Association Station
Association Station
PREPARE YOUR SERIALIZED BOTTLES FOR AGGREGATION
The Association Station verifies serial numbers and facilitates bottle aggregation into secondary packages without affecting the production flow. This station enables various inspections such as presence and placement of labels and leaflets. It is specially designed to help you increase quality, improve line efficiency and facilitate tracking while also helping you comply with labeling regulations.
KEY BENEFITS
- 360˚ reading of EPCs
- Label/leaflet presence and placement detection
- Tracking code printed by continuous inkjet
- Ejection with confirmation
- Speed of up to 300 bottles/minute
- Fast association without risk
- Toolless adjustments
- Turnkey installation
HOW IT WORKS
INFEED
The bottle flow is controlled to ensure proper spacing to the Association Station.
TRACKING CODE PRESENCE VERIFICATION
A camera verifies if a tracking code is already present on the bottle cap by comparing the acquired image to the reference image.
PRINTING
If no UV tracking code was detected, a tracking code is printed on the bottle cap.
INSPECTION, VERIFICATION ANS ASSOCIATION
A 360 degree camera setup inspects and verifies the EPC on the bottle label and another camera inspects the tracking code. If both inspections are successful, the tracking code is associated to the bottle EPC.
EJECTION
If the EPC or tracking code inspection failed, the bottle is ejected, with confirmation that the bottle is no longer on the conveyor belt beyond the ejection zone.