Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging says it is investing in advanced image verification systems to offer ‘world class’ manufacturing quality standards.
“We have carefully selected the best system to suit the product type and particular needs of each operation. All the systems closely monitor manufacturing quality providing further customer reassurance,” says Simon Tokelove, Head of Asset Management at Chesapeake.
At Chesapeake Belfast an EyeC offline system was installed earlier in the year following the successful installation of the same system at Chesapeake Gent. The same system is also being trialled at another location - expected to lead to further installations later in the year. Also, in Ireland, new blank leaflet detectors are in place on all folding machines at Chesapeake Westport. The investment, complementing existing barcode readers, adds an extra layer of security to a leaflet and booklet operation focused on the pharmaceutical market. All of the folding machines at Chesapeake Greenford are also fully equipped with pharma or blank code readers.
Chesapeake Leicester has an online image inspection system fitted to a new sheet-fed Komori S40 press. The camera based system offers 100% inspection even when the press is running at full speed. It monitors both colour and content to ensure the pharmaceutical cartons produced can meet exacting standards. Similarly, at Chesapeake Neu-Isenburg, Germany a Vision Expert system will be fitted before the end of the year.
