Fully Automated In-line Visual Inspection for Bottled Beverages

Support industry: Bottled water/juice/carbonated beverage production line

Up to 60,000 bottles/hour
Inspection Speed
≥ 99.98%
Detection Rate
≤ 0.1%
False Positive Rate
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Industry Challenges

Customer Pain Points

The critical inspection challenges our customers face before implementing our solution.

Inefficient manual inspection with high miss rates, incompatible with high-speed filling lines

Common issues included defective caps (crooked, high, missing), abnormal liquid levels, misaligned labels, blurred/missing codes, and bottle scratches/cracks.

Manual quality control lacked standardization, leading to defective products reaching the market and high labor costs.

Our Approach

Solution
Overview

Our integrated approach combining vision software, precision motion control, and automation engineering.

Solution: Implemented our fully self-developed integrated solution combining vision software, high-precision motion control, and automated machinery. The system utilizes multi-perspective area scan industrial cameras, customized ring lighting, and an automatic rejection mechanism.

Vision Software Development Dept.: Customized filling inspection algorithms for high-speed detection of caps, liquid levels, labels, codes, and bottle defects. Supports quick changeovers between beverage types with extremely low false rejection rates.

Motion Control Dept.: Multi-axis synchronous control adapts to high-speed line rhythms, ensuring precise positioning, rapid response, and smooth detection/rejection actions without bottlenecks.

Automation Dept.: Designed for seamless in-line integration without production stoppage, enabling a fully unmanned process from feeding and inspection to sorting and discharge.

Core Inspection Items: Cap defects (crooked/high/missing), fill level, label placement/alignment, OCR/OCV for lot codes, bottle scratches/cracks, tamper-evident band integrity.

Implementation Results:

Inspection Speed: Up to 60,000 bottles/hour

Defect Detection Rate: ≥ 99.98%

False Rejection Rate: ≤ 0.1%

Impact: Replaced 6-8 manual inspectors, saving over 500,000 RMB annually in labor costs. Reduced defective product outflow to zero, significantly enhancing line quality and reducing costs.

Technical Depth

Technology Highlights

Three specialized departments work in concert to deliver end-to-end inspection excellence.

Vision Software Dept.

Vision Software

Customized filling inspection algorithms for high-speed detection of caps, liquid levels, labels, codes, and bottle defects. Supports quick changeovers between beverage types with extremely low false rejection rates.

Motion Control Dept.

Motion Control

Multi-axis synchronous control adapts to high-speed line rhythms, ensuring precise positioning, rapid response, and smooth detection/rejection actions without bottlenecks.

Automation Dept.

Automation

Designed for seamless in-line integration without production stoppage, enabling a fully unmanned process from feeding and inspection to sorting and discharge.

Proven Performance

Implementation Results

Up to 60,000 bottles/hour
Inspection Speed
≥ 99.98%
Defect Detection Rate
≤ 0.1%
False Positive Rate
Business Impact

Economic
Benefits

  • Replaced 6-8 manual inspectors, saving over 500,000 RMB annually in labor costs. Reduced defective product outflow to zero, significantly enhancing line quality and reducing costs.

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