SACMI PVS Robot

Advanced Quality Control for PET preforms

PVS Robot is a next-gen automated inspection machine. It is designed to maximize the precision and autonomy of PET preform quality control, also on items with different formats. Thanks to a combination of classic computer vision and AI, it analyzes all parts of the preform (top seal, body, thread, etc.) and can detect color defects, out-of-tolerance measurements and weight, color and perpendicularity errors. It also includes OCR of the cavity number and can perform AI-powered inspection with polarized light. Fully automated and multi-format, the architecture is capable of inspecting preforms from different presses without any need for manual tasks. An integrated format warehouse and robotic handling system (SCARA or articulated) ensure flexibility and ease of use.

MAIN INNOVATIONS

• Fast, cutting-edge automation
• Integrated weighing module
• Automatic format changeover
• AI-powered Bin Picking for automatic recipe learning (coming soon)
• No mechanical adjustment required
• Greater productivity and user-friendliness
• Smart Reject

PVS-3

High speed preform inspection machine

PVS-3 has been designed to be installed both in line to a new or existing injection moulding machine or in a warehouse to recheck batches of preforms stopped for defects. Complete with 8 cameras, it is able to control the top seal, the thread area, the wall and the end-cap of transparent preforms at a speed of up to 72,000 preforms/hour. It is also able to read the cavity number mould in the finish, produce statistics based on this number and sort by cavity number. PVS-3 can also be equipped with dedicated cameras for the inspection of defects visible with polarized light.

PVS10L

Off-line machine for Quality Control of PET preforms

Equipped with the innovative D.R.I.V.A. system (Drive and Recognize through Intelligent Vision Algorithms), PVS10L guarantees the fastest format changeover available on the market. It takes less than a minute to automatically set up the line to inspect preforms of different sizes, diameters and colors. Thanks to D.R.I.V.A., the operator no longer has to set the preform parameters, which will be automatically measured by the system. In addition to the defects commonly identified with the most conventional machine vision algorithms, the PVS10L is equipped with innovative Artificial Intelligence software, which allows to identify with maximum reliability all the defects normally visible only with polarized light.