Infeed system monitoring

As soon as the mass flow from the buffer table forms an orderly line, the sensors monitor the position of the containers. A production output rate of more than 110 000 bottles or cans per hour is possible.

Container position monitoring

Your advantages

SmartReflect – light barrier with no reflector for detecting transparent containers:

Reduced production time and costs

Visible light spot for quick sensor alignment
No reflector necessary

High operational reliability

Reliable barrier principle between sensor and machine part
Suitable for objects of different color, surface finish or transparency
High output rate thanks to fast response times and very small light spot
Impervious to soiling thanks to plastic, stainless steel or hygiene design

Ease of selection and planning – reducing costs

No need to clean or replace reflectors
Extended detection range from 30 mm to 1000 mm for increased application options in the machine

Inductive proximity switch – rugged solution for metal containers:

High operational reliability

Unaffected by background reflections
High positioning accuracy with a repeat accuracy of approx. 10 μm
High machine output rates of up to 50 metal containers per second

Low maintenance and complexity costs

Robust and wear-free "low cost"-solution
Factor 1 – One sensor variant for different metal containers

Diffuse sensors with background suppression:

High operational reliability

Stable detection process due to immunity to background reflections
High output rate thanks to fast response times and very small light spot
Reliable light sensor principle

Products

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Standard cylindrical sensors

Inductive proximity switches

Switching distance up to 24 mm
M8 to M30
Flush and non-flush variants
Ultra-short variants with housings of a mere 22 mm in length
Versatile use in industrial and factory automation

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Miniature sensors

Photoelectric sensors

Size 10 and 12 mm
Cylindrical M12 housing
LED and laser versions
Point and line beam shape
Diffuse sensors up to 200 mm
Through-beam sensor up to 10 m

Monitoring container transfer to screw conveyor

SmartReflect – light barrier with no reflector for detecting transparent containers

Shorter production and start-up times

Visible light spot for fast sensor alignment
No readjustment required thanks to optically aligned axis (qTarget)
No reflector necessary

High operational reliability

Barrier principle between sensor and machine part for maximum reliability
High productivity and output rates thanks to small light spot for narrow packaging gaps
Impervious to soiling thanks to plastic, stainless steel or hygiene design

Products

Monitoring container transfer from screw conveyor to capper

Ultrasonic retroreflective barrier with extremely short response time

High degree of reliability

Extremely high packaging variance thanks to ultrasonic retroreflective barrier principle
High machine availability with function reserves
Impervious to aggressive liquids

High machine performance

High machine productivity with proven output rates of up to 110 000 bottles/hour
High positioning accuracy with a response time of 6 ms

Low costs

No additional reflector necessary
Low decision-making costs due to minimum gap between objects

Protection class IP 69K optically measuring sensors in hygienic design align rotation-asymmetric containers in the cleaning and rinsing area

High operational reliability

Hygiene design for reliable detection in the hygiene zone
High machine productivity with a response time of less than 3 ms

Low maintenance cost and high machine availability

Resistant to cleaning agents (Ecolab tested)
Intelligent functions such as localization of measuring range and averaging, maintenance status message and switching window adjustment

Products

Miniature M12 sensors – chemically robust

Ultrasonic sensors

M12 for tight installation spaces
Narrow beam shape
Fast response time < 6 ms
Proximity switches, retro-reflective and distance sensors
Sensing distances up to 200 mm

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Referencing: Referencing machine's mechanical systems

After being switched on, the majority of packaging machines do not receive feedback on the absolute position of their mechanical systems. Referencing is therefore necessary in order to adjust the axes of the measuring systems and the positions of the mechanical systems. Referencing is concluded when the reference switch is tripped by the mechanical system. Due to the fact that the positioning accuracy of the machine also depends on the referencing, in this case we recommend the use of inductive sensors.

Reference signal from inductive proximity switches

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