The Z403 Compound Weight and Placement Gauge has been designed to reduce the significant labour time associated with manual Compound Weight and Placement checks, whilst also reducing the risk of human error in this manually labour intensive process.
By adopting a similar strategy to the existing manual process, Torus have incorporated state of the art printing technology to label each shell with specific information related to the module, liner, sample, date and time.
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
1. Compound Weight
After the shells have been passed through the “lining” process, the operator will bake the ends in the usual manner and return them to the gauge. Each shell will be automatically identified and weighed again. The barcode verification feature ensures the risk of “mixing” or manual data entry errors are completely removed from the process, and the compound weight will be automatically calculated and displayed for the operator for each shell.
2. Compound Placement
After compound weight compound placement can also be checked. This is done by up to 5 optional “uncurling” presses within the gauge, for plants producing different shell diameters and types.
3. Uncurling
Once “uncurled” the shells are inspected by up to 5 high resolution cameras as they are rotated through 360 degrees.
Detailed information on the cut edge distance and HOS (high on shoulder) is provided around the complete shell circumference.
The Z401 Shell Inspection System from Torus Measurement Systems defines the standard for dimensional inspection of beverage / beer can shells.
Each shell to be inspected is automatically collected from a ‘stack’ and loaded into the gauging module with an integrated pick and place system. The measurement cycle is then initiated via the PC running the TMS GaugeXplorer Measurement and Machine Control software.
Measurement Features
*Curl Opening feature not supported on CDL style shells
Technical Specification
The Torus Measurement Systems modular design construction gives complete flexibility when specifying your requirements.
The below option Automatic Grain Alignment is available to add at anytime.
The Grain Alignment option allows operators to gain information of where exact measurement points are taken, allowing for precise tooling adjustment to be made when required.
The B305 gauge is a modular system that can inspect and measure to find all of your preform defects. Each module can be selected by the customer allowing the configuration to suit your quality control needs. Dimensional measurements are calibrated automatically and can be traced to UKAS standards giving the user a full shot quality overview in approximately 15 minutes.
A full range of modular inspection station options, enables the customer to identify the inspection requirements and configure a system to suit the needs of the production facility.
Automatic thread start alignment provides unrivalled ‘absolute’ dimensional measurement system performance, for both Neck and Body features, traceable and certified to UKAS Standards.
Using state-of-the-art optical technology and illumination the system can provide a wide variety of defect analysis for features such as Gate and Seal, Body Defects and Plastic Flow.
The UV and Colour Inspection quickly provides checks on UV transmission rates and Colour data against customer preform specification.
The loading bowl feeder, enables the operator to load full shots of preforms, with traceable measurement results provided by the Cavity Identification Module.
Technical Specification
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The Z313 Enamel Rater measures the lacquer integrity of metal food cans boasting a typical throughput speed of 3 food cans per minute, using our unique static fill, rate and extract philosophy. Read More
The Z313 Enamel Rater measures the lacquer integrity of metal food cans. The gauge can be specified for conveyor loaded (automatic) or fully line fed (in-line) operation. Both systems can be specified with Torus’ optional LSM / ISG recognition camera module for colour spray dot identification, ensuring SPC data output is tagged with the relevant traceability for effective remedial actions.
Torus Food Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Features
Measurement Features: Hi-Res (typically for plants running steel cans)
Features
Technical Specification
Capabilities
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The Beverage Can Master supplied with your gauge is extremely important for the reliability of your measurement results.
As the original equipment manufacturer Torus Measurement Systems recommends that your Master is re-calibrated annually to continually assess for wear, damage and integrity. This ensures your product quality is never compromised.
Torus are a leading manufacturer in gauging systems for the packaging industry worldwide, with the expertise to understand the functionality and critical features of your master.
Torus Measurement Systems Master Calibration Service offers:
The system utilises state-of-the-art non-contact spectroscopy techniques and is suitable for both aluminium and steel can inspection.
Torus Food Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Feature
Capabilities
The Z340 Automatic Food Can Coating Analyser comes with a Multi-Lane Input Conveyor as standard.
Designed to be integrated into all new and existing Torus gauging systems, unlike, its predecessor, the new Z705 Body Maker Module has an inbuilt turnover option, and can operate universally in conjunction with both Z301 Trimmed Can Inspection and Z302 Finished Can Inspection gauges, offering traceability on both trimmed and finished components within one measurement system.
The Z705 Body Maker Recognition Module operates both single and double-digit Alphaneumeric Code, without any influence from the application of Body Maker underlining, vent holes or spray head traceability markings.
Integrated with Torus’ GaugeXplorer software, the Z705 adds process traceability to components measured within additional gauging modules. With advanced through-put control, the sampling for each Body Maker can be set at a target rate, to ensure an equal distribution of measurement results.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Feature
Technical Specification
Capabilities
A multi-segment illumination source, operates simultaneously with image acquisition, rotating around an optimal search area, collecting multi-image captures throughout the range. Using latest photometric stereo post image control processing technology, a high-quality result against a pre-defined model is identified. The Body Maker Recognition result is then tagged to the component for measurement result traceability, reported in conjunction with measurement data results.
An example of the Body Maker results below:
The gauge features fixed-top and mid-wall probe positions for multi-positional radial measurement, with a dedicated caliper to ensure the correct top and mid-wall thickness measurement position every time.
The Z307 Automatic Axial Load module determines the maximum axial load force that can be applied prior to container failure within a short cycle time.
The Z306 Panel Resistance module provides detailed information about the maximum panel resistance vacuum pressure the can is able to achieve prior to failure.
Torus Food Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Gauge Features
An additional option is available for component rotation to enable additional radial measurement positions, giving you significantly increased measurement data allowing increased data analysis for instant process control.
Torus Food Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
Using state-of-the-art optical measurement technology, critical dimensions on the body or thread and cap areas can be obtained quickly without operator intervention.
Unlike other vision based technologies, a collimated light source combined with a high-resolution camera and lens generate a high-resolution image of the bottle centreline, from which precise form data is collected using Torus’ GaugeXplorer software.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The proven contact measurement technology ensures accurate, reliable and traceable measurement 24/7.
Torus Food Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The gauge features fixed-top and mid-wall probe positions for multi-positional radial measurement, with a dedicated caliper to ensure the correct top and mid-wall thickness measurement position every time.
Torus Food Can Gauging
Trimmed Can Features
Finished Can Features
Trimmed Can Capabilities
Finished Can Capabilities
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
Torus’ Z345 is the world’s first Automatic Colour Inspection System powered by X-Rite®. Providing true quantitative colour measurement for aluminium and steel beverage cans in an automatic system.
The Z345 is capable of inspecting 202-300 body diameter, straight walled and finished cans with minimal change parts. Cans may be loaded in any orientation, either on to an automatic in-feed conveyor or directly from the production line. A high-resolution colour scan camera reads and ‘unwraps’ the label and aligns it to a master image. The can is then accurately presented to the Ci64 for inspection at pre-defined, user selected locations with unmatched positional repeatability.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The Z302 Finished Can Back End Inspection Gauge features high-precision transducer technology, using dedicated probe contact for accurate, reliable and traceable measurement of your finished cans 24/7.
An additional option is available for component rotation to enable additional radial measurement positions, giving you significantly increased measurement data allowing increased data analysis for instant process control.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The Z340 Automatic Coating Analyser has been developed to give detailed distribution analysis of the internal lacquer on a beverage can
The proven contact measurement technology ensures accurate, reliable and traceable measurement 24/7.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Gauge Features
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The Z313 Series Enamel Rater can be specified for conveyor loaded (automatic) or fully line fed (in-line) operation
The Z313 Enamel Rater measures the lacquer integrity of metal cans, with a typical throughput speed of 3 cans per minute.
The system can be specified with Torus’ optional LSM/ISG Recognition Camera Module, ensuring SPC data output is “tagged” with the relevant traceability for effective remedial actions.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Standard
Measurement Features
Hi-Res (typically for plants running steel cans)
Technical Specification
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
The Z312 Vision Module tests for all industry standard ISG recognition, including UV/BRC presence in one system.
The Z312 Vision Module quickly identifies the application of UV base rim coat presence, indicating in split seconds a percentage coverage based on parameters set within Torus’ GaugeXplorer software. The live report instantly denotes if the rim coat has either been under applied or damaged.
Designed with flexibility in mind the Z312 module can be integrated into any new or existing Torus gauge, or alternatively supplied as a standalone system. The flexible module boasts multi size capability with no change parts allowing the system to be located anywhere on the shop floor.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Gauge Features
UV Base Rim Coat Presence (BRC)
• Visible Spray Dot
• UV Spray Dot
• 2 & 5 Digit Dot Matrix Character Code (Visible/UV)
The Z312 works together with and complements Torus’ Z340 Coating Analyser to provide Base Rim Coat Distribution Analysis, aimed to show operators how the BRC is distributed and thus showing up any potential areas to save resource.
Torus’ Z307 series defines the standard for destructive testing and inspection
The Z307 Automatic Axial Load module determines the maximum axial load force that can be applied prior to container failure, within a short cycle time.
The Z308 Dome Growth/Dome Reversal module provides detailed information about the overall change in length of the can when pressure is applied and subsequently removed. The system has programmable internal pressure capability to meet each customer’s exact needs for dome growth. After dome growth, the can sample can be reversed to find the maximum pressure the sample is able to withstand before failure (dome reversal)
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Technical Specification
Gauge Features
Option 1: Standard Setup
Z308 Option:
Interchangeable Jaws
Option 2: Dedicated Body Diameters
For dedicated body diameter product lines, the Torus modular concept is able to cover Ø 202 – Ø 307 body diameters (up to but not limited to) with a dedicated module for each with no change parts.
The Z301 Universal Gauge incorporates trimmed and finished can measurement into the same system, for full component measurement.
The proven contact measurement technology ensures accurate, reliable and traceable measurement 24/7.
Torus Beverage Can Gauging
Measurement Features
Trimmed Can Features
Finished Can Features
Technical Specification
Trimmed Can Capabilities
Finished Can Capabilities
Our modular gauge setups are unique and allow you to customise your gauge as and when you require, giving you the flexibility to ensure you have a total quality solution.
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