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A camera checks every pack for the faults that cost food lines product.
JM Automated Solutions builds camera inspection stations that check every food pack at line speed for a wrong or allergen-mismatched label, an unreadable date or lot code, a seal that did not close, foreign material, and a short or missing fill. The bad pack is rejected and its image is saved with the lot. Vision inspection supports your quality program; it does not replace FDA-mandated testing.
Based in Carlsbad, we work on food lines across North County San Diego, San Diego County and Southern California. See where we work.
On the line
Label and print are checked against the active recipe, including the text and the barcode. The line will not release the new SKU until the new label has been verified, and a mismatch holds the line.
Where this fits: Barcode station · Barcode tunnel
The date, lot, and barcode are read on every pack and checked against the order that is running. OCV checks the printed date and lot against the expected text, and inline grading flags the printer before codes stop scanning.
The case label is read at the case packer, and its lot is matched to the lot read on the units going into the case. A mismatch holds the case before it reaches the pallet.
Where this fits: Barcode station · Barcode tunnel
The camera looks at the seal for wrinkles, contamination in the seal area, and a seal that did not finish. Recurring faults are flagged back to the sealer. The image is stored with the lot and the time, so a drifting jaw shows up before the next shift inherits it.
Where this fits: Single-camera station
Vision counts the pieces before the lid or the film goes on. A short pack is rejected before it is closed, and the count is logged with the lot.
Fill is checked at line speed, by vision or by weight, and the result goes back to the PLC. Drift alarms or trims the filler. Out-of-spec packs are held or diverted without waiting for a person to notice the trend.
Where this fits: Single-camera station
We match the camera, the lens, and the light to the contaminant you actually need to find, and combine it with the metal detector result into one reject decision. Every reject keeps an image with the lot. This is an industrial quality check: it supports, and does not replace, your food safety plan and its required testing.
Where this fits: Single-camera station
See these on the problem finder · What the station records on each line
Inspection jobs
Solution
The right label, barcode, date, and lot for the order running, checked on the line before the case ships.
See code reading →Solution
Fill level, seals, counts, missing parts, and label placement, checked on every pack.
See vision inspection →Solution
A searchable record of every decode, and reject records with the image, the reason, and the time.
See traceability →Service
A fixed-fee first step with a written report, a fix list, and a budget range.
See assessments →Guide
How the angle, spread, and color of the light decide what a camera can see on a seal or a label.
Read the guide →Tool
Work out the GS1 check digit, then draw the barcode for a product or case label.
Open the tool →Low-acid canned foods are closed with a double seam, and a can that does not seal can leak or let contaminants in after processing. How vision inspection catches double seam defects on a canning line walks through how a camera station checks can seams on the line, what it can and cannot see, and where the teardown check still applies.
For the basics behind any food station, read How machine vision works.
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Tell us the product, the defect that is getting out, and whether a station is already on the line and failing.
Other lines: Beverage · Packaging · Pharmaceutical · Medical devices · Supplements
Also: Upgrades for existing vision systems · Machine vision in San Diego County
