Label Inspection for any type of container – IE6000

IE6000 is the definitive solution for the inspection of labels of any type (front/back, wraparound, sleeve and collar, opaque and partially transparent) present on containers of any shape (round, square, rectangular, oval base, etc.), oriented or not oriented.

With this system it is therefore possible to inspect on the same line products that are profoundly different from each other, alternating production batches of containers with a square base and batches of cylindrical products.

Depending on the characteristics of the product, the system will activate the most suitable cameras.

In the case of cylindrical containers, the four cameras placed at the four corners of the inspection chamber acquire as many images. Leveraging  artificial intelligence, the vision PC autonomously identifies the bottle and automatically reconstructs a 360° 3D model of it. The software positions the acquired images of the labels on the model and virtually unrolls it on a plane, correcting distortions due to the curvature of the surfaces and obtaining an extreme level of precision.

When the product has a non-cylindrical base and is oriented, 6 cameras are used: the four cameras at the corners for 360° inspection of the label on the neck of the bottle and two cameras on the front and back for inspection of the labels on the body of the container.

The inspection system covers a wide range of needs: verification of the presence, positioning and integrity of the labels, as well as the possibility of reading codes using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology. The emboss detection option is also available, which, thanks to artificial intelligence, identifies any embosses and allows you to check the alignment with the labels.

IE6000 ensures that each product, regardless of the shape or type of label, complies with the required specifications, constantly monitoring the performance of the labeler and capper. In the event of drifts, the system sends timely alarms to avoid waste.

Thanks to rapid set-ups and format changes simplified by artificial intelligence, operator interventions are reduced to a minimum. IE6000 also stands out for its extreme compactness: HMI and Vision PC are integrated into the inspection module, forming a monobloc with minimal footprint.