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Banner Engineering Corp.: Camera-based sensor

The Presence Plus™ pixel-counting sensor from Banner (Minneapolis, MN) examines lightness and darkness of passing containers to detect missing tablets, missing labels, defective bottles, presence of ink in coding applications, and more.

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Operator programs the acceptable grades of darkness for a given product. Full system—including microprocessor, hand-held controller, mounting hardware and cable—is priced under $1꺜.

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