Delegates at the ‘next-gen’ seminars held by Foodmach in Sydney and Melbourne last week were able to learn about cutting edge technologies from some world leading experts.
The well-attended seminars focused on current best practice X-ray inspection and also the emerging packaging line control platform, PackML.
Dr Rym Kachouri, of Heuft Germany, explained that with the arrival of pulsed X-ray technology, full bottle, can or pouch inspection can now be achieved at much higher speeds, with higher detection rates and lower false rejection rates.
Other advances include the ability to eliminate all inspection blind spots, with zero emissions.
Attendees learned that pulsed X-ray takes a complete product image using only a 1ms exposure to X-rays, with several benefits. Reduced X-ray exposure is a clear plus. From an inspection perspective, it also allows much more time for the advanced self-learning software to analyse the product image to assess for fill height, foreign bodies, package defects and leaks.
At the seminars Foodmach shared the good news that Dr Kachouri will join its team early in the new year.
Martina Frey, also from Heuft Germany, entertained attendees with an explanation of Amanda, the new blond-haired, blue-eyed talking assistant 'living within' every Heuft inspection device.
Amanda politely guides users through all life’s inspection problems, large or small. The intuitive interface is able to predict issues and explain them to users in nine languages.
Jamie Bailey, a Foodmach controls and sales engineer, had the challenging task of making a talk about machine control software enjoyable. Jamie succeeded, with a thoughtful explanation of the benefits to users of OMAC PackML.
These benefits include faster machine commissioning, lower line integration costs, a consistent machine interface for users between machines and production lines, and faster fault diagnosis - all leading to improved plant OEE.
