New England Machinery, Inc. has offered an inspection/rejection station as an option for its cappers for many years. Recently, the company has recognized a need for a stand alone version of this system. The company took a great product and has now expanded its capabilities, by allowing customers to purchase the system for use on their existing production lines.
Customers can now purchase a stand-alone NEMIRS (Inspection Rejection System) to inspect for skewed caps, missing caps or foil liners. It can detect down bottles, or mis-oriented bottles. Depending on the inspection requirement, it can utilize simple photo eyes, proximity switches, limit switches, or vision system. The containers can be rejected using an air blow or, diverter arm, or pusher cylinder. The rejects can be divered to a table, collected in a bin, or transferred to an existing system. The self-contained, free-standing unit can be placed on the customer’s production line and is adjustable for different line speeds up to 450 cpm depending on the container size and inspection requirement.
This is a great example of a company taking its existing technology and opening it up to a whole new customer base. It allowed the company to help fill an industry need and at the same time, increase its product line.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
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