With the health and safety of consumers at an all-time high, ensuring that beverage packaging and the products within are free from contaminants has never been more important. Experts note that vision systems within packaging inspection equipment along with some “latest and greatest” technological advances in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) are facilitating breakthroughs in brand protection, reducing waste and increasing throughput.
Miles Kroner, business manager of vision and serialization at Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, notes that the use of AI to inspect for “hard to define” defects or to inspect products with a large variability in their finished product has become more common.