BBULL VK-400 with Sensor Technology
(Diffuse Reflection Sensors)
Full Crate Inspection System to be installed after the Packer on the Conveyor
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
The last possible time to recognize missing
bottles and complete a crate or reject it
is between the packer and the palletizer. If a badly crate is merely stacked
on the
pallet, missing bottles are recognized at the earliest by the customer.
The use of the BBULLb full-crate inspection BBULL VK-400 allows
manufacturers to recognize and to sort out incompletely packed crates at
full production speeds. BBULL VK-400 is an universal inspection device, adequate for allmost all
current types of crates.
The system is tolerant particularly to vibrating or toppling bottles.
The inspection can be carried out in a lengthwise or crosswise transport under
the sensor bridge. An extensive self-diagnosis of the sensoric in combination
with
a malfunctions text display guarantees high reliability and easy operation. BBULL VK-400 can be easily mounted on existing installation.
MODE
OF OPERATION
The
system consists of a sensor bridge and the control unit BBULL VK-400.
For different crate types
within a bottling line the height of the sensor bridge
can be adjusted easily. The sensors (standard diffuse reflection sensors) are
integrated
in the sensor
bridge.They are easily
adapted to the bottle lines to
be inspected.
The crate can be transported
under the sensor bridge lengthwise or crosswise.
The evaluation of the sensor signals, as well as the transfer of a faulty crate
to the rejection system is carried out by the control unit BBULL PC-400.
Because of the highly sophisticated electronic evaluation, there are no special
requirements for the sensors used. Bottles with high tolerances or toppling
bottles do not disturbe the inspection process.
When the system recognizes an incomplete crate, a signal is activated to stop
the conveyor, to activate an accoustic or optical alarm or to transfer the faulty
crate to the rejection unit.
MAIN FEATURES
inspection
of missing bottles
manual shift of the sensors with change of format
(Fast adjustment mechanism)
insensitively to bad conveyor transport
pusher
tracking with control unit
low-cost system
very
dark caps can affect reliability
recommended
for application with less change of format
APPLICATION
Full crate inspection within bottling lines in the:
brewing industry
mineral water industry
soft drink industry
milk industry
juice industry
wine and champagne industry
tinned food industry
Further details to the corresponding central operating, control and processing
unit BBULL PC-400 you will find
< here >