Automatic leakage detection for Pet bottles
Ensure the integrity of bottled beverages by detecting even the smallest leaks and closure faults automatically, safeguarding product quality and packaging stability in high-speed production environments.
Detects Leaks and Inspects Closures
The HEUFT Squeezer II from HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH is an in-line PET bottle leak detection system designed specifically for beverage, food, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. This equipment excels in ensuring product integrity by employing a comparative fill level detection and internal pressure measurement to identify leaks, stress cracks, and microcracks in containers. Its fully automatic operation is facilitated by the HEUFT SPECTRUM II platform, which adapts seamlessly to brand and format changes without manual intervention.
Capable of handling up to 72,000 bottles per hour, the HEUFT Squeezer II integrates advanced closure inspection technologies, including sensors, cameras, and ultrasonic tools, to verify closure integrity, thereby safeguarding the tightness and quality of drinks packaging. This system supports continuous operation and networked inspection solutions with real-time monitoring and data acquisition, enhancing line efficiency and reducing waste through precise fault rejection using the HEUFT rejector series.
The equipment’s robust design, optimized for hygiene, includes HEUFT Clean Design features for easy cleaning in sensitive environments, ensuring compliance with stringent hygiene standards. Customizable with various detection technologies, such as high-frequency and X-ray, the HEUFT Squeezer II provides versatile inspection capabilities tailored to specific production needs, complemented by intuitive HEUFT NaVi user guidance for simplified operation and troubleshooting.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by ensuring leak-free and secure packaging, thus preventing microbiological contamination.
- Increases operational efficiency with automatic, fast adaptation to brand and format changes, minimizing setup time.
- Minimizes waste through precise fault detection and effective product rejection, preventing costly recalls.
- Supports proactive maintenance with real-time monitoring and fault identification, reducing unexpected downtime.
- Streamlines cleaning processes in hygienic environments, ensuring compliance with high sanitary standards.
- Applications
- Food,Pet bottles,Beverage,Full containers,Pharma,Drinks packaging
- End products
- Herbal teas,Bottled water,Liquid dietary supplements,Sports drinks,Plant-based milk alternatives,Pasteurized milk,Vitamin-enriched beverages,Carbonated soft drinks,Fruit juices,Carbonated energy drinks
- Steps before
- Filling,Capping
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Packing,Labeling
- Input ingredients
- PET bottles,full bottles,bottles with closures
- Output ingredients
- leak-free PET bottles,defect-free bottles,properly sealed bottles,rejected faulty bottles
- Market info
- HEUFT is known for its expertise in inline quality inspection systems and automation solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, with a reputation for innovation and reliability in ensuring product safety and integrity.
- Automation
- Highly automated
- Capacity
- Up to 72,000 bottles per hour
- Detection type
- SENSOR / Camera / Ultrasonic
- Pressure measurement
- Internal pressure
- Product type
- PET bottles
- Working mechanism
- Leakage check via comparative fill level detection and internal pressure measurement
- Integration with HEUFTSPECTRUM II
- Fully automatic and adaptable
- Automation level
- High,with HEUFTNaVi user guidance
- Changeover time
- Fast,automatic adaptation for brand changes
- CIP/SIP
- Not specified,hygiene-optimised design
- Cleaning method
- Hygiene-optimised HEUFTCleanDesign
- Fault detection
- Leakage,stress cracks,closure defects
- Fault rejection method
- Single-segment and multi-segment rejection
- Product monitoring
- Real-time tracking and regular self-tests
- Online capabilities
- Network and remote maintenance
- Cleanability
- HEUFTCleanDesign
- Container type
- PET bottles
- Container size
- Variable,adaptable
- Closure type
- Screw,canted,defective
- Product sensitivity
- Microbiological purity
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Discharge method
- Automatic rejection system
- Control panel type
- Self-explanatory touchscreen interface
- Container transport
- Automatic adaptation for brand and format changes
- Integration possibilities
- Network-based connectivity
- Control panel type
- Self-explanatory touchscreen
- Automation level
- Fully automatic
- Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
- HEUFTNaVi user guidance
- System modularity
- Expandable with various technologies (camera,high frequency,X-ray)
- Adaptability
- Automatic brand and format changes
- Interconnected Modules
- HEUFTSPECTRUMII device platform
- Self-optimizing features
- Automatic detection unit adaptation