Melbourne monitoring and inspection company Detection Systems has launched its latest non-X-ray based system at AUSPACK on stand 750.
The company’s new inspection system, the 4900 PCIS, is based on low energy electric fields to produce an image of internal contents of a sealed item. It fits over an existing conveyor.
Because it is not based on traditional X-ray technology, it is compact and fast, and it also has no radiation sources and is less expensive to maintain, according to Lachlan Maher, Detection Systems’ technical director.
It can detect faults such as under-fill, missing lids leaks, spills, scrambled product and open flaps.
Maher says the strength of the product has been proven in the field by a number of multinationals in Australia, however, the technology is still viewed as out of left field for many companies geared to existing technology.
Previously, the company tailored its detection systems to suit the packaging being tested. The latest model, the 4900 PCIS, features 16 channels, which means the one system can now handle a variety of packages.
