A good start A good crate check is indispensable for contents. The majority detection controls an efficient bottle flow. Incorrect bottles the maximum share of foreign bottles. or cases entering production become a real cost factor in view of the growing In this way the HEUFT LGX not only saves variety of brands. It pays off to sort out costs but makes a considerable contribu- the wrong material with a returned case tion to a smooth production process. inspection. The HEUFT LGX is the ideal solution for this. A good start - the HEUFT crate check. This control system not only examines the crate...

Handgrip check Top-down bottle Incident light gives insight A crate can be clearly characterised information it has recorded to the brain consumer‘s. The HEUFT LGX reliably when looking into it from above. detects them and removes the crates in The bottles in it can be seen, foreign question from running production. objects or top-down bottles found and a broken handgrip area identified. foreign objects, top-down and lying bottles accurately detected. This ensures The HEUFT LGX works in a similar way: the unpacking suitability of the case. A image processing software analyses the handgrip area...

Close-up on closures The variety of brands is constantly Neck rings, closure logos and bottle increasing and one‘s own empties are shapes provide decisive information for being increasingly mixed up with the identification purposes. containers from other bottling plants. A Even the detection of different types of returned crate check has to do a good clip-lock bottles is possible - no matter job in this respect and separate the whether the closures are open or on the bottles according to different criteria.

Bottle colour detection When the proportion of foreign bottles The colour of the bottle is not only is too high the production process is important for the image of a product but mines how many bottles have a different obstructed or even unwanted produc- is also decisive for how long it keeps. colour and decides whether the crate tion stops occur. Therefore incorrectly coloured bottles should be rejected on the basis of have no business being in the current preset parameters. A returned crate check has to prevent production - the HEUFT LGX helps to too many incorrect containers entering reduce...

Knowing what is going on - the X-ray check Crates enter the returned crate check contents which may remain do not again and again with thoroughly mixed up contents - glass as well as PET bottles. compares the measuring results with A device is needed which knows what the values which are usual for this crate. is going on in order to reliably detect A deviation between the radiation these - the HEUFT LGX does. absorbed and the reference values indicates that the contents of the crate The crate is examined by means of X-rays. the neck area of the bottle so that any

You cannot be too careful: detecting the bottle height by means of ultrasonics Out of shape crates, foreign objects evaluate their reflections. The risk of overseeing something im- under the container, broken or deformed a clear picture regarding the height portant is therefore virtually excluded. bottles: the most varied factors result Safety simply takes precedence. in variations in the height proportions in a crate. The 16 integrated ultrasonic sensors do not have to be adjusted according That is why the HEUFT LGX creates to the brand each time: a height profile of the crate using an returned...

Measuring the diagonals of the crate Corners - is the geometry of the crate correct? It is necessary to sort out incorrect or faulty crates in good time in order not to disturb the production flow. The HEUFT LGX can clearly identify which crate is and which is not suitable for the current production by means of the ge- The device identifies out of shape drinks crates, where removing all the bottles is no longer guaranteed, by measuring At the same time sensors examine basic characteristics such as the length, width and height of the crate. The crate does not enter production if these features...

Crate colour and crate logo More and more bottling plants also differentiate their products by using relevant area. The HEUFT reflexx, an different crates. The multitude of colours image processing system developed and logos make checking the returned by HEUFT, evaluates the photograph crate particularly demanding - this is by comparing it to a preset reference sample - in real time of course.

A sidewall inspection capable of learning Those wishing to check the crate walls for a multitude of quality features and at the same time determine themselves which deviations are and which are not tolerable should opt for a sidewall inspection which can be optionally integrated. Because it lets the operator make the decision on how he evaluates an identified object on the high-resolution, undistorted colour pictures each of which show a complete wall of the empty case. He can decide himself using the touchscreen whether it is an integral part of the crate design, an acceptable anomaly or an...

Maintenance and design Easy operation, clear lines, minimum All the components of the returned crate modular construction makes it possible space required and almost maintenance- inspection are easily accessible and to retrofit additional detection modules free: this describes the HEUFT LGX. extremely hardwearing. Its design makes at any time and to keep the technology it easy to clean and ensures a long Brand changeovers are automatic: para- service life. meters are adapted, the heights adjusted and the sensors aligned by motor. This Its open construction facilitates inter- not only avoids faulty...

Specifications The HEUFT LGX offers an optimal • bottles of the most varied colours fault detection with a minimum false • foreign bottles rejection rate. Thus the following faults • deviating crate colour • non-brand logos of German Mineral Water Producers) crate with glass bottles: An automatic test log checks whether the HEUFT LGX is completely operational. • top-down bottles Therefore deviations are identified in • foreign objects e.g. foil, paper, good time and possible maintenance tasks can be planned in time.