Understanding how machine vision works is essential to setting up your system for efficient processing. Visual inspection of product labeling verifies each package to minimizes the chances of a mislabeled product reaching retailers. Eliminate any possible confusion for the end customer or a recalled product due to mislabeling. Confirm the presence, completeness and readability of alphanumeric labeling information and printed 1D or 2D codes. Checking for quality packaging and labeling offers your product the best brand presentation possible for consumer confidence in your products.
Advantages of Machine Vision Inspection
Increase efficiency, reduce waste and avoid recalls
An Easy Entry into Machine Vision Inspection
Take Control of Your Package Quality
Adding a machine vision inspection program brings numerous advantages to the production process, particularly where efficiency is concerned. Vision inspection's ability to closely inspect each product means manufacturers obtain greater peace of mind knowing that no product will leave the facility unless it is looking its best. This acts as an additional layer of brand protection, helps to minimize rework, mitigate the risk of certain product recalls, reduce product waste and improve overall process efficiency.
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Minimize Rework
Production lines often see multiple varities of a product as they move through the day, and executing product changeovers is an action where it is easy to make a mistake. The sooner these mistakes are caught, the better: machine vision inspection systems can quickly identify an incorrect label and alert operators to the error. That means fewer erroneously labeled products to rework, which in turn means personnel can focus on other tasks.
Mitigate Recalls
While product recalls are sometimes unavoidable, it is in the best interest of any manufacturer to do whatever can be done in order to mitigate the risk of a product recall. Labelling errors represent a significant number of product recall reasons, and installation of a vision inspection solution can virtually eliminate the chances of a product with a labelling error making it into the distribution network. By identifying and removing non-complying packaging in the production facility, errors are corrected with far less money and manpower required.
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Reduce Waste
Timing is everything when it comes to catching errors, and before putting valuable product into a package it helps to make certain the right package is being used. Vision inspection can verify the correct package is present before filling, keeping the potential for wasted product low. If labels are applied after filling, their contents can be verified before application to the packaging itself - again reducing the potential for wasted product.
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Improve Efficiency
Monitoring product quality provides an important view of the production process. By keeping track of trends such as defect type, manufacturers can better plan maintenance of their production equipment. Vision inspection equipment can share valuable data with other production equipment on the line as well, even making adjustments to system settings on the fly in order to correct minor issues before they become a larger problem.
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Protect Brand Image
Product recalls and poor product presentation damage the image consumers and distribution partners have of your brand. By catching these simple labeling errors before they can make it to a warehouse or a retailer's shelf, vision inspection safeguards brands against damage to their image, helping to maintain a reputation of high quality products.
