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SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

Sensor technology

MAAZZ, a division of
Masitek Instruments,
Mand Vidrala S.A. have
developed the Vidrala Impact
Index (VII) and corresponding
measurement capability using
smart in-line sensing technology.
The newly developed impact
index, which can be measured
using MMAAZZ ShockQC™
sensor technology, allows glass VIDRALA
packaging operations to further
optimize lines against breakage
and damage from impact during
processing. and MASITEK
Eduardo Albaizar, Process
Scientist with Vidrala, explains
the index, “In order to provide a
single number representing the impact index
severity of the impacts received
throughout the whole filling line
or within a portion of it, it seemed for glass processors
reasonable to develop a weighed
sum approach accounting for
the different impacts where the
weighing factors were based on Sales for MMAAZZ, comments, multiple impacts. For multiple
the relative risk of breakage.” “Vidrala had been using the impacts, the individual impact
The Vidrala Impact Index is ShockQC in-line sensor over the indexes are added up to obtain
defined as the number of impacts past year and a half, and during the overall index.
with the same magnitude of the that time has initiated a study of Asiron adds, “We are already
Inches Per Second (IPS) rating impact during the processing of the only company that offers
of the bottle that would produce glass containers. We saw that this tools that can measure IPS on a
a similar breakage probability. approach had incredible merit, so filling line but we are constantly
As an example, if the Vidrala working closely with Vidrala, we looking to improve. This new
Impact Index of a line is 22, the added their findings to our data data using the Vidrala Impact
combined impact received by the output so that all bottling compa- Index is a significant upgrade for
glass bottle during filling would nies will be able to have more in- those in the bottling industry.”
cause the same increase in the depth knowledge of their lines.”
probability of breakage of that In effect, the new data will GLASS – A RELIABLE
bottle than being hit 22 times quantify what the impacts expe- CONTAINER CHOICE
by an impact with a magnitude rienced by containers on a line A sustainable material with
equal to the bottle’s IPS rating. really mean. This index can be superior preservative characteris-
Pablo Asiron, EVP, Global calculated to both individual or tics and premium brand connota-

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