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COMPANY UPDATE
Company update
tics of glass containers, on sam-
ple basis.
The inspection line, installed in
the cold end, near the glass con-
tainers production line, includes
products from three different
companies: Marposs, Somex and
Vertech.
The inspection line is made
up of:
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gauging machine with special
conveying system;
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monitoring software;
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glass bottle pressure tester.
The inspection line includes
four input conveyors (a, b, c, d), WFZPS */ JOTJEF UIF 7JTJ2VJDLÎ The internal profile measure-
to house four sets of different machine where they are meas- ment is very accurate thanks to
articles. Glass containers to be ured with cameras (1), as far as the integration of a linear encod-
measured are manually loaded on external parameter are concerned er, fully synchronized with the
the conveyors. (height, verticality, parallelism, bore gauge readings. This feature
Containers present on the con- diameters on body neck and fin- is based on Marposs proprietary
veyors are delivered, one set at a ish, long/short side and diagonals technology (DigiCrown™ net-
time, in a sequence programmed on non-round containers, angles, work system).
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VisiQuick™ machine. (2), measuring mouth internal are delivered to a single output
A pick & place device brings diameter, at different depths, and conveyor (OUT) that can convey
the containers from the input con- internal profile. them alternatively to the Somex
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