Page 43 - Glass Machinery Plants & Accessories no. 3/2017

The ‘step down’
shown in many
designs of beer
bottles and its
related
potential defect,
the wire-edge

cial ware) showing an increase in DEVELOPMENT THANKS
height of inner protrusion. This TO BREAKTHROUGHS
information is shared through line This innovative inspection
supervision solutions such as the device has been developed thanks
IQ Tiama product range, indicat- to three major breakthroughs.
ing overpress/wire-edge defect First, the design of a new camera
at the finish of the given cavity. with twice as many pixels com-
The WEM, originally designed pared to the highest resolution
for narrow neck containers, is used so far for finish inspection.
also available to inspect jars with This high resolution camera is
finish diameters up to 90 mil- designed and produced by Tiama many designs of beer bottles.
limetres. Available at the end of to maintain the lowest price pos- The impact of this ability strong-
this semester, Tiama foresees a sible for customers and manage ly reduces false rejects, which
strong demand for the WEM and its long term availability. Second, immediately translates to pro-
is prepared to respond to it. and linked to the high resolution, duction efficiency. This way, no
is the ability to measure the glass choice has to be made between
protrusion in real-time and give quality and productivity.
an accurate μm value. This has Altogether, Tiama has suc-
been made possible thanks to ceeded in delivering a new accu-
a new generation of electronics rate measurement tool at the
providing the highest speed anal- cold end. O
ysis. Last but not least, the third
tremendous input to this devel-
opment is the use of new LED
lighting delivering high power
in a specific wavelength adapted
to any glass colour used in the
industry.
The WEM, with its meas- TIAMA
urement, set thresholds and its
capacity to inspect all colours of Za Des Plattes - 1 Chemin Des Plattes
glass, is capable of differentiat- 69390 Vourles - France
ing a wire-edge and an over- Tel.: +33 - 4 - 37201565
Fax: +33 - 4 - 78079450
press from the ring mould seam E-mail: marketing@tiama.com
WEM can be added to or from the step down com- www.tiama.com
the Tiama Multi4 Top and monly present at the mouth of
Bottom inspection machine
or can be installed on Cold
End inspection lines as a
standalone system