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INSPECTION SYSTEMS
Inspection systems

The feedback coming from ditions and keep the diameter of tures capturable by the cam-
the end-users has been extremely the ampoule neck under control, era placed before the unloading
important for OCMI-OTG, in which is the most important size area. In fact, OPTISTEM/2 is
order to progressively update the for operations such as colour now able to collect five pictures
software if camera inspection rings and OPC applications. of the same ampoule instead of
system with new function and With this working concept only three as in the past, thus
features aimed to manage any focused on oxygen regulation increasing the accuracy of the
possible production need. and not on flame position, there average value calculated for each
is no stress of mechanical parts dimension.
HOT FORMING INSPECTION of the burners with consequent Furthermore, a new addition
OPTISTEM/2 camera con- longer working life. to the second camera program
trol system for the hot form- Operators can check the trend enables to consider the individual
ing area is actually available to of all diameters of glass ampoules picture value instead of average
be installed on new ampoule (except for the total length that for ampoule rejection.
forming machines MM30 and can be controlled on the line On operator request, the
FA36S, both brand new and with electro-mechanical gauges) ampoule can be rejected if the
existing. It was the first cam- inside tolerance limitations via average value of one critical
era control system developed by the user-friendly control panel dimension is compliant but the
OCMI then followed by other suitable to be integrated in the value of only one picture is out of
versions dedicated to different main machine cabinet or supplied tolerance.
glass containers. separately. The data collected from
This system is equipped with The software allows to store OPTISTEM/2 operation can be
two cameras: the first detect- data regarding each production now organized per production
ing the heating level of each batch and to recall parameters of batch. One of the purposed of
glass tube before the neck form- ISO type ampoules (parameters this function is to verify the sta-
ing area. According to the data of ampoules out of ISO stand- bility of the quality along the
shared by the first camera, the ards can be set manually). working day. With the update
oxygen level in the two last burn- program bar-graphs are available
ers before the forming area is IMPROVED SOFTWARE to immediately display the trend
automatically adjusted through OPTISTEM/2 software has of each production batch.
proportional valves. recently been improved to pro- Even the control of some
That allows to process all tubes vide higher inspection accuracy optional functions available on
under the same temperature con- by increasing the number of pic- after-forming line can be inte-

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