Krones inspection technology maintains brewery's high standards
10 August, 2016Seeking to upgrade the quality of its products, Pott's Brewery in Germany has installed inspection technology from Krones for its swing-stopper bottling line.
MAGNATTACK systems for detection of work-hardened stainless steel fragments
08 August, 2016MAGNATTACK Global specialises in design and manufacture of ultrahigh-intensity RE80 >11,000 gauss magnet systems of both manual and self-cleaning designs, engineered to ensure fine ferrous metal and fine magnetic fragments are extracted and retained in critical applications both prior to processing and at final packing off of products.
Dynamic Inspection multilane metal detection
29 July, 2016The single Dynamic Inspection multilane search head comprises separate apertures with individual products being inspected by each one.
Monitoring feed magazines for carton blanks
27 July, 2016 by Andreas Heim, Strategic Industry Manager Consumer Goods, SICK, WaldkirchIn recent years, intelligent sensor and control solutions have made it possible to achieve both productivity and safety.
Metal detector for use with oxygen absorption sachets
26 July, 2016A&D Japan has released a metal detector which can check packaged goods that contain oxygen absorption sachets.
SICK PowerProx MultiTask photoelectric proximity sensors
22 July, 2016SICK's PowerProx MultiTask photoelectric sensors combine the advantages of time-of-flight technology in a small housing with increased detection speed.
Serialisation and protection against tampering of pharmaceutical products
22 July, 2016 by Marco Kaiser, Industry Manager Consumer Goods, SICK AG, Waldkirch, GermanyIn the fight against the forgery of preparations, imitations and tampering of packaging, the European Union has defined a catalogue of measures intended to prevent fakes entering the legal supply chain of medicines.
Amorim natural cork stoppers with non-detectable TCA guarantee
20 May, 2016Amorim has developed technology that enables the delivery of natural cork stoppers with a non-detectable TCA guarantee.
KTM INOX contrast sensor
20 April, 2016The KTM Inox contrast sensor from SICK features high greyscale resolution and is integrated into a rugged stainless steel housing. The optimised OES4 ASIC technology, combined with a response time of 35 μs, ensures good detection of contrast marks, even on glossy materials.
SICK LUTM luminescence sensor
24 March, 2016The SICK LUTM luminescence sensor features a miniature housing combined with an IO-Link function.
Eagle Product Inspection food X-ray equipment
21 March, 2016FPE has available Eagle Product Inspection's food X-ray equipment product range.
SICK TriSpector1000 3D vision sensor
17 February, 2016SICK has developed its first 3D vision sensor — the TriSpector1000 — which can carry out inspection tasks without programming.
DFC metal detection and checkweighing equipment
29 January, 2016DFC Group of Companies has introduced a range of inspection systems, including stand-alone metal detectors and checkweighers and combination units.
Keeping 90 tons of yoghurt/day foreign contaminant-free
21 January, 2016An Ishida X-ray system is monitoring approximately 12,000 to 14,000 yoghurt cups/h at Kri Kri's plant in northern Greece, ensuring all cups are free of any foreign contaminants.
SICK CSM colour sensor
15 January, 2016The CSM colour sensor from SICK detects and monitors objects on the basis of their colour.
