AI Inspection · Food & Beverage
Bottle Cap Defect & Date-Code OCR
A high-speed beverage line needs every cap checked for seating and damage, and every date code read and verified — at full line rate.
Solution capability
Challenge
The problem on the line
Reflective caps and glare defeat rule-based vision; manual date-code checks are slow and miss errors. Rejects were caught late, after downstream packaging.
Solution
- Fixed camera with controlled lighting and a trigger sensor at the capping station
- AI defect model for cap seating, dents and misalignment
- OCR reads and validates the date/lot code against the work order
- Pass/fail handshake drives the existing reject actuator; every unit stored as evidence
Target outcomes
<80msinspection cycle (target)
100%date codes verified
Earlierrejects removed at source
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