LABELLING
Tracepack’s deep learning OCR solutions ensure overall label legibility and compliance
Labelling with a difference Industrial labelling machines are an essential component in production lines because they allow, in an automated way, the application of labels and printing data on products. Moreover, these machines apply labels quickly and accurately. Meet TracePack’s new S series line of industrial labellers.
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RACEPACK’S LATEST S SERIES line of industrial labellers is very versatile, including seven models for every need and every market, even where large label formats need to be applied and can be equipped with devices for printing and marking using four different technologies. Each industrial labeller in this range has the following unique features: • Small size for maximum adaptability • M odularity • Optimal efficiency performance • Network connectivity for Industry 4.0 • Remote control TracePack’s Performance 4.0 label applicators are fast and will keep up with almost any production line, including the fast-paced lines in the beverage industry. It features intuitive control, even remotely with even more advanced features and is very high performance in terms of frequency, speed, accuracy, autonomy as well as motorised rewinder and control technology that allows the perfect synchronisation of the two motors while the label roll housing has a diameter of up to 400mm for exceptional autonomy. Considering that
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“Tracepack’s machine vision systems and industrial barcode readers offer powerful solutions to protect product quality and safety” time is precious, the Performance 4.0 labeller constantly updates you on its residual autonomy expressed in pieces informing you through the mobile app, wherever you are and whatever you are doing. Architecture, mechanics and the engines’ latest generation electric (step, step and brushless) ensure performance unattainable in each market segment: from 20m/min to 200m/min with up to 1 800 labels dispensed per minute. It also has maximum energy efficiency and lower noise than that of a refrigerator. Successful food and beverage operations embrace innovations in product quality inspection, packaging inspection, assembly verification, allergen management, traceability, and food safety to minimise downtime and deliver consistently high
Food Manufacturing Africa | 2022 Quarter 2
quality, safe products with fewer defects and less waste. Tracepack’s machine vision systems and industrial barcode readers offer powerful solutions to protect product quality and safety, ensure package integrity, manage allergens, and maintain traceability. Food and beverage product labels contain product-specific data such as origin, date, expiry, amount or class. In many factories, machine vision controls the alignment and placement of brands and the inspection. Smudged ink and lowcontrast printing commonly affect print and apply inkjet labels, jeopardising the readability of many barcodes. Barcode printing errors and poor label quality require manual intervention, slowing down production and presenting challenges to vendors and partners. In addition, many defects are hard to detect during the label application process due to the belt’s orientation and the curved surfaces of items. However, quality inspections ensure product labelling is defect- and error-free. Machine vision systems with surface detection technology ensure labels are applied cleanly and squarely without
