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Glassmakers are

continuously pushed
LOW CONTRASTED DEFECTS
to make ‘perfect’ IMPROVEMENTS
Beyond the ability to inspect
containers and this, in and discriminate new kinds of
defects and containers, this lat-
turn, pushes machinery est new development strengthens
the sidewall inspection capability
and equipment of Tiama Mcal4. Amongst these
defects, low contrasted defects
manufacturers to work are the ones which have benefit-
ted mostly from the new potential
of Tiama cameras.
to meet these demands
“We were on demand from
Tiama for a new inspection
with more efficient and capable of detecting low contrast

defects with high efficiency,” said
precise machinery. Bruno Bergeret, from Verallia
CTC. “With this new camera,
Tiama gives us an Tiama has given us a new tool,

very efficient, meeting our expec-
overview of how its new tations.”
When it comes to chasing low
cameras provide new contrasted defects, the challenge
is to bring contrast to those arte-
inspection types and facts without affecting the capac-
ity to globally inspect the rest
capabilities. of the container, whether for
dimensional performance or for
contrasted defects (e.g. stones)
inspection. Moreover, all these
inspections use the glass light
Jean-Vincent Jinot
Product Manager transmission capacity and chase
TIAMA
defects in the absorption of the
emitted light. In the optimization
of light emission and capture, the
risk is to affect both and to leave
inspection out of the perfect set
up. Tiama Mcal4 can dedicate a
set of light patterns and images
to the search for low contrasted
defects. The conjunction of high-
ly versatile LED light sources and
pilotable high resolution cam-
eras generates new sets of images
New potential dedicated to low contrast defects
with Tiama inspection, where there is no
cameras compromise.

PATENTED LED LIGHT BOX
Tiama Mcal4 sidewall inspec-
tion several steps further. These urement (DSM) both hosted in tion machines are equipped with
Tiama-design cameras have set the Tiama Multi4, high resolu- patented LED light sources that
the foundations of several new tion jar finish inspection (CSBC adapt themselves to container
types of inspection: wire-edge HD+) in the Multi4 as well, and colour and control the quality of
and over-press measurement high resolution sidewall inspec- their pattern depending on con-
(WEM), dip and saddle meas- tion in the Tiama Mcal4. tainer characteristics. This spe-

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