Higher demands by market and legislator gives higher demands in respect to product safety and the consumer protection to the producers. Especially the inspection of foreign bodies like glass splitter, metal (filling valves, screws) or sealing rings can get into the filled bottles
are the newest challenge for the inspection technology
of a filling line.
How several analyses have shown, bottle breaks or mechanical misadjustments on the filler or closer cause several risks to the beverage companies. Undesired foreign bodies can arrive at the final customer which can lead to effect undesired reclamations and damage to the image or even claims for damages.
BBULL TECHNOLOGY has accepted this challenge and has developed the unique inspection system STRATEC PROTECX which follows the special requirements of filling
liquids and avoids disadvantages of other foreign body inspectors in the market.
The low density of liquids effects as inking of foreign object to the bottle bottom.

This area is very inhomogeneous. Based on the bottle-production there are glass thickness variations. Additionally the curved bottle bottom disturbs a reliable inspection of smallest foreign bodies. With the patented-pending mechanical assembly this restriction was solved extensively and thus allows inspection values which could not be realised before.

The X-ray entries in STRATEC PROTECX are produced by continuous radiating
X-ray-sources which are installed in 180° steps. Own developed detector cells are
used as receiver. The special system design for inspecting the headspace
has the advantage that the glass-wall must be penetrated only one time. This has advantages along the contrast and radiation quantity. Thus low energetic com ponents can be used which means lower maintenance and spare part cost. At the same time the product contamination is minimized. During system engineering all relevant protection devices has been
integrated in STRATEC PROTECX.

The introduction of STRATEC inces. The fast and failure-free importation and composition of the single pictures gives enough time to the inspection software for processing necessary algorithms and providing highest inspection reliability.
Operation and adjustment is done on an external graphic touch screen. The operater interface is very simple and user friendly for fast adjustment and access to relevant data. Via service-menue the exact operation mode and co-operation of the single inspection tools can be verified and adjusted.

FEATURES

reliable and robust engineering with PAXONA technology

safe lifting and returning of the bottle onto the conveyer

simple adjustment to different bottle formats by spindle

low X-ray power for ultimate performances

linear, low-cost detector cells

cooling unit included in supply

scalable system design for different line performance

modular design for integration of additions like fill      height and cap inspection with possibility of      monitoring of fill and closing head

integraded tracking module for tracking through      the machine

minimum spare part cost

short changeover times without change part

linear system design for easy integration into      existing lines

interface for remote-control and maintenance by      network / internet

self-adjustment of inspection software by automatic      contrast calibration

continuous teach-in in running process

APPLICATION

inspection of foreign bodies in filled and closed      beverage bottles

for one-way and returnable lines

inspection of glass objects down to 2 mm diameter

inspection of metal down to 1 mm diameter

inspection of plastic and gum parts (depend on material)

installation in single transport behind filler of pasteurizer