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Article: Mission accomplished: When Spice Hunter needed to improve its packaging quality it decided to invest in machine vision. (Special Report Quality Control).
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- The Engineer
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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When shoppers browse supermarket shelves there is nothing more likely to put them off buying products as poorly presented merchandise. It's a fact that is not lost on Spice Hunter, a leading manufacturer of gourmet spice, which produces around 45,000 jars a day, ranging from nutmeg to chili powder.
The company's commitment to producing a high-quality product is matched by its desire to improve the aesthetic quality and presentation of its distinctive square-shaped jars.
To this end the company, which in the past has relied upon manual inspection to detect packaging flaws, has invested in a machine vision system to meet its packaging quality goals. 'How ...