TamperProof®
Tamper Evident Cap Verification
Consumers take tamper bands for granted – they are trusted to work. But the high speeds and the nature of plastic packaging sometimes causes errors in the screw top application process. The TamperProof© System checks for any problems with the tamper-evident cap on screw-top containers. It will detect:
- High Closure
- Missing Closure
- Cocked Closure
- Broken Integrated Tamper-Evident Band
- Closure Color/Graphics Pattern
The TamperProof© system uses four side cameras to verify that the tamper-evident band is:
- Properly installed
- Is not skewed
- Is properly torqued.
In cases where multiple caps are used the system will verify that the correct cap is on the container. It performs all verification and inspection through non-contact means, requiring no special handling of the product and no stopping of the product flow on the conveyor.
- User-friendly GUI with an easy-to-use interface to configure and load the container inspection recipes, minimizing changeover time
- Store and manage hundreds of SKU inspection recipes
- Secure access in the form of multiple log-ins and passwords
- Color touch-screen monitor
- Maintain production speeds up to 900 per minute
- Non-contact inspection and no slowing of the production line
- No special container handling needed, other than to ensure that the cap areas are appropriately spaced on the conveyor as they pass through the TamperProof system
- Inspection tools include:
- Pattern-finding to match flavor graphics, product graphics, logos, or other features
- 1D and 2D barcode reading to identify the cap
- Tools to measure cap placement and skew
- Any number of vision tools can be used for inspection
- Event logging to create an audit trail for log-ins, log-outs, container SKU changes, and recipe configuration changes
- Reporting of session (run) statistics at the end of a product run
- Data analytics support
- Biometric (fingerprint) security access
- Color or monochrome camera for lid or cap inspection
- Wash-down IP67 construction with air conditioner for electronics
- Fool-proof height adjustment mechanism for the top camera
- Singulator to ensure proper container spacing to provide 360 degree inspection of the closures
- Centering device to guide the container through the center of the inspection point
- Multiple rejecter options
- Air blow-off
- Pneumatic “punch”
- Guide to another conveyor or reject table for re-work
- PLC for reject monitoring and line control