Our PI-2000, PI-2200 and PI-2300 Series product identification assurance systems have been designed to assist food, beverage and medical/pharmaceutical manufacturers in putting an end to product recalls due to incorrectly labeled (misbranded) or mislabeled products.

PI-2200 Series System

The PI-2200 Series System is a PC-based system capable of performing high speed template matching and/or machine readable product marking verification. Using video processing hardware, interpretive software and the PC environment for the storage of image and database files, the PI-2200 Series is ideal for customers preferring a Windows based system platform.

The PI-2300 Series Vision System features a smart Pulnix camera with fuzzy logic that is capable of making its own decisions based on the actual product marking. Using neural network technology the PI-2300 camera assembly allows initial teaching of acceptable and unacceptable parameters but can actively learn and adjust to code variations. The net result is image learning without repetitive programming.

PI-2300 Series Vision System

All JETEC's PI-Series Vision Systems can be accessed either through the customers internal local area network or directly via the Internet. In addition, a USB port is provided to permit the downloading of stored images and statistics to the portable USB drive provided.

Washdown System Configurations Available

JETEC's PI-Series Vision Systems are available with NEMA 12 or NEMA-4X enclosures. Customers can select from either a single enclosure configuration housing the camera/light assembly, isolated electronics, display and mouse interface or a separate camera/light assembly and electronics enclosure. An optional air actuated vortex cooling unit is available for both system configurations. Digital I/O is provided on all PI-Series vision systems for activation of reject conveyors, stoppage of conveyors, diverters, etc. In addition, all systems are shipped with a green/yellow/red/alarm tower assembly for visual process monitoring.

High Speed Product Marking Verification

JETEC Corporation's PI-Series Vision Systems are capable of discerning product markings at speeds in excess of 1,500 codes per minute, depending on number of inspected characters per code, on metal cans, bottles, cardboard boxes, plastic containers or bottle caps.Each system is capable of reading slanted codes up to 20 degrees in either the right or left direction and detecting missing or illegible codes.

Systems are capable of reading standard ink jet font matrices: 5 x7, 7x9, 10x16, 16x24 or any combination.

OCRA, OCRB and custom character reading is also achievable.Capable of reading ink jet printed codes from most industrial ink jet printer manufacturers: Videojet, Imaje, Domino, Metronic, etc.

Inspection Statistics

Good Read, Failed Read, Miss Read and No Read online statistics are maintained. Customers can select a "STOP ON FAIL" and/or "STOP ON MISS" quantity to trigger an unacceptable occurrence. Separate I/O is provided for both of these conditions. The system display shows a real-time image of each product code being inspected. The status bar will change color from green to red indicating the presence of a passed or failed code. The system statistics are Ethernet accessible.

Thus, problems discerning such characters as "O" and "0", "5" and "S" and "2" and "Z" can result. To eliminate this problem and provide JETEC customers the ability to significantly reduce failed code occurrences, JETEC offers a Font Analysis Software.