Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 24 2019 | Page 53

Vision2000: Now With Laser Detection Capabilities ILAPAK has upgraded its successful Vision2000 vision and counting platform with new laser height detection capabilities and design features that allow easier access for maintenance. The Vision2000 uses advanced line scan camera technology to count and feed baked goods into the infeed of a VFFS machine at high speed. The system can also be supplied with a quality control module - an option that is proving increasingly popular with ILAPAK’s bakery industry customers. This module uses a powerful camera to screen the product flow for deformed or damaged products such as bent and broken baguettes by performing surface and length/width checks. An optional quality control module for the Vision2000 uses uses a camera to screen the product flow for deformed or damaged products such as bent and broken baguettes by performing surface and length/width checks The images are overlaid to produce a ‘real time’ picture of the product flow, and intelligent software processes this image to calculate when the target number And now, ILAPAK has further advanced per pack has been reached. Batches are the Vision2000’s quality control separated via pneumatically controlled capabilities, introducing integrated laser ‘fingers’. height detection as an option. Whilst there are competing systems “We are seeing increasing interest on the marketplace, ILAPAK’s vision from our bakery industry customers in counter boasts the one of the fastest harnessing vision technology for quality available camera technology and a unique control as they see that the benefits emphasis on hygiene and accessibility. stretch beyond identifying out-of-spec Besides offering unrivalled build quality product. Laser height detection, for and cleanability via the use of stainless example, acts as a quality control tool steel and superior grade plastics, the for upstream production, highlighting latest generation Vision2000 is equipped issues with products rising either with transparent sliding safety doors too much or not enough, and has the to facilitate access for cleaning and potential to increase overall line efficiency maintenance. by removing from the flow too-high products that could cause jams,” says Björn Brandt, product manager, counting and feeding solutions, at ILAPAK. The Vision2000 offers complete flexibility in terms of product type, shape and size. It can accommodate fresh, par-baked, frozen and difficult-to-handle raw dough If required, the system can be equipped products, whether baguettes, pretzel with an integrated metal detector, which sticks, rolls, bagels, donuts or croissants. can share a retractable reject system with the quality control module. The upgraded Vision2000 will make its VT2000 OF: open frame accessibility Bakery industry customers love the Vegatronic 2000 OF vertical bag maker, as its innovative open frame design translates to easy accessibility for fast servicing, maintenance and cleaning. Full stainless steel construction with specially treated aluminium parts enables this rugged bagger to withstand even the most aggressive cleaning regimes. For bakeries that are looking for a high level of flexibility from their bagmaker, the VT2000 OF is ideal. It is capable of switching between heat sealing films and LDPE and between pillow packs and stand-up pouches with easy and tool-free changeovers, and even features a built-in product catching plate on the forming tube to protect wrapping materials from sharp-edged frozen products. Available in continuous or intermittent motion versions, the VT2000 OF can be built in a vertical configuration or with up to 55° angled transfer to minimise the risk of damage to fragile IQF rolls. debut at IBA, where it will be shown Key to the flexibility of the belt-based together with the Vegatronic 2000 Open system is a powerful line scan camera, Frame (OF) as part of a complete bagging which can capture up to 2,000 images per line for bread rolls – demonstrating second. ILAPAK’s expertise in configuring full line Ilapack www.ilapack.co.uk solutions for bakeries. FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk 53