Empty crate inspection system
Ensure flawless quality by inspecting empty crates for damage and design faults, offering high-resolution image analysis and reliable rejection to maintain product integrity and brand reputation across high-speed production lines.

Inspects and Rejects Faulty Crates
The HEUFT LKX from HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK is designed for comprehensive empty crate inspection, ensuring quality control across beverage, food, and pharmaceutical industries. It uses high-resolution, real-time image processing to scrutinize each crate’s sidewalls, identifying and rejecting damaged or non-compliant crates. Capable of inspecting up to 7,200 crates per hour, it maintains optimal throughput in continuous, automated operations. The system supports seamless brand changeovers, automatically adjusting inspection parameters to accommodate different crate designs and sizes. Featuring robust network-based documentation and real-time product tracking, it enhances operational transparency and efficiency. Engineered for durability, the HEUFT LKX is built with corrosion-resistant materials and requires minimal maintenance, ensuring reliability in high-pressure production environments. Compliance with industry standards and the ability to integrate with existing production lines further highlights its versatility and value as a critical component in maintaining brand integrity and production efficiency.
Benefits
- Ensures product quality and brand purity by reliably rejecting defective crates.
- Enhances operational efficiency with automatic brand changeover, reducing manual intervention.
- Minimizes false rejection rates through intelligent real-time image processing and AI integration.
- Streamlines quality control with precise, network-based product tracking and documentation.
- Decreases maintenance time with durable, easy-to-clean construction.
- Applications
- Food,Pharma,Beverage
- End products
- Empty food packaging crates,Empty beverage crates,Empty pharmaceutical crates
- Steps before
- Unpacking
- Steps after
- Inspection,Rejection,Packing,Conveyor Transfer
- Input ingredients
- empty bottle crates
- Output ingredients
- fault-free crates,rejected faulty crates
- 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.
- Inspection Speed
- up to 7,200 empty crates per hour
- Detection Type
- Real-time image processing
- Automation
- Automatic adjustment for brand changes
- Image Resolution
- High-resolution,undistorted colour photographs
- Network Capability
- Gigabit Ethernet and TCP/IP
- Operating System
- In-house developed for security
- Product Tracking
- Continuous product tracking with HEUFTSPECTRUM TX
- Rejection System
- HEUFT xcase or conveyor stop signal
- Detection Accuracy
- Minimizes false rejection rate
- Sidewall Inspection Capability
- Comprehensive,all four walls
- Inspection Technology
- High-resolution,undistorted color photographs
- Automation Level
- Automatic adjustment
- Brand Changeover
- Automatic,motor-adjusted
- Real-time Image Processing
- Real-time with HEUFT reflexx A.I.
- Learning Capability
- Teaching in individual quality requirements
- Fault Rejection
- Reliable,with conveyor stop or rejection system activation
- Network Compatibility
- Gigabit Ethernet,TCP/IP
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Construction
- Easy to clean
- Detection unit adjustment
- Automatic
- Control panel type
- Graphical user interface with touchscreen
- Integration possibilities
- Network compatible (Gigabit Ethernet,TCP/IP)
- Automatic brand changeover
- Yes
- Central control platform
- HEUFT SPECTRUM TX
- Real-time image processing system
- HEUFT reflexx A.I.
- Remote maintenance capabilities
- Yes
- Multilingual menu structure
- Yes
- Password protected operator levels
- Yes