Packaging machinery attuned to the functional use of RFID

The use of radio-frequency identification turned up on two diverse packaging machine introductions this fall, one on a 3-robot cartoning machine and the other on an inspection system. One of those was the new configurable, upgradeable VISIONtec container inspection system for food, beverage and consumer goods from FILTEC. It inspects filled rigid containers at rates up to 1,200 containers per minute. The modular system may be equipped with one to 12 cameras to inspect a range of details including overfill/underfill, missing cap/crown, improper tamper band, date code presence and much more.