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Thanks to a patented princi-
ple, the device is synchronized
with the IS forming machine, and
allows to engrave an indestructi-
ble code which becomes the DNA
of each container.
They are now all different and
can be recognized among mil-
lions.
Every type of production can
be engraved: spirit, wine and
champagne bottles, jars, beer bot-
tles…and even odd shaped arti-
cles thanks to the recognition
algorithm.
Another advantage of the Total
Tracer is the autofocus patented
device that allows +/-15mm mis-
alignment of articles on the con-
veyor, avoiding the need to touch
articles to realign them and create
defects.
With all that information
encoded in a small engraving,
traditional dots on the heel or on
the bottom will become obsolete.
This will allow glassmakers to
save time and money on mould
maintenance.
Thanks to Tiama’s expe-
rience at the hot-end, and its
laser expertise, speed has been
improved over the past years and
can now reach 750bpm to cover
all IS configurations.

AUTOMATIC READING AT THE
COLD-END
Once the datamatrix code is
engraved on a container, it will
remain forever, and reading the
encoded information can be done
everywhere along the process.
The Tiama reader range offers
different possibilities to read this
code.
Installed in the TIAMA carou-
sel machine, the CDR (carousel
datamatrix reader) is a camera
able to read and link the mould
number to the defect caught by
other sensors.
The TDR (Top Datamatrix
Reader) is an in-line reader with-
out contact with the container,
that can be installed as a stan-

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