Machine Vision Technology

Machine Vision Technology is in the business of making their customers more successful by solving their problems with camera-based automatic vision systems. They have standard complete engineered systems available for Tablets and Capsules. Their Vision systems are also availbale to be retrofitted to existing production lines, at any point where quality and or potential contamination is an issue. They have the ability to work and co-operate with other OEM machine handling manufacturers to integrate the Vision into the manufacturing, handling, packaging systems to suit the Pharmaceutical industries most stringent requirements. Their record within the Food Industry for OCR combined with Product Verification is unrivalled, with 18 live systems and 5 more enroute. This technology has now been successfully transferred to the Pharmaceutical Industry with fully commissioned and working systems in the worlds leading Blue Chip manufacturers. They do of course conform to CFR 21 PART 2, complete with FAT and documentation prior to shipment. Pharmaceutical Engineering systems include - Vision Tablet System Ability : They can inspect both flat and convex tablets, of all shapes from round, oval oblong, triangular, square, tear shape, etc for the presence and quality of multiple characters stamped or printed on both surfaces using OCR and/ or OCV (Optical Character Verification) Plus they can check for the presence and position of a drug release hole. The surfaces can be inspected for defects such as chips,cracks and protrusions on both faces plus the sides of the tablet. Of course colour sorting and verification can also be included if required. All inspection systems come with FAT prior to delivery, then installation and on site commissioning, and full twelve months warranty. Capsule System Ability : This system can check for surface defects, then on translucent products for contamination and bubbles. The ability to rotate individual capsules has now been successfully designed and developed and included. This enables them to implement OCR on Logos and or Dosage Values on 360 degrees of the surafce of the capsule. This is believed to be an industry first and has attracted a huge amount of interest in the capsule manufacturing industry. This also conforms to 21CFR PART11. On all systems all the product contactable material is FDA approved from the 316 L stainless steel to the polyurethane coated hoppers, bowls, and exit chutes. Assembly Systems : They do also have experience of systems for assembly projects, from ensuring the integrity of the final assembly to OCR, print verification and Expiry Date Verification. The most recent system in this area was for the correct final assembly of Pregnancy testers. Here the Vision system was integrated into the manufacturing and assembly process. Blister Pack Inspection: This package can be retrofitted to existing blister pack machines complete with custom lighting. It has the rate of 100 blisters per minute and incorporates the ability to inspect the blister from the pocket side. Inspecting pocket deformation and detecting ripped pockets. It will inspect the print on the side of the aluminum cover. Also to inspect the lateral embossed type of printing. It will also detect the following- Foreign object in pocket, a missing product, dirty or scratched pocket, a deformed pocket, wrong shape product, the product position, a faulty product, and look for print defects and sealed in foreign debris