X-ray container inspection system for beverages
Ensure the integrity and quality of your beverage products with cutting-edge X-ray imaging technology that detects what traditional systems miss, all while maintaining high-speed continuous operations.
Inspects and Verifies Full Beverage Containers
The Linatronic 774-X from Krones is an X-ray inspection system designed to ensure the integrity of full beverage containers in high-speed production lines. Utilizing dual X-ray generators and line cameras positioned on either side of the conveyor, it delivers comprehensive 360° inspection of container bases, accommodating both transparent and opaque materials, such as glass bottles, cans, and PET containers. With an output capability of 10 to 120 meters per minute, it effectively handles products like lager beer, sparkling water, cola, and orange juice. Key features include the use of standard transport chains for seamless integration post-filling and labeling, shared rejection systems for efficient fault management, and high reliability with minimal investment and maintenance costs. Its robust construction omits wear-prone belt stations, reducing future servicing expenses while ensuring high product safety standards.
Benefits
- Ensures product safety by reliably inspecting a wide range of container types, including opaque and viscous-filled bottles.
- Minimizes operational costs with low investment and maintenance due to the elimination of wear-intensive components.
- Enhances production efficiency with rapid throughput capabilities of up to 120 meters per minute and minimal container spacing requirements.
- Facilitates seamless integration into existing lines using standard transport chains and shared rejection systems.
- Protects brand reputation by significantly reducing the risk of product complaints through thorough post-filling inspections.
- Applications
- Carbonated soft drinks,Water,Juice drinks,Beer
- End products
- Lager beer,Orange juice,Cola,Sparkling water
- Steps before
- Filling,Capping
- Steps after
- Labelling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- glass bottles,cans,PET containers,transparent products,opaque products,beer,water,carbonated soft drinks,juice drinks
- Output ingredients
- inspected glass bottles,inspected cans,inspected PET containers,faulty containers
- Market info
- Krones is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing beverage and liquid food processing and packaging equipment, offering comprehensive solutions that include filling, packaging technology, and processing systems, and is reputed for innovation and quality in the industry.
- Inspection speed
- 10 to 120 m/min
- Container clearance
- Minimum 2 mm
- Chain width
- 300 mm
- Detection type
- X-ray
- 360° inspection
- Yes
- Container type compatibility
- Glass bottles,cans,PET containers
- Inspection technology
- X-ray imaging
- Automation level
- PLC
- Container capability
- Glass bottles,cans,PET containers
- Object detection
- Opaque and transparent objects
- Integration with line
- Standard transport chains
- Rejection system
- Ecopush or Ecoslider Pro
- Minimum container clearance
- Approx. 2 millimeters
- Cycle speed
- 10 to 120 meters per minute
- Shared rejection
- After filling and labelling
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Container base inspection
- 360° Imaging X-ray Technology
- Product transparency
- Transparent and Opaque
- Machine footprint
- Compact for line integration
- Transport chain type
- Metal or plastic
- Control panel type
- Standard integration with conveyor controls
- Integration possibilities
- Compatible with standard transport chains (metal or plastic)
- Discharge method
- Ecopush or Ecoslider Pro
- Detection type
- Imaging X-ray technology
- Container type compatibility
- Glass bottles,cans,PET containers