Verify Ink-Jet Printed Lot, Date, & Bar Codes are Correct on Corrugated Boxes
Ensure case traceability and retailer acceptance with our case lot, date and bar code inspection system. Ink jet printed codes and artwork can be inspected on 100% of cases at full line speed. Fully integrated with your line controls, our automated inspection system automatically senses product change over and adjusts for correct recipe/flavor/fragrance (lot) information.
- Improve changeovers
- Guarantee case traceability and retailer acceptance
- Cases
- Corrugated boxes
- Lot codes
- Date codes
- Bar codes
Suitable for
Cases and corrugated boxes with ink-jet printing on the side, top or bottom
Line Speeds
50-100 cases per minute or more
System Highlights
Arrives as a plug-and-play unit that is fully pre-tested at line speed before shipment
- 3 days or less startup & install in plant
- 99.9+% accurate
- Maximum of 1 false fails/false pass per 1,000 cases
- Ties to existing I/O, rejectors and other pre-existing equipment
- 0 to minimal operator adjustments required for product/recipe changeover
Optional Upgrades
- Adjustable heights for varying case sizes on a single line
- Wash down or food grade systems available
- Rejector integration
- Database (ex. CFR compliance) integration
- Auto-trainable for new recipes
Camera
Cognex Insight or Linescan Camera, depending on codes/case setup
Software
Cognex Insight
Mounting Method
Floor stand (recommended) or mounting brackets to OEM equipment
Physical Hardware
- Control Panel
- Touchscreen HMI
- Lighting and lens for robust, high contrast image formation
- Calibration and alignment fixtures configured to your line setup to ensure accurate inspection
When you buy an EPIC Vision system, you get a complete solution that arrives at your facility pre-tested on your products at production rates. EPIC solutions arrive ready to plug-in and inspect. Instead of sinking time into figuring out the right camera, the right angles, and how to integrate all the inspection pieces together, you can rely on our 25 years of experience designing vision systems to deliver the right solution.
Every EPIC vision system:
- Is designed to minimize line downtime, scrap and labor
- Delivers a high lifetime value and is designed for 10+ years of successful operation
- Comes pre-assembled on it’s own stand that is designed to maintain optimal inspection conditions
- Gets fully integrated into your existing controls for seamless product changeover
- Inspects at 99%+ accuracy
- Does not require operator adjustments helping maintain inspection accuracy
- Stops defects within a few products
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