Food/Medicine/Cosmetic Manufacturing

In medicine manufacturing production lines, high-speed, high-resolution global shutter image sensors are used to inspect external shape and printing scratches, chipping, and dirt on many tablet types. Polarization image sensors are useful for checking tablet filling based on the difference in the degree of polarization (DoP) between tablets and an aluminum sheet.

Short Wavelength Infra-Red (SWIR) image sensors are useful for container content inspections in food and cosmetic production lines. SWIR light penetrates packages, allowing filling inspections to be carried out without destroying tablets, even for packages that appear opaque at first glance. Moreover, in situations with well-regulated product packaging facilities, Time of Flight (ToF) image sensors can be used for filling work and inspections.

In manufacturing production lines for products such as cosmetics and shampoos, high-speed, high-resolution global shutter image sensors are used to inspect container labels and lids. Global shutter image sensors are able to clearly capture distortion-free images of objects moving at high speed.