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Improving Yield by 15x
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First pass read yield is the ability for a decoding system to read codes upon first try. At speeds of 400 or 500 parts per minute, this ratio can be the fine line between profit and loss.
A pharmaceutical company previously used 2D Data Matrix decoding systems that rejected 108,000 parts per year, increasing all unit level costs. To improve packaging yield, they tested the Cognex DataMan® 100X on a run of over 1.3 million parts and achieved a first pass read yield of 99.987% thus drastically improving their throughput and productivity.
Benefits: With the new ID readers, the numbers of false rejects decreased by a multiple of 15 which resulted in 15 times less rework and significant cost savings!
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How to multiply your reading yield by 15
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In most industrial environments, decoding systems must be versatile enough to cope with increasing production speeds, product changeovers, environmental fluctuations and supply issues (part presentation and orientation, surface finish, ink lot change…) all affecting the code readability. The pharmaceutical industry requires high-performance readers to preserve production yields. Be sure to get the best out of your decoding systemes. If you settle for less it will impact your bottom line at speeds corrolating with throughputs reaching up to 400 or 500 parts per minute! Download the DataMan Industrial ID Readers Product Guide
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Detecting Pills Present in a Bottle
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A pharmaceutical company needed to detect whether a bottle was full or empty. Traditional photoelectric sensors gave inconsistent results due to changes in the bottle position.
A Cognex Checker® vision sensor was installed. Checker’s part finding sensor identified a reference feature and an array of contrast sensors inspect the inside of the bottle for the presence of pills. Use of the part finding sensor eliminates the need for part fixturing.
Benefits: Line speeds were maintained due to the elimination of part fixturing, overall quality was improved and throughput was increased. With errors reduced, money was saved due to limited recalls.
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Free Webinar: Machine Vision for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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Attend this webinar, find out how other manufacturers rely on machine vision systems and image-based ID readers to improve the yield and achieve the quality that customers demand--while reduce manufacturing and supply chain costs. 24 March 2010
1100 hours GMT+05:30 New Delhi, India time
Reserve your free space now!
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