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High-Speed Pharmaceutical Glass Vial Inspection

Custom vision system checks for defects, cracks, and proper seal of pharmaceutical products

Cognex Corp.
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 12:45
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(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Few industrial sectors have such stringent quality requirements as the pharmaceutical industry. To meet these exacting specifications, companies are increasingly utilizing intelligent vision systems.

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For more than 30 years, EISAI Machinery GmbH, located in Cologne, Germany, has been an expert in the field of high-speed pharmaceutical product testing. Its latest device, the AIM 596, can inspect delicate glass vials in fractions of a second, thanks to two Cognex In-Sight vision systems.

Depending on the application and customer requirements, the machine can check approximately 6,000 packages; and in its fastest version, the device, with its imposing inspection towers and star wheels, can even test up to 12,000 test units per hour.

A careful gaze

In the first inspection step, the vision system, In-Sight 5600 determines the cake height of the freeze-dried contents and detects the presence of any foreign objects on their surface. At the same time, it looks for “splashings” or splatters caused by unwanted boiling during the freeze-drying process.

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