Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 22 2019 | Page 22

Sentry a vision system that actually works! Bart Ingredients, a rapidly growing manufacturer of Herbs, Spices & Sauces, was founded in 1963. It is now a subsidiary of the Fuchs Group which acquired the company in 2017. Bart Ingredients stands for the highest quality and offers premium brands as well as private label products for the UK market. To Bart Ingredients, quality and consumer satisfaction is of the upmost importance. They take great pride in what goes into The Solution: When Will contacted CSL Developments to ensure that Bart inspected 100% of their products inline, CSL had the product for them. Sentry Vision inspects 100% of the products that are produced and compares them to good product images and passes or fails the product. It visually informs the operators that their products. When walking around there is an issue, so it can be rectified. their facility’s you can see how much care In Bart’s case the line is stopped, and they put into protecting their consumers by having separately controlled rooms for various products. It makes sense the issue highlighted so the operator can immediately locate the issue, rectify it On Bart’s products there can be up to 3 labels, a cap and a shrink seal on the product that are all inspected at different stages of production process, all of which Sentry checks with ease. Sentry’s easy to use touch screen ensures Bart’s operators are always in control of their inspection and be back up and running as soon as process from start to finish of every run. possible. Sentry runs on a 24/7 basis and doesn’t Sentry Checks: take breaks, days off or sick days. labelling, caps were not damaged, seals • Dates Sentry requires little to no attendance but are intact and date and traceability • Barcodes information is correct. • Traceability information • Label’s & Label placement • Inkjet printing • Cap colour • Seals & much more that their inspection equipment needed to have top of the line performance to ensure nothing is incorrect on the Will Carslaw Operations Director: “We decided to upgrade our inspections systems to a 100% inspection system to ensure that every product leaves Bart how we would expect it, this then frees Sentry can be tailored to the customer’s up valuable person time that could be needs just like Bart with multiple cameras used in other areas of their business to along the production line. increase efficiencies.” 22 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk ensures that every product is inspected and meets the customers standards. CSL Developments Ltd 10 Anglo Business Park,Smeaton Close Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 8UP [email protected] 01296 429 596 www.csldevelopments.co.uk