January 2011
project profile
Colourful investment at Rigid
Corrugated packaging specialist gives the lowdown on a £6m investment in its Selby operation to support a move into high-quality graphics printing and open up new market sectors p5
products
installations
Multiple choices for labelling
Macpac targets food industry Braille stands out from crowd
Sidel unveils a modular labeller plus the latest lines from Bobst, Domino and more p2-3
Thermoformer installs UK’s first Illig RD53c and sets its sights on a food sector push p4
buyers guide
Inspection lines are becoming more high-tech to ensure that Braille makes the grade p7-12
product update
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Converting and printing
Brand new kit including machines and technology from Bobst, Jarshire, Linx, Domino, Robatech and more Domino has launched the A320i continuous inkjet printer designed to reduce time on preventative maintenance. The latest model to the A-Series range includes ‘i-Tech’, which monitors the printer configuration and ink usage. In addition, the device incorporates a system called the ‘Qube’ which separates the ink and filters from the pump and associated electronics. The A320i can print up to four lines of code, text, automatic serial or batch numbering and in real-time.
A320i: reduced maintenance
Domino has also unveiled the D-Series of industrial scribing lasers. The 10-watt D120i and 30-watt D320i feature a new scan head and are 20% lighter than their predecessors.
Bobst has unveiled a new flexo press that it claims will allow box makers to exploit additional markets and offer a cost effective alternative to offset print. The machine was launched at Bobst’s open house event, Competence 10, in Lausanne, Switzerland. The MasterflexHD flexo prints onto corrugated board, microflutes and heavy solid board. Bobst said that the press would open up “fresh perspectives” in the printing of brown boxes. The Fx Colors system uses colour separation technologies to improve images on recycled board. In addition, Bobst also unveiled the Expertcut 1.6 diecutter at its open house. The mid-range machine is capable of job changeovers in “less than eight minutes” and can handle 6,000 sheets per hour. Converting equipment firm Jarshire has launched a “reelsaver” to help reduce losses from damaged film cores.
Bobst: flexo press gives cost-effective alternative to flexo printing
Jarshire said that the reelsaver could quickly repair damage caused in transit or handling and that savings from recovered film would pay for the investment “within days”. The tapered jaws of the ReelSaver are inserted into the damaged core and expand to return the core to its original shape, allowing the reel to be put back into production immediately. The reel-saver is pneumatically operated and designed for cores with an internal bore of 70-76mm. Coding specialist Linx has introduced two case coders that use thermal-inkjet technology for improved reliability. Linx said the TJ125 and TJ225 were suited for coding
onto secondary packs and had been designed to be used on porous or uncoated surfaces, such as cardboard. The base TJ125 model offers one- or two-line coding, which can be enhanced with incremental software packs to create a fully featured coder with options including expiry date offset calculations.
Robatech is going to use next month’s easyFairs PackTech at the NEC in Birmingham to showcase its range of end-ofline hot melt and cold glue systems. Sales director Neil Woodrow said the company would also be demonstrating equipment from its sister company Brunel Engineering Services, including friction feeders, tape applicators, table top carton sealers and carton erectors and closers. Also at the show, sealing firm Enercon will be promoting its foil sealing technology that is said to offer advantages in terms of extended shelf life and cost reduction. Other machinery manufacturers at the show include Ulma and Allen Coding. For the complete guide to the show, see the next issue of Packaging News.
Linx: TJ125 and TJ225 case coding range offers ‘more reliability’
tech talk – ralf hipp
Keeping the counterfeiters at bay with a raft of packaging codes
According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), worldwide losses due to piracy reach €184bn. More worryingly, this is a 53% increase in two years. The endemic problem of counterfeiting touches almost every business sector, from globally renowned premium brands in consumer markets to capital goods. Medicines and pharmaceutical products do not escape from this trend. As a result, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stip2 Equipment News January 2011
ulated a requirement for a comprehensive labelling obligation for pharmaceutical packaging via an electronic pedigree. There are also plans for the labelling of individual packages to become standard in Europe. Packaging has become a key way to tackle the grey market problem – where a copycat approach takes place inside groups that produce globally. This involves using the right procedures and applying test codes that cannot be counterfeited or identified quickly as counterfeits. The latest developments even make it possible to use the packaging material as a
test criterion, where scanning the surface roughness of material can unequivocally identify whether it is produced by the brand manufacturer or not. The most effective test procedures are based on optical systems. The test characteristics are captured and compared with background reference templates. Key areas of labelling in anticounterfeiting are direct packaging printing and the use of printed labels or functional RFID labels. Printing tests such as encrypted Datamatrix codes represent the least expensive variants but they guarantee adequate security. Printing is done
Packaging is a key way to tackle copycat products
using integrated inkjet printers that can readily handle the variability and constant changeability of data. Printing with invisible inks is playing a bigger role too. These solutions allow users to maximise counterfeit security and minimise losses arising from product piracy. Not only counterfeiting by third parties, but also the grey market problem, can be kept in check by seamless product tracking and sustained anti-counterfeiting. Ralf Hipp is vice president for digital printing and coding solutions at Atlantic Zeiser.
product update
Packing and filling
All the latest machine launches, technology and news from Krones, Sidel, Loma, Mettler Toledo and more Bottling equipment manufacturer Krones has hailed a “breakthrough in filling technology” after receiving US Food and Drink Administration (FDA) approval for a rotary dry-aseptic filling system for low acid products. German firm Krones received the FDA’s letter of non-objection for a PET-bottle filling system at a Nestlé research centre in the US, that uses H2O2 as the sterilising agent. The system helps reduced downtime for sterilisation and cleaning, reducing running costs – it has currently been validated for 48 hours of continuous operation, before a 3.5-hour cleaning time. Krones said it was the first bottling line firm to manufacture a complete dry process featuring H2O2 that complied with requirements on sterilisation performance, residual concentration and shrinkage.
Krones: secured FDA approval for dry-septic filling apparatus
A Boxhigh is targeting bakeries
and sandwich makers with a new packing machine that it claimed provides a finish similar to flowwrapping with a tamper-proof crimp seal at low cost. The firm said the 1.2m-long Flow Packer 2 was suited to firms of a range of different sizes and had been designed with safety in mind, with the minimum of parts visible and a safety cut-out feature incorporated in the machine. Cleaning and maintenance are kept to a minimum but the sealing unit can be removed for servicing.
panel” made it easier to confirm the correct product line was being checked as well as compare a range on functions simultaneously. A status indicator uses traffic-light colours for quick visual identification of how the machine is working and make it easier to change products. A lock option with four access levels is also included. The display can be retrofitted to existing Loma IQ3s between shift patterns to minimise downtime and means operators don’t have to learn the specifications of a new machine.
Packing equipment specialist
Mettler Toledo used November’s
Loma Systems has upgraded its
Loma: upgraded metal detector
IQ3 metal detector to make it easier for operators to use. Loma said the addition of a “global duel-line display
Emballage event to showcase its latest X-ray liquid inspection machine for glass bottles. The Fluidcheck device identifies any contaminants in a
bottle with a density of more than one. Only the base of the bottle is X-rayed, meaning that any size of glass bottle can be inspected. In addition, the machine can incorporate an automatic bottle reject device and is highly automated for operators. It was demonstrated in-line with a CI-Vision inspection machine, which checks the closure of each bottle. It looks for the correct height and checks to see if the cap is askew. The twin camera system also inspects the bottle’s label and fill level. Like the Fluidcheck, the CI-Vision can also incorporate a device that automatically rejects any faulty bottle.
Sidel has launched a modular
labeller designed to tap into demand for machines capable of multiple label applications. The SL 90 rotary modular labeller is equipped with modules for applying pressure-sensitive self-adhesive labels or cold-glue labels on a range of packaging. Sidel said the machine is particularly suitable for labelling sensitive products such as beer. It targets high speed production and can label up to 60,000 bottles per hour, both self-adhesive and cold-glue labels.
The manufacturer added that the drive requires “almost no maintenance” while normal wear, due to contact between drive gears, is “completely eliminated”. Sidel said this is due to linear motor drive technology and direct motor drives.
Advanced Labelling Systems is to demonstrate its new modular ALS 309 label applicator at next month’s easyFairs PackTech show at the NEC. The ALS 309 is a wider nineinch version of the six-inchwide ALS 306 label applicator that launched in 2008. Both machines use three industrial heavy-duty motor drives in a synchronised ‘pushpull’ arrangement, enabling constant web tension, so that all types of label material can be handled with accuracy, at high line speeds. Two label roll holders can be installed on the same machine enabling faster production.
Sidel: modular labelling system
tech talk – NIck plaISter
Simplifying machinery reduces need for planned maintenance Overall equipment efficiency, or OEE for short, is a philosophy that all production managers live and breathe. (And if they don’t, they should). It recognises that in 24/7 manufacturing, even a fraction of a percentage point nearer to the theoretical 100% can make a huge difference to the bottom line. A key factor in the typical OEE calculation is how much ‘available’ time needs to be set aside for planned or routine maintenance. Domino has targeted this measure in the devel-
opment of its new printer. To ensure ongoing reliability, all continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers require periodic replacement of ink and filters. This was typically a time-consuming and potentially messy task requiring a skilled technician. The process might generate several litres of waste fluids or contaminated filters; replacement of major components could also be required. Together, time, production loss, waste and costs associated with the service account for a significant proportion of the overall operating cost of a CIJ printer. Domino’s newest press makes these processes redun-
dant. All filters and the working ink system are contained within a single component that needs to be changed once a year. The process is simple, clean and easily completed by nontechnical staff. Exchange parts are colour-coded for easy recognition and, other than a hex key used to remove transit seals from the ink cartridge, the operation is completely tool-free. Exhange time is under 10 minutes, over half of which is due to the printer’s shut down and start up sequences. Onboard intelligence monitors the printer to ensure optimal reliability is maintained while
Production loss and waste are significant printer servicing costs
minimising waste and optimising the replacement cycle waste ink and solvents are reduced by up to 90% a year. Total cost of ownership is significantly reduced by this step change in the approach to planned maintenance, as is the environmental impact of the printer through reduced waste and travel associated with routine service by the OEM. Having a single part to change makes planned maintenance an unnecessary evil. Nick Plaister is product director for continuous ink jet at Domino Printing Sciences January 2011 Equipment News 3
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Investment update
The latest installations across the industry at Jaffabox, Logoplaste, Labelgraphics, Artenius and more Box manufacturer Jaffabox has boosted capacity after installing a refurbished Martin 1224 casemaker at its corrugated factory in Birmingham. The company said that the 2.5m four-colour machine would complement its existing casemaking line-up, which includes a 1.7m three-colour Emba and a 2.8m Tecasa. The Martin machine was previously in daily production at a corrugated plant in Bristol. It has taken engineers more than a year to rebuild the machine in new condition.
Rigid plastic packaging specialist Logoplaste is gearing up for the London 2012 Olympics by installing a pre-form handling system from Soft Design and Goplasticpallets.com. Logoplaste has invested in the automated line on the back of a £35m contract with a global pharmaceutical manufacturer for the annual production of almost a billion bottles of a popular sports drink. Swedish firm Soft Design provided the automation required for the project – seven Automated Guided Vehicles,
Jaffabox: refurbished Martin 1224 took more than a year to rebuild
two pick-and-place lid-application-and-removal machines and eight box tippers.
Ribble Packaging has installed a new high capacity pallet press and strapping system at its packaging line facility in Oldham. Supplied by Gordian Strapping, the investment is a vertical in-line system designed to cut operating costs and improve efficiency. It also allows Ribble Packaging to broaden its product range and size. A vertical compression strapper was selected incorporating a pallet centering and turning device. The system can handle 90 pallets per hour. Corrugated packaging specialist TRM has installed a Martin four-colour casemaker as part of its move into retail-ready packaging. The £1.8m casemaker was installed at the beginning of December and boosts the design side of TRM’s operation. The Martin machine has four-colour printing and die-cutting capabilities.
Ribble: pallet/strapping system
Labelgraphics has bought a
second Gallus RCS 430 combination press that was due to be delivered shortly before Christmas. Labelgraphics said it has bought the second press after the first led to a “dramatic increase in business”. Managing director Alex Mulvenny said the new press would make the firm more flexible as well as increase capacity. The press produces unsupported film and self adhesive labels and combines six processes: offset, flexo, screen, embossing and hot and cold foil stamping.
Pharmaceutical filling and packaging company Percuro Medica has become the first company to install Newman Labelling Systems’ S100 fully automatic self-adhesive labelling system. Percuro bought the S100 to label up to 100 glass and plastic syrup bottles a minute as part of a new line at its Park Royal operation in north London. The S100 is based on Newman’s higher capacity NV2 system and features the same stainless steel construction.
Artenius PET Packaging Europe (APPE) has revealed a
₤1m investment on a new print facility for bottles and containers at its north Wales factory. The plastics company is now able to produce silk screen printing in up to four colours and the new press’s capabilities include special effects such as metallics and the possibility of printing on oval and conical containers from 40mm up to 450mm tall. APPE revealed the investment at the Emballage show in Paris.
installation of the month
Macpac targets food with Illig plastics first A major investment in its site and new machinery will enable Stockport-based Macpac carve itself a niche in the food sector, writes Simeon Goldstein. As a supplier of rigid plastics packs for non-food products for some four decades, Macpac has established a reputation for its service and range of products. It manufactures a wide range of formats from recycled PET and, in 2009, it identified an opportunity to move into the food sector with a premium service. “Nobody appeared to be offering a good quality service for small runs of food packaging,” says managing director Graham Kershaw. “Expanding Macpac to supply the food industry has been carefully planned to exploit niche potential in this growth sector” 4 Equipment News January 2011
vital stats
Who Macpac What Illig RV74c and RV53c When September 2010 How much £570,000 Key features Energy efficiency, short cycle times, quick changeover Applications Plastic trays, bespoke food packaging
Macpac’s Stockport facility: thermoforming and warehousing boost
Indeed, in just over a year the Stockport operation has been transformed with an additional 1,400sqm of warehousing space that incorporates a new palletising system and two Illig thermo-
forming machines, including the UK’s first RD53c. The new machines are said to be energy efficient, which helps reduce Macpac’s impact on the environment, and feature short
cycle times and changeover speeds. This makes Macpac very flexible with regards to customer demands and, the firm says, is particularly attractive for new product launches or seasonal promotions. Kershaw adds: “The new machinery, combined with inhouse tooling, makes our service very versatile giving quick
changeover times that make us very economical for short batch runs of just a few thousand. We are also equally competitive for production runs in the millions.” The refitting of the facility was completed in February 2010 and the two new machines were up and running by September. “It took quite a while because we couldn’t interfere with existing production and had to fit it around supplying customers,” explains Kershaw. The firm has also secured BRC certification for the facility that, he says, is very important to develop its business in the market. “The only way to get into the food sector is to do it properly and having BRC certification completely opens up new markets for us.”
project profile Rigid ContaineRs
Box maker invests in new colour scheme Printing spend enables Rigid Containers to target new markets for high-quality boxes, says Simeon Goldstein
Who Rigid Containers aim Expansion into decorative, high-
quality graphics spend £6m What Factory extension at Selby facility to house six-colour Göpfert press When 2009-2010
Challenge
Rigid Containers is the UK arm of Belgian paper and corrugated packaging group VPK. It is well-known in the UK as a stock-and-serve supplier of brown corrugated transit packaging, typically printed in mono or two-colour flexo. The desire to gain a strong foothold in the retail-ready sector has led it to invest in converting equipment and, in the past six years, turnover has doubled to the current level of £52m. Even in 2009, the firm grew turnover by 3% against the backdrop of a declining market. “The biggest impact on us in the past couple of years has been the movement of paper prices, rather than the recession,” says Richard Coward, managing director of Rigid Containers. To take the next step, Rigid realised the need to add a new string to its bow. “We looked at what we did well and saw the next natural step would be to bring our quality of service to high-quality printed boxes,” says Coward. He says that investing in print quality brought the opportunity to expand into new market sectors. “We can get close to litho standards, which opens markets such as high-end electronics, consumer goods, healthcare and cosmetics.”
Rigid Containers’ Coward with colleagues and the Göpfert press (top and above); Rigid’s air extractor outside Selby site (top right)
Evolution, meaning that operators could quickly get up to speed with the new one,” says Coward. It also has a fully automatic pre-feeder, separator and palletising system, which means the monster press can be operated by two people.
strategy
Rigid has two sites in the UK – at Desborough and Selby – that operate mirror operations to serve customers across the UK and provide continuity of supply in case of problems at one of the facilities. In the past year, the firm has invested at Desborough to bring corrugated fluting into line with the output range at Selby. Rigid does not buy in any material for printing but Selby was only using around 70% of the output of its corrugators. Rigid went to market to find a high quality press, able to apply in-line varnishing as well as die-cutting. It opted for a state-of-the-art machine from German manufacturer, Göpfert Maschinen. The Evolution is equipped with six print stations, infra-red dryers between each station and a rotary die-cutting unit. “Part of the decision-making process was that Selby had an older version of the
implementation
We saw the next natural step would be to bring our quality of service to high-quality printed boxes Richard Coward Rigid Containers
“VPK is incredibly supportive of what we are trying to do here,” says Coward. “It’s a huge investment and we were very specific about the systems we wanted.” To house the new line, the Selby facility was expanded by 40%. Between placing the order and the first sheets coming off the press took around six months. “The installation began in the first week of October, we were up and running three weeks later and the first commercial jobs were being passed at the beginning of November,” says Coward. Alongside the press, Rigid has bought a waste-handling system, while an air extractor system takes hot air away from the press. In the summer this is ejected from the building, while in winter clean, filtered air is circulated inside the factory.
“Our industry relies heavily on recycling waste board, so the new waste-handling and processing system was high on our wish list when we were planning the investment,” says Coward. “We also opted for the latest anilox roll cleaning system so we can significantly extend the shelf life of these expensive components.”
Results
Rigid says early customer reactions to the output of the Göpfert have been very positive and the investment during a difficult economic time proves VPK’s commitment to the UK market. “We’re growing and providing something that our competitors don’t in terms of service. For the coming year, volumes will continue to grow,” says Coward. He adds that the investment “takes the Selby plant to the next level” and Rigid is looking at reflecting that at Desborough. He also hints at a “second major investment in equipment” for Selby, although that decision has not been made yet. Watch this space.■ January 2011 equipment news 5
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New EU rules have led to innovation in a new generation of Braille inspection systems, writes Lynda Searby
ince October 2005, when EU Directive 2001/83/ EC came into force, Braille has been occupying the minds of those in the pharmaceutical packaging sector. From 2005, all new pharmaceutical packs had to incorporate Braille and last October, existing packs also had to comply with the regulation. From a technology perspective, the regulation has fuelled a wave of innovation in equipment for printing and embossing Braille onto packs. It has also spawned a new generation of inspection systems. “Checking Braille on packaging has historically been a manual, visual, process involving the use of a Braille matrix or simply dot by dot reading from a Braille alphabet,” says Doug Simmans of DVS Quality Solutions. “The need for quicker and more accurate checking has forced the development of systems.”
Development process
Ideally, Braille content should be checked throughout the packaging development process. Before the pack is printed, inspection is relatively straightforward because the Braille is only two-dimensional. “Where the Braille text is a live font in the artwork files, text verification software can be used to compare the Braille against the live text,” says Simmans. Even if the Braille is found to be correct on the artwork, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re home and dry, according to Rainer Obergrussberger, managing director of In-situ, the company behind Braille inspection system Dotscan. “This is just a pre-stage tool to make sure the PDF file is right there are still quite a lot of things that can happen between the design and production stages,” he says. Such errors can be detected before an entire batch of cartons is embossed or printed with Braille by deploying a manual inspection tool such as a mechanical micrometer.
DVS ImageCompare: market needs accurate checking
However, in the last few years mechanical methods have been overtaken by more sophisticated camera systems such as the DotScan, the BrailleCam from Troika Systems and Peret’s BRAI . “The BRAI is a more sophisticated tool than a simple micrometer, as, in addition to dot height, it measures base diameter and space between dots. It also shows ‘burst through’ on screen, which is an indication that the set up or the card may be incorrect. This cannot be seen with a micrometer,” explains Lukas Pescoller of Peret. Both the BrailleCam and the BRAI are hand-held devices that take a 3D photo of the dots and transmit the image to a PC for analysis using special software.
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Analysing the dot
n Mettler Toledo Safeline has been busy in 2010, launching
several new systems: the Fluidcheck device identifies contaminants in glass bottles using x-ray technology; the Super Throat metal detector fits in the confined space between multi-head weigher and VFFS bag maker; and the RB Series Profile targets processors and packagers of bulk bags and sacks of granular and powdered products. n Mettler Toledo Safeline has also released two new x-ray inspection systems - the InspireX R50S 400 AFD and InspireX R50SB 200 n Anritsu Industrial Solutions Europe has added a new feature called ‘Package Check’ to its x-ray systems. The function detects product that has got caught in the sealing area of trays, flow wraps and FFS packs. n S+S Inspection’s new Varicon multi-frequency metal detectors can be used for both goods in and end of line applications. n Thermo Fisher has introduced new patent pending metal detection software - Intellitrack XR - which allows metal detectors to find difficult-to-identify alloy contaminants that are 30 to 50% smaller than previously possible with a ‘phasing’ approach. n Loma Systems has expanded its x-ray inspection range with a new machine for large products. The X4 800XL has a large aperture infeed system.
Peret’s BRAYE system works with a hand-held device to inspect braille dots
The BRAI device, for example, is used in conjunction with BREYE software. “BREYE software analyses characteristics of the Braille dot, the image providing a visual interpretation,” says Pescoller. Simmans says ImageCompare software can also be combined with a dedicated scanner to compare Braille dots created by printing with clear ink. The DotScan works on a similar principle, but rather than being a hand-held device that links to a separate PC, it is a self-contained unit that incorporates a sensor, an industrial PC and a measurement chamber. “The operator takes all the cartons from the first sheet of the run and puts them, one after the other, into the measurement chamber to be checked,” explains Obergrussberger. In-situ claims it only takes two seconds to inspect one carton. In-line solutions do exist, but only if Braille is applied on the gluer rather than the die-cutter. This is a recent development, but according to Clive Robshaw, director at Braille embossing system RotoBraille’s maker Cava UK, it makes sense. “It’s always been done on the die-cutter. But there have been problems with that, such as long set-up times and quality issues,” he says. RotoBraille has been tested in conjunction with a Nordson inspection machine which verifies Braille on folding cartons on folder-gluers in-line in real-time. The visual inspection system can check the Braille pattern on each individual carton at folder-gluer speeds of up to 350 metres per minute. n January 2011 Equipment News 7
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Product integrity equipment NAME
SPECIFICATIONS Type of machine
Capable of checking
Max no of cameras
Max speed (packs per min)
Min pack size mm (w x l x h)
Max pack size mm (w x l x h)
Protection ratings
This month the Packaging News Buyers’ Guide looks at product integrity and contamination detection kit
MCA200
EPI, FPI
C, D
4
400
10x60
65x115
IP55
KD74 Series X-Ray
COD, XR, SC, FPI
C, D, EUO, LS (Product Inclusions), OD, UOP, VD
-
90m/min -
390xinfx150 IP66
Anritsu Industrial
CheckRite
BI
LC, ML, MD, 2D
-
250
-
-
IP65
Codeway
Veri-PACK
ACL,B,BC,CL,CO,CR,CV,D,DC,DI,2D,E,EUO,FL,C, MD,ML,N,OCR,OD,R,SS,ST,T,TL,UOP,VD BC, CL,CO,D,EUO,MC,MD,ML,SS,ST,T, UOP, VD
3
120
70x70x25
Dimaco (UK)
20
200
-
140x380x 120 -
IP55
Sherlock software
BI,CI,CD,EI,EPI,FI,FPI,LD,LI, LM, SC BI,CI,FI,LI,OD
-
Firstsight Vision
Inspect software
BI, CI, FI, LI, OD
BC, CL,CO,D,EUO,MC,MD,ML,SS,ST,T, UOP, VD
6
200
-
-
-
Firstsight Vision
Heuft InLine reflexx
EI
C, D
14
1,200
50x103
100x350
IP54
Heuft
Heuft FinalView FX
LI
CL,DC,MD,ML
5
1,200
40x150
100x360
IP54
Heuft
Heuft FinalView FO
LI
CL, DC, MD, ML
9
1,200
40x150
150x360
IP54
Heuft
Heuft SPECTRUM VX
BI, CI,FI,FM,LD,LI,LM,SC
C,EUO,FL, LC, LS, MC, MD, ML, PV, RA, T, 2D
2
2,333
40x100
120x350
IP54
Heuft
Heuft basic
CI, FI,LD,LI,LM,SC
C,EUO,LS,MC,MD, ML, PV, RL, T
-
1,200
40x100
120x350
IP65
Heuft
Heuft squeezer QA
BI,CD,CP,FI,LD,LI,SC,TE
D,EUO, LS, MD, ML, T
3
1,000
40x100
120x350
IP54
Heuft
Heuft squeezer QS
BI,CD,CP,FI,LD,LI,SC,TE
D, EUO, LS,MD,ML,T
3
1,000
40x100
170x350
IP54
Heuft
Heuft squeezer QL
BI, CD, CP, FI, LD, LI, SC, TE
D, EUO, LS, MD, ML, T
3
1,200
40x100
170x350
IP54
Heuft
Seal Integrity Tester (with integrated vision system)
BI, LD, LI, SC
D, DC, LC, LI, LS, MD, ML, OCR, PV, 2D
2
130
5x5x5
220x350x80 IP65
Ishida
Aircontronic Aqua Linear 772-WAM
CO
C
-
600
-
350x110
-
Krones UK
Cantronic 709-D
EPI
B, F, N, OD, R, S
2
2,000
-
115x65
-
Krones UK
Toptronic 719-M2
EPI
B, N, S, ST
-
1,100
150x50
350x110
-
Krones UK
Linatronic 735-M2
EPI
B, N, ST, S, RL
2
1,100
60x50
400x110
-
Krones UK
Modul Check 778-D
EPI
ACL, CO, FL, MC, N, S
-
-
-
-
-
Krones UK
Linatronic 774-M2-FBI
FPI
B, C, FL, MC
1
1,000
150x50
350x110
-
Krones UK
PET View 776-D
BM
B, S, SS
3
30
-
120x370
-
Krones UK
Pre-check Hedgehog 083
PRI CS
inspects screwhead roundness for flaws diverts different sized containers into channels
-
830 -
70x25 -
160x43 -
-
Krones UK Krones UK
Rotocheck 775-M2-FBI
FPI
C, CL
1
1,100
170x50
350x72
-
Krones UK
Sekamat 704
CS
-
1,200
-
-
-
Krones UK
LFPlus (1kN max. force)
FT, MA
JS, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Lloyd Instruments
LRXPlus (5kN max. force)
FT, MA
JS, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Lloyd Instruments
Chatillon TCD110
FT, MA
JS, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Lloyd Instruments
Chatillon TCD225
FT, MA
JS, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Lloyd Instruments
Chaitllon TCD1100
FT, MA
JS, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Lloyd Instruments
Chatillon LTCM100
FT, MA
JS, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Lloyd Instruments
Chatillon LTCM500
FT, MA
JS, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Lloyd Instruments
Retrofit to tablet counters
CD, TI
BC, CV, D, E, OCR
Multiple 12,000
4 diameter
50 diameter
IP65
MVT
Can content and label verification
BI, LI
ACL, BC, CV, DC, EUO, MD, ML, OCR
1
74 diameter
124 diameter
IP65
MVT
Product verification Tablet inspection
BI, CD, LI CD, TI
BC, CV, DC, 2D, LC, MD, ML, OCR BC, CV, D, E, OCR
Multiple 400 Multiple 12,000
5x5x5 4 diameter
200x300x200 IP65 50 diameter IP65
MVT MVT
Mapex
ACL,B,BC,CL,CO,CR,CV,D,DC,DI,2D,E,EUO,F,FL, LC,MC,ML,N,OCR,OD,R,RA,RL,S,SS,ST,T,UOP D, MC, T , TO
Multiple 1,000
-
-
Mapex Inspection
Tornado and Orbis digital torque testers
BI, CI, CD, CS, EI, EPI, FI, FM, FPI, LI, LM, OD, TE, TI CI
-
6
8 diameter
160 diameter
MultiTest-x
FT
CR, D, JS, LS, MC, PF, PS, TL, TR
-
varies
-
infx400x1180 -
Mecmesin
S2 Pharma Laser
BI, LI, OD
EUO, LC, ML, MD, 2D
varies
400
40x20x5
150x200x75
IP54
Mettler Toledo
TapTone T1000A
CI, LD, SC
for use on glass containers with metal closures
-
2,000
-
-
NEMA,4X,IP65
MK
TapTone T1000C
LD, SC
leaks in PET containers without internal pressure -
2,000
-
-
NEMA,4X,IP65
MK
TapTone T1000
CI, FI, LD, LI, OD, PI, SC
C, D, EUO, LS, MD, T
-
2,000
-
-
NEMA,4X,IP65
MK
TapTone T1000F
LD, SC
leaks in PET containers with internal pressure
-
2,000
-
-
NEMA,4X,IP65
MK
TapTone T1000P
CI, LD, LI, SC
for use on containers with internal pressure
-
2,000
-
-
NEMA,4X,IP65
MK
TapTone PBI-E
LD, SC
leaks in PET containers without internal pressure -
700
-
-
NEMA,4X,IP65
MK
Inspect A Tab
TI
BC, C, D, E, OCR, UOP
4
1,000+
5x5
18x12
IP54
RNA
Peco Vac Trac II
LD
MC, PV
-
2,400
-
-
IP65
Peco
8 Equipment News January 2011
CONTACT
12,000
as necessary IP54
Adelphi
Mecmesin
nAME
SPECIFICATIOnS Type of machine
Capable of checking
Max no of cameras
Max speed (packs per min)
Min pack size mm (w x l x h)
Max pack size mm (w x l x h)
Protection ratings
InSPECTIOn BUYERS’ GUIdE
COnTACT
Peco Gamma 101P
FI
EUO, MC
-
2,000
-
-
IP65
Peco
Inspx Labelscan
LI
MD
2
1,000
-
-
IP65
Peco
PTI Seal Scan
SC
LS
-
250
-
-
IP65
Peco
Inspx Capscan
CI, FI
EUO, MC, T
2
1,200
-
-
IP65
Peco
PTI Veripac
LD, SC
D, LS
-
-
-
-
IP65
Peco
FLI
LD, SC
inline checks protective gas-filled packaging
-
1.5m/sec -
-
IP65/IP54
Sartorius
Scantech SIM
CSI
sidewall of bottle or jar
3/6/9
40k cph
55-340
35-102
IP65
Scantech
Vista 2 Camera EBI
EI, EPI
base defects, surface inspection, residual liquid 2/3
40k cph
55-340
35-102
IP65
Scantech
BlisterScan
LD
D, LS
-
-
-
320x150
-
Sepha
PakScan
PT
D, LS
-
16
-
250x80x20
-
Sepha
TXTPlus
FT, MA, TI
PF, PS, TR
-
-
-
-
-
Stable Micro
8000 series
G
oxygen permeation thru bottles/packaging/films
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
8001 e-net
G
oxygen permeation through films/packages
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
8700
G
oxygen permeation thru bottles/packaging/films
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
7000 series
G
water vapour permeation thru films/packages
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
Lyssy L80-5000
G
water vapour permeation thru films/foils
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
Lyssy L100-5000
G
gas permeation thru films and foils
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
Lyssy OPT-5000
G
oxygen permeation thru films/foils
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
PermMate
G
oxygen permeation thru films/packaging
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
6000 series
G
residual gas in headspace in MAP/CAP
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
Gaspace Advance
G
residual gas in headspace in MAP/CAP
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP54
Systech Ilinois
Gaspace Advance Micro
G
residual gas in headspace in MAP/CAP
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP54
Systech Ilinois
Portamap
G
residual gas in headspace in MAP/CAP
-
-
-
-
-
Systech Ilinois
ALEXUS PA
EI
C
-
100m/min
-
-
NEMA 12
Thermo Fisher
Inscan
FI, FM
CV, D, EUO, MD, VD
-
2,500
50x50x250
150x150x250
IP65
Thermo Fisher
Barcode Checker
BI
LC, ML, MD
-
40m/min 50x50
150x200
-
Weyfringe
OXYBABY
G
hand held MAP gas analyser
-
-
-
IP54
Witt Gas Techniques
-
PA
G
MAP gas analyser
-
-
-
-
IP54
Witt Gas Techniques
MAPY 4.0
G
MAP gas analyser
-
-
-
-
IP54
Witt Gas Techniques
PACK-VAC
LD, SC
leaks in flexibles/rigids, no need of trace gas
-
-
-
-
IP65
Witt Gas Techniques
LEAK-MASTER
LD, SC
leaks in flexibles/rigids based on CO2
-
-
-
-
IP54
Witt Gas Techniques
MAPMAX
LD, SC
leaks in flexibles/rigids based on CO2 (in-line)
-
-
-
-
IP54
Witt Gas Techniques
Key Type of machine BI = barcode inspector; BM = inspection within the blow moulder; CD = colour detector; CI = cap inspector; COD = contamination detector; CP = closure placer/locator; CS = container sorter; CSI = container sidewall inspector EI = empty bottle inspector; EPI = empty pack/container inspector; FI = fill height inspector; FM = filler valve monitor; FPI = full pack/container inspector; FT = force tester; G = gas tester / analyser; LD = leak detector; LI = label inspector; LM = laning machine; MA: materials analyser; OD = open flap detector; PI = pressure inspector; PRI = pre-form inspector; PT = pouch and sachet tester; SC = seal checker; TE = tamper evidence ring checker; TI = tablet inspector; XR = X-ray inspector Capable of checking ACL = ACL sorting; B = base; BC = batch count; C = contamination; CL = cap logo; CO = contours; CR = cap/lid/cork removal; CV = component verification; D = defects; DC = date code presence; DI = bent/missing dividers; 2D = 2D code; E = embossing; EUO = empty/underfilled/overfilled containers; F = flange; FL = fill level distribution; JS = joint strength; LC = linear code; LI = verification of label information; LS = leaky seals; MC = missing/misplaced closures; MD = missing/illegible label or barcode data; ML = misplaced label; N = neck; OCR = optical character recognition; OD = object detection; PF = pierce force; PS = peel strength; PV = pressure/vacuum; R = rim; RA = residual air; RL = residual liquid; S = sidewall; SS = sealing surface; ST = screw thread; T = tamper band; TL = top load; TO = torque; TR = tear resistance; UOP = under/oversized product; VD = void detection
Contacts Adelphi Manufacturing 01444 472300
[email protected] Anritsu Industrial Solutions 01582 433200
[email protected] Codeway 01206 751300
[email protected] dimaco (UK) 01234 851515
[email protected] Firstsight Vision 01252 780000
[email protected] Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH 0049 2636 560
[email protected] Ishida Europe 0121 6077700
[email protected] Krones UK 01942 845000
[email protected] Lloyd Instruments 01243 833 370
[email protected] Machine Vision Technology 01926 422043
[email protected] Mapex Inspection 01684 560099
[email protected] Mecmesin 01403 799979
[email protected] Mettler Toledo Garvens 0116 2357070
[email protected] MK Inspection Services 01525 382333
[email protected] Peco Controls Europe 01386 556622
[email protected] RnA 0121 7492566
[email protected] Sartorius Mechatronics 01372 737102
[email protected] Scantech Packaging 01204 395020
[email protected] Sepha 02890 484848
[email protected] Stable Micro Systems 01483 427345
[email protected] Systech Ilinois 01844 216838
[email protected] Thermo Fisher Scientific 01788 820300
[email protected] Weyfringe Barcode & Labelling Systems 01642 490121
[email protected] Witt Gas Techniques 01925 234466
[email protected] January 2011 Equipment News 9
BUyerS’ GUiDe iNSpeCtioN
www.packagingnews.co.uk/equipment
[email protected]
Contamination detection equipment protection ratings
(w x l x h)
max pack size mm
(w x l x h)
min pack size mm
size detected (mm)
Smallest particle
CoNtaCt max speed
Standard functions
SpeCifiCatioN type of machine
Name
apollo i Liquid Viewer
Optical
detection of particulates
-
-
310x450x340 -
-
Adelphi
apollo ii Liquid Viewer
Optical
detection of particulates
-
-
590x430x500
Key 1
Adelphi
-
KD7405xxH
X-ray
CD,FL,GG,MM,MP,SR
90m/min
-
-
240xinfx120
IP66
Anritsu
KD7416xxH
X-ray
CD, FL,GG,MM,MP,SR
60m/min
-
-
390xinfx150
IP66
Anritsu
KD7417xxH
X-ray
CD,FL,GG, MM, MP, SR
60m/min
-
-
390xinfx220
IP66
Anritsu
KD7447DWx
X-ray
CD,FL, GG,MM,MP,SR
50m/min
-
-
590 xinfx350
IP66
Anritsu
KD7416axx
X-ray
CD,FL,GG,MM,MP,SR
50m/min
-
-
365xinfx150
IP69K
Anritsu
KD74xxaBWH
X-ray
CD
50m/min
-
-
390xcontx50
IP66
Anritsu
KD748xaxxH
X-ray
CD
11,000l/hr
-
-
-
IP66
Anritsu
KD7478xWH
X-ray
CD,FL,GG,MM,MP,SR
60m/min
-
-
120xinfx350
IP66
Anritsu
KD810xB
MD
CD
90m/min
-
-
210xinfx100
IP66
Anritsu
KD811xB
MD
CD
90m/min
-
-
300xinfx120
IP66
Anritsu
KD812xB
MD
CD
73m/min
-
-
450xinfx130
IP66
Anritsu
KD811xa
MD
CD
90m/min
-
-
300xinfx180
IP66
Anritsu
KD812xa
MD
CD
90m/min
-
-
450xinfx180
IP66
Anritsu
KD812xat
MD
CD
73m/min
-
-
195xinfx430
IP66
Anritsu Anritsu
KD813xa
MD
CD
27m/min
-
-
650xinfx400
IP66
KD82x0aW
MD
CD
90m/min
-
-
230xinfx60
IP66
Anritsu
Ceia tHS (fixedfrequency)
MD
CD
-
0.2
-
-
IP65-69K
Constant
Ceia tHS/3f (multifrequency)
MD
CD
-
0.2
-
-
IP65-69K
Constant
Ceia tHS/mS21 (multiSpectrum)
MD
CD
-
0.1
-
-
IP66-69K
Constant
Ceia tHS/G (fixedfrequency)
MD
CD
-
0.2
-
-
IP65-69K ATEX
Constant
Ceia tHS/GmS21 (multiSpectrum)
MD
CD
-
0.1
-
-
IP66-69K
Constant
Ceia tHS/pH21N (pharmaceutical)
MD
CD
-
0.1
-
-
IP65-69K
Constant
Ceia tHS/mN21 (ferrousinfoil)
MD
CD
-
1.2
-
-
IP65-69K
Constant
phantom
MD
CD
-
0.2
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Fortress
Heuft eXaminer Xa
X-ray
CD, GG
60k bph 1.3 m/sec
Key 2
40x120
150x300
-
Heuft
Heuft eXaminer XB
X-ray
CD, GG, MP, SR
120 m/sec
Key 3
-
130x120
Key 4
Heuft
Heuft eXaminer XaC
X-ray
CD, GG
60k cph
Key 2
40x120
150x300
IP65
Heuft
Heuft eXaminer Xo
X-ray/optical
CD, FL, GG
60k bph, 1.3 m/sec
Key 2
40x150
80x300
-
Heuft
Heuft eXaminer XL
X-ray
CD, GG
60k bph, 1.3 m/sec
Key 2
40x150
80x300
-
Heuft
Heuft eXaminer Xt
X-ray
CD
8t per hour
Key 3
-
-
-
Heuft
iX-Ga-2475
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
90m/min
0.1
5x5x5
240xinfx120
Key 5
Ishida Europe
iX-Ga-4075
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
90m/min
0.2
20x10x1
400x1000x220
Key 5
Ishida Europe
iX-Ga-65100
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
30m/min
0.5
50x50x50
366xinfx390
Key 5
Ishida Europe
iX-Ga-2462
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
60m/min
0.1
5x5x5
169xinfx200
Key 5
Ishida Europe
iX-Ga-2475-D
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
60m/min
0.1
5x5x5
169xinfx200
Key 5
Ishida Europe
iX-Ga-4075-D
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
60m/min
0.1
5x5x5
241xinfx220
Key 5
Ishida Europe
iX-Ga-4075
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
90m/min
0.1
5x5x5
291xinfx150
Key 5
Ishida Europe
iX-Ga-2161 (economy)
X-ray
CD, SR
60m/min
0.5
5x5x5
138xinfx100
IP54
Ishida Europe
707 Checkmat fe
G/X-ray/IR
FL
1,200ppm
1
-
-
-
Krones UK
707 Checkmat f
G/X-ray/IR
FL
1,200ppm
1
-
-
-
Krones UK
707 Checkmat e
G/X-ray/IR
FL
1,200ppm
1
-
-
-
Krones UK
731 Checkmat fem
G/X-ray/IR
FL
1,200ppm
1
-
-
-
Krones UK
met 30+ Universal Horizontal,
MD
CD
-
0.2
-
-
Key 6
Lock
iQ3
MD
CD
660+ppm
0.15
3x3x2
2000x800
Key 7
Loma Systems
X4
X-ray
MM, MP, SR
660+ppm
0.15
3x3x2
2000x800
NEMA 4X, IP66
Loma Systems
advanCheK
X-ray
CD,
-
-
-
-
IP65, IP69K
Mettler Toledo
advanCheK plus
X-ray
CD, MM
-
-
-
-
IP65, IP69K
Mettler Toledo
10 Equipment News January 2011
iNSpectioN BUYeRS’ GUiDe
protection ratings
(w x l x h)
max pack size mm
(w x l x h)
min pack size mm
size detected (mm)
Smallest particle
coNtact max speed
Standard functions
SpecificatioN type of machine
Name
inspireX-R20
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo
inspireX R40
X-ray
CD, MM, MP, SR
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo
inspireX R20/R40 Bulk flow
X-ray
CD
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo
inspireX R50S
X-ray
CD, FL, MM
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo
cancheK
X-ray
CD, FL, MM
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo
GlasscheK
X-ray
CD, FL, GG, MM
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo
inspireX R70
X-ray
CD
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo
inspireX R80
X-ray
CD, MP
-
-
-
-
IP65/IP69K
Mettler Toledo Mettler Toledo
Gravity fall
Metal detector CD
-