This innovation increases the performance capabilities of the TLM packaging lines in the pick-and-place process and quality control.
The 3D scanner is positioned over a conveyor belt and determines the three-dimensional data of the products to be handled from that position.
The TLM Vision System can determine the volume and, if the product density is consistent, the weight of each product using the information from the 3D scanner. A setpoint/actual value comparison can also be made for the stack height or stack length in the case of upright placement in boxes. This is possible because the new height or length is also logged and taken into account after each placement occurs.
A TLM line with the new scanner can detect 3D defects. This enables, for example, a brown sandwich cookie with brown cream, but no top part, to be easily identified and rejected.
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