Packaging inspection

Packaging completeness inspection with a camera

Packaging completeness inspection from Robopipe checks every pack for missing and extra items. It checks every pack, not a sample.

Packaging completeness inspection

What a complete pack means

A complete pack holds everything it should and nothing extra. Packaging completeness inspection therefore checks four things on every pack:

  • All parts in place. No ingredient is missing from the assembled product and none is swapped.
  • Right count. The pack holds exactly as many pieces as it should.
  • Nothing extra. No foreign object got into the pack.
  • Intact pack. The seal of the pack is tight.

You can combine the checks. One camera checks all of them on every pack at once.

Fill inspection

For containers and blisters, the task is fill inspection. The camera sees the fill level and counts the pieces in the container. A badly filled container does not reach your customer. The part counting with a camera page has more about counting.

Camera packaging inspection on the line

The camera over the belt checks every pack, not a sample. Operators see the verdict on a display on the floor, and an image of every check stays for the audit.

The model learns from images of your packs. This is machine vision, and the guide to machine vision gives an introduction. The camera quality inspection page describes the camera, the control unit and the rollout. Defects of the product itself are a task for defect detection on the production line.

Packaging inspection in production

Packaging inspection FAQ

Can the camera run several checks on one pack?

Yes. One camera can check several things on every pack at once, for example seal integrity and a foreign object in the pack. See the use cases for examples.

What if we change the kind of pack?

You add the new kind of pack to the inspection yourself in the Studio app. You take images, label them and retrain the model.

Do we get a record of every pack for audits?

Yes. Robopipe saves an image of every check. You can export the image archive of OK and NOK pieces for an audit.

Try packaging inspection on your own line.

Book a 30-minute demo and we will go through what the camera would check on your packs.