Peter Mistry, general manager, Dimaco, UK, said the feedback they receive from food processors is they are under increased pressure from retailers to check the verifications of their labels.
"Our Veri_PACK on line, inspection and monitoring system works by scanning the retail pack to double check that the right labels, including the promotion label, have been used and are positioned correctly,” he said.
“It also verifies that the data is printed in the correct places and is legible. Images are then recorded and stored centrally by Integreater, which alerts operators to any discrepancies.”
'Packs per minute'
The machine, called the Integreater works off a central QC (Quality Center) database that stores all weigh, price and outer case label data.
Rob Stephens, managing director, Systems Integration, which has customers in the UK and North America, said when a product is selected to run on the line, the machine automatically populates the required data to ‘set up’ the various printing systems in the factory.
This information is sent to Dimaco’s vision system so it can scan and verify each pack, checking dates, label type, positioning and promo labels.
In addition to verification and validation, the system provides throughput line performance, ‘packs per minute’ and stoppage time including ‘change over’.