Label Detection

Label Detection – Customised Vision Solution

Unseen ERA has developed a High-Speed Label Inspection System to help improve productivity and quality assurance in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), food and beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry sectors.

In particular, this system allows product manufacturers to ensure every product has the appropriate label applied to the correct location, while also ensuring that labels are properly affixed to products. In essence, this is achieved through the automatic inspection of labels by means of a high-speed vision system, which enables the operator/manufacturer to fully control the quality of their labels, save time and money on manual inspections and reduce product returns.

Intelligent Label Inspection for High-Speed Production Lines

Applying labels in a fast moving surroundings where there are no errors allowed means that there is no room for errors. Labels have important information such as ingredients, manufacturing dates, batch numbers and owner contact information. If any error occurs then there will be a possibility of regulatory compliance risks, retrievals and loss of a good reputation.

The Unseen ERA Label Detection solution is an intelligent machine vision solution for inspecting labels and it does this by having the following capabilities:

• The correct label is applied
• Label is present and readable
• The label is properly aligned on the product
• Label is securely pasted and not peeling or shifting

High-Speed, Fully Automated Quality Control

The built-in automation allows for continual inspections on large scale production lines that can achieve production line speeds exceeding 500 products per minute. The result is consistent quality checks without loss of accuracy and significantly lower reliance on human labour.

Advanced Features for Compliance and Traceability

The Label Detection Vision System provides a comprehensive solution for automated inspection of labels in a regulated and data-driven environment by offering the following features:

• Inspection speeds of up to 500 units per minute
• Two-way communication with Cloud-based and Offline Server(s) for centralised monitoring and data retrieval
• Software that complies with 21 CFR regulations to meet the needs of regulated and pharmaceutical industries
• Storage of inspection images to be used in the audit, traceability, and analysis
• Recipe Management for quick and simple product changeovers between different products, labels or SKUs
• With these capabilities, the Label Detection Vision System provides both operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Key Features

Label Detection technology allows for accurate detection of the following types of labelled products:

• Missing Labels Products: Such as bottles or packages that do not have a label attached to them.
• Wrong Labels Products: Such as verifying label accuracy against a pre-defined reference list.
• Products with Label Shift/Misalignment: Such as skewed labels, rotated labels, and incorrectly placed labels.

Industries Served

Industries that use the Label Detection Vision System include:

• FMCG and Consumer Packaged Goods
• Food & Beverage
• Pharmaceutical
• Cosmetics and Personal Care
• Specialty Chemical and Specialty Products

Why Choose Unseen ERA for Customised Vision Solutions?

Unseen ERA offers complete vision solutions tailored to production issues faced by businesses today. We design our Label Detection Vision System to be compatible with current production lines, scalable according to future needs and ensure quality, high-volume inspection across all types of industries.
When selecting Unseen ERA, industries can expect to see:

• Decreased label based defects
• Higher levels of compliance and traceability
• Increased production efficiencies
• Enhanced brand protection

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Label Detection Vision Systems

Question 1. What industries typically implement label detection systems?

Answer: FMCG, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and packaging have been the prime users of label detection systems due to the need for accuracy, compliance, and presentation of their brands.

Question 2. Can the label detection system work on high speed production lines?

Answer: The Label Detection Vision System can inspect up to 500 parts per minute, thus makes this system ideal for high-volume and continuous production lines.

Question 3. Can the label detection inspection system function with varying sizes/shapes of containers?

Answer: The Label Detection Vision System can be modified to support numerous bottle configurations, container sizes and configurations.

Question 4. Does this system interface with the cloud?

Answer: The Label Detection Vision System interfaces with both a cloud-based service and an offline server allowing clients to monitor operation centrally, retrieve data from multiple locations and perform analysis of their system performance.