TQS - Mark & Verify
The modular solution for product marking and inspection.

In many production lines, products are checked for the correct weight using checkweighers and, in some cases, also for foreign bodies using metal detectors. TQS solutions incorporate these two modules and also offer several other options:

Multiple print modules, cameras and labelers can be fully integrated and thus controlled via a shared user interface. The cameras are able to not only verify the printed data, but also, for example, check that labels have been correctly applied and not mixed. In addition, a single camera can be used to check whether bottles or canisters are properly sealed.

The modular design of TQS enables very compact systems and thus also maximum integration flexibility in production lines for a wide range of industries. Implementation either takes place as a stand-alone solution, as an integration kit, or as a combination of both these options.

You have only a single contact person for the whole system instead of a different supplier for each component. Furthermore, all modules can be controlled using a single central display. This enables simple and uniform operation across a wide range of packaging types and process steps – and thus also faster, more cost-effective commissioning, training and maintenance, and far shorter format changeovers.

All print layouts can be created intuitively and adjusted quickly using the central TQS display in the patented “ConfigureFast” mode. Directly afterwards, the machine can print batch-specific information such as GTIN, batch number and best before date, and also check directly that this information is legible.

This is possible because complete software integration means that the print layout is also automatically transferred to the image processing system. This step eliminates the otherwise time-consuming process of teaching in the camera to preprinted data, thus saving considerable time and money, especially with new layouts.

However, the software enables much more: 2D codes such as DataMatrix or QR codes can be used to make the above human-readable information also machine-readable in order to make it available quickly in the supply chain and in the FMCG sector. Using GS1 Digital Link, this 2D code can also be used to point to a batch-specific or target group-specific website.