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Inspection, verification and vision systems

Write-ups of equipment that inspects for defects, missing components/product, often verifying count or position to ensure the proper product and package materials.

Vision system for thermal printers

• LVS® 7500 mounts to the face of any thermal printer to ISO grade 1D and 2D bar codes • performs optical character verification on variable text data and pattern match for blemish or print defects • suited for sequential...

Color sensor

• SMARTEYE® ColorWise™ sensor is designed to perform as well as an instrument or spectrometer to solve difficult color applications at higher speeds than color cameras or other sensors • used for intricate color sorting or inspection problems found on...

Capsule inspection system

• InspeCaps 150 is a new single-file vision inspection system for two-piece hard-gelatin capsules, which removes foreign capsules and capsules with cosmetic defects and shape irregularities • handles opaque, transparent, and translucent capsules, whether empty or filled with powder, granules...

Inspection, checkweighing equipment support CPC’s quality efforts

Contract Pharmacal Corporation (CPC) develops, Manufacturers, and packages over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements for prominent brand owners such as Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline, and retailers such as Walgreens and CVS....

Automatic inspection of IV bags

• BIM automatic inspection method detects particles and cosmetic defects in flexible IV bags • combines a unique handling concept and high-resolution cameras to check for particles in solutions, correct welding of seams, and the functionality of ports and connections...

Custom integration serves pharmaceutical packaging lines

In this article, Healthcare Packaging (HCP) talks with Jeff Graham (JG), president of Allied Automation, about integration and automation issues in medical device and pharmaceutical packaging....

Braille dot measurement tool

• enables users to ensure Braille readability on labels and packaging, ensuring compliance to Braille standards and an accurate measurement of tactility • identifies dot placement and height errors and generates error reports • offers the ability to set dot...

Machine vision inspection system

• IMprints™ CodeMatch enables pharmaceutical companies to begin building an e-Pedigree-compliant packaging line system • this addition to the IMprints Track & Trace Solutions suite provides a range of inspection tools for validation and verification of label information •...

Proofreading tools tackle clinical trial tasks

Clintrak Clinical Labeling Services employs text-inspection software and camera verification systems to automate its clinical trial proofreading functions....

Coding and verification for converters

• IMprints For Converters offers in-line and offline solutions that converters can deploy to achieve mass serialization at speeds up to 967 ft/min • partnering with Label Vision Systems, Inc., Mark Andy Inc., and Roberts PolyPro Inc., the system...

Oxygen permeation analyzer

• Ox-Tran Model 1/50 is designed to test medium- to low-barrier film • eliminates the need to calibrate • features automatic controls for all testing conditions, including relative humidity, temperature, etc. Mocon, Inc....

Leak testing machine

• an alternative to the blue dye test, BlisterScan uses pressure, vacuum, and a laser system to check for leaks as small as 7 microns • easy to operate and requires less than 30 sec for product changeover Service Industries,...

Schwarz powers powder packaging

Asymmetric containers are more problematic for filling than symmetric ones, but they're little problem for Schwarz Pharma. The Seymour, IN-based pharmaceutical products company has packaged its oral solution powders into 4-L (1-gal) offset-neck high-density polyethylene bottles at rates around...

ISPE addresses pharmaceutical packaging

Late last year, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering introduced a new packaging Community of Practice (COP). The COP held its first meeting at ISPE's annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Chairing the packaging COP's Steering Committee is Linda McBride, senior...

Optical scanning on tablet counters

High-speed inspection system

Blister package inspection

• VeriPac 225/BLV nondestructive system is for use with multicavity blister packaging, including paper, foil, plastic, laminates and all surface types • technology is based on the ASTM-approved vacuum decay leak test method F2338-05 Packaging Technologies & Inspection (PTI)...

Compact vision system

• SmallFrEYE_PC small-form-factor vision system is for factory and lab process monitoring and control • architecture supports multitasking; modular software design enables various functional blocks to be combined as needed for a variety of identification tasks The Value Engineering Alliance...

FDA audits: Maintaining a constant state of readiness

The Food and Drug Administration audits Anderson Packaging's operations annually. So do the contract packager's customers. Facing these annual audits of its facilities and procedures, Anderson Packaging follows the following quality-control steps to win auditors' approval: • Sophisticated vision systems...

Metal detectors and checkweighers

• MET 30+ metal detectors and checkweighers provide quality control and inspection at all points on pharma or food lines • WeighChek checkweigher series includes enhanced integration with management information and quality control systems • Data Management software system eases...

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