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Label inspection

Sony FireWire digital cameras play a key role in this versatile system that reads UPC or 2D bar codes at speeds to 1,500 parts/min.

Pat Reynolds
Oct 20, 2009
Jeff Dannay, president of Machine Vision Consulting, outlines the main features of the Circum-Spect technology shown at Pack Expo Las Vegas. Relying on Sony FireWire digital cameras, the system is suitable for high-speed inspection to ensure that the correct identification information is on containers as they exit the labeler, filler, or lid applicator.
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