Pinhole detector
Leading pharmaceutical product handling and coding specialist Travtec has extended its range of Lixis inspection equipment with the introduction of the Lixis MH Pinhole Detector for aluminium foil blisters.
The Lixis MH is able to detect the smallest pinholes and pores on Alu-Alu blister packs produced by cold forming, which are usually invisible to the naked eye and are not detectable by other automatic systems. This eliminates the risk of non-airtight sealing of packs to ensure and provide accurate control of the entire production run, something that cannot be achieved by statistical sampling.
The pinhole detection system uses highly sensitive infrared radiation to identify holes as small as 25 microns (0.001 inch) and can inspect multiple independent areas of the foil.
