OptoScan 5000

The OptoScan 5000 is designed to inspect the full area of the converted end and has the flexibility to cover all known end sizes, and each system may cover more sizes and making changeovers a fast and easy process.

Emphasis has been put on designing an extremely compact, sturdy and fast optical sensor system, which will mount directly on the outlet side of a linear conversion press, without the need for special handling of the ends, since the known position and orientation of the ends in the press transfer belt is utilised.

A dedicated compact system is available for beverage ends. This will mount in the confined space on some beverage end conversion tooling.

Full panel lamp units are based on solid state LEDs (light emitting diodes), with accompanying long life times, and are compact enough to fit in the confined space under the belt on the outlet side of the press.

Various reject mechanisms have been designed adapting to either aluminium or steel plus different types of presses and attached conveyors.
 




 

OptoScan 8500

EO end surface inspection. Internal end quality inspection; compound, completeness & surface.
600 strokes/min
 




 

Operator interface

The operator interface is based on the OptoScan PC, which is a totally sealed heavy duty industrial PC, expanded with special communication hardware and SW. This provides a good operator interface since it contains a long-life flat panel colour display to present production data, trend curves, calibration values, and system status information.

The operator is presented to screen menus based on the familiar Windows operating system.

The OptoScan PC can be yoke-mounted in a floor stand or wall mount to give good operator access.

A telephone modem and remote SW connection is offered as an option, enabling InnoScan to get direct access to the OptoScan PC for detailed first class service assistance should the need arise.

The settings menu is accessible only via a password and is used only in connection with installation and initial set up of the process line.

It also contains the following features:

- Reject trend monitoring with alarm may be invoked to ensure that a systematic error is detected and reported
- rejection of a configurable number of cans until press is at stable speed
- activation or deactivation of lanes as required

Flexibility is available to meet in the future the ongoing trend towards more speed, more lanes, and CIM related demands for automatic acquisition of production data.