6
news
optical track-and-trace approach meets Us pharma regulations
Omega Design, a packaging machinery manufacturer in Pennsylvania, US, has developed a track-and-trace approach for pharmaceutical packaging lines to meet rules imposed by the FDA. ‘The primary goal of FDA
standards and e-pedigree laws are to protect consumers from contaminated medicine and counterfeit drugs,’ commented John
Scholes, special projects manager for Omega Design. ‘To do this, companies must keep track of their products along the supply chain down to the unit or container level. Although compliance dates and final standards are constantly changing, the industry accepts that the definitive requirement will involve serialisation.’ Omega’s unscramble system uses
two Cognex In-Sight ID readers to read data matrix codes while keeping up with a line that runs at 50 to 300 bottles per minute. It prints and verifies a unique ID on the bottom of every empty container, which contains enough information to keep track of the container on the packaging line. Once a larger, permanent and fully serialised label is applied, a camera and serialised software management system put the label code and bottom code in sync. When it’s time for final packaging, the shrink bundler groups and wraps the specified number of containers into a bundle. A robot lifts each bundle and passes it over another ID reader that identifies the containers in the bundle. A new label is then placed on the bundle that is linked to each package.
PeoPLe
l JAI Group has appointed Asia-Pacific sales director masao ‘mac’ watabe to the position of CEO for JAI Ltd., Japan.
l Northwire Technical Cable, a manufacturer of technical and retractile cables, has appointed Louis Garriga III to industrial business unit leader.
Web-exclusive news features now online
l AIA market study predicts growth in MV sales
l Report suggests vision markets on road to recovery
www.imveurope.com/news
Maximum choice. Maximum precision.
Machine Vision lenses from Fujinon.
www.fujinon.de
Special tasks in image processing require a special lens. Fujinon offers the appropriate solution for almost every application. Whether with a high resolution of 5 megapixels or with 1.5 megapixels in fixed focal lengths, as zoom lenses or fisheye lenses, for 3 CCD cameras or UV
Medical TV CCTV Machine Vision Binoculars
optics – each model is characterized by first-class Fujinon quality: high- resolution and precise optics with minimized distortion for optimal image quality. The compact design also makes it very easy to incorporate these lenses into your existing system. Fujinon. To see more is to know more.
FUJINON (EUROPE) GMBH, HALSKESTRASSE 4, 47877 WILLICH, GERMANY, TEL.: +49 (0)2154 924-0, FAX: +49 (0)2154 924-290,
www.fujinon.de,
cctv@fujinon.de FUJINON CORPORATION, 1-324 UETAKE, KITAKU, SAITAMA CITY, 331-9624 SAITAMA, JAPAN, TEL.: +81(0)48 668 2152, FAX: +81(0)48 651 8517,
www.fujinon.co.jp
100159_MV_Range_213x130_GB.indd 1
30.04.2010 15:24:06 Uhr
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32