Empty can inspection system for beverage industry
Quickly identify defects in empty cans to ensure quality and safety before filling, reducing costly jams and rejects in high-speed production lines.

Detects Defects in Empty Cans
The IO 700 from Antares Vision Group is an advanced Empty Can Inspection System designed to maintain the integrity of beverages and canned goods by detecting defects before filling. It excels at identifying imperfections such as scratches, dents, foreign inclusions, and deformations in cans using artificial vision and optional X-ray modules for thorough inspections. With its capability to handle various can sizes and types, this system integrates seamlessly into high-speed, continuous operations within beverage and food packaging lines. The IO 700’s intuitive interface allows for easy operation and data analysis, reducing production costs and minimizing waste by decreasing jams and rejects. It supports robust production records and picture storage, ensuring comprehensive quality control and traceability. Additionally, the system’s expandable architecture allows for future upgrades and the inclusion of additional inspection modules, providing manufacturers with a scalable solution that adapts to evolving production needs.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by identifying and removing defective cans before filling.
- Minimizes production line stoppages by significantly reducing jams and rejects.
- Increases efficiency with high-speed, continuous inspection capabilities.
- Enables detailed traceability with comprehensive production records and image storage.
- Supports future growth with expandable inspection modules for customized solutions.
- Applications
- Food and drink packaging,Beverages,Canned goods
- End products
- Canned cocktails,Canned soup,Canned fruits,Ready-to-drink teas,Energy drinks,Fruit juices,Sparkling water,Carbonated soft drinks,Canned vegetables,Craft beer
- Steps before
- Can manufacturing,Cleaning,Conveying,De-palletizing
- Steps after
- Filling,Seaming,Quality control,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- empty cans
- Output ingredients
- inspected cans,defect-free cans
- Market info
- Antares Vision is renowned for providing inspection, track and trace, and quality control systems primarily to the pharmaceutical, food, and beverage industries, ensuring product integrity and supply chain transparency.
- Defect Detection
- Scratches,fragments,deformations
- Residual Liquid Detection
- X-ray module
- Can Size Compatibility
- Various can sizes and types
- Inspection Speed
- High-speed
- Inspection Method
- Artificial vision,360° optional
- Data Analysis
- Available
- Additional Inspections
- Expandable
- Interface
- User-friendly
- Inspection Method
- 360° cans inspection,Inner sidewalls,Inner base
- Defect Detection
- Scratches,fragments,foreign bodies,deformations
- Automation Level
- Automatic
- Detection Technology
- Artificial vision,X-ray
- Can Type Compatibility
- Various can sizes and types
- Production Speed
- Suitable for high-speeds
- Data Handling
- Production records and picture storage
- User Interface
- User-friendly interface
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Can Size
- Various sizes
- Inspection Method
- Artificial vision / X-ray module
- Interface
- User-friendly
- Integration Capabilities
- Expandable with other inspections
- Inspection Type
- 360° cans inspection (optional)