NEW PRODUCT
ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE FOR HYPERSPECTRAL SEAL INSPECTION OF RIGID FOOD TRAYS
Contamination in the seal of rigid plastic packages causes important issues for food producers as it may lead to leakage and consequently reduced shelf life , health issues and even expensive recalls with potential brand damage . As such automatic detection of contaminated seals is important for both food safety and packaging production automation . Engilico , specialist in in-line seal inspection for flexible packaging , introduces a seal inspection solution for rigid trays , pots and thermoforms sealed with plastic or thin paper film .
The new HyperScope ® uses Artifical Intelligence for smart seal detection of rigid packages , even with printed foils
The HyperScope ® solution is based on hyperspectral imaging ( HSI ). This technology enables to obtain images with much higher contrast than traditional vision systems and can even detect contamination through printed films . The inspection system features GPU-accelerated artificial intelligence , which enables high-precision seal area detection in real-time , regardless of the package orientation , packaging material , layout or size . Typical applications are the in-line inspection of trays with meat , cheese , seafood and vegetables .
In-line , 100 % inspection
In an industrial food production environment , a hyperspectral system is implemented as an in-line , 100 % seal inspection system that can check up to 160 packages per minute . Every package is inspected and the system issues a signal to an ejector to reject packages with seal issues .
The “ core ” of the HyperScope ® system is situated in the software controller that uses artificial intelligence to instantly
recognize the orientation of the package , and to analyze the seal quality . All information is displayed in an operator-friendly user interface to provide feedback on every package . All production related data , such as product type , number of good / bad packages , date , time is saved to monitor the production quality .
In general , in-line seal inspection enables customers to realize better packaging quality , higher packaging productivity , end-of-line automation and reduction of manual inspection .
Visual image When product and film have similar colors ( yellow-on-yellow ), contamination in the seal is not visible
Hyperspectral image The higher contrast reveals contamination ( red ) in the seal ( green mask )
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