Empty bottle sorting system
Efficiently remove unstable, misshapen, and contaminated empty bottles before they disrupt your production line, ensuring a seamless cleaning process and maximizing your line efficiency.
Sorts and Rejects Defective Empty Bottles
The HEUFT SPECTRUM II SX is a highly automated empty bottle sorting system designed for beverage, food, and pharmaceutical producers facing the challenge of managing returnable containers. This equipment efficiently detects and rejects non-brand, misshapen, sealed, and contaminated bottles before they reach washing or filling stages, thus preventing line stoppages and preserving product integrity. It accomplishes this through advanced imaging, ultrasonic, and optical sensor technologies linked to the HEUFT SPECTRUM II central control unit, seamlessly integrated into production lines with compact designs suited for space-constrained environments. Capable of processing up to 72,000 bottles per hour, the system supports dynamic production demands while minimizing manual intervention via automated brand and format adaptation. Enhanced by real-time image processing with artificial intelligence, the system effectively differentiates between acceptable and faulty bottles, reducing false rejections and enhancing throughput efficiency. Optional remote connectivity ensures quick diagnostics and data acquisition for sustained operational effectiveness.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency by preventing bottlenecks and downtime.
- Ensures consistent product quality by removing contaminated and misshapen bottles.
- Reduces labor requirements with automated bottle sorting and rejection.
- Supports high-speed operations, processing up to 72,000 bottles per hour.
- Facilitates quick format changes, accommodating various bottle types seamlessly.
- Applications
- Beverages,Pharmaceutical containers,Food containers,Returnable bottles,Empty bottles
- End products
- Steps before
- Unpacking,Infeed Check
- Steps after
- Washing,Inspection,Filling,Labeling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- unstable empty bottles,non-brand bottles,misshapen bottles,contaminated bottles,sealed bottles,bottles with residual liquid,bottles with remnants or contamination,distorted bottles,oversized bottles
- Output ingredients
- suitable stable bottles,clean empty bottles,brand-matched bottles,non-contaminated bottles,bottles without closures,bottles with no residual liquid,correctly shaped and sized 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.
- Speed
- Up to 72,000 empty bottles per hour
- Detection Type
- Ultrasonic,Optical Sensors,Camera
- Automation Level
- Highly automated
- Inspection System
- HEUFT SPECTRUM II with HEUFT preWash II module
- Camera Technology
- Six high-performance cameras
- User Interface
- HEUFT NaVi self-explanatory user guidance
- Network Technology
- Gigabit Ethernet and TCP/IP
- Space Requirement
- Compact,space-saving integration
- Residual Liquid Detection
- IR fill level detection
- Closure Detection
- Sensor-based
- Real-time Processing
- HEUFT reflexx A.I. with machine learning
- Automation level
- Highly Automated
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- Automatic and quick brand changes
- Cleaning method
- Not applicable as it is a sorting system
- Energy efficiency
- High
- Capacity
- Up to 72,000 bottles per hour
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Bottle material
- Glass/other types (must be detectable)
- Bottle contamination
- Lack of contamination for cleaning
- Machine Footprint
- Compact stand-alone system
- Integration Type
- Space-saving integration
- Casing Type
- Space-saving casing beside central unit
- Lighting and Camera Technologies
- Safely encased lighting and camera technologies
- Control Panel Type
- Central HEUFTSPECTRUMII control unit
- Performance Range
- Up to 72,000 empty bottles per hour
- Control panel type
- HEUFTNaVi user guidance with audiovisual step-by-step assistance
- Integration possibilities
- Seamless integration into existing beverage filling lines,network-based for remote maintenance and data acquisition
- Automatic adjustment
- Automatic detection unit adjustments during brand and format changes
- Real-time image processing
- HEUFTreflexxA.I with deep learning capabilities
- Compact construction
- Space-saving design for confined space integration