Application of Atonm Color Sensor in White Bottle Cap Gasket Detection

In the bottle cap manufacturing industry, the requirements for precision in product quality control are increasingly stringent. A customer specializing in bottle cap machine production was faced with a tricky detection challenge in its project, and the advent of the Atonm Color Sensor CL4 provided a perfect solution for them.

I. Customer Working Conditions and Requirements

The customer focuses on the production of bottle cap machines. In a current project, it is necessary to accurately detect the presence or absence of PE gaskets inside white bottle caps. These bottle caps have a diameter ranging from 45 to 50mm, and both the bottle caps and gaskets are white with minimal color difference. Traditional detection methods struggle to accurately identify the presence of gaskets when colors are similar, which has caused great trouble in production. Failure to achieve precise detection will result in non-gasketed bottle caps being mixed into the finished products, seriously affecting product quality and damaging the customer's reputation.

II. Solution

The Atonm Color Sensor CL4 stands out with its outstanding performance. Its detection logic is ingenious and efficient: when a bottle cap with a gasket is detected, the sensor outputs no signal; once a bottle cap without a gasket is detected, the sensor quickly sends a signal to the host computer. After receiving the signal, the host computer can take immediate action to remove the non-compliant bottle caps in a timely manner. Equipped with high sensitivity and precise color recognition capability, the Atonm Color Sensor CL4 can accurately distinguish the presence or absence of gaskets by capturing subtle differences in optical characteristics, even when the colors of bottle caps and gaskets are nearly identical, thus ensuring detection accuracy.

III. Customer Benefits

Improved Product Quality

With the precise detection of Atonm Color Sensor CL4, non-gasketed bottle caps are effectively prevented from being mixed into qualified products, greatly improving the overall quality of bottle caps. This not only reduces customer complaints and product returns caused by quality issues, but also enhances the market competitiveness of the customer's products and elevates the brand image.

Enhanced Production Efficiency

The automated detection and rejection process reduces the time and labor consumption of manual inspection, making the production process more smooth and efficient. The production line no longer needs to halt frequently for manual bottle cap inspection one by one, resulting in a significant increase in production speed and a substantial rise in output per unit time.

Reduced Costs

On the one hand, the lower defective rate translates into reduced raw material and production costs. On the other hand, automated detection cuts down labor costs, eliminating the need for a large number of workers to perform tedious inspection tasks. Meanwhile, the efficient production process reduces equipment idle time and lowers energy consumption costs, saving the customer operational costs in multiple aspects.

In the project of detecting the presence or absence of gaskets in white bottle caps, the Atonm Color Sensor CL4 has brought comprehensive benefits to the customer, helping the customer stand out in the fierce market competition and achieve efficient and high-quality production.