CircumSpect®
360° Graphical Inspection for Cylindrical Containers
CircumSpect is perfect for applications that require a graphical inspection of a round or cylindrical container. Cylindrical containers often pose a challenge for inspection systems because it is usually impossible to control where the label is facing on a production line. Circumspect is the solution for clients in the food & beverage industry who want to have an end-of-process inspection of a round product.
The CircumSpect® system creates a 360-degree view of the containers using 4 side-mounted cameras. The software algorithm combines the four images into one continuous “un-wrap” image of the entire side circumference. The un-wrapped image can then be processed by a wide range of standard machine vision tools.
The vision tools available for use include:
- Pattern matching
- Pattern inspection
- Gauging
- Brightness inspection
- Color matching
- Linear barcode reading
- 2D barcode reading
- Optical character verification (OCV) of well-printed codes
- Multiple vision tools may be applied to each image and inspection recipe
A strong recipe manager is standard on the CircumSpect® system. This allows users to quickly switch between pre-configured recipes and transfer recipes from one system to another.
- User-friendly GUI to configure and load the label/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
- Very low false reject rates
- Non-contact inspection and no slowing of the production line
- No special container handling needed, other than to ensure that the containers are appropriately spaced on the conveyor as they pass through the CircumSpect system
- Inspection tools include:
- Pattern-finding to match flavor graphics, product graphics, logos, or other features
- 1D and 2D barcode reading to identify the label or container
- Tools to measure label 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
- Fully wash-down NEMA-4X configuration
- 5th camera options for lid presence and verification or code verification
- Fool-proof height adjustment mechanism for the top camera
- Singulator to guarantee correct product spacing
- Centering Device
- Rejecter