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Machine Product Brief
| June 30, 2002

Ethernet-ready color machine-vision sensor

DVT Corp. (Norcross, GA) introduces color machine-vision sensors: the DVT Legend 542C and 544C SmartImage Sensors. Company says they represent the industry’s first Ethernet-ready vision sensor with color capability.
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Frozen Specialties Inc.: Cartoned pizza inspection
 Video | May 31, 2002

Frozen Specialties Inc.: Cartoned pizza inspection

The second, downstream system from Cognex checks the cartoned pizza's two end flaps for seal integrity, as seen in this overhead view. This setup features below-conveyor backlighting. Monitor shows each pizza carton image as it is analyzed by measuring it across three segments to within 1/8"" accuracy.
Frozen Specialties Inc.: Wrapped pizza inspection
 Video | May 31, 2002

Frozen Specialties Inc.: Wrapped pizza inspection

Shrink-wrapped pizzas are checked by the first of FSI's two-part pizza inspection system from Cognex. The machine vision sensor is the metal cylinder near the top center of the first video segment.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 2002

Metal detector

Eriez (Erie, PA) offers the user-friendly E-Z Tec® DSP metal detector with an electronic design that combines a 4”x5” touchscreen interface with advanced digital signal processing to provide detailed analysis and reporting.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 2002

Pharmaceutical checkweigher

Thermo Ramsey (Minneapolis, MN) has released the AC9000 Rx pharmaceutical checkweigher designed to meet FDA standards. System can weigh down to a 2-g package, with accuracies of ± 50 mg, at speeds to 300 packages/min.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 2002

Affordable machine vision

DVT (Norcross, GA) has introduced the Legend 520 SmartImage Sensor machine vision system, priced at $3괇. It is based on new and affordable imaging technology that runs at a lower voltage and requires fewer parts than comparable vision systems.
Machine Product Brief
| February 28, 2002

Laser bar code verification

BST Pro Mark (Elmhurst, IL) has introduced the LS300 laser bar code inspection system. Machine performs 100% inspection on a range of bar code types at normal printing press speeds, both repeating and sequential, and ensures conformance with ISO specification 15416.
Machine Product Brief
| February 28, 2002

Hf/f/s vacuum packager

Rollstock’s (Kansas City, MO) RI200 automatic, PLC-controlled vacuum packaging machine operates at 12 indexes/min, with each die containing 1 or multiple pockets.
Backside view shows the cam-operated platforms under each bottle that raise and lower during the filling cycle to minimize splas
Machine Case Study
| December 31, 2001

HBA filler's range speaks volumes

A ‘showcase’ 18-station filler at Stanford Personal Care fills products from watery to pastes at a rate of 180/min with an accuracy of 0.3%. See in-plant video
Machine Case Study
| December 31, 2001

Stretching the limits of aseptic packaging

Low-acid dairy products aseptically packaged in plastic bottles are common in Europe. Will Morningstar bring such technology to the U.S? See in-plant video
Machine Product Brief
| December 31, 2001

Equipment: Web-enhanced machine vision sensor

DVT Corp. (Norcross, GA) has added Internet-capable diagnostics/application sharing capability, DOC®, to its line of Ethernet-ready SmartImage Sensor machine vision systems.
NJM/CLI: Tablet Counters / Cappers / Labelers
 Video | December 31, 2001

NJM/CLI: Tablet Counters / Cappers / Labelers

Tablet Counter - Model Cremer CF-1220 Quad The Cremer Quad features four counting heads and a four-lane filling conveyor with a servo-driven infeed divider and a servo-driven collection device to fill up to 220 cpm based on 100-count bottles in a space-saving 24-foot footprint.
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BEVCO Sales International Inc.: Zero Pressure Product Inverter
 Video | December 31, 2001

BEVCO Sales International Inc.: Zero Pressure Product Inverter

The Bevco Zero Pressure Product Inverter (ZPPI) was developed to provide solutions for a variety of material handling problems and to reduce operating costs while maintaining processing speeds.
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Krones, Inc.: Modular Labeling System Provides Maximum Flexibility
 Video | December 31, 2001

Krones, Inc.: Modular Labeling System Provides Maximum Flexibility

Krones Modul System delivers maximum application flexibility via modular, interchangeable labeling stations. Working off its plug-and-label principle, the Modul labeler combines multiple labeling techniques such as cold-glue, pressure-sensitive, hot-melt roll-fed, and hot-melt pre-cut wraparound labels all on a single machine base.
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Machine Product Brief
| November 30, 2001

Metal detector

Thermo Goring Kerr (Westmont, IL) introduces the DSP 3 metal detector specially equipped for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Features include the patented AuditCheck automatic performance verification system, which ensures that the performance of the metal detector is constantly measured and abnormalities are immediately reported.

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