Blow Molding

Intravis line inspects tethered caps

Feb. 16, 2023

The CapWatcher Q-Line ensures perfect separation and positioning of caps even at very high speeds.

The new CapWatcher Q-Line for inspecting caps and closures uses as many as nine high-resolution cameras to provide 360-degree inspection of up to 40 features at a speed of up to 60 closures per second.

CapWatcher Originally launched in 2018, this Intravis technology uses cameras to inspect the quality of closures on bottles.

What’s new? Updates to the CapWatcher Q-Line, which uses as many as nine high-resolution cameras to provide 360-degree inspection of up to 40 features per closure at a speed of up to 60 closures per second. At drinktec in September, Intravis debuted a new version of the line, now tailored to the challenges of inspecting tethered caps.

Benefits High rates of inspection. The line’s new lateral star-wheel separation technology ensures perfect separation and positioning of caps even at very high speeds. It can operate even if the tethered caps are not aligned.

Intravis Inc., Norcross, Ga., 770-662-5458, www.intravis.com

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Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter

Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.