Reliable product marking detection – Imprint checking with VeriSens® vision sensors

Since especially taste is decisive for food and beverage consumers, manufacturers also face the challenge of ensuring product marking fully in accordance with content and quality requirements. It is particularly required to ensure the readability and correctness of the best-before date of perishable products. With the VeriSens® models ID-110, XF-200 and XC 200, Baumer offers vision sensors which enable reliable detection of faulty imprints to eject affected products from the process chain in time.

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The various available options include not only text and number reading (OCR) but also comparison functions with statically or dynamically specified content as well as imprint quality assessment (OCV). Letters, numbers and special characters can be added easily and interactively using the teach-in function. In addition to the inspection of best-before dates, dot matrix characters can also be read during quality control of final packaging, e.g. for batch classification. The extensive functions featured in the XF-200 and XC-200 models allow the combination of further feature checks. For example, it is possible to check the presence, completeness and correct placement of labels and logos, or to check the correct positioning of the packaged product.

All series feature an uniform and intuitive VeriSens® user interface to configure successfully the Baumer vision sensors in just a few minutes. An integrated test environment also enables reliable functional testing before start of production. In addition, connection options like Ethernet and digital I/Os facilitate industrial system integration. The metal housing with protection class IP 67 ensures the vision sensors durably from harsh production conditions. Applications with changing requirements are supported by the XC-200 model with a C-Mount connector, a fully integrated flash controller for direct connection of external illumination and resolutions up to 2 megapixels.

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