First Glance – May 2010
By Canadian Packaging Staff
General Bosch Packaging Technology Charles Downer & Co. CombiScale S+S Inspection Schneider Electric Southworth Products Bobst Group Videojet TechnologiesFull Inspection
The new RAYCON inspection system from S+S Inspection Inc. incorporates advanced X-ray imaging and image recognition techniques to reliably detect both metallic and non-metallic contamination in packaged food products—including, glass, ceramics, stones, raw bones and some plastics—eve
n in aluminum and other types of metallic packaging. In addition to contamination detection, the RAYCON will also detect product defects ranging from flavor clumps and entrapped air to missing or broken components, according to the company, with the system’s processing software even allowing for the “desired’ contaminants, such as aluminum end-clips on sausages, to be masked out. Unlike most other X-ray detection systems, the RAYCON has its X-ray source mounted right under the conveyor to ensure that even the products approaching maximum height allowed are fully-scanned. Controlled by a built-in, high-performance PC running the QNX real-time operating system to provide ‘auto-train’ and multi-product specification storage, using an intuitive graphical user interface on a touchscreen 12-inch LCD monitor, the system is compatible with a wide range of pneumatic and mechanical automatic rejection mechanisms.
In Total Control
CombiScale Inc. has introduced the new 360 controls for the company’s Primo Weigher range of multihead filling machines—available in a standard stainless-steel control panel or the virtually indestructable IP-67 enclosures. Programmed to run with Windows XP, XP Embedded and Windows 7 operating software, the 360 controls offer users unprecedented convenience in a combination scale system, according to the company, with performance advantages including: remote production scheduling capabilities; direct email messaging right from the panel; unlimited product set-up memory storage; self-diagnostics of all functions;
Crystal Report software for custom reports; mixing and blending capabilities for up to four products; barcode input data capabilities; automatic self-trending for ‘hands off’ tuning. Engineered for optimal ease of cleaning, servicing and operating, the upgraded Primo Weigher comes fully-equipped with remote mounted controls, individual product slide-chutes, CanBus wiring architecture, and a swing-out hopper.
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