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    1. Thermoforming

    Intravis improves hardware, software of CapWatcher inspection system

    Aug. 3, 2015
    The third generation of this Intravis quality-inspection system detects material and manufacturing defects in plastic closures and records them, so that they can be removed from production. Benefits include accuracy and the ability to inspect very challenging closures, such as lightweight water closures, which have high translucency, low side wall heights and small tamper-evident bands.
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    Capwatcher560x373box

    CapWatcher III The third generation of this Intravis quality-inspection system detects material and manufacturing defects in plastic closures and records them, so that they can be removed from production. Six high-resolution color cameras capture sharp, six-megapixel images of each closure.

    What's new? High-performance hardware and faster software for increased inspection speeds of up to 240,000 closures per hour. Also, the product recognizes mold cavity numbers and identifies the cavity responsible for micro-holes.

    Benefits Accuracy and the ability to inspect very challenging closures, such as lightweight water closures, which have high translucency, low side wall heights and small tamper-evident bands.

    Intravis Inc., Norcross, Ga., 770-662-5458, www.intravis.com

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