SYMPLEX MULTIKON ECO
Modular Inspection Systems for the Container Glass Industry
SECURE ALL-ROUND INSPECTION
Base blister
Base inclusion
Base tear
Pre-mould shift
Base stress
Finish tear
Finish blister
Finish diameter
deviation
Sugary finish
Finish chip
Unfilled finish
Finish sidewall
defects
Line over
finish (LOF)
Overpressed
finish
Bulge
thickness
Contamination
Stuck glass
particles
Sidewall
blister
Sidewall
inclusion
Sidewall tear
Bull’s eye
Sidewall stress
Bird swing
Dimensional
deviation
Overheight /
Underheight
Leaner
Diameter
deviation
Bent neck
Contamination
Stuck glass
particles
Base and Finish Inspection
Sidewall Inspection
With the multikon eco system SYMPLEX provides the container glass industry with a high-level solution for secure online inspection.
The custom-tailored inspection system assures an all-round detection of most varied glass defects.
The modular design allows to fit the system to any situation, from stand-alone solutions to complete inspection lines.
SYMPLEX offers a flexible customer service on-site as well as remote.
MULTIKON ECO
inspects:
Sidewall
Sidewall stress
Base
Base stress
Finish
Dimension
Furthermore:
Mold number reading and statistical, mold number dated evaluation.
CAMERA SHOTS MULTIKON ECO
Base defects
Sidewall defects
Finish defects
TEACH-IN MODUS
Easy adjusting of inspection parameters
“Teaching” the system with real defect specimen
New operation concept
Software guided adjustment
Clearly arranged parameters
Time and cost saving
INSPECTION
Best possible inspection results
Newest digital camera technology
Inspection of containers of different
colors with white LED lighting
Contact-free straight-through
transportation concept
LINE INTEGATION
Installation adaptable to production
line situation
Asynchronous operation without
worm shaft separators or star wheels
Real-time inspection
Inspection of every container
NETWORKING
Operation in a machine network,
e.g. for production data exchange
Powerful machine communication
tools, e.g. to copy jobs from
machine to machine
Supervising and remote operating
from separate workstation
Central data backup on workstation,
e.g. for all job and configuration
specific presettings
Remote maintenance via Internet
OPERATION
Minimum adjustment effort
Quick job change because of
software controlled automation
Easy operating and monitoring
High-resolution color touch screen
Ergonomic graphical user interface
SECURITY
Password protection, access rights
Different users and user groups with
different access levels
Large self-monitoring and diagnostic
functions
DATA STORAGE
Storing of relevant data, e.g. reject
rates, access status, test-resultse
Numerous log file functions
MULTIKON ECO INSPECTION LINE
MULTIKON ECO-BS
Base inspection
Base stress inspection
Finish reflexion
Finish incident light
Mold number reader
(dotcode, alphanumerics)
Special customer specific systems
possible (only ECO – BS XL)
MULTIKON ECO-SW
Sidewall inspection
Sidewall stress inspection
Six viewing directions for secure
all-round inspection
Six shoulder views optional
Dimension control optional
FEATURES
Durable LED lighting equipment
standard
Dustproof encapsulation of all
optic units
Automated changeover without
user modifications of the optic units
Air-conditioned optic and
electro units
Ultra compact design
Easy to maintain and low
maintenance
SEPERATION
MULTIKON ECO-VZ
Defined separation of the incoming
containers before inspection
Buffering infeed jam
Creating defined conditions
independent of the line situation
INFEED CONTROL
MULTIKON ECO-EK
Simple inspection of the incoming
production
Automatic rejection of down and
over-/underheight ware, as well as
broken ware and sherds
Allows continuous service without
user intervention
REJECT CONFIRM SYSTEM
MULTIKON ECO-RC
Checking container stream at the
inspection line end
Identifying possibly not rejected
containers
Automatic line stop in case of error,
not inspected or bad containers do
not get to packaging
ALIGNMENT
MULTIKON ECO-AL
Rotating containers to a defined
position
Linear service with free passage,
synchronous to transport
Creating ideal conditions for the
sidewall inspection
REJECTOR
MULTIKON ECO-RE
Rejecting defect containers
SERVER RACK
MULTIKON ECO-SR
Network server to couple several
machines of a factory
Central storage for backups and data
LINIEN INTEGRATION
EXAMPLE SOLUTION
CONFIGURATION-BS
Stand-alone solution
Base / base stress inspection
Finish inspection
Mold number reader
CONFIGURATION-SW
Stand-alone solution
Sidewall inspection
Sidewall stress inspection
Dimension control
CONFIGURATION-SW-BS
Complete line
Sidewall inspection
Sidewall stress inspection
Dimension control
Base / base stress inspection
Finish inspection
Mold number reader
CONFIGURATION-BS-AL-SW
Expanded line
Base / base stress inspection
Finish inspection
Mold number reader
Alignment
Sidewall inspection
Sidewall stress inspection
Dimension control
1 ECO – VZ: Separation
2 ECO – EK: Infeed control
3 ECO – BS: Base / finish inspection
4 ECO – AL: Alignment
5 ECO – SW: Sidewall and
dimension controle
6 ECO – RE: Rejecter
7 ECO – RC: Reject confirm system
