Taptone 500 - Multi-Function Inspection System for Plastic, Metal and Glass Containers0 pages

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INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY

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Package Inspection Systems

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A Teledyne Technologies Company

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On-line, production speed

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inspection for leaks, vacuum,

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pressure, physical defects,

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and fill level on rigid and

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flexible containers.

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Simplified Control / Versatile Inspection

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The TapTone 500 provides complete inspection of containers for fill level, pressure

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and vacuum, and physical defects. When connected with TapTone PC Software, this

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value-packed combination provides an unbeatable system for fast product setup, ease

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of use, timely data collection and reject tracking. The TapTone 500 is a cost effective

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solution for inspection of your plastic, metal and glass containers.

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Benefits

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• Rapid on-line inspection: up to 2,000

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containers per minute

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• Combined inspections on a single controller:

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up to 3 primary inspections (Acoustic,

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Proximity, and X-ray)

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• Up to 7 digital inputs

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• Two independent reject outputs for

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container sorting

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Floor and conveyor mount options

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for sensors

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Applications

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• Vacuum inspection on metal cans with

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sanitary or pull tab ends

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• Vacuum inspection on glass jars with lug

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caps or pop button ends

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• Vacuum inspection on plastic containers

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with composite closures

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• Pressure inspection on carbonated or LN2

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dosed beverage cans

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• Leak inspection on glass beer bottles with

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metal crowns

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• Fill height inspection on glass, metal and

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plastic containers

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• Flat sour detection

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• Cooker protection

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How It Works

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Acoustic Technology

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Acoustic technology measures pressure or vacuum in containers with

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metal closures that do not have a measurable lid deflection. The sensor

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applies a "tap" to the top of each container lid using an electromagnetic

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pulse, exciting the closure. The lid vibrates at a natural resonant frequency

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"tone" based on internal pressure or vacuum. The resultant "tone" signal

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is sensed by a microphone. The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) produces

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a real-time signal spectrum and calculates the frequency of the "tone"

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for that lid which is then compared to user set limits. Containers with a

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frequency outside these limits are rejected.

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Proximity Technology

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Proximity technology measures pressure or vacuum in containers with

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metal closures by measuring the lid deflection. The sensor produces a

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continuous magnetic field that monitors the distance between the sensor

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and the metal lid. The continuous signal is digitally sampled to produce

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a merit value of the lid profile. The profile value is then compared to user

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set limits. Containers with lid deflection outside these limits are rejected.

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Fill Level Technology

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Optical Technology: The Optical sensor is used to measure fill level of

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water based products in glass and plastic containers. The sensor utilizes

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a special emitter/receiver infrared wavelength tuned to the absorption

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band of water. The beam is powerful enough to pass through most

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types of plastic and glass containers but will not pass through water

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based liquids.

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X-ray Technology: The X-ray sensor is used to measure the fill level in

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steel, aluminum, glass, plastic and paper containers. An x-ray beam is

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focused in the expected fill level region of the container. As the x-ray

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beam penetrates the container, it is attenuated by the amount of product

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blocking the beam. The attenuation is proportionate to the fill level of

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the container.

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