINER DETECTION
Antares Vision performs the highest controls to ensure the correctness of all your containers, thus to guarantee the maximum quality and safety to your customers.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE TO
ENSURE MAXIMUM
RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY
The Glass Inspection System is a reliable and accurate software suite, developed in the context of the severe standards of the pharmaceutical production, designed for the visual inspection of open containers to verify the shape and cleanliness of the inner and outer surface to ensure the highest quality standards.
Sophisticated analysis algorithms enable the identification of all possible defects by performing dimensional and cosmetic inspections for a total conformity control of the containers. The inspection is not affected by glass colour, temperature or product layout, minimizing false rejects.
FEATURES
- Performed controls: inner and external diameter of the container mouth, dimensions and spoking of the neck, dimensions of the body, spoking of the bottom, feed-back to the forming machine via TCP IP.
- High-speed inline: up to 12000/glass bottles or 72000/plastic containers hour with a high level of accuracy.
- Identification of cracks down to 0.2mm length on the container surface.
- Advanced statistical analyses with detailed reject typology to help detecting the upstream production process criticalities.
- Charts Viewer application to monitor the temporal progression of the measurements detected by the system during production process based on tolerance thresholds.
- Easy and user-friendly graphical user interface with a single touch-screen display to control all machine functions.
QUALITY AT FIRST SIGHT
COMES WITH LABELLING
The bottle orientation system is a Visual inspection system for the precision orientation of containers during the labelling and packaging process on automatic high-speed lines. Based on a single high resolution camera, it detects the singularities on the surface of a container of any material, regardless of the material and content, transmitting to the control system the angular position of any distinctive element with respect to a known reference point. It allows the reading of embossed features, logotypes, welding seams and "dots" on the bottom, to generate an angular reference for any type of container without the need to insert extra components in the inner part of the carousel. AV Bottle Orientation System is designed to work in combination with the control systems of labeling machines, cappers and in general with all applications that require the orientation of bottles.
FEATURES
- Line speed up to 30 thousand bottles per hour, the performance is fully insensitive to both the material of the container and the type of liquid contained
- Orientation accuracy: below 1°
- Easy to use with automatic format change system with no need of operator setup.
THE HIGHEST
QUALITY OF
YOUR CONTAINERS
IS ENSURED
Container Inspection is developed for applications upstream of food packaging lines, where the highest quality standards are required on each container. It performs a visual inspection both on the inner and outer surface of the empty container, regardless of its colour and material.
AV Container Inspection is often employed in the manufacturing of primary packaging materials to ensure the constant quality of production. It verifies the printing accuracy of the outer surface, as well as the perfect shape and dimensions of the container (rim, body, base), and the cleanliness of the inner surface. It is often combined with UV printing systems for production lot traceability. The system can be smart camera or pc based and can be totally integrated on existing machines.
KEY FEATURES
- Accurate, it detects structural imperfections and impurities down to 0.5 mm2
- Highly performing, it ensures 40 thousand inspections per hour
- Easy to use, it does not require any setup by the operator, being based on self-learning algorithms and operation is managed through pre-set recipes, allowing quick and efficient format change.
PRINTING CONTROL
Antares Vision supports the control of the printed samples in the packaging industry, from the original design to the mass printing of materials.
INLINE CHECK
OF INTEGRITY,
PRINT AND POSITION
To support precision operations on labelling machines, Antares Vision solutions provide dedicated solutions as visual inspection kits that can be installed on any new or existing equipment. The AV Label Checker is Antares Vision system for labels inspection, flat or applied on front/back or all-around containers, with inline check of integrity, print and position. It is designed to operate in single camera or multi-camera mode: according to the container transport system, it allows to compose the image from one or more viewpoints without the need to insert extra components in the inner part of the carousel.
FEATURES
The AV Label Checker provides maximum accuracy thanks to high resolution cameras in a fixed position which generate a single image on which the system can analyze and detect any cosmetic fault of the label or of the application. The AV Label Checker is also easy to use as it does not require any setup by the operator, being based on self-learning algorithms; operation is managed through pre-set recipes, to guarantee reproducible and reliable inspection performance.
- Accuracy rate is less than 0.5 mm2
- The system can detect the presence and readability of specific critical areas of the label such as barcode, datamatrix, QR code
- The system can perform OCR controls, identifying defects smaller than 0.5 mm2 at a speed of 30 thousand labels per hour for single camera
MAKE YOUR PACKAGING
SAFE AND SOUND
The AV Package Integrity Control is the solution designed to inspect any kind of container. The system is easily integrable in thermoforming machines and it checks for the presence, the shape, the colour and the integrity of all the products before the sealing through specific controls for each type of package and product. It can be integrated into the Antares Vision architecture and therefore with all traditional line controls.
FEATURES
The Package Integrity Control system, manageable by up to 5 user login levels, works with any kind of product and material such plastic, glass and metal, and with any type of support tray. The system inspects a wide range of feature: colour, shape, presence and integrity on up to 12 trays, each one containing up to 40 different check areas. The Package Integrity Control can ensure the highest reliability thanks to real time-embedded technology and the total absence of critical components such as hard disks.
- It is smart and efficient because it is equipped with a software that guides the operator along the phases of format creation;
- Illumination, product colour selection and tray position are completely automatically optimized;
- It has a user-friendly interface and provides advanced statistical analyses with detailed reject typology identification.
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SAMPLE VERIFICATION
Based on a sophisticated software able to import and process the original PDF files, the AV Printing Sample Check compares them with the physical printed samples, automatically detecting and outlining the differences. Printing sample check works off-line acquiring images of the printed samples with a high-quality certified scanner station. this ensures the most reliable performances with a fast scanning tool that can give impartial and reproducible results from sample-to-file comparison. Advanced but very simple to use algorithms automatically align the master and the analyzed images, compensating the physiological deformation of the support and thus avoiding false mistakes.
Every mismatch, such as character types, colors, stretches, scratches, streaks or dots, is clearly outlined on the pc screen, thus easing the detection of the printing problem. the report of comparison is immediately available in a file ready to be printed, stored or transferred to the quality system, saving hours of man-labor and improving control reliability and accuracy.
FEATURES
The system, manageable by up to 5 user login levels, can be used on Folding cartons, Patient information leaflets, Labels and Foil with any printing type: Offset, Flexographic, Rotogravure, Digital, Screen printing. It has a 360° high accurate inspection range: from shape and color to barcode.
- The system is smart and efficient because it has a simple and fast procedure that guides the operator along the main phases from the acquisition of the image to the reporting;
- It gives fast, impartial and reproducible result through advanced reporting that helps locating the error causes in the printing process;
- It ensures a simultaneous acquisition and verification on a batch queue and can concentrate control on the most critical areas.
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