Automated machine vision system enhances bottling line accuracies

摘要

When The Wine Group was planning a new filling line for its Concannon Vineyard in Livermore, CA, key performance criteria included complete, accurate inspection of bottle fill height, cork/cap presence, cork insertion depth, capsule presence, and label presence and positioning. The winery wanted to be able to closely analyze and quickly correct any filling, capping, or labeling defects that were identified.rnThe goal was to implement a consistently reliable automated machine vision system that would eliminate as many manual labor and human vision inspection requirements as possible. Kent Vos, senior project manager for The Wine Group, explains, "An automat-rned vision system affords much greater repeatability and accuracy than manual inspection/ rejection operations."