COFFEE CAPSULES CONTROL WITH METRIX GEO
Save costs and ensure the continuity of product quality !
Coffee capsules face the same challenges as many large scale productions: their geometry has to be perfect for purpose.
Coffee capsules benefit from a precise and consistent form for :
- Profitable and efficient manufacture and storage
- And to guarantee a reliable and satisfying user experience.
METRIX GEO is a solution for the control of shapes and dimensions. In the case described here, it is adapted to coffee capsules control and is equipped with:
- Tactile sensors across 12 control points covering height, thickness, diameter and ovalisation, with a +/-5 µm measurement uncertainty
- Automated loading, unloading and sorting of the capsules, up to 300 per hour
- Software for recording the control data and assigning them to the controlled capsule
The solution controls any type of surface – matt or glossy – regardless of its color.
YOUR MAIN BENEFITS
SOLUTION’S PROFITABILITY
- The control solution is online and 10 times faster than manual control
- Operates 8 hours a day, 51 weeks a year
- Investment was profitable after six months
CONTROL RELIABILITY
- Improved product compliancy meant less customer returns
- Measurements traceability for each controlled part
- Repeatable measurements, independent of the operator’s skill and attention level
