special
The marked tray is ejected at the end of the line for re-
the commitment of Luceo, from pre-sales information
work in accordance with the type of defect detected.
through to after-sales service. Moreover, I can confirm
In order to ease the work of the operators, an alarm
that we have experienced no problems due to the
is triggered if a misalignment of the plastic film is de-
geographic distance separating our companies, or to
tected, enabling them to correct the adjustment of the
the language barrier. »
thermoformer immediately.Each line carries production runs of between two and six different products every
Immediately visible results for CAMPOF-
day, and the Luceo solutions are remotely configur-
RÍO FOOD GROUP
able. At each change of product, a member of the
“We are constantly seeking to improve the upstream
maintenance team reconfigures the product, and the
process in order to avoid the loss of packaging and
inspections to be carried out. This can be done from
production capacity, and we can now make use of
the office (usually when creating a new product con-
the statistics provided by the ThermoSecure T100” ex-
figuration) or on the line itself where the appropriate-
plains Fernando Baños García. Previously, the number
ness and correct configuration of the inspections can
of operators on the line varied according to the type of
be checked and verified.
product being packed. Now we have a totally flexible
In order to guarantee that no defective package is al-
system that can quickly be adapted to our production,
lowed through, 100% of the defective packages are
regardless of the production rate, colour or type of tray. In addition, “The accuracy of the Luceo systems is wonderful. The ThermoSecure T100 finds everything that is detectable, and we sometimes have to decrease the detection sensitivity. The adjustment is finely optimised to ensure that there is no risk of leakage in the products reaching the market”, continues Mr. Baños García. Previously, the operators were unable to detect small defects. With its computer vision inspection systems, Luceo guarantees that 100% of defective packages are detected and ejected. The ThermoSecure system generates automatic periodic production reports that
ejected at the end of the line. The caser system ignores
include statistics and production logs. These reports
the defective packages identified by the traceability
also contribute to an improvement in process control
marking.
with a more accurate and reliable collection of real-
The final point in the proposal submitted by Luceo con-
time production data.
cerns service. This recognises that the entire production line would come to a halt is a problem occurred
“We now have a system capable of guaranteeing the
in the Luceo system. “In this respect”, states Mr. Ba-
total quality of our packages that eliminates product re-
ños García, “we have a partner capable of provid-
turns and penalties, and enhances our brand image”,
ing a continuous service. We have truly appreciated
concludes Fernando Baños García.
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