Inspection Module: Precision and Intelligence Combined
Discover the Inspection Module, where advanced mechanical design meets AI-powered vision systems to set a new benchmark in pharmaceutical literature quality control. At its core are Keyence cameras equipped with both artificial intelligence and rule-based tools, ensuring high-speed, real-time inspection with exceptional accuracy.
This module performs comprehensive checks for barcode accuracy, dimensional tolerances, adhesive presence, and proper folding—identifying even subtle defects that could compromise product integrity. The AI functionality continuously improves its detection capabilities, learning from each inspection to adapt to a range of insert and outsert formats.
For applications involving variable data, the module can be equipped with a printhead and a secondary camera to print and verify QR codes on the fly. This ensures traceability and compliance without interrupting production flow.
Fully integrated with the Hugger, Curing, Reject, and Stacker modules, the Inspection Module plays a central role in maintaining a fast, reliable, and automated inspection line—ensuring that only compliant pieces continue down the line.
Explore the early evolution of the Inspection Module, from preliminary concept renderings to more refined designs that laid the foundation for the first prototype. These visuals highlight the transition from a standalone idea to a modular approach, setting the stage for full system integration.
Gallery 1: Inspection Module Conceptual Beginnings
Gallery 2: From Concept to Working Prototype
This gallery captures the development of the Inspection Module into a fully functional prototype. See how initial concepts were transformed into a working system, complete with AI cameras, a printhead, and verification tools. These images highlight key components and design refinements that brought the module to life.
Gallery 3: Final Integration and Deployment
This gallery showcases the fully developed Inspection Module, from final design renderings to its implementation within the complete system. View the module as a standalone unit, alongside other modules, and installed inline with the pharmaceutical folder—demonstrating its readiness for real-world production.
Inspection Module in Action – Online System Demonstration
Watch the Inspection Module perform in a live production environment. This video begins by displaying the real-time camera interface, where AI vision tools verify dimensional accuracy and fold quality of each insert. The footage then follows the inserts exiting the curing station and passing through the inspection system, highlighting seamless integration with the pharmaceutical folder and the precision of inline quality control.
Prototype Inspection System Demonstration
This video features the early fully integrated prototype of the Inspection System, which handled the entire process from incoming inserts to final output. The footage begins with the touchscreen interface used to activate the system, followed by live operation where inserts are processed for dimensional accuracy, QR code printing, and verification. Non-compliant inserts are diverted using a pneumatic reject mechanism. This prototype laid the groundwork for the later modular design, developed in response to evolving production requirements.