UC-07 · Seal verification on every carton

Tape Detection

Sealed cartons. Properly. Consistently. Every one. Tape detection sees if the tape is there, if the tape is straight, if the tape covers the seam, and if the tape extends to both edges of the carton. The four classes of seal failure — missing, crooked, short, wrinkled — caught individually so the right operator gets the right alert.

REC INSPXION AS-01 LIVE INSPXION AS-01 · TAPE DETECTION 600 BPM 0.3% MISS LIVE InspXion NO TAPE SPEC CLASSES 4 LATENCY 85 ms SUBSTRATES TAN · WHITE REJECT DRY REJECT · MISSING BOXES 12,488 REJECTS 37 HEAD-1 ERR 92%
Why it matters

A poorly sealed carton looks fine until it gets dropped.

A missing tape causes immediate spillage. A crooked tape causes spillage on the truck. A short tape (one side missing) causes spillage in the warehouse. A wrinkled tape causes labels to fall off. Each is a different failure mode and a different fix.

Two paths to the same outcome

Retrofit, or build it in from the start.

Retrofit · use what you have

If you have a case-sealer with no verification.

Most case-sealers run open-loop — the tape head fires and assumes success. We add a vision station immediately downstream of the sealer. Each carton is imaged before it leaves the sealer zone; the four failure classes are flagged individually; bad cartons are diverted by the existing pneumatic reject before they enter the wrap line.

  • Mount immediately after the case-sealer (downstream side)
  • Detects all four failure classes: missing · crooked · short · wrinkled
  • Triggers existing reject pneumatic via dry contact
  • Failure-class telemetry pinpoints which sealer head needs adjustment
  • Typical install: 1 day camera, 2-3 days commissioning
Greenfield · spec from scratch

If you're commissioning a new packaging line.

Spec the IX-AS/01 inline with the case-sealer at design time. PoE+ powered, integrated lighting, dry contact + Profinet to the line PLC. Failure classes by sealer head, by hour, by SKU — all logged for OEE analytics. Operator alerted on tape-roll low, before the next carton fails.

  • Single camera + lighting station, PoE+ powered
  • Per-sealer-head failure attribution
  • Tape-roll consumption tracking — alert before the roll runs out
  • OEE telemetry: seal quality by hour, by SKU, by shift
  • Pre-trained on tan, white, and printed tape variants
How it works

Four steps from camera to verdict.

01

Image

Carton imaged immediately downstream of the sealer.

02

Classify

AI evaluates seam coverage in four dimensions: presence, alignment, length, wrinkles.

03

Verdict

Per-class diagnostic to PLC. Reject diverter fires for any failure class.

04

Track

Per-head, per-SKU failure rates logged. Maintenance alerts when a head trends toward failure.

Compatible with

The InspXion stack for this use case.

Ready to put this into production?

Get a sized configuration in 48 hours.

Tell us your line, your existing equipment, and your tolerance window. We'll come back with a retrofit assessment, a greenfield specification, and a rough cost estimate within two business days.