Visual inspection scope
Operators or vision systems may check cracks, deep scratches, deformation, neck damage, odor, foreign matter and overall condition. Lighting, rotation and presentation affect what can be seen.
- Body and base
- Shoulder and handle
- Neck finish
- Odor and foreign matter
- Label and contamination condition
Leak and integrity testing
A selected leak test should match bottle material, deformation and line speed. The proposal must define the method, bottle presentation, reject action and test limitations rather than implying perfect detection.
- Test method to be confirmed
- Reference bottle set
- False-reject handling
- Failed-bottle discharge
- Verification and maintenance checks
Manual versus automatic inspection
Manual inspection is flexible but depends on lighting, training, pace and fatigue. Automatic systems can improve repeatability for defined defects but need controlled presentation and may not identify every odor or contamination problem.
- Operator workload
- Defined detectable defects
- Bottle rotation or spacing
- Reject confirmation
- Recordkeeping
Write plant-specific reject logic
The quality team should approve defect categories, disposition, traceability and escalation under local rules. Machine alarms and reject stations should support that policy.
- Accept, hold and reject categories
- Segregated reject area
- Root-cause review
- Bottle fleet replacement
- Local compliance confirmation
Information needed for a quote
Send the bottle and cap basis, required BPH, bottle path, factory and utility information, destination and any module or support requirement. Unknown items can remain marked “to be confirmed.”
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